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Definitely a foregone conclusion that it's only a matter of time before she blows. That compressor was probably run for hours over the years with the service ports completely open to the atmosphere (yes, it runs even when there is no pressure in the system for some reason, bad pressure switch...

No argument from me that there is probably some amount of junk that got in there over the years. For the oil, it didn't appear that any had leaked out anywhere until I blew what I guessed to be about an ounce out when the refrigerant all came blasting back out the service port. I added an ounce...

Gosh darn it! I just cut that hose out the other day because I figured it was a vent for a winch or something... Now I have to run a new hose. I'm such an idiot.

Thanks for the help everyone. I found the type of valve core that fits. It's the small style that you can find at any auto parts store. I didn't think it was right at first because it looked like it would fall right down the hole. I carefully lowered one in and it threaded right in no problem. I...

Haha yep I've got something similar sitting in my Amazon cart right now. I'll wait a bit to see if anyone knows what specific one before ordering a bazillion of random ones I'll never use.

Here are some pics of the service ports if that helps narrow it down at all.

Dang. I'm sure I'll end up buying 10 different types before I find the correct one then.

So, just learned a $20 lesson (two cans of r134a) and probably ripped a hole in the atmosphere but long story short, there were no schrader valves installed on the high and low service ports. I've already purchased a few types and they have all been wrong. Anyone know what I need to be looking...

Which do you have now? I have a KDS yellow label that I thought was crapping out but it turned out the temp sensor had gotten water in it. I fixed the damaged sensor and it's been working great ever since. My old plugs were mostly all burned out but they weren't damaged looking at all. I'll keep...

I just installed these Wellman ones (https://amzn.to/3uDp5VK) which appear to be exactly the same ones that came out of the truck. None of the old burned out ones showed even the slightest sign of swelling so that made me pretty happy if that means the new ones won't eventually swell.

I'll be doing this on my M1152 when the parts get here Monday. Did you get the sensor cup too?

So far, I have done both rear wheels and both the drain and fill ports were very loose. I will be putting a paint line on them so I can easily see if they come loose again despite torqueing them. I found the tie rod super wobbly on the right wheel so now I need to find new bushings for it. The...

I certainly wouldn't want one after seeing the price for some REV specific replacement parts. Yikes!

Only 36 away from my M1152. Small world!

I paid ~15k before taxes and fees for an M1152 (two man truck style) so ~5k more for the four man hard top and slant back is probably not too bad since those parts would cost way more than $5k to add later. Your truck has more corrosion and is maybe in a little worse cosmetic shape than mine but...

As someone who still works for the government, I know alllll about the speed at which the government operates. As much as I would love to cruise town in my new truck, you are 100% correct about this waiting period being an excellent time to change the fluids, inspect everything, repair the deep...

Dang.... I called like three days after I got the truck and they just said they "would make sure the title department knows the truck was picked up" but I guess I need to call again if the emails aren't doing anything. I hate to wait for two months only to find out they never submitted the...

What kind of temperatures are you experiencing right now? If its much less than 60-70, you are going to start noticing effects of the a faulty glow plug system. Does your wait to start light light up for more than a brief flash? Have you tested any glow plugs with a multimeter yet? I have about...

Wow, 5 weeks and still no SF97! I am still just at two weeks since pickup so I guess I need to just get comfortable with the wait. Does GP show anything for SF97 status? When I check, its just blank. I've emailed twice to see if they could confirm the SF97 paperwork was at least submitted to the...

Won my auction mid-October and my EUC cleared about two weeks ago. It was a pretty painful wait.