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  1. Retiredwarhorses

    2nd control box fried.....

    You are doing something wrong, something is wrong or you are buying used unknown condition boxes, because as a shop that only uses OEM KDS and Narton S3 start boxes, I hAve maybe 1 box a year that is faulty , and those are from the auction that were blown when the truck arrived and most likely...
  2. Retiredwarhorses

    Anyone install 4 batteries in their humvee?

    The U.S. military operates these vehicles in every operation theater on the planet…to include Artic environment,they don’t add additional batteries . The Hawker battery is an incredibly robust battery, albeit expensive, they seem to last what seems forever.
  3. Retiredwarhorses

    Cold weather starting

    If an owner lives in frigid temp, they should make every effort to ease cold starting, block heater, in door storage etc…there are no benefits to cold starting unaided,
  4. Retiredwarhorses

    New (to me) M1152A1 - Questions!

    No need to replace the 400amp unless you want to just spend more Momey or it fails…changing the solid pulley to the clutching pulley and correct belt will lower “indicated” RPM’s because the pulley is larger, you are going to tach higher no matter what in these ECV’s due to 2 reason, one is that...
  5. Retiredwarhorses

    Voltage Gauge in the YELLOW

    Tachometer is fed from the regulator, most likely the regulator is or has failed.
  6. Retiredwarhorses

    Connector to HMMWV 200 amp umbilical !!NOT slave cable plug!!

    Just installed my EOD shelter….I’m thinking it’s easier to just run another slave receptacle behind the battery box and install and slave connector to plug into the BEOD shelter…they chopped off the OEM plug, never could figure this out because it’s not hard wired.
  7. Retiredwarhorses

    1152A1 to M1165A1WB3 conversion.

    I have everything…I have entire parts trucks
  8. Retiredwarhorses

    1152A1 to M1165A1WB3 conversion.

    I have the items for sale…but just that and nothing else.
  9. Retiredwarhorses

    14V alternator harness..

    Yes, true, but for this exercise in a hmmwv, there is no AC output to utilize off a 200/400 amp unit. I looked in the CE Niehoff book and see AC going to no where…I only see where they refer to AC in testing from the cannon plug. Test phase signal into regulator (AC). Set meter to diode tester...
  10. Retiredwarhorses

    14V alternator harness..

    im still trying to figure out in the absence of an Inverter, that you can have AC…the regulator is not an inverter
  11. Retiredwarhorses

    14V alternator harness..

    I didn’t write the manual….i just work on them 7 days a week
  12. Retiredwarhorses

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Can’t wait to see the diamond tuck interior.
  13. Retiredwarhorses

    need SECM or contact truck wiring M1097A2

    can you upload the TM’s to this site? If not, send them to me and I can, as well as upload to the FB forums TM section, thanks
  14. Retiredwarhorses

    14V alternator harness..

    Both output voltages are DC, not AC, there is no inverter.
  15. Retiredwarhorses

    M1151A1 engine issues...among other things

    Diesel engines don’t want nor need anything but a straight pipe..no tune necessary
  16. Retiredwarhorses

    M1151A1 engine issues...among other things

    replace with a straight pipe, new Cat, hog it out, clean it…its the owners decision as it’s a federal government violation to remove or modify smog devices for road vehicle.
  17. Retiredwarhorses

    M1151A1 engine issues...among other things

    this black smoke is a 95% a clogged catalytic converter, disconnect the down pipe from the converter underneath the truck….i see this on almost every turbo truck that I buy, had 3 last week, I’ve been pointing this out for years on these trucks.
  18. Retiredwarhorses

    Tensioner and serpentine belt replacement

    They aren’t surplused in EU
  19. Retiredwarhorses

    Wrapped up belt.... first steps

    Because the USMC stole the tensioner and someone tried to start the truck…make sure to buy the correct tensioner and belt.
  20. Retiredwarhorses

    Steelsoldiers’ BIG M1152A1 HMMWV Project!!

    very common, I did 2 trucks in one week not to long ago, but you need to pull it all out and asses from there, you have a 75% or better chance that the bolts are Finger loose and just need to be hit with some heat.
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