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Update: I had to tighten the plug yesterday after seeing a slow drip leak had formed. It tightened up easily and stopped leaking. It seems like the rubber softened up after being immersed a while in diesel. The factory website implied the material is Viton but didn't clearly state it for this...

I submitted a request for a verified/binding shipping quote from Veritread after winning my HMMWV in mid-February. Still waiting for that quote. Meanwhile, by good fortune the depot was less than 100 miles from me, so I called AAA to help me with my stranded truck. Came off without any...

Congratulations! Auction or civilian purchase? Bdgr

Yes it's a 3/4" expansion plug. Advance auto has an acceptable viton replacement Bulldogger

The 6.5 is an improved 6.2 with block and head issues fixed by GM. Price is subjective. If you're interested in unrestored you might consider getting one off govplanet and probably pay less than 18, but don't forget to figure in their fees. Bulldogger

Wow. Thawing a frozen engine by starting a fire under it. Thawing brittle frozen tires by dousing in burning gasoline. I guess it was a tad chilly. Gotta do what you gotta do. I love the ground clearance, and that is some suspension. The tires look to be 40" tall. Looks perfect for...

As noted it varies. Pay CLOSE attention to the fees and taxes portion, as well as shipping if applicable when deciding your top bid amount. The add-on fees increase significantly when you get over a coupla grand in bidding. Bid on the later ones in the auction day, let the "oooo shiny, me...

Thank-you all for the continued welcome and tips/comments. I have had "neat old thing" disease for a few decades, beginning with a '66 Mustang coupe when I was 17. The green disease is just another infective strain to me! A trailer sounds like fun, but since buying my first pickup truck 5...

General diesel question: can a standard NA diesel burn home heating fuel oil? I ask because I see plenty of people trying to give away old heating oil tanks with 20-200 gallons of oil in them around here. I know a multi fuel M35 would eat it up, but what about a GM 6.2L diesel? If the price =...

Replaced the brake light switch today. Now I have all lights functional! Tip for anyone wanting lights to come on sooner or later during pedal travel: the mount is slotted. You can just loosen the two nuts holding the switch on and slide it to affect the turn on point. No need to bend levers or...

I also was never notified of the EUC clearing, and figured it out by accident. I was not charged storage, but this is dependent on the location I think, and so I was fortunate. The issue of a towing company pulling it somewhere else and then charging sure sounds like BS. I hope you do push GP...

My HMMWV also came w out doors. I managed to get all four off eBay. Not all together. Front two were surplus. I had to resew the zippers a bit any buy new handles. The rear set were NOS. I will have to paint them since they are all desert tan any my baby is camo, but at least I have doors. I...

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Made small progress Made some progress on two issues since last update. The brake lights not wanting to come on was a bad switch, I've removed it and can't get a good reading for continuity. So will replace. The headlights and other lights acting funny was due to the mounting bracket of the...

Thanks! I feel better, it is longer than one minute for mine, but probably less than five. I will reserve judgment until she is fully woken up. Since her drained fuel was brown I'm thinking she sat a while. I am running her every day to wake her up and clean the fuel system of gunk. At least...

Amazon.com has jerrycans for less than $30 apiece , and without the EPA spouts. Ima going to order some before we can't get them anymore! If someone distinctly wants true NATO cans, Sportsman's Guide has them for not too much. If you are not a member of their buyers club, you can take the...

I felt the exact same thing last week when installing the positive connector on my Humvee batteries recently. This is probably why most service manuals recommend disconnecting or reconnecting the negative post first and last. It should be disconnected first when planning to remove the positive...

Here's a question for Humvee owners : after start up the lights flicker a little and I can see the needle on the ammeter click back and forth between the yellow battery section and the green good section. This goes away after about five minutes . I slapped a voltmeter on the batteries while this...

Thank you all. This seems like a very welcoming community, and a helpful one too. As to the question of what I plan to do with my Humvee, for the moment I am just keeping her as is. I am replacing all fluids and will be doing an open-and-inspect of major systems. Tonight while trying to...

It doesn't say specifically. I'm going to find out! (I suspect it will be fine since it was intended for engine use in some way.) Bdgr