What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

[shawnshumvee]

Not as creative as most of you but a good find for me none the less.........View attachment 700625 $90.

Wow! You got that pretty cheap! Apparently I got screwed on ePAY. I bought mine for $200. Nevertheless, they work really good. I took off all four tires and reinstalled them and the humvee still started with no issues. No dead batteries.

 

[gtodan]

It was in the "backwaters". Dont think he realized what he has.

Wow! You got that pretty cheap! Apparently I got screwed on ePAY. I bought mine for $200. Nevertheless, they work really good. I took off all four tires and reinstalled them and the humvee still started with no issues. No dead batteries.

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[Bulldogger]

Really interested in the finished product. Don't forget to keep us updated

Updates are in a separate thread https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?171936-HMMWV-4-man-Soft-Top-Slant-Back

Bulldogger

 

[85 USMC M998]

I had to replace my Coolant Surge Tank (A2 Style); it split at the seam and was only 1 yr old with very little hours of use. When I went to order a new one (Plastic) I found crazy high prices from $185 - $225 w/o S/H. I looked for an alternative and found a few sites that had the aluminum version; usedh1.com had the best price. I ordered from Blair Outlan (best to call him). The unit received was just like shown on his site (pictures attached) and was of great quality. I installed before a weekend trail ride and had no issues. One thing to note that the unit has more holes than a M998 needs but extra plugs were supplied. The plugs did move it slightly over towards the rubber intake (see pictures), I was in rush so I just zip tied a piece of rubber until I look into the clearance issue better. The plugs were not flush so that is probably my issues. I found a post a few years old on another site that he was offering a discount; be bumped up the price from that post however it was less that his website price.

 

[Wire Fox]

Ran what should be the last wire for my transmission wiring harness and was eager to test, but my "Y" split rubber shell connectors were missing. No problem, I thought. I'll just make a Y-split cable with all these connectors and scrap wire I have around, but alas, my roommate lost the solder I would have needed to finish that... So, I took the rest of the evening to look at and order parts. New shift knob set and all new radiator/surge tanks hoses are on their way, as well as a 10 lb roll of solder that I'll promptly divide and use to fill little dispenser tubes in different toolboxes so that I can't lose it all at once.

 

[86humv]

I had to replace my Coolant Surge Tank (A2 Style); it split at the seam and was only 1 yr old with very little hours of use. When I went to order a new one (Plastic) I found crazy high prices from $185 - $225 w/o S/H. I looked for an alternative and found a few sites that had the aluminum version; usedh1.com had the best price. I ordered from Blair Outlan (best to call him). The unit received was just like shown on his site (pictures attached) and was of great quality. I installed before a weekend trail ride and had no issues. One thing to note that the unit has more holes than a M998 needs but extra plugs were supplied. The plugs did move it slightly over towards the rubber intake (see pictures), I was in rush so I just zip tied a piece of rubber until I look into the clearance issue better. The plugs were not flush so that is probably my issues. I found a post a few years old on another site that he was offering a discount; be bumped up the price from that post however it was less that his website price.
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The 2 small hoses normally route over the intake duct so the don't have that sharp bend.

 

[85 USMC M998]

That makes good sense, thanks for pointing it out! I’ll have to reroute them.

 

[Wire Fox]

Last night, I made use of my new Speedy Stitcher to repair the window on my salvageable door. It was my first try at it, so I made a bit of a mistake in getting the window perfectly lined up, but it doesn't look bad by any stretch and it opens and closes very easily. Some paraffin wax also went a long way to aid the zipper's movement. It's quite nice not having a trash bag over my door to keep rain water out!

Next up is I've still been working to resolve my no-start issue on the engine. I've dumped the couple of old gallons of diesel that were remaining and filled 5 fresh gallons, plus decided to replace the fuel filter and center water separator element. The center element looked fine, but the fuel filter and housing were definitely very fouled and replacement was well-timed. Bled the system to get fuel flowing again and I could see puffs of dark smoke at the exhaust with each compression, but no ignition... Air filter was checked to ensure fouling hadn't occured, and it was clean. Glow plugs are cycling correctly (physically inspected and resistance testing last time it ran about 1 mo ago) with about an 8 second WTS light on an S3. Best guess I have left is my crank speed. The A1 troubleshooting guide states a minimum crank speed of 150 RPM for a cold start. My batteries are in deteriorating condition and I only get about 40 seconds worth of cranking (in 2-3 separate bursts, mind you) before the power is drawn down to such an extent that it's clearly unusuable.

I'm charging up and rounding up all of the spare car batteries we have available to see if I can throw together a usuable battery bank and try to see if this is the real issue. While I work on this, is there anyone in the Indianapolis area that has a high quality battery charger, like a NOCO Genius, that I could borrow to see if my batteries can be revived? In the meantime, I've got feelers out at the local demil salvage yards to try and source a handful of low cost 6TL/6TMF/6TAGM batteries (which would still need a nice charger to bring them up to standard). Unfortunately the guy that could speak for the best lead (Bedford Recycling) is out until Monday, so I won't know until then if I have to look elsewhere.

 

[suzukovich]

Replaced my oil pressure gauge. Old one had Crack in it and looked to have been a ground issue. New gauge reads about 5psi before engine is started. But lot better then old one which read 30 when cold and under 25 when warm at idle.

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[Sisu]

I've been working on painting my rig. It's been a little more work than I anticipated. Taking things apart, cleaning, scraping, priming (where needed), and painting. OD Green is the color. I plan on putting a couple of white stars on it like the WWll jeeps. I started painting parts with a brush. That took a lot of time. Invested in a HVLP spray gun and a 30 gallon air compressor. The prep takes more time. But the results look better than a brush. I'll post more pictures when it gets closer to being done.

