Hey safe , I can see the dilemma you had about getting the better battery
for your truck or making the old lady happy. most of the time the truck
comes first! Mark M-886
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From: "ken uhrick" <kuhrick@home.com>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M880 Info. wanted
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> >
> > 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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