kurt is talking about a different nsn, it is 6110-01-446-7125 for the upgrade
kit, or 6110-01-446-7126 for just the box
the box Winget, William A warned about is a USMC only box, that if you read the
entire message explains that some were issued to the army.
"Winget, William A CONT JTFCS5G" wrote:
> This was forwarded to me about the bad Control Box message I posted last
> week.
> A disclaimer here: I do not own a HMMWV, I merely drove one for three years
> in the desert of Ca.,(NTC) so I am just forwarding recent safety messages
> that pop up to me on other military databases, not my opinions or repeat old
> notices. ;o)
>
> Bill:
> This topic has come up several times and people always leave out pieces
> of information missing that would help other people identify the defective
> boxes other that the NSN. The boxes in question are the boxes produced by
> LAU Technologies in Massachusetts. The primary identifying feature of this
> series protective control box is that in order to use
> one of them you have to make another 2" hole in the firewall to accommodate
> the separate harness that goes to the glow plugs. Every other manufacturer
> has a single MS(Amphenol) connector from the control box into the engine
> compartment. The second thing they need to look for is the revision level
> marked on the LAU Technologies tags. If the tag says Ver. 14A then there
> isn't a problem because it has been reworked by LAU to current TACOM specs.
> If it doesn't say Ver. 14A then the box has
> to go. The problem the box causes is random engagement of the starter. If
> the HMMWV was hot then it will start and idle until it runs out of fuel. If
> the vehicle is cold, either the batteries will die (best case) or the
> starter itself will burn out. Please feel free to post this on the mil-veh
> list.
> Kurt Lesser
> M996A1
>
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