 

[fpchief]

I've been working on painting my rig. It's been a little more work than I anticipated. Taking things apart, cleaning, scraping, priming (where needed), and painting. OD Green is the color. I plan on putting a couple of white stars on it like the WWll jeeps. I started painting parts with a brush. That took a lot of time. Invested in a HVLP spray gun and a 30 gallon air compressor. The prep takes more time. But the results look better than a brush. I'll post more pictures when it gets closer to being done.View attachment 702701View attachment 702702View attachment 702703View attachment 702704View attachment 702705View attachment 702706

Looking good!!!

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[EnteJager]

this would be a fairly good option for night driving optics planet has em for a couple Gs http://www.opticsplanet.com/flir-systems-pathfinder-ir-ii-fast-video-kit.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqRJPw_qfE

I picked one up from Uncle Sam's outlet (GL Store) They had them for 1k, I waited for a 30% sale and picked one up for 700.00
Safety Vision in Tx is the OEM for the cables and monitor which they supplied for 335.00 shipped. So I got a 3500.00 system for 1k
The monitor and cables usually sell for 900-100.00 from authorized vendors.

I put monitor in front of my speedo, off to the side you really miss objects because you have to continually have to look at it.
I flip the mionitor down during th day and up when I need it. Works great.

 

[NormB]

I've been working on painting my rig. It's been a little more work than I anticipated. Taking things apart, cleaning, scraping, priming (where needed), and painting. OD Green is the color. I plan on putting a couple of white stars on it like the WWll jeeps. I started painting parts with a brush. That took a lot of time. Invested in a HVLP spray gun and a 30 gallon air compressor. The prep takes more time. But the results look better than a brush. I'll post more pictures when it gets closer to being done.View attachment 702701View attachment 702702View attachment 702703View attachment 702704View attachment 702705View attachment 702706

Nice work, soldier. Drive on.

 

[Another Ahab]

Last night, I made use of my new Speedy Stitcher to repair the window on my salvageable door. It was my first try at it, so I made a bit of a mistake in getting the window perfectly lined up, but it doesn't look bad by any stretch and it opens and closes very easily. Some paraffin wax also went a long way to aid the zipper's movement. It's quite nice not having a trash bag over my door to keep rain water out!

I've thought some about getting a speedy stitcher, but I just go to a local shoe repair guy now whenever I run into a heavy stitching project of any kind. So far so good.

But a speedy stitcher might be handy:

- How do you "tie-off" the stitching once you finish up, is it a little complicated?

 

[ryanruck]

I've thought some about getting a speedy stitcher, but I just go to a local shoe repair guy now whenever I run into a heavy stitching project of any kind. So far so good.

But a speedy stitcher might be handy:

- How do you "tie-off" the stitching once you finish up, is it a little complicated?

Harbor Freight has one for $6 and it comes with a big spool of thread that's suitable for using on the doors. You can go with waxed thread if you want better sealing and less fraying on the end while you're stitching.

This is the video that shows you how to use it and tie it off. It's pretty much just a simple knot. I like to put a dab of super glue on the knot for extra peace of mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k40kKKCGyac

The only thing I think the clip doesn't mention is to pull a length of thread out about 1.5x as long as the run you are planning on stitching. That gives you enough for the run and a little extra to trim off frayed ends and what not.

 

[hangarhermit]

Made one of the Humvees available to Levi, one of the neighborhood airport kids, for a party with his Cub Scout buddies at his hangar. He is a cool kid. His Dad said that he thinks the kids enjoyed the Humvee more than the planes.

 

[Carrera911]

I went to a Jeep off road event about a month ago. Whilst showing up Jeeps with more money in mods than I have in the V, I heard a loud clanking noise from the engine. Turns out, one of the screws on a fan clutch plate had sheared off and the plate was flapping back and forth. Using some pliers, I removed the plate completely, wheeled the rest of the day and drove 40 minutes home. The hard part was getting out the small sheared screw without removing the entire cooling stack. I managed to snake my cordless impact between the fan blades to remove the 4 9/16 nuts holding the fan to the clutch. It can remove lug nuts but struggled a bit on the 4 nuts. They must've been over 100 lbfs and no way could I get that with a wrench through the blades. Anyway, I got the little bit of screw out with needle nose vice grips and used some blue Loctite on the new screws.

 

[ExFlyBoy]

Found out just how not water tight my hmmwv is today....... I remember them being leaky s.o.b's when I was in.... but man going through a nasty wind driven rain storm today, I found that a cheese grater may be a better choice for a flotation device in case of a water landing......oh well , at least I got my new heater core in on Monday. Nice and warm----ish now.


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[911joeblow]

Found out just how not water tight my hmmwv is today....... I remember them being leaky s.o.b's when I was in.... but man going through a nasty wind driven rain storm today, I found that a cheese grater may be a better choice for a flotation device in case of a water landing......oh well , at least I got my new heater core in on Monday. Nice and warm----ish now.
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Constant battle for sure. I have been replacing weather stripping with thicker materials and things are getting better. I have also added drains in the floors which is a nice add on too.

 

[erasedhammer]

Found out just how not water tight my hmmwv is today....... I remember them being leaky s.o.b's when I was in.... but man going through a nasty wind driven rain storm today, I found that a cheese grater may be a better choice for a flotation device in case of a water landing......oh well , at least I got my new heater core in on Monday. Nice and warm----ish now.


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If you have x doors I would suggest getting a frag 5 door seals.
I have a 4 man soft top and have zero water problems and I've been in some crazy rain storms.
The seal kits are in eBay and work really well. One box easily covers one door.