Every time I take a dump... out comes the TM's. When I was younger it was that magazine that started with a P... Popular Science. LOL.
I have "leaned in" to the funny that the HumV has the user manuals right there in the glove box...to NO or is it know avail.
I'am on the fence... ah toilet on this one. I get where you're coming from BUTT the DMV doesn't require one to know how a car works. Just go, stop, left, right. I might go as far to say , even a race car driver might not know what's going on under the hood. Drive to win. (generalization so don't flame me)
HumV owners for the most part are driver and pit crew.
What really concerns me is GP doesn't have a sign off on a
hold harmless clause... as in:
"This is a surplus vehicle of unknown condition and should bah bah bah... too bad on you" Period
It is ironic that lately the same old questions keep coming up. I feel it points to more and more rigs being sold to a bit younger market that us old fart having walked through time with all the jeeps, M37, mutts, CUCV's. Really, some of those rigs were not made to last but a few weeks / months in battle.
Apples and oranges... HUMVEE expensive $$$. HMMWV look the same so... Auction, CHEAP. Internet sales and BAM... got get me one of those bad ass rides. Now anybody can be an Arnold. Also they DON'T teach auto shop anymore... so here we are. (OK more or less IMO)
I like mine cuz it works good in the desert and I work on it alot to stay out of trouble. That's how I sold it to the boss lady. OK a little ego too. LOL.
I feel for ya brother. I like hanging here with the gang... But I got to say "it takes A LOT of time to decipher many of the posts... many read like a "red herring" to test our wits in a fun way. To tell the truth... I am no expert (yea U knew that) but have seen a lot of stuff. I have had to back away from posting due to the time to double check / research / pull out the prints to help. My middle name isn't GOOGLE.
Got to help oneself with the old HumV in the internet age. Don't get me wrong. Some of this stuff is just plain stick your nose in there and figure it OUT.
Here's the free easy book that didn't come with your truck.
This site is great to kick around problems.
Reads like an old farts rant. Might be the COVID kicking in, CAMO