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One of the things I've learned over the years is that just because that part is NOS it's still been in the box, on the shelf for 30, 40, 50 years? It started drying out the day it was made and unless the package was hermetically sealed it kept going until the day you installed it. Then it...

Augi, Welcome to both the Steel Soldiers and G503 sites. probably the best places to get answers to your HMMWV questions. Having been a San Jose owner for almost 10 years now I'd be glad to help when you get started. My first suggestion is to stop driving it until you identify the...

Keep in mind that if your still running a 25 amp generator in the M37 these headlights can draw up 10 amps each leaving you very little power for anything else. This is also the reason you need to add a relay in the on/off circuit so that all that power isn't pulled thru the main light switch...

Since the '77 tunes in 50Kc increments it ain't gonna get 49.875. Contact Mark (N6FX) in Berdo for some commo checks. Mark's Green Pages Mark's Green Radio Page

I purchased by first set of Hella replacement headlights from a local dealer about 10 years ago and mounted them on the HMMWV. Since then I've bought 2 sets of AutoPal headlights on eBay that were a heck of a lot cheaper but one set came in with the alignment tabs rotated out of position and...

bigmike, The Tower Park April meet has reached overflow status and from now on the best way to get a space is to contact JoAnn and get your name on the wait list. We do get cancellations right up to the last minute (Saturday 4/16) that can free up spaces that we will do our best to get...

mhb285, You don't mention what truck you own so this'll be generic. That small arc can be caused by anything that continues to draw current with the truck off. Things like the cap in the input to the distributor (ignitor) in a gasser will cause it. Carbon buildup in the starter switch or...

Electronic lightswitch I've run an electronic light switch in my M996A1 for about 3 years now and have not experienced any problems with it. One thing that needs to be mentioned when installing them is that they need a good ground to the body of the vehicle. Without this they can do some...

contact please Pappydsailor, A former FT would like you to contact him regarding the mod to the transfer case. Years ago I modded the trans to add park to it and wrote it up for Supply Line. I'd like to mod my transfer case but would like to speak to you about how it's done before I do it...

George, When you figure out where you want to mount the control boxes get a good flexible tape measure and run it along the route you want to take your cables. Guestimating doesn't work well here, you want actual meaurements. As an example, in the M151 to go from the right rear sponson...

Geez emmado, Why didn't I think of that? Do you think I could get a PRC-117F or maybe a PRC-150? That'd be fun to play with. Then we could listen to the SOCOM guys.

moralb2000, I've posted this before but it's always good to refresh memories. Voltmeters read system voltage but if you have bad or corroded terminals it can show correct voltage and the batterys still won't be charging. It does show that the alternator output is working though...

If you bought the trailer from GL then you should have the paperwork from the sale. Send COPIES of it back to GL and ask them for the Form 97 and pay their $60 extortion fee. GL is notoriously lax on putting important things like serial numbers and/or even correct NSNs on their paperwork. If...

The 1028 is the shelter carrier version of this truck and would most likely have had an S250 shelter mounted in the back. Beyond that it could have had almost anything inside. The common rigs were RTTY (radio teletype) rigs for long range HF communications. Early RTTY shelters were the...

While most of the militarys tactical commo is done in encrypted and frequency hop mode it is still possible to pick up stuff like range control and security in clear mode. Their newer radios cover frequencies from 30 to 512 Mhz so finding a frequency to listen to is almost impossible by just...

Most people without experience in M series wiring tend to think that the numbers for the headlights are 17, 18, and 19. Actually they are 17, 18, and 91. It's really easy to get them switched as they go throught the headlight bucket even with the numbers stamped into the metal. Here's what...

aboonski, Kepco made a pretty good power supply and for simple testing it'll work just fine. Be careful if you go to power up some radios though as they are going to need more than 5 amps. Most battery chargers have a current regulator circuit in them that this supply doesn't have. It...

derf, I saw some trailers done with a flat barstock spare mount under the rear of the bed and considered doing that but was concerned that the weight of the spare would offset the balance and make the trailer tow "lunette light" when unloaded. It also makes it hard to keep the rear landing...

The M1101/2s are aluminum bodied so you've got to come up with more than magnetic lights.

hwcurtice, The common mount for a spare on the 101s is to find an old tire mount from an M37 and bolt it to the front of the bed. You'll need to space out the bottom about an inch but you can do that with a piece of wood. You don't mention what you're towing vehicle is in your posting so...