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  1. lmtvjunky

    NorCal owners

    I'm in Sacramento and have 6 trucks and 4 trailers, since your in Foresthill you might have seen my shop?
  2. lmtvjunky

    LMTV - What's Behind Door Number 2? - Pic & Diagram Behind Heater

    Wow, so that's what it looks like behind thar! So what are you replacing the heater with, a refrigerator would be awsome if you can find a good fit *_* I've always wanted a fridge front and center!!!
  3. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Transmission Fluid Change To ATF Write Up

    Well said overdrive, it was like reading my daughter a book before she goes to sleep, yes Bravo!
  4. lmtvjunky

    M1083 air brake issue question

    I had to take them apart to find the problem, small hole dead center, also there a ton of rust and soot crap in everything, lines valves, etc, these trucks are aging quick when sitting, not to mention anything with air systems have continous moisture issues
  5. lmtvjunky

    M1083 air brake issue question

    I've had the same problem Will, it was a small hole in a diaphram in a check valve up front, took me 2 days to find it and replaced a lot of stuff doing so. Not saying you might have the same issue, just your symptoms are identical to mine. Good luck, I'll help you by spirit *_*
  6. lmtvjunky

    FMTV High Speed Gears

    bump :roll:
  7. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    Awsome Keith, thanks for those pics, so is this the 134 tooth flywheel?
  8. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    It seems to be the standard for diesels is a magnetic sending unit off the flywheel, the sending unit reads the pulses per revolution. We have a custom cummins 4bt diesel project we are doing and it needed a tach as well. I was suggested a altinator style tach and wasn't impressed with the type...
  9. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    Yeah, a tooth count, just what I was looking for. All my trucks are cat 3116 mechanical. So do you have a cat 3126 or 3116, I would assume 3126, hope fully the flywheels are the same but I believe the 3126 is a 7.2 liter and the 3116 is a 6.6 litre. Thank you so much for that reply, and when...
  10. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    Darn, you have such a glorious invintory of parts I thought you might be holding on to a few. I'm sending you a parts wish list now, emailed!
  11. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    Ohhh superman, do you have any of those tachometer s you showed in the pics?
  12. lmtvjunky

    LMTV M1078 Tachometer

    Hello to everyone here, it's a pleasure to meet all of you and to enjoy all the experience and knowledge of military vehicles. I have a question about installing a tachometer in the M1078, not too many trucks had them and I'd like to do an install. Without splitting the engine from the tranny...
  13. lmtvjunky

    Fan clutch bolts

    I've had the same problem, headed through the desert in the middle of a summer night, pushing a solid 3 hour drive when I heard what sounded like running over a tree branch or rabbit, pulled over and noticed my radiator dumping it's guts. The fan clutch came apart, went into the fan then threw...
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