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Hey Gunny,
Welcome to the insanity. We are down in Va Beach visiting, but will be back in Manassas this weekend. I have a FLIR camera we can use to see if the radiator is blocked or not and check to see where the hot spots are to aide in T/S, if you're interested? Mama and I did a water pump swap on our 998 this summer and the FLIR was a great help in proving the radiator wasn't cooked.
Let me know
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Sounds good, might be of help. Im changing the waterpump on Sat
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I helped TheCaptain replace a water pump a few summers ago. Lesson learned: tedious or not, drain and remove the radiator stack. If you don’t you’re working with your fingertips next to sharp radiator fins and can barely reach the pump and fan bolts.
You’ll need to make a fitting to pressurize the fan clutch so you can spin the fan to get at its recessed bolts too.
If you don’t remove the radiator stack you can’t see the water pump fitment lineup hardly at all. Our first attempt, leaving the stack in place, leaked due to poor lineup getting the pump in, I think we rubbed off some of the sealant.
Be sure to get the recommended liquid sealant for the pump to block gasket.
Not trying to make it sound super hard. It is straightforward just time consuming compared to a normal truck. HMMWV in a nutshell there...
Best of luck!
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Thanks. I removed the radiator flushed it good. Pump was pretty easy access. Took little over a hour to do. Runs with no leaks. Mine has no fan clutch it’s direct drive
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Glad to hear no leaks. PM sent.
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Yup...He is moving out my way where the sane peeps are! Ahab, your next.
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Greetings All!
I'm looking for a reputable shop in Northern VA or DC Metro to handle a re-power of my HMMWV. I'm planning to purchase a 6.5NA or Turbo and 4 speed drivetrain (trans and transfer) soon. I'm prepared financially, and now that I have $$ to invest in it, I'm ready to speak with mechanics.
Can anyone recommend a shop nearby that can handle and preferably has experience with a drivetrain swap? I'm looking at online available drivetrains, and welcome something local if anyone knows of it. I'm open to a Duramax or Cummins, but only if it's a pretty good deal. I can't throw money at it, though I finally have a reasonable amount earmarked for this.
Time to retire the VERY tired 6.2/3L80!
Bulldogger
I'm looking for a reputable shop in Northern VA or DC Metro to handle a re-power of my HMMWV. I'm planning to purchase a 6.5NA or Turbo and 4 speed drivetrain (trans and transfer) soon. I'm prepared financially, and now that I have $$ to invest in it, I'm ready to speak with mechanics.
Can anyone recommend a shop nearby that can handle and preferably has experience with a drivetrain swap? I'm looking at online available drivetrains, and welcome something local if anyone knows of it. I'm open to a Duramax or Cummins, but only if it's a pretty good deal. I can't throw money at it, though I finally have a reasonable amount earmarked for this.
Time to retire the VERY tired 6.2/3L80!
Bulldogger
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Hey, Bulldogger!
No perfect shop to recommend to you, but there is a heavy truck repair shop out in Newington called Equipment Works, Inc. that knows what they're doing:
- Owner is a good man name of Steve (and wish I knew his last name but don't).
- If he can't help you he'll let you know another lead to follow to help you out
Address is 8192 Newington Road/ Lorton VA at 703.550.2685
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I called the guy accress the street from my store but he was gone at 3 today. Will try next week.
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Thanks friend! Hope to hear good news today.
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So my guy said he is not interested. Just the potential to be a PITA. He did recommend these guys...http://www.raysauto-performance.com/
He also said you should just to a duramax swap.
He also said you should just to a duramax swap.
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Thanks CARMAN. I’ll reach out to them.
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Hey all, moved to northern VA about a year ago and just saw this thread. Been out of the loop for a bit but getting back into it 
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I can do it. I'm about an hour west of you.
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Another callout for a recommended garage skilled enough to swap a HMMWV powertrain; 6.2L 3L80 to 6.5Turbo 4L80E. I've what looks like a good source for a frame cut complete Turbo powertrain and no-one to install it.
The ones I've talked to have declined, politely, so I'm still searching.
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I’ve not seen tactical truck post on here in a long time. I have been to his shop. He is capable. You may ask him? But if he is now in this thread I assume he has seen tour request. There has to be someone out by me. With all the dump, landscape and contract trucks rolling my way.
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Yes, I'm around, just haven't been here much though I've been doing more truck stuff lately.
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