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    My M 1009 Problems!!! Cont..

    Easy, crawl under the vehicle with a screwdriver and short it between the battery terminal at the starter to the terminal for the solenoid (purple wire, I think). What you are doing is bypassing all the wiring to the solenoid and giving it a straight shot to the battery.
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    Howdy from the Heart of Dixie

    Looks good but you need to put the front bumper and brush guard back stock. I think they look better that way.
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    M1009 recovery with disastorous result

    I hope you have witnesses.
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    Cargo Cover - Doing it wrong?

    Look down inside the bow post holes. I think you will find a piece of board raising the bows up higher.
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    My M 1009 Problems!!! Cont..

    It sounds like the starter relay isn't sending power to the starter solenoid. A fast way to find out is to take a screwdriver and short the battery terminal to the solenoid start terminal. If it cranks over, you have a bad relay or bad wiring.
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    New guy, first CUCV

    Familiarize yourself with rust converter. It works great. Just sand the bad areas of the rust to get it smooth and the bad paint off then wash the truck, dry it and paint on the rust converter. There is some stuff called 1 Step that is about $35 a gallon.
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    Hay Train

    Clean your lens. Also, this is where a dropside bed comes in handy.
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    Lighting options for a 24-volt system

    Check industrial supply houses. They sell 24v lights for industrial controls all the time.
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    USMC Unknown Vehicle

    Jeez, you ain't kidding. ****, it's nothing more than a stripped and modified Jeep that should have cost about $25k to produce! And what kind of trailer to haul a 120 mm mortar and ammo that you can pull behind a Jeep sized vehicle costs ONE MILLION DOLLARS?
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    m54 engine

    Most mid sized US built diesel engines will bolt right up to the tranny. You may have to fabricate the motor mounts. Also you may be able to pick up a NHC250 Cummins out of a US military M800 series truck and turbocharge it and turn it up some. You could easily turn 300 hp and 600-700 ftlbs...
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    Chuck got a Deuce w/pics

    Naaa, you have to use super glue cause the paint is too rough for suction cups.
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    New 109a3 finaly home

    Did you use a crane to get your pregnant wife up in there?;)
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    need lots of advice on welders and welding

    220v welders are generally made for heavier duty welding. It has nothing to do with the current draw.
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    Starts & Runs

    Starts and runs means only that. Take oil, coolant, and DOT 5 brake fluid with you.
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    Got me a Deuce for a 100 Dollars

    I don't know if there is a demand for 2 1/2 ton Rockwell axles in Hawaii but around here you can get $1500 for a set of one steering axle and one rear axle.
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    Did anyone here get the HMMWV from Govdeals?

    Vehicle was fairly complete except for engine. Definitely rebuildable. I bid up to $3800 and it went for $4600.
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    towing M818 backwards

    It is not the axle you have to worry about but the Sprague transfer case. You will have to either drop the front drive shaft or replace the front tow mount or get an axle clamp tow rig.
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    M1009 37x12.5s Uhaul Trailer?

    You can always drop the drive shafts and flat tow it.
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    dismounting and then remounting tires...need help

    It is always easier with the right tools. If you plan on doing more than a couple, get the duckbill hammer to beat the tire off the split rim.
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    Auction's over, who got the M17 on GL?

    If you saved the URL to that page (like I did above), it will still come up.
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