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  1. Milcommoguy

    Hmmwv proportioning valve question

    Yea... Load the back end up with 12... one hundred pound bags of sand. No slipping with sand, CAMO
  2. Milcommoguy

    current shunt connection loose

    Yes... You have it figured out. That bolt passes thru the tunnel to the inboard side, above the frame. Same with the positive only it has an inslator bushing. Many times radio accessories have wires / lugs connected there. In the de-mill process they may just cut them or (more trouble)...
  3. Milcommoguy

    Wait to start light bulb out or more serious issue?

    WAIT to START lamp ??? is a LED. To test locate the two leads to the WAIT fixture. Can be a PITB being short wires. Wire tagged 571 to ground with truck in run RUN should illuminate WAIT LED. This assumes wire #27 has 24 volts on the other WAIT wire. Another assumption... LED could be...
  4. Milcommoguy

    HMMWV Thermostatic Coolant Fan Switch Variants?

    REM Products is a high quality thermo switch preferred in this application, OEM to say. Blue aluminium anodized label is their product. Not cheap either. Now it could be a knock off... like many other parts HumV ? They were in Tucson, AZ Real deal or not ??? CAMO
  5. Milcommoguy

    2000 HMMWV M1123 Project

    "Maybe even 1k watts ??" Well at 13.8 volts, figure 72.5 amps. Being the amp / music is not a continuous load...the batteries capacity would carry the peak current (instantaneous) ( they are good yes?) I would not be to worried, IMO. Question I have is that 1000 W, DC input power to amp or...
  6. Milcommoguy

    Who here bench tests EESS boxes?

    Did it look like this? or this The CAMO-4-GA All HumV stand alone universal box tester. Yea, I seen dat before, CAMO
  7. Milcommoguy

    Identifying cut wires under dash - M1165A1 REV

    I saw that movie. Starring Tommy Cruze... Don't cut the black wire. This won't be fun. With the drawing, test light or meter, lots of patience and a hand full of butt slices to save the day. BOOM ! CAMO
  8. Milcommoguy

    HMMWV Start Box Glow Plug ByPass Fix

    I think it was camotek
  9. Milcommoguy

    PETLAS Has anyone tried these tires?

    Any excuse to take Diggy Dog for a ride and get a fortune cookie. 🥠 As the "Wheel Turns" on channel SS in Texas, CAMO 📺
  10. Milcommoguy

    PETLAS Has anyone tried these tires?

    Or a nut and washer.......🔩 Who you calling a NUT, CAMO🥜
  11. Milcommoguy

    Black lights.

    OR Equal to, like OEM, No name or No serial number on most electrical IE flasher, turn signal control and milk bottle overflow tanks. You have a HumV? Little late to go cheap... but a good deal can be had. Research first. Factory quality // who's factory? CAMO
  12. Milcommoguy

    2000 HMMWV M1123 Project

    Recycled plastic milk bottle. Here's the test for the imported tank from a far far away land of fire crackers. The magnet test to the filler neck. If it sticks... It sucks - blows - cracks - leaks. or will soon. If it is really white plastic... A fake. Somewhere I posted a write up to the...
  13. Milcommoguy

    HMMWV recovery U-Haul nightmare

    That tongue / extension is taking a beating. Around the block maybe. On the interstate... not me. Are the wheel on the ground up front on the Suburrrban? For the love of a HumV, LOL This could be the story of the "Tail wagging the DOG" And WHO cruzes 33 MPH. And it keeps on ticking or a...
  14. Milcommoguy

    How Hot Is Too Hot?

    Emissivity Description The emissivity of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in emitting energy as thermal radiation. Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation that most commonly includes both visible radiation and infrared radiation, which is not visible to human eyes...
  15. Milcommoguy

    Injector Pump Question

    I remember a guy here pointed to checking the metering valve. With the great picture and with my microscopic glasses on... I am going out on a limb and say this quick fix might be back. Why I (my guess) say this is seeing snarf foo all around in the housing. My guess is this is the dreaded...
  16. Milcommoguy

    2000 HMMWV M1123 Project

    Nice and clean battery box area(y) and the relocation (y)(y) Not a fan (n)of all the RTV on the bus bar, But that's another story📖 Something to think about :unsure: That front battery?? What I am seeing:3dAngus:from the easy internet chair💺...... If one make a HARD stop, it MIGHT slip forward...
  17. Milcommoguy

    Train Wreck

    Oopsie GI Joe https://www.wmur.com/article/video-train-military-vehicle-collide-plymouth-nh/62207207 Decisions Decisions & POW, CAMO
  18. Milcommoguy

    Injector Pump Question

    Not to step on toes... With pump in the truck place cover just forward of housing (about 1/2 inch). (reference front of truck) Top cover will nest and drop down (with solenoid lever into the linkage. Note a preload - spring back to forward as one slips top cover to the rear (1/2 inch +/- )...
  19. Milcommoguy

    Stanadyne DB2 rebuild

    Not wanting to be a buzz kill... But that IP needs a lot more in the clean department. 🧼 There's some critical / precision below the picture shown. Rebuild it is the word. If that's the pump...what does the tank to the input to the pump look like ?? The cleaning lady needs to get to that bath...
  20. Milcommoguy

    Tie rod end help

    Little note... Looking at the pictures of the old ones with the locking clamp (tie rod, out board location, next to wheel) might need to be rotated around to clear rubbing / hitting on lip of rim in a tight turn. (might) 🔧🛠 Thread post #2 Can't find my glasses to hear, CAMO 🙈🙉
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