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I have been doing some LMTV tire work recently and used this tool: http://www.uniquetruck.com/p-16732-nut-buddy-wheel-nut-loosener.aspx?affiliateID=10056&gclid=Cj0KEQjw2ay8BRC7sYequMydsq0BEiQAbEX9UFNf-CV12UjrPUTO6rtkt8x-IVGPaVoOEA-z6mcZsY8aAjLk8P8HAQ You can forget about needing a cheater bar...

I agree, George. That's an absolutely horrible place for an air intake, but a wall might help a little. With 'engineering' like that, what other build decisions would be suspect?

Great finds! Those Wheatstone nulling bridges are fun to play with. Good deal on the R390A parts. Bob wb4ett

While looking up some parts for the distribution panel, looks like the whole panel is made up of building-block components by Dill Blox, the same company that makes the diode modules on the PDP. These components are listed in their on-line catalog...

Searching is good.......but.......there are layers of knowledge on newer surplus, like FMTVs. Looking at threads from 3 or four years ago will give misleading or blatantly wrong information. Over the years the 'opinions' change and the answers become more correct. Getting an updated...

The IP probably bypasses back to the tank. I primed my truck without opening a vent (didn't know about it yet) but will use the vent next time. I left the filters slightly loose until pumped full. For reference, it took about 30 pumps to fill the (dry) Raycor pre-filter, and another 30 pumps...

Hey floridaAKM, you can't get a break can you! That's a lot of bad parts. Hang in there!

I have not re-keyed my cab so had no way to lock it. The door handles seemed so fragile to be used as locks. An alternate means of locking the doors was preferred because if the door handles are locked and some *&^%$ perp decided to pry it open, those $600 handles would get trashed. Not...

Aleigh, I also bought a replacement controller, NOS, same p/n 12378682, and same mfgr 1MVZ1-673204, as your new one. It behaves exactly like your description: Plug it in, power up truck, and CTIS lights blink once, then nothing. A local guy with an LMTV let me plug his controller into my...

What info is on that data plate on the antenna base?

The exhaust manifold gasket on the 3116 CAT of my '94 LMTV was leaking. I noticed exhaust tracks in front of number 1 port, then at number 6 also. Apparently the 3116 manifold is prone to warping, according to the shop who did the work. The manifold was surfaced and reinstalled with new...

Looks like a great solution. I want to do the same thing on my LMTV to pull a 25 ft camper trailer, tongue weight only 500 lbs, and an 18 ft equipment trailer, tongue weight about 1000 lbs. I have never used a 'cushioned' hitch. That is a good idea. My other hitches rattle badly on big...

Why not stick with normal question-answer format that has worked so well?

Mine does that too. Must be normal. My dash brightness pot is backwards. Turning CW makes it dimmer.

Thanks for reporting. It's feedback like this that helps everyone who follows!

Looks like a Blazer made by Crosley LOL.

LeTourneau was a huge manufacturer of heavy equipment and blades. Search 'letourneau dozer blade' and images. I see that exact setup on the Forestryforum, for example. D4's like that, with that cable blade(!) were used for building the Alcan highway. They did the lighter work and D7's the...

This is a 'gee whiz' fact about the FMTV's. Add other notes to this thread if you like: I had a funny event this morning (funny looking back on it). I wanted to check the engine oil in a flat place, not like where I park, so I coasted down to a low spot on the driveway. Got out, walked...

Impressive re-engineering effort! Thanks for the update.

The hot spots are going to be internal. A water hose plumbed into one of the engine's radiator connections, and the other radiator connection extended up to keep water in the block, works. I have needed to run a Unimog OM-352 loose engine a few times. No doubt there are many other methods...