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Anyone using a flexible hose like a Fume-a-Vent for HMMWV startup?
My HMMWV is garaged and when started will make smoke. I can't leave my garage doors open to vent out the garage because of very cold temps in winter. Same issue with working in the garage during the winter, can't leave the...
Definitely need a winch on any off road vehicle, HMMWV or not, for self recovery. Whether it's front or rear mounted, hydraulic or electric, don't matter. Without it you stay stuck.
Those strike me as all the disadvantages of staying in a 16.5" size (v 17) with none of the benefits of beadlocks (like airing down or being bulletproof).
I can't seem to find much in the archives to help me on these two question.
I am going to be running some high amperage cables from the starter to the front bumper for a Sherpa electric winch installation.
First question, the winch connections are currently covered by a layer of that...
Add zeroes to the VIN. If your serial number is 123456, register it as 12345600000000000. You can also try 00000000000123456. You need 17 digits total.
Replaced a badly corroded washer pump on the M1152A1. I thought it should take 20 minutes, and it would have if I was smarter. But I spent 30 minutes trying to reseat the self locking retaining ring inside the washer tank before I realized I could just chuck the ring and risk a leak since it...
This isn't a hypothetical.
So let's say you were going to buy a parts truck and cannibalize it for hard-to-get spares. Currently I am thinking that I may do just that. And let's say your driving truck is a late model ECV/REV B.
Assuming you didn't have space to store the truck more than...