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personally, I'm running DEXIII in my power steering. I'm not constrained like the military supply chain to minimizing the amounts of different fluids I stock for my equipment, so I see no reason to use a single fluid if there are others that are better.

According to the newest version of the TM for ECV/REV trucks, DEXVI is used in all systems in the truck. However: GM put out a bulletin not long after they put out DEXVI Bulletin clearly said only to use DEXVI in automatic transmissions. It also clearly stated that other applications where...

IROAN = Inspect and Repair Only As Necessary, with a date of August 2009, when they installed the Marine Armor Kit components. Nothing to do with original manufacture date. I'll agree with the others here, going by the serial number it's very likely to be originally manufactured between...

...And now the Great Western FMTV Roundup (which is being renamed to something overlanding related) is going to be at a different location as well, due to the person putting it on having to move. Should still be about the same dates as last couple years, but that makes 2 summer events getting...

Napa "specialty" batteries only come with a 6 month warranty. For about the same price you can pick up group 24 AGM batteries with much better warranties. These days as far as I know the 6TAGM are the only batteries being used by the military for these. Much longer lifespan, better CCA, and...

you can use wood or plastic spacers under and around the batteries to hold them in place and add enough height. Or spacers between the hold down and the batteries. You could also do a sleeve spacer over the bolt under the nut on the J-bolts to push the bracket down far enough to secure the...

I talked to a Marine buddy of mine a few years back. According to him, they had so many trucks in inventory, that a lot of them really did just sit out in the desert waiting to be used or disposed of. On my M1123, also 32 original miles, refreshed at 26 miles in 2010, I only needed to replace...

engine should be 180+ for temp. Don't trust the gauge in the dash for accuracy; it's there more as a general guideline, and you only worry about it when something changes. Use a laser thermometer on the head near the thermostat to verify. I'll second TOBASH, ether is bad in these engines...

1)There is no real maximum hose length. Of course, shorter hoses are better, but all it really does is makes it so you need slightly more refrigerant in the system (but in a vehicle you probably wouldn't notice the difference) The RED DOT aircon systems have the compressor in the front, the...

could still cut it down and adapt it to fit the Alley Cat.

Lots of threads on batteries, and lots of differing opinions. As long as it's a matched pair of batteries over 700CCA each, and can be fastened down securely you should be good. (matched being the same brand and model of batteries with identical manufacture dates) maintenance free are better...

I was offered one of those brush guards a couple years back and didn't take it because I have the M1123 and thought it would be a pain to figure out how to mount it.

Well, yeah, damage from unbalanced loads IS because a single leg is being overloaded. As for how people do it, on a 5kw especially, it's really easy to overload as you're talking about 22 amps of 120 per leg, which is a couple small space heaters, before you're more than that. So most...

yes, it can be better utilized, but the net cost of the imbalance in fuel usage is extremely minimal compared to a perfectly balanced load, so in practical application, it's not really an issue.

RTV seems the way to go with all non-critical sealing surfaces (I mean non-critical to be things not carrying high pressure and whatnot)

So the example of 10 amps one leg 7 amps the other leg and 3 amps being "wasted"... The loss here is coming in the transformer, stepping down from line voltage to household voltage. The transformer is designed for 240V out, but has a tap in the middle of it for the 120 "split" that is...

M116 series chassis is what is used for am M101 series trailers, so if that is the chassis under it (I'm not familiar with the PTT) then yes, it should be the same measurements as the M101 series. M116 is the actual frame/chassis, the M101 is the body on top of it. It's not unusual to see both...

I just use a battery disconnect keyed switch near the doghouse. You can leave the light switch in any position you want and nothing will drain with the keyed switch turned to off.

We're allowed to drive on the sand, as it's considered to be a state highway. Supposed to stay up away from the water and away from the dunes. Driving in the vegetation is verboten. Some beaches are closed during parts of the year for shellfish or stuff like that.

I just looked through the RCW for anything about driving on the rocks at the beach and found nothing. Thanks for pointing that out though; it's something I really should have checked before doing it. I will say though I was far from the first person in the group to do it, and if nobody else...