Recent content by Mainsail

You never said what you wanted a picture of, and I don't know what a turret hatch latch is, so here's the ones I did get.

Some easier than others. One of the vehicles has zip-ties around the door handles, holding the doors latched closed. They do that if the hinges are suspect, because if you open one of those doors and the door comes off- you'll need an ambulance. Two are open the last time I was there. Let me...

As the title says, the factory heater core from my M1009 and should be rebuildable. It has a small leak. Shipping in a large flat-rate box IF it fits, so you pay only the price of the flat-rate box. Also is a rebuildable alternator from my M1009. I forget which one (if it matters). Not...

The general consensus is the keyed switches destroy the start box, which is an expensive repair. There are better options.

Uh, you know they don't have keys right? ;)

New additions to the DRMO yard.

The last thing you did before it died seems like it involved that slave port. Take it out.

The AC Delco ones I got from a supposedly reputable dealer were individually boxed, and 10mm. The 10mm ones build character because you get to do the job again in a few months or less; the turbo trucks with the 400amp alternators build exponentially more character than the NA trucks. :mad:

Call Retired Warhorses - I think he does these sorts of orders.

If they're loose you can always try putting the tool on them and giving an extra squeeze to see if they'll tighten up.

The dilemma: Buy an east coast M1009 and save on shipping, spend the money instead on fixing all the body rot... Buy a west coast M1009 and spend $1500 or so on shipping, but the body is still all there... I just sold off my M1009 a couple months ago. The body was still 100% Good luck!

Well, to wrap up the wiper problem, here's the epilogue. As you recall, I was driving along and lost the gauges, wipers, and the transmission went into limp mode. An automatic circuit breaker was cycling under the dash - trying to repower everything but finding a dead short to ground it would...

I checked for continuity between the two wires that connect to the wiper switch and ground, and there was no direct short, so I hope that isn't the issue. It seems odd to me that a motor would have a dead short like that, so I'm not entirely convinced it is the motor. My experience is that...

Most Flight Engineer stories begin, "There we were, flying along all fat dumb and happy, when [insert problem or near-death experience]..." Well, there I was driving along the highway all fat dumb and happy when the wipers and gauges quit. I was creeping in traffic at the time and didn't...

I currently work for the Navy, was 20 years USAF, and I can tell you it isn't any different in those two branches of the military than it is in the Army. The books will tell you it's one or the other, but when you go to start the maintenance, you discover it's neither... This is the fuel pump...