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  1. DREDnot

    New shoes.

    I got a nice used set of bajas when I got my truck last year. They are nice tires
  2. DREDnot

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Neighbor has an old commercial sewing machine from the 40s. Stout needle would go through four layers of vinyl, velcro, and zipper without trying hard. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
  3. DREDnot

    Fuel Sender Help

    Does your tank have the metal plate baffles, or the plastic box in the bottom? Are you replacing the old float arm style sender?
  4. DREDnot

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Got my shortened two man cargo top cut and sewed.
  5. DREDnot

    Wait to start light blinking

    Mine has done the blinky hard start on three occasions. After an episode, its fine for a few months and is perfectly fine and fast starting. I have the old Nartron yellow label EESS
  6. DREDnot

    Polyurethane bushings

    Unless you are building a rig that is going to take extra thrashing, I would advise to stick with the OE style rubber bushings. They typically last 20-25 years and they absorb a lot of road shock that poly transmits to the frame and body and eventually to you. In my younger days, I installed...
  7. DREDnot

    Looking for a Wire Number

    When I added reverse lights, we got power from the panel bright circuit. I use the visible panel lights as a visual check that my lights are on.
  8. DREDnot

    Overheating 🥵

    Are you talking about the friction lining of the clutch itself? Thats also a possibility ...as you've experienced. I suppose a test for that would be to watch and listen for fan engagement while you plug and unplug the four way plug of the TDM. If it moves alot and doesnt start roaring airflow...
  9. DREDnot

    Engine oil- Military or civilian?

    While both straight 30 and 15w40 are both perfectly fine, It seem like the military switched from the 30 to the 15w40. I personally prefer Shell Rotella but will buy whichever oil is on sale at the time. For our recreational uses, they are functionally all good oils and not worth paying extra...
  10. DREDnot

    HMMWV Hood Lift gas shock - anyone MADE one?

    Nice find. Now I have another fabrication project. Ive been hating on that prop rod since day 1.
  11. DREDnot

    Air filter options

    Yeah, Oiled "performance" air filters are a bad deal. Ive tried them, and they are not to be recommended. They DO pass more and larger particles of dust, and they suck oil into the intake and then coat it with said dust. They cause more damage to gas engines by coating their IAT sensors and...
  12. DREDnot

    Overheating 🥵

    Another possibility is the fan switch in the crossover being bad. Check for continuity when cold, and again when over 220. It signals when to engage the fan
  13. DREDnot

    Overheating 🥵

    My first impression driving mine on the road is that they seem to run at what looks like too hot on the gauge. Gave me anxiety the first few times I drove it any distance. Mine has always kicked on right at the 220 hash mark. It cycles consistently when I'm driving in traffic 40-50 MPH. I found...
  14. DREDnot

    Overheating 🥵

    From what I've read here on SS, the TDM is not known for reliability. It has a reputation as the most likely culprit in overheating issues involving the fan clutch.
  15. DREDnot

    HMMWV Hood Lift gas shock - anyone MADE one?

    I had a hood lift kit on my 05 Rubicon. It was really nice to have and was well made but it was only around $100.
  16. DREDnot

    M998 2-man filler panels

    Those hold downs are the same ones used on the doghouse. They are more expensive than they look like they should be. They are also a pain in the leg when you catch yourself on one. I got myself one of the later style fillers and went with a cheaper and all around better method of securing...
  17. DREDnot

    E-brake light stays on

    I think what hes saying is regardless of the other two circuits(E-brake, and master cylinder) there is a Lamp test phase when you first turn the ignition switch to "ON" that powers that dash lamp to test it. Just like modern cars that light all the warning lamps and sweep the gauges at startup...
  18. DREDnot

    Some issues: Decals/Stickers & Pass Though Grommet

    Does that metal ring sit properly on top of the rubber part? If not, they dont go together. Which part, the rubber or the ring, match the size of that shape in the paint?
  19. DREDnot

    headlight mount rubber isolators

    Watch out for ones that are too short for the double thickness fiberglass of the HMMWV hood. My LED lights came with new ones that were too short.
  20. DREDnot

    jerry cans

    You need to be careful of what you consider the "standard military holder" There are a few different styles of fuel cans and water cans. Old seam welded US style NATO german style cans US plastic water cans Scepter Plastic fuel cans Etc. They are close, but don't always fit all holders The...
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