What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

[Wire Fox]

I finally took a few minutes during lunch to clean the receptacle up before wiring in the replacement connector, it was heavily corroded on the threads. Used a brush and some NoOx. The receptacle threads look bad in places. I may be spending time with a small file to make the threads usable again.
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Luckily, you're not stuck with that thing forever. If you ever replace your PCB/EESS/S3, you'll have fresh, new threads. Did you ever get a new harness/connector on the way?

 

[General Hood]

Luckily, you're not stuck with that thing forever. If you ever replace your PCB/EESS/S3, you'll have fresh, new threads. Did you ever get a new harness/connector on the way?

Yes, I am very fortunate that SS members have come forward in time of need. I hope one day to be able to return the favors. We pick at each other from time to time but there are a great bunch of members on the SS forum

 

[infidel got me]

Jeez- how long does take to file a few threads!!!! Running yet?????

 

[gottaluvit]

Checked my EUC status! Nope.

 

[General Hood]

Jeez- how long does take to file a few threads!!!! Running yet?????

Yes sir it's running. Heat shrinked the spliced connectors, and tomorrow will courtesy wrap the bundle then weatherproof it additionally with a butyl wrap
A big thanks to Will and Juan for the parts to make this happen.

Next item on the list for this M998: fan clutch stays engaged. Ugh

 

[infidel got me]

Glad to hear your mobile again. Make sure to put a bead of silicone around the base of that connector. The rubber donut/gasket wont keep water out.

 

[fpchief]

Drove back home from Disney (8 hrs) and immediately started making my new to me m998 mine. Drained and swapped all fluids except tranny and hubs. Will do hubs tomorrow. Tranny is just too fresh looking. Also took off weathered cargo cover, never to be put back on.

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[Bravojmc]

Drove back home from Disney (8 hrs) and immediately started making my new to me m998 mine. Drained and swapped all fluids except tranny and hubs. Will do hubs tomorrow. Tranny is just too fresh looking. Also took off weathered cargo cover, never to be put back on.

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Congrats on the new truck! Post up some pictures.!

 

[infidel got me]

Fpchief-- Wish I knew you were in my part of the world, I have tons of humidity I could have given you for FREE!!!! Good luck with the new ride.

 

[fpchief]

It was bad....and no better back home!

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[shawnshumvee]

Just got the rear view mirror installed.

 

[orgnal]

Just got the rear view mirror installed.

Can you share pictures of how you have it mounted? Thanks.

McReddy

 

[Wire Fox]

For giggles, I hooked up my QP1800 inverter to see how it worked. I have to say, it's impressive how fast heating coils can bring a power system to its knees. We have a rapid water boiler (for hot chocolate, tea, etc) rated at 1650W, which when I kicked it on, I thought it was going to stall my engine. The 200 A alternator immediately jumped up its load which strained the engine for a few seconds until it stabalized-and this was with the hand throttle locked at its fastest position. I'm sure part of this is due to one of my batteries failing and not being able to provide adequate power on its own, leading to it not being able to provide major amperage. The load pulled down from the inverter read out around 55 A, which is exactly why the QP1800 mandates that your vehicle has at least a 100 A alternator installed to utilize it. This system is clearly meant to supply power while running down the road to on-board devices such as radios or chargers, not so much for being a back-up power source for your kitchen.

Still, it does have a good write-up for how to properly ground the inverter to a true earth ground in order to safely use external devices.

 

[shawnshumvee]

Can you share pictures of how you have it mounted? Thanks.

McReddy

Just used self tapping screws and later on i will paint them green.
I got the mirror ( which is perfect size) from amazon free shipping for $10.00. I don't want to take the credit for this mod. I got the idea from the user 3jacks.

 

[infidel got me]

I bought a regular car/truck mirror. There is a dimple or small hole pre exiting just to the left of your wiper motor.
I replaced the set screw with a sheet metal screw. No drilling required and out of the way. Have full vision behind truck

 

[shawnshumvee]

View attachment 689773View attachment 689774 I bought a regular car/truck mirror. There is a dimple or small hole pre exiting just to the left of your wiper motor.
I replaced the set screw with a sheet metal screw. No drilling required and out of the way. Have full vision behind truck

Good job! I also have full rear vision too and a lot of adjustment. Yeah i seen that hole, i thought of just tapping into that hole but it seems that the mirror was a little to far towards the left. and another thing you got better than me is that you have that little flip lever under the mirror for night time driving. i do like that you used a "real" rear view mirror. Good job.

 

[orgnal]

View attachment 689773View attachment 689774 I bought a regular car/truck mirror. There is a dimple or small hole pre exiting just to the left of your wiper motor.
I replaced the set screw with a sheet metal screw. No drilling required and out of the way. Have full vision behind truck

Thank you for sharing these pictures! It gives me a good idea on how to mount the rear view mirror.

McReddy

 

[fpchief]

Today i pressure washed it, swapped antifreeze, changed transfer case fluid, took off all parts to make it a 4 door. Those rear troop seats were heavier than expected. My deauce cargo seats were not as heavy. I do not really see how those seatbacks install. Still need the cushions of course..

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[riderdan]

For giggles, I hooked up my QP1800 inverter to see how it worked. I have to say, it's impressive how fast heating coils can bring a power system to its knees. We have a rapid water boiler (for hot chocolate, tea, etc) rated at 1650W, which when I kicked it on, I thought it was going to stall my engine. The 200 A alternator immediately jumped up its load which strained the engine for a few seconds until it stabalized-and this was with the hand throttle locked at its fastest position. I'm sure part of this is due to one of my batteries failing and not being able to provide adequate power on its own, leading to it not being able to provide major amperage. The load pulled down from the inverter read out around 55 A, which is exactly why the QP1800 mandates that your vehicle has at least a 100 A alternator installed to utilize it. This system is clearly meant to supply power while running down the road to on-board devices such as radios or chargers, not so much for being a back-up power source for your kitchen.
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Still, it does have a good write-up for how to properly ground the inverter to a true earth ground in order to safely use external devices.

You could save a lot of money on a Red Dot A/C unit and just go redneck: buy a cheap window AC from Wallyworld and run it off the inverter.

 

[General Hood]

For giggles, I hooked up my QP1800 inverter to see how it worked. I have to say, it's impressive how fast heating coils can bring a power system to its knees. We have a rapid water boiler (for hot chocolate, tea, etc) rated at 1650W, which when I kicked it on, I thought it was going to stall my engine. The 200 A alternator immediately jumped up its load which strained the engine for a few seconds until it stabalized-and this was with the hand throttle locked at its fastest position. I'm sure part of this is due to one of my batteries failing and not being able to provide adequate power on its own, leading to it not being able to provide major amperage. The load pulled down from the inverter read out around 55 A, which is exactly why the QP1800 mandates that your vehicle has at least a 100 A alternator installed to utilize it. This system is clearly meant to supply power while running down the road to on-board devices such as radios or chargers, not so much for being a back-up power source for your kitchen.
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Still, it does have a good write-up for how to properly ground the inverter to a true earth ground in order to safely use external devices.

I won a couple of those inverters on A GP lot. They do ok on a 24V solar system