Recent content by Keith Knight

That looks like vehicle suspension flexing allowing the movement. We’ve camped in very similar situations in our 1079 with 60-70 mph gusts and we barely feel it. If you can predict the wind direction we’ve pointed the vehicle into the wind to help. Honestly I’ve stepped out of the vehicle many...

Who all is going? Our application into the Showcase/DIY was approved today. We would love to meet fellow Steel Soldiers members.

When my CTIS was working then stopped working giving me 5 blinking lights. The end solution was rebuilding the control valve body. It’s located behind the kick panel on the passenger side. Pretty simple to do. 18 months later and still working.

Here was my original thread https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/fmtv-air-conditioner-hybrid-completed-installation.154062/

I did. I used all the components except for the evaporator. I used the LMTV Gen 1 evaporator for the interior. It didn’t cool it well enough so slowly replaced the less expensive parts first like condenser and fan after that didn’t work I got rid of the Gen 1 evaporator and replaced it with the...

Yes it will include o-rings and seals.

Is this kit bolt on using existing holes or is there drilling involved? Do you need access to the interior of the cab during installation? Door open with cab tilted?

I didn’t get back into the diagnostics.

Right, all the o-rings I purchased from cat have the part number printed on them. But I’m all in on genuine CAT o-ring kit.

All I’m finding is aftermarket kits. Not genuine caterpillar kits.

Caterpillar has an oring kit? I need that! Where did you get it?

Update, test drove it today and she ran perfectly! Maybe even better acceleration or maybe a placebo affect?

I’m putting together the list of parts missing the receipt for a couple of the orings. I get them Monday when I return the core.

My recent encounter with the HEUI pump failing. Early signs were, steady on the throttle and an occasional increase of RPM for just a fraction of a second like a blip. Driving it the next 2 days it became more noticeable and more often till it through a check engine light and a code. After...