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This has been posted before and that is why Gimpy and I use ATF-Acetone around my barn for just about everything. We keep a bottle mixed on the workbench ready to go.
Search is a valuable tool here on SS.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?67255-Texas-FMV-Laws-(Former-Military-Vehicles)&highlight=texas
While not specific to Dallas the information will still help.
I don't recall hearing of anyone saying that they were on a flat surface with no load putting it in low-reverse and breaking the case.
That being said too many broken cases seem to indicate that there was indeed a load of some sort on the trucks that have had the problem. Backing up a hill or...
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If you want the troubleshooting guide it is:
TM9-2320-302-20
JATonka has it on his site.
http://www.jatonkam35s.com/M915TMs/m915_TM%209-2320-302-20.pdf
Chapter 2 Section/Page 0010 00
I can't say that it is very good since it amounts to taking a meter and checking the voltages around...
Welcome and although a fuse can look good it can still be bad. Swing by a Wally World or any auto parts place or Radio Shack and get a cheap meter. That will greatly aid your troubleshooting.
Swing by the Harbor Freight store closest to you (I see two) in your area and just by the cheapest meter they have or it may be in a sale flyer for free.
Throw it in the truck to have with you all the time.
Correct, I only said that about drilling because that is what almost everyone does. I hope you kept the part number or link to the pulley you used because I might want to try it sometime.
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My replacement alternator would not self-excite at idle so no, just starting the truck up would not charge. I have put several single wire units on MVs and a backhoe and you have to bump the RPMs up after starting to get the alternator to start working.
Mine is a $109 unit from the place I...
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