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I visit the UK several times a year for business and would like to meet some vehicle owners over there. I just spent 3 weeks in Lancing and before that I was in Glenrothes. Last year when I was in Oudenaarde (Be) I ran into an MB owner who spoke no English but took me right around the corner...

It'd be helpful if you'd mentioned what speaker you picked up from Erik's. The SINCGARS crystal speakers look cool but don't seem to work with anything. If it's one of the LS-671s that are pretty common now there is a breaker that needs to be turned on and there's also a switch on the volume...

AMGs basic restriction on onroad use of the HMMWV revolves around 3 things. No collapsible steering column (even though they tear out when troops use them to assist getting into the truck), no side impact protection (even though there are plenty of 4 wheelers out there with vinyl doors), and no...

Head on down to your Chevy parts department and ask them if they have one for the 6.2/6.5. Just remind them you need it in 24 volts. The nice thing about it is you won't need a floor jack to change it out!

At the time I did mine LED lights weren't available so I sandwiched a dropping resistor between the license plate frame and the airlift bumper to drop the 24 volts down to 12 for the light. Today there are plenty of 10-30 volt LED light options available online that can be wired directly into...

I know that UnixSurplus in Santa Clara had plenty of the GD8200s with the docks available for around $280. I've bought 4 of them so far and they all work fine. You do need to ask them to check that the battery will hold a charge though.They are i7 processors with 8Gb of memory and I threw a...

Paracord is a great fix but if you find a wheel off of a civy truck, they're leather wrapped and feel a whole lot better on your hands on long drives. They're not that expensive. Kurt

One advantage of grade 8 bolts is that they're plated to keep them from corroding. That's what gives them their gold color. I agree that grade 8 hardware isn't that much more expensive but there are times when you don't want to use it. Grade 8 hardware is more brittle than grade 5 and can...

Guys, something to keep in mind is that the glow plugs really aren't necessary in summertime temperatures. If it's above 70 degrees a diesel should start without needing the glow plugs. Kurt

If you've got NC's then it shouldn't make any difference whether the pins are there or not..Give it a try and see what happens. Kurt

Officially these were referred to as "security covers" because they were originally intended to provide a mounting for the KY-38 and KY-57 crypto units. Unfortunately, because they were plain steel most of the ones that got out went to metal scrap unless someone knowledgeable say them and kept...

Does anyone on the list have any schematics for the PRC-117D and it's associate mount/amplifier? Specifically I need the wiring table for the 19 pin cable that connects the AM-7257B vehicular mounting base to the AM-7256A amplifier. Thanks in advance for any information you might have. Kurt...

Since there are only 3 things a diesel needs to start, yes it should. If you have fuel, air, and compression that's all that's necessary. Below a certain temperature it needs the glow plugs to cycle but I think Dallas shouldn't be that cold this time of year. Current temp is showing at 77...

When you turn the start-run switch to the on position you should have power to the #54 wire on the top of the IP and you should hear the solenoid in the top cover of the IP click. This is the solenoid that opens up to allow fuel to flow into the IP. If it isn't clicking then you should replace...

I've run 10-30 volt LEDs in every application in my M996A1 for years now and have never had any problems with them. In the ambulance body the overhead lights draw such low power I don't worry about leaving them on for long periods with the engine shut down. One of the best aspects of running...

If you don't understand electrical power then tapping off of the low side battery is a disaster waiting to happen. It's even worse if you tap across the high side battery. Everything should reference to the vehicle ground but simply tapping off of the low side battery draws power from that...

Augi just answered your prayers.

Well Cam, I'd say it's a go! Kurt

The brake light switch on the HMMWV is a pretty bad design. There's no free throw adjustment on the linkage to compensate it's travel so if the brakes are correctly adjusted you can have them stopping you before the lights come on and if you adjust them to come on it'll stand you on your nose...

Riderdan, I've had my M996A1 for over 15 years now and have loved every good and bad minute of it but agree completely about the horn! Whoever decided to use a military horn in these things must never have heard one of them. It's the whimpiest, pathetic excuse for a warning device ever! I...