What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

[MarkM]

David Clark's are great but I run Flightcoms in my truck along with a Softcom 4 place intercom. Sure quiets down the noise.

Mark

 

[thompsoncustom]

Ear plugs or David Clarks are so much easier !

easier yes but also less quality, I started with earmuffs and they work but a little sound deadening will give you better results without wearing anything on your head.

 

[Autonomy_Lost]

Made some bumpers for the cupola so that the hatch doesnt slam into it

 

[frauhansen]

David Clark's are great but I run Flightcoms in my truck along with a Softcom 4 place intercom. Sure quiets down the noise.

Mark

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I use a set of 4 Clark headsets in my truck in combination with the 4-person+passanger unit. Connectet a bt receiver to it for phone and audio.. perfect for long trips!

 

[Jinx]

"What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately"

First off, thanks for asking!

I'm working on my auction fresh M1114. Found the nipple side for the quick connect off the power steering hose was missing and got that replaced. How they consider it a quick disconnect when it's located on the inside of the fan shroud is beyond me. My hands barely fit. Almost would have been easier to remove the radiator.

Attempted to replace the serpentine belt but I bought the wrong size and removed a lot of unneeded parts in the back. (jerry can mounts, ammo can mounts, turret platform/stand) and then I did a whole lot of cleaning.

On the up side, i think I have enough surplus bolts that were scattered throughout the truck to cover the rebuild.

 

[frauhansen]

Hi.. the quick connect für the fan clutch is a pain in the ass. But more easy to reache from under the car.
You do not have to disconnect the fan for changing the serpentine belt.

 

[Mogman]

Hi.. the quick connect für the fan clutch is a pain in the ass. But more easy to reache from under the car.
You do not have to disconnect the fan for changing the serpentine belt.

I always thought that was funny, the V belt trucks that could use the quick connects normally do not have them and the serpentine truck that do not need them usually suffer from leaking quick connects which is their downside.

 

[Autonomy_Lost]

I always thought that was funny, the V belt trucks that could use the quick connects normally do not have them and the serpentine truck that do not need them usually suffer from leaking quick connects which is their downside.

Having had both, the first time I changed a serpantine belt I premptively disconnected the quick connect fitting first, which was a pain in the ass because it was stuck. Then I realized I didnt need to do that and was like you GOT to be kidding me!

 

[frauhansen]

Having had both, the first time I changed a serpantine belt I premptively disconnected the quick connect fitting first, which was a pain in the ass because it was stuck. Then I realized I didnt need to do that and was like you GOT to be kidding me!

You are not alone in this!

 

[Jinx]

Hi.. the quick connect für the fan clutch is a pain in the ass. But more easy to reache from under the car.
You do not have to disconnect the fan for changing the serpentine belt.

My truck was missing the fan side of the disconnect so I had no choice. Never thought about reaching it from under the truck. My arms have the bruises from reaching through the fan to prove it. lol

It's amazing what parts are scavenged off the trucks before they are surplussed. I'd think requisitioning a new disconnect would have been far easier than pulling one off another truck.

 

[CapePrep]

My idea on how to deal with add ons. I like clean wiring and not seeing anything. Bought the ammo can online and just cut with hole saw and cut off wheel. Not looking to get ripped, just help others on how to deal. I am using the rear battery and added a fuse panel all under the pass. seat.

 

[Maxjeep1]

This weekend I installed a Champion radiator! I had a lot of help from Retiredwarhorses. Thank you for your help. Radiator was 286.00 and free shipping. Got delivered almost overnight. Quality looked really good and fit was perfect and all holes lined up. I was having issues with it getting hot and not cooling down while driving. Also installed a Leroy Diesel restrictor from the manifold to the water pump. I can’t drive it because I have a lot of flats. New tires on order and I can’t wait to test it. I let it high idle and it functions perfectly… sorry it was late night and that’s the best picture I got…

 

[frauhansen]

*snip* Also installed a Leroy Diesel restrictor from the manifold to the water pump. … *snip*

Google it what it is... sounds interesting.. let us know what you think when the car is ready

 

[Autonomy_Lost]

I feel like if your truck needs aftermarket mods to stay at the correct operating temperature, there is something wrong that needs to be fixed.

 

[Maxjeep1]

I feel like if your truck needs aftermarket mods to stay at the correct operating temperature, there is something wrong that needs to be fixed.

Probably so!

 

[Maxjeep1]

Google it what it is... sounds interesting.. let us know what you think when the car is ready

This is it. Looks like a lot less hot water will bypass the radiator.

 

[Mogman]

This is it. Looks like a lot less hot water will bypass the radiator.
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I have done that, did not make any difference on my engine.

 

[Maxjeep1]

I have done that, did not make any difference on my engine.

It seems like less hot water going back into the engine has to make some difference. It gets hot here in Vegas and I think on our hottest days it will make a small difference. I understand that the system functions at a certain temperature and it doesn’t do anything to change that. If nothing else it makes me feel better… hahaha it’s shiny too

 

[Jinx]

What did I do to my HMMWV today?

I finally got my surplus fresh M1114 running today and I'm ecstatic! I bought the truck non-running so anything could have been bad. There was no Smart Start controller but the TCU was KDS so I matched it up. There was no Serpentine belt, no CDR valve, a flat tire that was shredded, the batteries were present but bad, the power steering quick disconnect was disconnected and missing parts, etc. So to hear the truck fire up for the first time was amazing!

I only ran it for 10 minutes or so and looped my property a couple times to test it. Oil pressure held at 60PSI so the engine is strong. Still have a lot to do including an oil change, replace the fuel gauge because it's full of water, add an exhaust tip because the old one was cut off, new fuel filters, etc.

 

[Autonomy_Lost]

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