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Recent content by cavetech

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    M1078 Won't Start

    OK. My truck has decided to start every time since I started it in D (drive). I have made jumper cables to jump F to G and 30 to 87. If it won't start again I should be prepared. Thanks, Steve
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    M1078 Won't Start

    I have the breaker panel open. K1 is a relay I have replaced, but which leg is terminal 30? I see the sockets the relay legs plug into, but none of them are marked. I don't see anything marked 30. What have I misunderstood? Sorry, Steve
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    M1078 Won't Start

    OK, I have more information. I have replaced the K19 and K1 24v relays. The truck has been in a good mood and was starting reliably. Yesterday it wouldn't start. Today I discovered it will start in Drive (not neutral). After starting in Drive it will also start in Neutral. But, for how...
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    M1078 Won't Start

    Sounds like good information. Believe it or not I actually knew to try the trick to hold the starter button down while I tapped the starter and solenoid with a hammer. Unfortunately it didn't work. I just put my new relays in the panel. I hope they solve the intermittent problem. Thanks...
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    M1078 Won't Start

    Thank you. I have found the 24v relays.
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    M1078 Won't Start

    I spoke with a National Guard mechanic who knows the truck. He suggested replacing two relays in the breaker panel on the dashboard. I'm looking for them to buy right now. They are K19 and K1.
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    M1078 Won't Start

    This I understand and I thank you for the simplified explanation. I think I can do this. Tomorrow will be interesting. Thanks, Steve
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    M1078 Won't Start

    I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are suggesting. You are obviously knowledgeable about the 1078, but don't understand your abbreviations. Thanks, Steve
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    M1078 Won't Start

    I have a nice M1078, but it often (usually) won't start. Sometimes I go to start it and it fires right up. Often it won't start. I flip the master power switch on and push the starter button and nothing happens except a faint click seemingly in the dashboard. The starter does not turn over...
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    Odd Voltmeter Reading

    Yep. I'll do it tonight. Steve
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    Odd Voltmeter Reading

    I finally got a regulator ordered from a distributor very reasonably. So, my problem is hopefully solved. Thanks, Steve
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    Odd Voltmeter Reading

    I have an answer. I hired an Army truck mechanic from a local military facility. He diagnosed my voltage problem as a bad voltage regulator. Does anybody have a voltage regulator for my truck? Here are the details: 1997 M1078 Niehoff alternator model number N1506-1 Voltage Regulator needed...
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    Odd Voltmeter Reading

    I will get down in there and find it. I'll check for loose cables and any corrosion. Thanks, all, for helping me find it. I enjoy learning about my trucks. Steve
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    Odd Voltmeter Reading

    OK, I swung the spare tire out and I'm looking for the electrical box I should check for bad connections. I see a small box (about the size of a computer hard drive) with a few electrical cables attached to it. It is down under an orange cylinder about 12" long that I think is the ether...
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    M1078/M1079 for overland camper?

    It looks brand new! You do terrific work. Now I have battery box envy! Steve
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