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    Find any part for FMTV…. What are the unicorns?

    Grove 1-193-0-00516 I'm sure you could contact them and ask - last price I can find is $22,363.00 Seems like you could just buy an M1084 instead.
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    Looking for M1078A1 ABS troubleshooting guide

    On the diagnostic connector on the truck check the resistance between pins C and D. This should show 120 Ohms - the value of the J1939 bus termination resistor. If it doesn't, pull the dash panel (gauge panel) and find connector P250/J250 and make sure it's securely plugged together. If it is...
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    Looking for M1078A1 ABS troubleshooting guide

    Ah - yeah that would do it. I'll have to check but I thought they both lit up on my C7 truck without the laptop connected. :unsure: Different ECM and TCM though.
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    Looking for M1078A1 ABS troubleshooting guide

    Do you have access to an oscilloscope? The 3126b CAT computer should be putting out J1939. Check that your diagnostic port has proper power and ground and then look at the scope trace of the data pins. One thing I have found - especially with the 3126b trucks - the data connection is not as...
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    Camper Upgrades

    I've lost 44 lbs since buying my truck. While this is a legit comment I'm actually ok with the workout. :p
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    Camper Upgrades

    LOL. Possible with the right facilities. Probably not as heavy as you think but still quite a job. Best done with an overhead crane. I wouldn't - not for some insulation. :cookoo:
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    Alarm systems

    An air horn inside the cab might actually injure them and get you sued for having a booby trap which is illegal in the US in your house or on your property..... would be funny as hell if you caught it on camera though! Best make sure that you hit the right button on the fob. o_O
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    I've used both the old style and new. The new thinner version is perfectly adequate. All it does is grip the splines to keep the nut from sliding downhill on the very slightly angled helical plane that is the threads. It's like a wheel chock on a driveway angled at 1 degree - you could do the...
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    Alarm systems

    The RFID thing is a cool idea but it would take them so long to find a plain old kill switch that in reality they are going to give up before they find it. Add a second one and there's just no way. If they can find those they can bypass the RFID given that much time. And with a couple switches -...
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    Alarm systems

    What features are you looking for? No one pays any attention to an audible "car alarm" going off. It might as well be elevator music. I question the utility. If someone wants in they are going to get in. And if that someone is in the frame of mind to break into a giant Army truck you best...
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    Engine cooling fan won’t engage

    I will add that these fans are plastic and it's not a forever material. My 2008 fan already had small cracks forming in the plastic that had yellowed significantly from age. When I did my AC belt pulley I installed a new clutch and a new fan. Having a fan blade snap off and get sucked into the...
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    I replaced all of mine. But note that my truck was in Kuwait and El-Paso till late 2021 when I drove it home. Only 2,750 miles, but all three of my engine transducers have failed or thrown codes. It's worth the peace of mind to replace the 15 year old sensors - the boost pressure in particular...
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    Then something is broken. Probably the gauge considering it doesn't go to zero with power on/engine off. Test oil pressure with a mechanical shop gauge and then fix/replace whatever is broken with the stock system to get it reading correctly.
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    Camper Upgrades

    So do you not have the truck yet? Or did you just get one? You don't seem that familiar with them. My point about the AC was that it makes the defrost/defog actually WORK. For that elevation I could see the need. Remember It's "conditioning" the air - that's not just cooling. Dry air that is...
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    Camper Upgrades

    It's only in the front, but yes all of them are equipped with the suspension squat cylinder rams. This is for loading the trucks on an air-transport and not for driving them around. But what height are you using for your measurement? Cab height? If you add a habitat it will get a lot taller for...
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    Does the gauge zero itself when powered on? Because 60-65 is not a likely correct reading based on what I've seen on a lot of other trucks. Usually between 20 and 40.
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    The off position isn't important as long as the gauge calibrates itself when you turn the ignition on. If it doesn't read zero with the ignition on and engine off then you need to investigate why. Start it up and let it get to full operating temp on high idle and once the fans cycle a few times...
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    It's going to change with temperature and RPM...... Under what circumstances is yours reading 70? If it always reads 70 under all conditions then something is wrong. That's probably a bad reading that's not reflecting reality. The general rule is 10 psi per 1,000 RPM at a minimum. Every...
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    Oil pressure gauge all over the place.

    It does sound like a connection problem. But the 3126 and C7 both do have oil pump issues and the pumps for them have gone through a couple design changes so I would find out why it's reading funky and why it's bouncing when it does read. Not something you want to kick down the road on the HEUI...
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    Hub temperatures

    You can typically touch them without significant discomfort - at 175 that's not the case - for most people anything much over 130 degrees is too hot for more than a second or two. Rear's share gear oil with differential so if gear oil was low (besides there being evidence on the ground...
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