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This is The Thread, for The Military Utility Vehicle, M-GATER and M-GATER (A1) Information, to simplify finding them in the Technical Manual, Misc. TM's Forum. Each Post, below this one, will include a different Publication or TM. As new documents are Posted, this thread will be updated.
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It seems like a flaw in the design to mount the engine/generator assembly on 4 points. Most automotive applications mount on three points to avoid torquing the drivetrain. Generators get away with 4 because the isolators are typically soft enough that small differences in height do not have a...
Some droop shouldn't cause an overload.
The MOV just helps the VRs Quad input circuit from shorting out wrecking the VR.
That fuseholder in the pic is the fuse fir the convenience outlet. Some sets were made with GFCIs that didn't have the built in circuit breaker so that fuse was added to...
I know I would be talking to @Ray70 about his spin on fuel filter upgrade if that set was mine.
The ASK kit has a serious trade off to it. Yes it makes that gen set much easier to live with. But it make maintenance more of a pita. It also can attract mice like a magnet.
Looking forward to you...
Go to the right side rear door. Open it. The K1, (Main AC output contactor) should be in front of your eyes, Take the covers off both sides of the K1, Start the set. Close the K1 with the S5, (On/Off switch for the Main AC output contactor) and the DS7, (AC output control light) should come on...
I several times, just what Toolslinger suggested. Pulled whole wire harnesses out of scrap bins and then sometimes replaced the harness, OR, pulled individual wires out and then threaded them back in to a set that needed THAT wire. I figured that I could make some poor guys life easier if the...
Color, Marking & Camouflage Painting of Military Vehicles, Construction Equipment & Material Handling Equipment. Big thanks to @M813rc for finding a good version of TB 43-0209!
TB 746-93-1 October 1964
TB 43-0209 October 1976
TB 43-0209 October 1990
TM 9-213 1962