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  1. M1165A1

    Civilian grease alternative to GAA?

    Like the title says. I'd like to find a good, easily sourced alternative to the GAA/G403 stuff I used last time I greased the vehicles. The real thing was quite expensive and is difficult to find. I'm going to hit all lube points on both trucks but would like something to use in place of GAA...
  2. M1165A1

    Marine Corp vs Army humvees?

    How are you liking that MRZR? I keep toying with buying one.
  3. M1165A1

    Can anyone tell me what kind of cable is this?

    The terminal side of the cable was hooked into a mini-distribution block on the compressor side, and then the compressor were powered off that block with some relays in between. ETA: occurs to me if I get a slave plug I could wire up a slave cable, but those plugs aren't cheap and it's...
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    Can anyone tell me what kind of cable is this?

    Came with a set of air compressors that I cannibalized to install in my HMMWV. It was originally part of the "Expedient Refueling System". Is this designed to plug into a genset, or a truck? One end has a heavy plug, the other end is positive and negative terminals. I'm trying to decide...
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    OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV

    Big week for the HMMWVs. Had both in the town 4th of July parade again, with the honor of carrying a former Navy Seal and Navy Cross awardee as my guest. Then 640 miles round trip to take the M1165A1 over the Alpine Loop in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. An amazing trip, I was able...
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    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Primed and painted the brackets for the air upcoming compressor installation. Have brackets, have compressor. Still need air lines, air storage tank, relays, switches and wiring. More to come.
  7. M1165A1

    Need to tap some power in the rear

    The data tag is painted over on the compressor so I can’t read it there and I’m not sure which one of two models it is. It will either be 32 or 40 A.
  8. M1165A1

    Need to tap some power in the rear

    So I think I will run from the battery bay. I'm not taking much power on the run to the pressure switch as it's the control side of the relay. Going to drop an in-line 10 amp fuse and forget about it. The compressor power will be getting a breaker and not a fuse in case. Compressor is...
  9. M1165A1

    Need to tap some power in the rear

    Yes sorry should have been clearer - don't necessarily need 24 V as I can get versions of the air drain and relay in 12 or 24. I need hot power. The compressor itself is sitting in the engine bay and is a 24V model. I plan to have switched relay power from the cabin, and a pressure relay in...
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    Need to tap some power in the rear

    I'm putting an air system in the M1165 and will be mounting the air storage tank in the vicinity of the rear cross member. I need a tap for 24V to run the auto drain on the tank and the pressure switch relay. I took a look and can't find anything other than the main harness to the trailer...
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    OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV

    Saw a Ramones/Beastie Boys show way back when I was in high school. 1984'ish? Great show. Then I worked in the Rockaways for my first job circa 1988. Good times.
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    OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV

  13. M1165A1

    17:44 of mostly HMMWV building porn

  14. M1165A1

    Rapco paint is no longer Gillespie?

    No they are much better than the standard nozzle. These Montana caps are the choice of graffiti artists everywhere. (Not kidding about that, I saw them featured in a film about train taggers)
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    Rapco paint is no longer Gillespie?

    I bought an assorted pack of the Montana nozzles on Amazon. They definitely work better. But they need to be viewed as single use. I found once the paint dried in them from a prior application they did not work as well
  16. M1165A1

    Who Done Went And Did This?

    At least it wasn't a loose hub nut.
  17. M1165A1

    Best place to tap 24 volt in engine bay

    Yes that's planned already.
  18. M1165A1

    Best place to tap 24 volt in engine bay

    Yes good point, I will add a breaker on that setup.
  19. M1165A1

    Best place to tap 24 volt in engine bay

    Putting in a 24V compressor which will be mounted near the windshield washer tank. Also a storage tank somewhere, location TBD. This will be for airing up after off roading. Thinking it through I'd like to tap some 24V power within the engine bay. The compressor draws up to 22 - 24 amps at...
  20. M1165A1

    BLACK RHINO WHEELS ALTERNATIVE OR KNOCK OFFS

    Congrats on your HMMWV purchase. Which model did you get? As to your query, GT Cepek are the only 17" rim that matches the factory offset on the HMMWV. They are a bit pricier than the rest but super nice, I run them on both my trucks...
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