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  1. NDT

    What size is the crown nut holding the pintle?

    Action is correct Really the TMs tell you what size socket to use on bolts and nuts???
  2. NDT

    6.5NA idles and revs fine no horsepower

    Put a mechanical oil pressure gauge on it to eliminate the lubrication system as a culprit.
  3. NDT

    M998 civilian alternator not charging - new Delco installed (updated)

    For sure everything you add needs to be fused. And all cables going through holes needs a grommet. I will be visiting your incredible city here very soon and don’t wanna see a flaming hmmwv.
  4. NDT

    M998 civilian alternator not charging - new Delco installed (updated)

    Dude all your problems stem from not having a 24/12 converter. Can’t hang 30 amps of 12 volt loads on one battery and expect the battery to get charged through the other one.
  5. NDT

    ⁸What causes under voltage error in MEP-805B? Sometimes it runs fine, but ultimately will show this errer and stop generating. Seems to heal itsel

    I would refrain from paralleling until you get this fixed. Can you describe what your 3 phase load is? Load shouldn’t be all between one phase and neutral.
  6. NDT

    HMMWV Parking Brake Type

    Late 80’s. Back in the day, soldiers would routinely forget to release the disc style parking brake, and at night you would know it from the orange glow coming from under the truck.
  7. NDT

    CUCV2/CUCV-II Owners, post pics and info of your truck

    CUCV III Tahoe sold today on GSA. 9 grand. Add 1000 tax and registration, 1000 for needed tires, 1000 for paint, 500 for two batteries. Around 13K to get on the road. Ouch.
  8. NDT

    Lighting headaches

    Time out. Don't throw parts at a problem, that is a rookie move. Inspect the wiring stem to stern looking for bare wires touching chassis.
  9. NDT

    Lighting headaches

    The 3 lever light switch has a self resetting circuit breaker inside. You either have an intermittent short circuit, an overload, or the circuit breaker is shot requiring you to replace the entire switch.
  10. NDT

    M246 tractor wrecker with trailer?

    Photo credit: US Military Wheeled Vehicles by Fred Crismon
  11. NDT

    M246 tractor wrecker with trailer?

    M269 and M270 trailers went behind the tractor wrecker.
  12. NDT

    ⁸What causes under voltage error in MEP-805B? Sometimes it runs fine, but ultimately will show this errer and stop generating. Seems to heal itsel

    The B phase is 16 volts under the A phase. And down to 201 volts which is too low for a 208 circuit. Is your entire 20 kW load hanging on the B phase?
  13. NDT

    Axle Shaft removal for towing FMTV

    Ha I wasn’t poopooing the baby towbar, that’s all they had back in the day for 50,000 lb loaded 5 tons etc. I have used my baby one forever without issue on 5 tons. But I have seen many in the DRMO scrap hopper twisted into a pretzel.
  14. NDT

    Axle Shaft removal for towing FMTV

    That towbar is prehistoric, it’s the baby one from the 1960’s.
  15. NDT

    rear seat bases

    Got the rails from HPG. They match up perfect with 86humv's bases. Now to find my rivet gun.
  16. NDT

    Fleet expansion: 1968 M62A2

    Plowing snow looks like. Look for plates from other government agencies like NASA or DOE, they tended to do nice white paint jobs like that one has.
  17. NDT

    Fleet expansion: 1968 M62A2

    Clean '68. Any idea what Uncle had on the back in service?
  18. NDT

    Question about my 1985 M1008 Gen 2 system

    If your dash gauge is pegged in the red witb those at battery readings, it’s shot.
  19. NDT

    Question about my 1985 M1008 Gen 2 system

    With the truck running put your voltmeter on each battery one at a time and you should read 13.8 volts more or less.
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