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  1. NormB

    Truck won't start

    Baby it's COLD outside. Have freeze plug heater. Couple of Optima batteries, little gray Power Distribution box and monitor says both batteries are fine. Put 'em on charger and green light on charger came on in about 1/2 hour. Turn key, no wait light (block heater's been on a few hours)...
  2. NormB

    Interested/window shopping for NEW style snow/tire chains

    for 37x12.50R16.5 radials, NSN 2540-01-530-6341 I’ve checked the usual online sites, nothing. Self-adjusting, easier to mount square link, lower-wear, seems like a no-brainer if the price is right (compared to using them what, twice in a lifetime? I’ve read a handful of posts by guys who’ve...
  3. NormB

    Wrong Bogert Jack

    Well, now I’ve gone and done it. Bought a new, unused Bogert jack, advertised for HMMWV. Except it’s not. What I got was this: http://bogertgroup.com/BII/images/88M-MPBMI.pdf Which is for an MRAP. Navistar Defense MaxxPro FOV withDXM Independent Suspension.For Models M1224, M1224A1, M1234...
  4. NormB

    Question about a tool

    [insert politician, actor or athlete here]... Will be changing out stock 60A alternator for 200A 12/24V system soon(or or later) and bought a spare PS pump (on sale, thought it was a good deal and with a hydraulic winch I intend to get some use out of, probably a good investment) and was...
  5. NormB

    ? Russell Speed Bleeders and HMMWVs

    Just spent yet another unfruitful hour searching for this topic related to HMMWVs (NOT Deuces, NOT M1008s, CUCVs or all manner of other posts NOT dealing with HMMWVs). aua Don't think it's me, the search function on this site is a little hard to narrow down even from within the forum searching...
  6. NormB

    M1102 cover question: roof support dimensions

    Have trailer, bows, new cover, no panels NSN 2510-01-522-2107 ( -09, -10). Thinking this would be easy to fabricate with 1/2" blue poly foam insulation panel and maybe 1/8" plywood/wood paneling as a single sheet. Not crazy about drilling holes in bows, but will worry about that later, maybe...
  7. NormB

    M1102 brake hoses - anyone got ‚em?

    Just about to install a new(ish) wiring harness (looks like a chore), most all the packard connectors are rotted, broken down. Brake hoses aren‘t in much better shape. I‘d like to keep this trailer for a while. Anyone know who‘s got a set? Etrailer?
  8. NormB

    Making tie-down adapters

    Putting this in the HMMWV forum as a new thread instead of "what I did to my HMMWV on my summer vacation [and other weekends throughout the year]" as it can apply to any truck.Wanted to put a set of tie-down d-rings/loops in the cab for strapping stuff down on the tunnel. Yeah, I could get a...
  9. NormB

    GM 6.2L -D What does the "D" designation indicate?

    Something RetiredWarHorse mentioned prompted me to take a look at my engine block (front right hand corner) and I found this: Just curious, anyone know off-hand what this "means"? Good, bad, indifferent? [edit: d'oh! Never mind. I just googled it. Means Diesel. As you were.]
  10. NormB

    Swapping engine from different vehicles

    Specifically, installing a 6.2L NA from a 1985 M1009 into a 1992 M1038 HMMWV. Anything I need to know about whether this engine will match the fittings/transmission (TH400/3L80) in mine? Bolt-ups/frame mount locations, oil hoses, etc? I admit I don't know much about these things, but it would...
  11. NormB

    Getting engine shipped Houston, TX to Hampshire, TN

    Hampshire's between Columbia and Hohenwald off 412, about 30 miles west of I-65. Question really is how much would/should a 6.2L NA engine with IP, no manifolds/starter weigh on a pallet? I'm looking into shipping quotes, but anyone headed this way/route in mid-July I can negotiate with. I'll...
  12. NormB

    steering wheel cover? anyone use one?

    Been all over the web looking for one. Looking for simple, leather, that will lace on and fit a small-circumference wheel like the one on our beloved HMMWVs which reminds me of the wheel on my first car, and English Ford Cortina. My wheel's dissolving. I did some searching on this, last post...
  13. NormB

    Question: reinstalling fuel tank vent line and transfer case under armor plate

    Question resolved. :jumpin: Norm
  14. NormB

    GEICO no longer covering MVs.

    I got an email from GEICO Wednesday AM about my new ID cards. Four vehicles only. I went with GEICO in October for HMMWV insurance - combined with my Tacoma I was going to SAVE about $500 a year with both cars over what USAA was charging me for the Tacoma alone. Added 3 other cars in Dec...
  15. NormB

    Transfer case broken

    Thought the slow ooze (no dripping) was coming from the filler or drain. Finally got a closer look - with my glasses on - and what I thought at first glance were casting "flash" turned out to be a series of cracks: Question is, this one is from a 1992 model, is marked C15367. Model 18AM...
  16. NormB

    Need some help with broken generator bracket/manifold bolt

    Broken part is #18 on figure 36 or 38 of TM 9-2320-280-24P-1, goes between mounting bracket for 100 or 200A generator, does double duty holding down manifold AND a bracket which, although I have a 60A generator, is there. Thing snapped off pretty much flush with the head. I have some...
  17. NormB

    Question about Dual oil filter kit 57K4411 4330-01-533-5641

    Anyone actually using one? Difficult to install (from parts/pictures, it looks deceptively simple, a lot like every other one hour project that's turned into a three hour grudge match maybe)? In the interest of protecting the engine - dusty environment or no - and adding just a bit of extra...
  18. NormB

    Question: where to get a clearer copy of a TM?

    How does one go about getting a HIGH resolution copy of the TMs with the wiring diagrams? I just got back from kinko's where I was going to print out page 1160 of TM-9-2320-280-20-3 (Unit Maint Book 3) and even enlarged it's nearly impossible to read the numbers on the circuits. Just as...
  19. NormB

    Words mean things. Or, Nomenclature for beginners.

    Came across this today in my FB feed and it reminded me of many posts here (and elsewhere) including several of my own. When speaking with professionals, experts, it helps to be specific and know the right words to ID parts, procedures. Some might laugh, others not, no offense meant.
  20. NormB

    RKI question on fuel tank drop, hose replacement

    Terra nova for me. Have a few days off, weather should be good, got some containers for fuel so I can siphon it off and remove the tank, replace gaskets, hose. Question is - for someone who's DONE this before - how much 1/4" (and/or 3/8") ID hose will I need for the job? I have a bag of hose...
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