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Recent content by Chickenbone

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    Seat belts for a 2006 M1083a?

    Yes, and I do appreiciate the offer. But I'm looking for a version that I could just go buy this weekend. We are leaving on a trip on Mon and need them before then.
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    Seat belts for a 2006 M1083a?

    We are insulating, sound proofing....the cab interior. And replacing the seats. Someone accidentally threw away the seatbelt latches. Does any know an off the shelf replacement that would work with the ones installed
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    Question about cab tilt.

    Are you meaning for use as a back up to prevent the cab from rocking back closed accidentally?
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    Question about cab tilt.

    I'm not too far out of level. Maybe between 3 and 5 degrees...ish. I have plans to level out that part of my drive so i can do a buildout of this thing. But have some insulation I want to add under the cab and plan to do that before I get to leveling out the drive. I can also just drive it up on...
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    Question about cab tilt.

    Is there a limit to how far from level you can safely raise/lower the cab? My driveway is at a slight incline and the truck sits sidehill.
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    2006 M1083A1 6x6 Start up problems.

    It was the batteries as a few people suggested. I took them out and put them on a charger. Put them back in and the ole girl fired right up. But the batteries don't hold a charge. Time for new batteries it looks like.
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    2006 M1083A1 6x6 Start up problems.

    I'm gonna pull the batts and test/charge them this weekend.
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    2006 M1083A1 6x6 Start up problems.

    Tested with multimeter. Showed 12.4v. I"m gonna pull them and charge them this weekend. See if that helps.
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    2006 M1083A1 6x6 Start up problems.

    I went out to start my FMTV up a couple weeks ago. Switched on the power switches, everything on the dash started flashing on and off. With a clicking sound coming from behind the panel. I did not have time to mess with it at the time. So I switched it off and planned to mess with it later...
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    Cab tilt question.

    Thanks for the replies all. Forgot to get back to this one.
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    Cab tilt question.

    How close to level should the truck be before attempting to raise the cab? I'm specifically asking about sidehill angle, not front to back.
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    Battery charging question.

    Got the 4 batteries tested. Looks like one of them has a bad cell. I think I'm gonna just do as you and a couple other guys suggest and just go with 2 batteries for now. Gonna clean up and check the connections as well.
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    Battery charging question.

    I have both switches. One outside under the slave connector and one inside in the cab. They may have been flashing yellow. I thought it looked orange, so I just assumed red. I am considering just putting two back in. I'm charging them now. Looks like at least one of them is not holding a charge.
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    Battery charging question.

    Turns out I'm a dumbass. They were low. Charging them now
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    Battery charging question.

    Looks like I have the 100amp. And the LEDs are both flashing red (orange?) And it turns out the batteries were down. I pulled them and checked. They were all at 11.5.
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