From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Jul 21 2004 - 09:49:14 PDT
if the 886 was in in the cold north they added the 24 volt system and
changed the gas heater to a 24 volt unit with more BTU's
running the heater cant kill the starting battery i think
ken m886
kb9yku
At 09:21 PM 7/20/2004, John Doherty wrote:
>My 1977 M886 was from a NG unit. It was missing the 3 lever light switch,
>and my dash insert was also broken.
>
>As far as the military wiring harness goes though, it was very
>professionally done. It was a well designed add-on, that simply plugged in
>between the factory connections and the military added devices. It was
>quite simple to remove and double check the factory connections with a
>wiring diagram from a Haynes Dodge pickup service manual.
>
>When I originally purchased my M886, I was needing a service truck, and the
>gutted out ambulance body worked great. It took one saturday to correct the
>wiring back to stock condition for less headaches.
>
>BTW, the Dodges are notorious for the ammeter gauge going bad and killing
>ALL the power at any given moment. That was the reason the former owner got
>frustrated with this unit and I got it. I simply bypassed the gauge to
>eliminate the problem alltogether.
>
>I don't believe my unit was ever set up for 24V of any type though. It only
>had the one alternator and just one battery tray, and no plugs for a radio
>setup.
>
>John
>
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>
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