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Today's update. I should have stated that both batteries are always on a NOCO dual bank trickle charger whenever parked. Not much progress as I did not have much time. I measured each battery and they were both over 13 volts. Did a jump on each battery, at the same time on both, and tried to...

Yep, for the cylinders with unremarkable glow plugs, that was my plan. But I don't understand one thing about a hydrolocked diesel I can turn the engine with a breaker bar on the crank multiple revolutions. It is not locked solid to the point I cannot turn it. So my question is if the valves...

Partial update as I spent several hours looking at things. So I did not expect and resolution and I was not disappointed :( I removed the torque converter inspection plates, or whatever you call them, and I did NOT note any missing teeth on the flexplate. I did note some minor evidence of...

Yeah, I am kind of unsure what is going on. It will be a couple of days before I can look at it again. But to answer some questions about the starter girding : I am kind of leaning to try to R&R the glow plug that I can. But one glow plug is frozen to the head, and another snapped off, so I...

The hood was closed. It did rain once.

I admit that I had the air intake tube off for a few days while I was (attempting) to service the AC and replace the condenser. I tried to be careful and put a plastic bag, rag and then a weight to hold them down on the manifold air opening, but obviously that was stupid on my part and maybe...

Except that I have two glow plugs broken off, one in each bank. I guess I could try to remove the others or how hard is it to pull the injectors? I guess I could try first pulling the three glow plugs on the driver's side that are not broken off and see if I get lucky. Probably will break off...

Same here. That is why at first I thought I was going to be dropping the tranny (again) to replace the flexplate. When I converted from a TH400 to a 4L80 I replaced the flexplate (and new starter and old one rebuilt) as I saw it was missing teeth. Exactly! It seems that on every revolution of...

I'll try to make a long story short. I had a Freon leak so I needed to replace the condenser and recharge. I got the new condenser plumbed in but I still have to fab up some new brackets as the replacement was just a bit wider than the original for some reason. I wanted to charge the system...

I am totally bummed out. Maybe time to take a vacation from being an amateur, terrible, MMMWV mechanic. Tried to fix the AC, again. Installed a new condenser and the replacement was slightly larger than the origininal for some reason. So a PITA to build new mounts. Got discouraged, so I left...

This is the first I have heard of this. I bought two EXPENSIVE sets, from two different well respected vendors recommended on this forum. I forget which vendor the first set came from but the second set was from HPG, and both came in little plastic bags. No boxes. No NSN numbers. They looked...

I replaced my belts yesterday and I was going to buy another set to have on hand. The PS and Generator sets are easy. But I have an aftermarket AC kit installed. The AC belt that came in the kit is marked "15440", no manufacturer printed on it. The instructions state included was a belt "7440"...

Well I hate to create posts like this, but I'll admit I'm an old poop and really slow and do dumb things. The Florida inferno abated, and with temps in the 70's I decided it was time to check the belts. Yeah, I changed them all three years ago when I first received the HMMWV, but two looked...

Today I tried fiberglass repair for the first time. The front driver's signal light was flopping around. Pass was fine. Took it off and the fiberglass hood was cracked all around the two mounting blots and the hole the wires go through. What a miserable job! I must have gone through 6 pairs...

I am a newbie, but I can provide you general guidance. There is usually a low refrigerant pressure switch which is usually near or on the receiver dryer. Without sufficient R134 charge, it will stop the compressor from engaging to prevent the compressor from burning out. The proper procedure...

I cannot answer your question as I replaced the tank with the X version since my tank was old and decrepit and had small leaks. But adding the protection plate that goes between the new X tank and the rear output driveshaft everything was super tight. I had to adjust the tank/plate a few times...

Let me see if I can be clearer. The Quick 4 does not take that much juice, so IMHO a converter is unnecessary and overly complicated. Just connect it up to the positive and negative posts of the first of your two batteries. Just make sure you put a fuse between the first 12V battery and battery...

Since the Florida Inferno is abated, in the 50's, I completed the yearly oil/filter change, grease job, and checked all the fluids. I noted I had a leak from the fan clutch QD fitting. Tightened it about another turn and will have to see if that gets-r-done. Found the right front hub air vent...

Start with the easy stuff. Change ALL your fluids and filters.

It is very odd, @springer1981 does not show up as being active since May. I hope is ok. He is a terrific guy and gave me a lot of great advice that saved me tons of time and $. The maker of this setup, @shannondeese has not been active for more than year either, but his web site is still...