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  1. coachgeo

    dual V belt 3116 alt etc. idler pulley

    anyone know the part number? I can find the typical CAT 3116 single belt idler pulley but not finding the dual. Or maybe get the single pulley CAT and swap pulley?
  2. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    been when weather allows.... concentrating on putting fresh engine in my daily driver. that put me in the truck as last resort. PS- did get two 140amp 24v alts for half price of a Neihoff. Got to alter the LMTV mount to fit one.. which is back to an outside in the cold project issue and...
  3. coachgeo

    AGM and LiFePO4?

    go to a 120amp? or higher? 24v commercial truck alt and a 24v to 12v converter tagged in to run your 12v systems. There is a couple threads in here on this. Then you can go back to your previous plan and run a DC to DC lithium charger though you might consider doing your house bank at...
  4. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    Mighty kind of you..... but it's a 200amp alt that appears to have the bad regulator and not the 100
  5. coachgeo

    AGM and LiFePO4?

    Not worth it... add more solar panels and a small generator and drop to two 12v batts for engine. Maybe upgrade OEM alternator for a hummer 200A or ??? lots of threads in here on alternator woes, upgrading etc.
  6. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    my right Achilles is telling me to stop tumbling. Ive given up on the alternator issue right now... I got to get to work and back and that exhaust me as it is.... so I just charge batts at home and then often again once I get to work.
  7. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    no,- reviewed the thread since it came back up.... sparked a hope that mayyyyyyyyybe by remote chance my charging failure is not a bad regulator after all. Hence the question PS- .. tis actually considered good Netiquette TO NOT start new threads but instead ask in existing threads on the...
  8. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    Bump in case it got lost in the Easter Egg Hunts
  9. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    wait... so how did you still have 24v showing on the dash yet have the leads swapped?
  10. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    side question.... if the excite voltage is less than 24v.... will it/will it not... excite the alternator?
  11. coachgeo

    LMTV FMTV Exhaust Brake Questions?

    side note.... cause of pacbrake not partnering as nice with the programming in the Wtech II on FMTV's.... one thought have had was to move the whole shifter/keypad to an armrest built onto the dog house .... kinda create a Star Trek Captains chair (just aged myself) with the shift pad right in...
  12. coachgeo

    LMTV FMTV Exhaust Brake Questions?

    So our 3116 is Full Marmon ? which PRBX model did you get? Understanding I got from PacBrake tech was that the PRBX workings is most about the balance dance between spring, orifice size and check valve matching the engine's exhaust pressures... Then of course the way it mounts and exhaust...
  13. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    Much of this sheet is done by @simp5782, though others help with it now too and it is continually updated based on reports from here in SS. There is no hose lengths on the spread sheet only part numbers for bulk to cut to length.... Fitting and hose are for converting to more modern Push Lock...
  14. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    Thanks for info. Aren't fuel lines and fittings same though, even if other items listed are likely 3116?
  15. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    far as I know..... most everything on the yellow spread sheet only gets put there "after "reports of someone successfully using it.
  16. coachgeo

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    hmmm..... collect cheap used phones or tablets to make your own dashboard lol.. Actually Ive considered that though. Remove speedo and put a tablet there (or place atop it) for this purpose.
  17. coachgeo

    Toad steerable? (steerable towed vehicle)

    their is a reason RV-ers use toads not cars on trailers..
  18. coachgeo

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    or if your cheap like me. A usb cord an old used cell phone with a free speedo GPS app PS- this is just an example pic. no clue if this one is free or any good
  19. coachgeo

    Toad steerable? (steerable towed vehicle)

    RV world calls the one "towed" a TOAD
  20. coachgeo

    Learn from Chucky..., FMTV cab support tool

    ahhhh perfect.... Ronmar for the win
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