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If the Noico is stick-on, why did you need to replace the mounting rivets? Doesn't make sense to me, but I'm nowhere near my HMMWV to look at mine to see if I can see the answer. BDGR

Made some layered insulation using upholstery liner, a space blanket and some heavy nylon Cordura. Then patterned it and glued it inside my soft doors. I doubt it will really make a difference this winter but had to try. Bulldogger

Additional grounding, or a check of the grounding to the hood electrical connections is a good idea as stated, and I would add that you need to be careful with how you let the hood down. Many of us don't lower it slowly, but a good clunk of that hundred pound hood will jostle the filament in...

We do both. We replace with surplus new and we hold the old ones for next time. Bulldogger

Every time I tear a CV boot I replace the whole half shaft, as has been often recommended by RWH. It's such a hassle getting it all off and then apart it makes sense to replace the whole assembly, given that surplus shafts are still widely available. At some point our supply will start to dry up...

+1 for reverse! My first machine didn't have reverse so I had to reorient or move the fabric, trying to stitch over my previous stitches (to lock the stitch row). My new(er) machine has reverse and I cherish it. BDGR

I started making soft slant backs with a 1945 Singer 245 mod'd to handle outdoor rated thread and moved up to a 1965 Singer 591D200A which is still not an outdoor products rated machine (for lack of a better term) but handles the 1000D Cordura nylon I use better than the 1945. For my birthday I...

Air filter not obstructed/dirty? Any confirmation that you have compression? BDGR

Sounds like they're not hooked up properly, meaning you've got one or two wires flipped. There are only 3 wires going to the headlights, but they're labeled, so it's not hard to check them. The TM here shows the wiring, though it will take a little tracing to figure out which is High and which...

Finally installed a new fire extinguisher mounting bracket yesterday. Nice that the FX will stay put, as compared to before when I had it lashed in poorly with para cord... Also installed a Mk3 soft slant back design experimental version. I like it so far. Gave her a wipe down with WD40...

The problem with the seller not knowing what engine/trans combination he has and whether it is original, field-modified, or after-market modified, is it raises red flags that he's flipping it and probably has done VERY little maintenance beyond an engine oil change. It took me several days of...

My 6.2NA is getting tired, but it starts right up every time and I get about 12 highway, 10 city and 5 mountain. BDGR

+1 If you're not an enthusiastic wrench-turner, you might be disappointed. I don't mind it myself, and am a fair mechanic. We also take care of our own with advice and when you have the good fortune to have a buddy nearby with the same ride or similar, you can trade maintenance days helping...

Numbers match!

Happy to help with the video. As to the spark plugs, someone with a more technical outlook will chime in I'm sure, but the short answer if I understand it correctly is they are hardened/improved to be sealed against water intrusion to preserve the electrical connection so they will spark. The...

Congratulations! As a wannabe M211/M135 owner I envy you. Please don't stop sharing pictures and updates. We'll encourage you as best we can. Here is a thread about s movie that featured one of these, that was recently shared with this site...

That would be one honkin' big drone...

Tech Manuals Several TMs are available here on the site. Here are two links. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?106483-More-M135-TM-shttps://www.steelsoldiers The most interesting quirk I read about the hydramatic in this series truck is in the operators manual where, if I understood...

Group 31 will jam in with a little swearing. I had to put put one laterally and one longitudinally, the rear one side-to-side and front one pointing front to back. They are holding up fine after 3 years. Got them on sale at Advance Auto. Protip: but online and use the discount code, and buy...

That it didn't melt the tape on the manifold openings is encouraging. I second the recommendations to wash everything and neutralize the contaminants somehow. Smoke carries some weird stuff in it when metals burn, and it eats copper and tin and other reactive metals over time (within months)...