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  1. NDT

    Question about my 1985 M1008 Gen 2 system

    All the way to the right in the red field means one of your alternators has a bad regulator and is overcharging. Fix it before driving, you will cook your battery. Verify with a hand held volt meter.
  2. NDT

    How Old Was Your MV When You Got It

    M38A1, 1953, surplused 1970s, acquired 1980, age in 2021: 68 M135, 1951, surplused late 1970s, acquired 1982, age in 2021: 70
  3. NDT

    Congrats to the New Unicorn Owner

    In Houston we have 29 haircut palaces with 14’ clearance on the interstates especially I-10. They get hit constantly.
  4. NDT

    Congrats to the New Unicorn Owner

    Yeah 11.5 high truck on 3’ high trailer duh what was the driver thinking. Chassis likely has bent frame as well. These as well as 1079s have to ride on drop deck RGN trailers.
  5. NDT

    Congrats to the New Unicorn Owner

    11 grand for that? Wth
  6. NDT

    Tire age and cracks - Still safe or replace?

    Blowout waiting to happen
  7. NDT

    M1088A1 Spaghetti Monster

    It goes behind the heater. Might help to remove it. Fan control solenoid is cannibalized, but your WTEC control is there thank goodness. Is your PDP in place?
  8. NDT

    M1088A1 Spaghetti Monster

    What year model is it? If the bundles are cut, start looking for a parts truck. FMTVs are tricky to fix electrically even when the harnesses are still attached.
  9. NDT

    LED Headlights? What is the best on the market?

    JW Speaker hands down. Running them in numerous trucks, flawless.
  10. NDT

    Got another M1123 - Any recs on Builders out there

    Retiredwarhorses in Cali is your best bet. Wow $100 grand into a HMMWV. I am crying cause I am approaching $6k in my GMV build.
  11. NDT

    Super early HMMWV on govplanet?

    It was a pure pleasure buying HMMWV parts back then. There was no market whatsoever so the two vendors that had parts were happy to get rid of them.
  12. NDT

    Air line

    The factory line you nicked is DOT approved. If you use a DOT approved connector to repair it, you are all good.
  13. NDT

    Air line

    By law you are supposed to use D.O.T. approved fittings and tubing on brake systems, so it's not good practice to do substitutions.
  14. NDT

    Air line

    Not a simple answer. It's copper tube, but it's special air brake copper tube which is thick wall and not available commonly as the world has moved on to plastic tubing. Butt splices available these days are also not intended for this type copper tube. The fitting you need is a Tectran...
  15. NDT

    Trickle charger / maintainer

    The front two batteries are connected in parallel with heavy cables and the back two batteries are connected in parallel as well. If you apply 1000 volts to one of the two batteries connected in parallel, the other connected in parallel will see that too. So whatever the NOCO is doing to one...
  16. NDT

    Are all turbo engines GEP engines?

    Nope. GEP came about in 2000, the 1114's came out in 1996 ish with GM engines.
  17. NDT

    Trickle charger / maintainer

    Wasn't trying to be a jerk. Ronmar explained it perfectly above.
  18. NDT

    Trickle charger / maintainer

    Uh, no sir that is not correct.
  19. NDT

    HMMWVs with water fording valve punched out

    Taliban, China and Russia are just devastated that they can't get their hands on our brass valves.
  20. NDT

    Trickle charger / maintainer

    Please explain how, unless you disconnect all the batteries, that a maintainer can independently charge batteries that are connected in parallel??
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