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  1. NDT

    Ft Polk Pickup

    I would call your GP rep Erik and see what your options are. They have a 10,000 lb forklift at DRMO, your best option would be to have Erik set the shelter on your rented gooseneck and drive home at 70 mph safely. Towing the shelter behind a pickup with the goofy clip on mobilizers down I-10...
  2. NDT

    6.5 12volt questions

    HMMWV engine with known history? Unless the truck was assigned to you, there is no telling what he!! it's been through. Check for mud in the intake manifold.
  3. NDT

    6.5 12volt questions

    Do you have your stock 09 engine still? If so it will be a simple process of moving parts from the 6.2 to the 6.5.
  4. NDT

    First day of wrenching on my M1078

    Thank you so much for posting pictures of the LMTV snatch block. As you can see, it is a Skookum model 62, part number 1918001. I was able to score one on ebay immediately.
  5. NDT

    Just got offered a WC-1 Truck

    My opinion is that those 41's are easy to restore if you are starting with something decent, sounds like you are. Disassemble to the rolling chassis, sandblast everything, paint, go through the engine, axles and gear cases (oil seals everywhere), new wiring and cab rubber/upholstery, new...
  6. NDT

    No low end power

    I would call the experts at Vintage Power Wagons and make sure you have the right jets in the carb. Sounds like it is running lean. Have you tried a partial choke application?
  7. NDT

    Ugly Birdsnest on Winch

    These DP hyd winches do not have freewheel out. The tangle is about 12' from the tailhook. I tried the unwind against a fixed object, that only tighened the knot. Someone here had new cables, does anyone remember who? I think this cable is hopeless.
  8. NDT

    Ugly Birdsnest on Winch

    Any tricks to untangling this? Burn it off? Pry bars? The cable goes under a subsequent wrap. Thanks Army. On 916 drag winch, 45K.
  9. NDT

    What sandblaster should i buy? need opinions...

    CARC is super slow to sandblast completely off to bare metal. See if you can do spot repairs with a angle sander.
  10. NDT

    Working on the M1078 LMTV

    They are off!! I convoyed along for the first 30 miles. Truck runnin' great!
  11. NDT

    Markings on M998

    NG4LYO is the Army registration number, the military version of a license plate number.
  12. NDT

    First day of wrenching on my M1078

    Tell your windshield guy this truck uses the windshield for a European Steyr medium/light cabover truck from the late 80's. None were ever imported to the US, so he may come up empty.
  13. NDT

    First day of wrenching on my M1078

    Can you post a picture of the winch pulley (snatch block), mine is missing. The windshield is available from Red River Parts and Equipment. Otherwise, to get a winch truck, sometimes some other undesirable attributes come with it, but fixing those are no biggie. Congrats.
  14. NDT

    Working on the M1078 LMTV

    20.1 is on the box, see pic in post. Available at auto parts store.
  15. NDT

    M998 fuses ? circuit breaker ?

    Verify the batteries are now connected properly and both are good and hot. If the headlights are operable, see if the truck will turn over with the starter. If so, the protective control box could be ruined.
  16. NDT

    Are you mad that the gov is selling HMMWVs?

    I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on TV. You are derailing your own thread, but here goes: NHTSA requires on-road vehicles to meet standards or they are illegal to use on road (think Nissan Skyline). Since HMMWVs were never approved by NHTSA for on-road use, DLA created the non-on road use...
  17. NDT

    Are you mad that the gov is selling HMMWVs?

    I'm not mad, but somewhat disappointed. I used to think my restored M1037 was worth $25,000, who is going to pay that when you can get a fixer-upper for $5K? The anti-registration thing is clearly about liability, no site owner wants discussions about circumventing laws.
  18. NDT

    Can Anyone ID These Rims?

    Looks like deuce 6 hole Budd rims to me.
  19. NDT

    CUCV-II (CUCV2) Dually

    Me for example. I went the clone route. There are plenty of '00 Chevy 1 ton diesel 4x4s out there that would love to enlist.
  20. NDT

    Chevy axel question

    The dually axle is a Dana axle and is not a drop in. $2K seems to be the going rate for a CUCV axle pair, and is why any CUCV no matter how destroyed is worth $2K. These axles are very popular with the rock crawling crowd.
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