Re: [MV] M880 Info. wanted

From: ken uhrick (kuhrick@home.com)
Date: Wed Jul 19 2000 - 01:19:24 PDT


>
> As for the wiring on the ammeter, this is truly a night mare I was junk
>from the factory and is still junk that will kill the truck when it goes
>out. I was told that the Army authorized a bypass of the Amp gauge,by
>installing a Stewart-Warner gauge to the left of the original Amp Gauge
>hole, in the side of the dash that is a bare panel. I did this trick and it
>works great. Original Dodge Gauges are expensive and will still fail. I have
>seen many that melted the dash when they fried and could even start a fire.
>Thanks Mark M-886 in New Mexico
i used a 1/4 20 bolt on mine and i have had a 2 voltage
rugulater go out and alt.
i was thinking of bulding battry bozs on rite side and adding a 2ed alt.
as back up
and tye the two wane onew fales
butt its been two years and soo fare its working yet
my m886 is my only driver
and the 5.5 mpg is killing me
i put is a grope 36 950 cold cracking amp battryt going on 3 years a
goo this fall
and that allmost started a fight hear
i had $100 bucks and went out loong at battrys and the the ladlady
was going to get what i had left
she was thinking of a $29. battry and i got a $72. one that was biger
and she was calling me names for wasting money that was hers
the m886 needed the biger one to fill the battrys try



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