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Well then what you said "I don't have a vacuum line anywhere" is inaccurate. Suggest you plug that vacuum port and see if anything changes.

So you have nothing connected here at all? This is the manifold vacuum port.

Did your Jeep have this starting issue before you modified it with the aftermarket ignition system? Points cost like 5 dollars.

Try disconnecting and plugging the vacuum line at the intake manifold port and see if that changes anything. You might have a blown vacuum diaphragm.

I use a pair of BatteryMinders but others are happy with NOCO Genius. Use two 12 volt units, not one 24 unit.

Super important with these infrequently used flood trucks is to put battery maintainers on them! I do fleet maintenance on 5 LMTVs and these maintainers keep everything up and running. The FDs should be familiar with disconnecting the Kussmaul before driving off.

If anyone before you has been attempting repairs, double check that all relays in the PDP are the correct part number and type and voltage.

Coming along very nicely and super envious of your 610 Bobcat.

Looks like C7. You need to decide if the disassembly was due to one of two reasons: either uncle needed a part for a different truck OR the mechanics looked inside and said OMG it’s trashed, off to DRMO with you.

HCSO Eye candy while you are busy diagnosin’

Can you verify what year you have? 1996 trucks do not have LBCDs. If it’s a later model (A1) truck that does indeed have LBCD and solenoids at the battery box, the recommendation it to remove the solenoids and jump past them. This typically fixes this issue.

2 of the military ones that test out the best. The remaining 3 are not far behind if similar date codes.

Once you get the 6.5 out on the grass let us know if the block is any good. I need a good block for a civi 6.5.

Every time I have been in the slop it’s the exact opposite of rock climbing: maximum possible wheel speed to sling the mud from the tread and keep momentum up.

4HN might work barely.

It’s only dependable after massive amounts of predictive maintenance and upgrades. If you don’t need the all terrain capabilities, these are a horrible choice for a work truck.

Looking good, looks like a M211-CDN?

Almost all of us are running two group 31s. Will be fine unless you live in Prudhoe.

Ya gotta pull the engine to remove the steering gear to rebuild it. Switch over to grease and roll on.

You have a 24 volt jump pack? If you used a 12 volt jump pack that will not do much. Can you ask (PM) moderators (Guyfang) to move this thread to the FMTV forum so the usual experts will see it.