Search results

It's not illegal. The trucks were exempt as manufactured and that transfers to civilian owners. I don't know what kind of parties you guys are having over in Montana, but I don't let random people drive my 8.25 ton curb weight full air truck without instruction, which includes how to operate a...

When the bolt came out, it was the old fan. I had the alt repaired, then the new fan was put on. Then drove the truck more and had this failure the next day (and hundreds of miles) later.

Just as predicted, one of the blades threw a chunk into the rad. Another blade has a little tear in it. Kind of looks like it just hit some FOD but wow talk about bad luck. Got a garden hose in the radiator and it streams right out of the hole.

Ha! My favorite is the oncoming convoys don't know what to do. I get everything from dumb founded looks through waves and salutes. Living around the I-90 / Yakima area sure gives you the impression their trucks are no more reliable than ours, and that I never want to own a Stryker. They run...

oh - and I was saying the tires are cheap. There is a glut if XMLs in the world right now too so if you like that tire, now is the time to switch. I recently bought 10 XML tires and I am not looking back. A tip on the freight - have them ship hold for pickup to a terminal. Then just take your...

On my truck, a SAE bolt instead of the factory 12mm fit perfect. Had to be tapped in with light force. My presumption here is it's actually SAE holes on the bracket and they wound up using M12 which left free play. I plan to confirm the next time I take the alt off but if you have read my other...

There are a lot of opinions about this but mine is simply that the alternator bolt / mount situation has some flaws. Measure and see if your bolt is the right size for the mount. Mine wasn't. See if your alternator holes are off spec or rounded out. If they are, you can have a shop press...

What amazes me is when I come up on something (usually a run down hippy winnebago) that I am faster than in the LMTV...

So just an update but as soon as I limped it into my friends place and then made it up to Bellingham, I was done - made the seahawks game and then came down with a whipper of a cold/flu/whatever. I've been down all week, and haven't even seen the truck. Couldn't get out of bed for the first few...

Haven't found the TM. I'm starting to think it's only on one of the Harris documentation CDs and/or there is no TM because it didn't go through that acquisition process (technically it's a COTS program right). Kind of a funny problem. I don't believe the TRI works in a VAA although I've seen at...

I'm scratching my head as to what's wrong with the military headlight switch. On, off, seems to work fine.

So I am looking at getting a VRC-110 SLA (single) setup for my LMTV, but I am scratching my head as to how this is supposed to integrate with a VIC-3. The tray for the amplifier module seems to have 3 connectors on it, but all of which are labeled for power input, not signal. The way I figure...

Forget the RV stuff. It's a commercial heavy truck as far as anyone is concerned. Look for "commercial truck roadside plans", you'll find plenty. Cost me $600 last time I got towed. All man hours, it was like ten bucks for mileage. Drop the driveshaft, etc.

I don't think it's fair to compare 17.5 million cars sold with 1 battery to a tactical truck that had a lot of program design requirements that cars do not. There's nothing wrong with the battery setup. There's something wrong with the alternator bolts backing out and something wrong with the...

"Snapped the two bolts going into the engine and the big long bolt is nowhere to be seen." By which I mean the two going through the L bracket into the engine snapped.

At the risk of sounding rude, did you actually... read my thread? This has all been covered in great detail. It has been recounted here several times already but here is what I think most likely, and what every professional mechanic who worked on the truck so far thinks: 1. The bolt works loose...

I am unconvinced this is the problem (just like I am unconvinced it's driveshaft vibration when none of my bolts save one were loose) but I am also unconvinced by the naked statement "a fan blade can't have a duty cycle". Of course it can. I think perhaps you meant to say "fans lifespan under...

For everyone who asked about the schematics, look in TM 9-2320-365-34-2 at the end and go up a few pages.

So both a diesel truck mechanic and an ex-mil helicopter mechanic have opined about this situation that the plastic fans are not rated for a 100% duty cycle (and my fan clutch was stuck on). They are thinking brittle old plastic, micro fractures, design strength, etc. I notice a lot of the 3116...

For your consideration; https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/wiring_ecu.html Although if you do it that well maybe the replacement cost will look competitive. Interesting info though especially about water ingress. The struggle is real.