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RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: I let the magic smoke out!
hmmmm....... has anyone thought to check if the current is getting to the starter. If not you know the problem is somewhere in the wiring or relay somewhere..... i hate electrical problems
well if your smoke is coming from behind the dash when you pushed the button it would seem you would have an electrical short in the starter button/ wiring harness somewhere. Look behind the dash and see if there is any bare wires where they rub together or touch the chassis where its metal...
RE: Re: RE: Quiet cab?
Quiet cab ..... in a deuce...?????? HHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA
rofl rofl rofl :roll:
let us know how it works out. I kind of like the noise in my trucks, keeps people from asking questions when im enjoying my drive. I can see how it would get irritating on a long drive...
yeah thats pretty much what i was thinking when i painted mine. i got some flak about it not being "original" or "period correct" but i thought it was cool so i did it.
I really like that Hummer in winter camo NATO, i would like to see what my Unimog 404 would look like in it.
RE: anyone, know a descent hauling company
i used www.uship.com which isnt the uhaul trucks you can rent but a haul board similar to ebay. They have very extensive writeups about each carrier and references. they are usually allot cheaper. Do not under any circumstances use a carrier named...
why do people have to stick their noses in others business..... Stay strong dude dont let them push you around. Your house, your truck, and your taxes paying for it all.
RE: European Invasion
honestly as far as basic engineering goes my old Unimog 404 is FAR superior in attention to detail and design than my Gama Goat or any US military vehicle ive ever been in. Im as patriotic as anyone else but from what i have seen the european vehicles are just...
im going to be trying it but im leaving in the morning so am flat out of time. Who knows what i did to upset the thing...... Ive even tried aplogizing but it isnt listening i guess....lol
The electronic ignition was something i had in the works anyway so no big deal.....
Thanks for all the...
Updated Pics
As promised the updated pics of my New "Currently Not Running" Swiss Unimog 404...
Nothing leaks, all the fluids are clean, all the parts are included...... its like it just rolled of the service line with the swiss military. It still has the MILSPEC washbucket, interior wisk...
well i checked a few things ( cant find my 24V test light) and am looking to just replace the entire thing with a civilian conversion unit. The sealed coil is around 300.00 which is the same price for the entire conversion unit.
Im going back to Iraq on Monday so this will give me something to...
side note: you know it really takes someone special to screw up a vehicle intended for the roughest use in the worst conditions designed by the world's best engineers in a mere two days.......As soon as someone tells me how to fix this one i just broke my anvil with my two pound marshmellow...
Well true to form ive already broken my new perfectly running rust free and cherry Unimog 404 Swiss.
Im not really too unhappy i made it two days before it happened..... (new record i think)
Well im not getting fire at the spark plugs and am thinking that the points have most likely given up...
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