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I have seen exactly what you are talking about, but what I have seen is a piece of all-thread that was made into a J hook of sorts. I really don't think there was an issued part for this but I could be wrong.
Ha, I just did a thread on this. But first welcome to the site. A tailchain/hook assy from a M35A2 older deuce works great. Red River Parts and Equipment has the best deal on these.
I did not notice that you could fool the winch into operating with the transmission in drive. Will have to...
Well, color is Federal Specification 24087 for the truck and flat white for the numbers. Go to "militarystencils.com" for what your A1's stenciling should look like.
Choke goes right next to steering column. Fording control goes in the hole where the fording instruction plate is.
There was a period of time prior to GEP starting production in 2000 that 6.5 equipped HMMWVs had GM 6.5 engines. These have the cracking issue, which is why GEP had to do design changes to the engine.
Welcome. You are super lucky that plate was there, most of the time they are missing. The main data plate cluster for the dash is available new old stock (NOS) and a local engraver can engrave your serial number. Year of manufacture should be 1952 though based on that low serial.
Why do you have the 12 volt winch connected to the battery to the front of the truck? It should be connected to the battery to the rear of the truck. The battery that has the negative cable going directly to the frame under the cab.
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