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Pulled the hose out today. Snapped a pic while I was under there. When I replaced all the hoses I also replace the metal cooling pipe as the original was all rusted. Found a "Stainless Steel" replacement and used it. I know stainless means less not stain proof. However there are many...
As underlined above, my truck started leaking as I was putting it away. Today I got under it to see where it was leaking from. This was a brand new hose, found the original seller and I believe it was NOS. Probably 30 year old surplus. EDIT: It was 18 year old surplus.
I went with 2 Walmart Everstart Maxx batteries. I was going to go with the $98 batteries but they were only 650 CCA. I upgraded to the $129 800 CCA group 34 batteries. 3 year free replacement and then 2 years pro rated is hard to beat. Made by Johnson Controls and they rate high on the good...
Here are the basics from my install in case the "May have to modify" from my post above has you worried.
This is literally all you have to connect on your own.
The rest of it is the included wiring harness, plug and play.
Then if you are adventurous there are other options you can use...
Quick 2 vs Quick 4 and who to buy it from. The USShift.com Quick 4 has more features and cost less if you buy it direct. IMO there is no reason to spend double for less of a product. If you are inclined to go with the Quick 2 then buying direct with a wiring harness will cost about $600 vs BD...
There is no exact answer to this because there are too many different ways the wheels can be made. You would have to assess any given wheel yourself and decide what to do. In my case I just put it on a lathe and open it up but I have seen others where people have just taken a die grinder to...
I didn't see any mention of using a match with this method ... is there a Match involved too? Just want to make sure I understand the process correctly :LOL:
I don't believe you can move the lower control arms forward and back. The upper mounts can take shims but that shouldn't move it forward or back. If the wheel is offset forward or back from side to side then I would inspect everything in the front suspension looking for why. You could have a...
I suspect the primary reason for not changing the transmission is total cost or work to do it. changing the engine is simple. Going from 3spd to 4spd is new engine, transmission, engine wiring harness, adding a TCM, change transfer case, change driveshafts. Basically replace the entire...
As I understand it, serpentine belts are not an option. If the truck originally had a v-belt engine then the upgrade included the v-belt engine and maybe later a serpentine belt engine.
Your engine can be converted to a serpentine belt but you have to change all the pulleys and IMO it isn't...
OK, so I'm not sure what you are saying "Negative" about. You have a 3spd wiring harness that fits a V-Belt engine (6.2, 6.5 does not matter). If you did a 4spd 4L80 conversion you can use the same harness and add an aftermarket TCM. However, if it was a factory 4spd the engine harness would...
I have zero experience in a motor pool and only work on 1 HMMWV, mine, but I have added and changed a lot of things that "don't fit" my truck. I use 6 or 7 UPC codes depending on what I am doing. I see everything as "Fits" just depends on how much time, money and ambition you have.
I'm not sure of the specs but it supplies all the 12v power that is required to operate the 4L80 controller and solenoids. It probably has a rating 10amps or more but don't quote me on that. I wouldn't add much on the existing circuit since it controls your transmission.
I've recently...
Not an expert but from what I understand, with wiring, the difference in engine harnesses comes down to v-belt vs serpentine and 4spd vs 3spd. As with anything else, as time goes on and they change design, the parts and connectors change too. An early glow plug harness for example is $50 and...
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