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About 25+ years ago when I first got my Mule I had the main data plate reproduced by a company here in California. I still have some of them that I recently found in the garage that I thought I'd offer to other Mule owners. They are the same gauge aluminum as the originals and are black...
If we all get together and petition Government Planet to make it mandatory that new buyers of HMMWVs have to sign off on having read the TM9-2320-280-10 manual prior to taking delivery of the vehicle? I know this sounds kinda stupid but imaging the questions that WON'T appear here if we do...
There's a ton of stuff to absorb when you first get involved with these trucks and probably something that gets overlooked quite often is the TMs. The TMs have a wide range of information in them from troubleshooting to theory of operation to maintenance proceedures to parts lists and all of it...
The general trend today is to go away from lock washers when assembling mechanicals. Between KEP nuts, Aviation nuts, and Thread Locking compounds they've been replaced as janother unnecessary cost reduction. Most engineers will tell you that lock washers shouldn't be reused although most...
The interactive map for the upcoming April Plymouth MVCC meet is current as of 3/23. If you have been following it and believe that you are currently registered I'd suggest you take another look at it. We have removed the names of everyone that was on the map from when we were planning the meet...
February 16, 2021 addendum:
We are progressing with our plans for the upcoming MVCC meet in Plymouth at this point and there are a few things that need clarification. The way payments are set up right now the 49ER RV Resort is collecting all payment for those people staying in the RV park. This...
After reading the hundreds of Tales-of-Woe here on the Steel Soldiers Forum I'd like to create another topic that I'll call "Hummies for Dummies." This would be a place where you could post the things you learned the hard way about your new truck. Things like the mistakes you made and things...
Addendum 1/3/21: While we are anticipating the event will happen at this point we are asking everyone wishing to attend to fill in an application and sent it in. The address is on the application. We think it would be better to hold off on any payments until the March '21 time frame when we...
I just posted this on the G503 site and thought it might be a fitting addition to SS for all those New-to-Me HMMWV owners.
This is one of the circuits in the HMMWV that is probably the most misunderstad because it works backwards from what your common sense tells you. The gold colored valve is...
I have a Dixson Instruments model 540G1-47302 tachometer that appears identical in size (3-3/8") to the standard HMMWV tach and is marked for use on 24 volt systems. What concerns me is the label is marked "4 cyl". The terminal strip on the back is labeled + and - and then the center 2 teminals...
I have a Dixson Instruments model 540G1-47302 tachometer that appears identical in size (3-3/8") to the standard HMMWV tach and is marked for use on 24 volt systems. What concerns me is the label is marked "4 cyl". The terminal strip on the back is labeled + and - and then the center 2 teminals...
I found a couple of the unique multipin connectors used to supply control and power to the VSS searchlights. I only found the male connectors and thought I'd see if anyone needs one. Please contact me via PM if you do.
I found a couple of the unique multipin connectors used to supply control and power to the VSS searchlights. I only found the male connectors and thought I'd see if anyone needs one. Please contact me via PM if you do.
We had a very productive day here in California yesterday. We were able to get all three of our RF-5033 amps up and running and repaired one of the PRC-138s. Only one of the amps would actually transmit, the other two would generate an A30-F01 error code and do nothing even though everything we...
With regrets the MVCC is announcing the cancellation of the September Camp Plymouth meet. At our board meeting held at Eagle Field the board voted to wait until the second week of July before making the decision whether to proceed or cancel the September Camp Plymouth Meet but with the recent...