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  1. Retiredwarhorses

    Fire.....well amost

    I have used this method before, but not on starter bolts https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v8KEzbJvqEE
  2. Retiredwarhorses

    Fire.....well amost

    As far as the broken bolts, weld a nut and try and get them out...this area is under exretme pressure and torque due to the starter weight and torque of cranking the engine....
  3. Retiredwarhorses

    Fire.....well amost

    No...the grounds all lead to a different point based on the engine and model year of the truck, but. They all lead too the engine. A0/A1 is from battery box to the shunt to the starter ground and runs through the engine harness. A2 NA 6.5's to the right rear of the head stud, then to the...
  4. Retiredwarhorses

    How to Deaden Noise from X-doors

    Maybe you guys should get a Prius...I hear they are quiet....LOL
  5. Retiredwarhorses

    Help Identify 6.5 with NO casting numbers

    thank god someone read the TM...30psi at idle or running is just fine. Also...don't TRUST THE GAUGES.
  6. Retiredwarhorses

    Fire.....well amost

    This is not as uncommon as you think folks...seen this before, starters falling off, arcing etc...had a report that one melted a hole in the oil pan, lost all the oils and almost seized the motor. That rear support bracket in your pic is the old type. Too many lazy ass mechanics who replace the...
  7. Retiredwarhorses

    Opened drain and it stalled out

    Winner winner chicken dinner...I should go to Vegas.
  8. Retiredwarhorses

    Help Identify 6.5 with NO casting numbers

    Also, this is been talked about before...other buyers have posted the same on the M1123 purchases.
  9. Retiredwarhorses

    Help Identify 6.5 with NO casting numbers

    No idea, the rebuild date of the motor on the tag says N/A, who knows....I wouldn't sweat it, but it ain't a GEP block, so it's anything else. I would bring it to GP's attention on your IC warranty.
  10. Retiredwarhorses

    Help Identify 6.5 with NO casting numbers

    Chinese or some other Mfg, but GEP and GM had casting date codes....you are looking on the right rear below the head right?
  11. Retiredwarhorses

    What does the Trans Kick down solenoid do?

    TH400 is mechanical, it does not use a kick down switch...the switch tells the fan to disengage if it's on for passing or more power. The trans kicks down via the mechanical modulator.
  12. Retiredwarhorses

    Why is my M1123 black?

    A lot of these trucks are going to an outside firm for paint and cleanup...Blackdog customs has done a lot of them. call Michael Vaden and ask him....
  13. Retiredwarhorses

    Security

    Thats the fuel cutoff solenoid....you will just end up with dead batteries and or a fried starter, Better then a stolen truck IMO. You can run a remote hidden switch to this same wire, active and deactivate as needed...hide it under the dash.
  14. Retiredwarhorses

    Replacing Injection Pump

    You can't remove a portion of the intake manifold...at least not on an NA you can't. Everything has to come out.
  15. Retiredwarhorses

    Painting a M998

    let me add, we only use epoxy primer "milspec" MIL-DTL-53022D, type 1
  16. Retiredwarhorses

    Painting a M998

    I only speak from experience, I've stripped so many bad coating jobs I've lost count, the damage underneath has been and can be quite extensive due to water intrusion, poor prep mainly. 99% of folks pay a company to this or do it themselves. Painting Hmmwv's is the same as painting an airplane...
  17. Retiredwarhorses

    Opened drain and it stalled out

    There is no in tank fuel pump on a hmmwv, the water separator drain Petcock is opened while at idle, the fuel pressure forces out water and debris at the bottom of the fuel filter canister. The fuel pressure pushes out any air, it does not suck it back in, but in the case of a bad fuel...
  18. Retiredwarhorses

    Opened drain and it stalled out

    and then again....may want to make sure you have fuel first.
  19. Retiredwarhorses

    Opened drain and it stalled out

    Yes...but make sure it has the vent nipple on it, any model year 1980's 6.2 equipped trucks that had the 6.2 or 6.5. chevy, GM...CK pickups, suburbans....
  20. Retiredwarhorses

    Drivers in Oregon may share roads with military surplus Humvees

    Calif does not just hand out titles....just cuz you got yours ,does not means the rest are rubber stamped. I get a call a day in the shop from guys turned away at DMV. I have had several calls with higher ups at DMV and CARB, California air resources board, things aren't looking good. They want...
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