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  1. kfrosty

    HMMWV Battery Drain Overnight

    ltrpd, your alternator charging wire connects to the starter so no it doesn't mean it's your starter just yet. I would connect everything back up and then disconnect the wire from the alt to the starter and test first. If you have a 200 amp alt, then just disconnect from the terminal. If you...
  2. kfrosty

    Repainting HMMWV with Home Depot BEHR Paint

    What about if you don't have a booth and all you have is your house garage and you don't want overspray on everything in it? If you use the gun, what's the water thinning ratio? I'd like to try the gun but thinking about it don't want it all over everything else in the garage.
  3. kfrosty

    After market wheels to run larger tires

    Thinking about going to a 38 or 39.5" tire. But would rather change to a common wheel size, 16, 17 or 18 to have more options for tires. As of now, I've been told Interco TSL & SSR's are pretty much the only option to get a 38.5" tire. Also, I don't want any wider tire or anything that sticks...
  4. kfrosty

    Hmmwv from Wisc. to Charlotte, NC

    Unit runs but would prefer to haul. Google states 889 miles. Checking to see if anybody doing anything along this general way or looking for somebody with a car hauler interested in adding to their load. Please PM me your contact info or referrals. Thanks
  5. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    I agree with your methods completely, just added one for anybody else that runs across this thread doesn't have an extractor handy. I went to Napa and other places last Sunday and none had. Ones I ordered online ended up being way too small. Thanks for the info on the drain plugs!!!
  6. kfrosty

    M932 Bobbed rear center from front for 14' ft bed

    Thank you for the input. Just to clarify, I'm asking so it looks half way proportionate. I've seen ones where the axle is too far forward and it looks awkward. I don't mind getting a drive shaft lengthened or built. I want the 14ft drop size as it seems the cab is going to take up 6 ft if I...
  7. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    If you drill the hole the correct size, when you drive the torx in, it's teeth make "splines" in the metal and is where you get the bite. I'm not saying it's better than an extractor obviously, but if you're in a pinch and don't have an extractor, maybe something to try. Again depends on the...
  8. kfrosty

    M932 Bobbed rear center from front for 14' ft bed

    I've got a M932 and was going to crew it but time now is an issue. So I'm thinking about just bobbing it and putting a 14ft bed on it and then down the road if I ever crew, cutting the bed down. So the question, has anybody bobbed one of these and stuck a 14't bed on it? I'm going to remove...
  9. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    RWH, do you know the size of the brass pipe plugs you use? Also, where do you get them out, one of the retail box stores? To add to the ideas here, a friend suggested depending on the hardness of the metal, using a Torx socket. Drill a hole just smaller than the torx head, tap the Torx into...
  10. kfrosty

    Repainting HMMWV with Home Depot BEHR Paint

    With the spray gun, how do go about getting the patterns with crisp lines? paint everything green and then go back and tape the patterns for brown and black? Predator, looks good.
  11. kfrosty

    Upgraded to a 200 amp alt and it has a small pull on the batteries

    Where would the diode be? Are you saying it would be in the alt itself and is possible bad or not functioning? ​
  12. kfrosty

    Upgraded to a 200 amp alt and it has a small pull on the batteries

    568A or 2A? Per the instructions, 2A goes to the Acc on the new alt. A 568 connector plugs into 568A and connects Ign. 568A is the wire on the old alt that is soldered on. The other wire, 2A connected to the alt. with a ring terminal. The way I have it now is the only way everything...
  13. kfrosty

    Upgraded to a 200 amp alt and it has a small pull on the batteries

    I know it's just the alt. In particular it's the large charging wire from the alt to the starter. If I remove that then the draw stops. Otherwise, the alt seems to work good. It will do it if no other wires are hooked up but just the positive charging wire. All that changed was the alt...
  14. kfrosty

    M998 60 Amp to 200 Amp Alt upgrade?

    I just did this upgrade to my M998. I have a 6.2. What a PITA trying to get the 200 Amp in. Next time I'm going to use a engine hoist or something to where I can have straps to lower the alt into place. Trying to get the long bolt into the bottom along with the support bracket that mounts to...
  15. kfrosty

    Starter positive post question

    This stud did have the strap. My take is nothing is connected as the strap just relays the current to the positive stud on the solenoid. Having said that, something is odd. The stud is a 1/2 13 t thread. I had to clean the threads on it. The strap hole is a 1/2" as well. What's curious is...
  16. kfrosty

    Starter positive post question

    In troubleshooting a starting problem. I think it was starter related. I pulled my starter off and cleaned the solenoid connection and used a battery and the start kicked in normal. So I decided to clean all connections. Trying to take the nut off the positive stud, nut caught coming off and...
  17. kfrosty

    Anyone bypass the PCB?

    Haha, late last night I was trying to hit it but hit everything around it. Plan on taking it out today or tomorrow and tapping on or replacing it. Anybody know of a part number at a Napa or retail parts store that would match up and work.
  18. kfrosty

    Anyone bypass the PCB?

    Thanks. Power is getting to the wire on the starter solenoid so wouldn't that mean that the neutral switch is working? But regardless, I have tried the trans in neutral and then in gear. In neutral, you hear the clunk in the PCB. In gear, nothing which is normal. Note, I put mine in gear...
  19. kfrosty

    Anyone bypass the PCB?

    Just put brand new batteries in last week. Starter won't click or do anything.
  20. kfrosty

    Anyone bypass the PCB?

    Posting details for future reference. This evening I got to troubleshoot some more. I went ahead and put together the ground harness. The starter still wouldn't turn over. I get the wait light normally. It goes out and when you try to start you hear the clunk in the PCB but nothing. If you...
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