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    LMTV Passenger Seats

    Yea that might fit if you strip all the air suspension below the positioner slides off of it:)
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    Standard Test Equipment port (A0's and?... why/why not utilize this more than we are doing now.

    A pico scope is a multi-channel analog to digital converter box that connects to a serial port on a laptop. A piece of software accesses the data coming in from the converter. Basically creates an oscilloscope out of a laptop. the only pulsed signals on the A0 STE connector are the flywheel...
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    Standard Test Equipment port (A0's and?... why/why not utilize this more than we are doing now.

    The AO STE is very rudimentary. Basically you can read: 24v, gnd and regulator field duty cycle(how hard it is working) from the alt A buffered/isolated flywheel tach signal(133 pulses per rev) from the frequency divider. A 24V battery voltage sample from the PPD A current sample seen by the...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    lose traction...
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    M1078A1P2 CTIS Deflating All Tires

    So CTIS cycles and the tires start to deflate? If so, look for an obstruction in the PCU vent line. This line runs from the plastic cover on the bottom of the PCU to a port in the floor. You can disconnect the line at the plastic cover to take that line and floor port out of the equation...
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    Yet another alternator question

    Yes, you simply need a millivolt meter that can read 3 digits right of the decimal(.001). Connect it to the two small screw terminals on the shunt to measure the voltage/potential developed between those terminals anytime current flows thru the large attached cables. Rated to 1000A As wired...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Thankful for the lockers because you can still spin tires?
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    Yet another alternator question

    The item you are pointing to in the first picture is called an instrument shunt. It is a high current precision resistor. By reading the voltage developed across the resistor/shunt at the small terminals with a dc voltmeter(millivolt meter), you can accurately measure the current being pulled...
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    Yet another alternator question

    Yea its usually the cab down to trans harness where the insulation transforms to crayola crayon... inside the cab seems a little unusual...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Yea if you are pulling them for lockers anyway, its a better mix...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    What general said, 3.9 is closer to ideal, but if you watch your weight...
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    M1084A1 Refusing to Move

    Yea, probably rear shoes fused to drums. any transmission codes? Press both arrows together to enter diag mode. display will show D1 and 2 sets of numbers if any codes are stored or - - if no codes are stored. Press mode to step thru memory locations D1-D5. Press both arrows to exit or turn...
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    Yet another alternator question

    well being stumped is how you learn things…:) in this case, having been stumped by alternators a time or three, I may have an answer for you. Alternators don't make full output until they reach full RPM. I will have to look at the pully sizes again, but at lower engine RPM you are probably...
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    brackets for two alternators -- suggestions

    Yea that existing A0 mount takes up quite a bit of space. modifying it to mount a J180 type tabbed alt as seen is a cost effective way to mount a single, But I agree, fitting two in there using that existing mount would probably not work. IME, particularly with power systems, I am a larger fan...
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    Does the PPD do more than reverse polarity protect ? Modern replacement for PPD ?

    Yep, AIH draw plus whatever power the truck and batteries are drawing after the crank…
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    Does the PPD do more than reverse polarity protect ? Modern replacement for PPD ?

    ok, perhaps some of your numbers are off. 1. A starter rarely pulls its full power rating except briefly initially getting things turning, and only a fraction of that thereafter even when cold. 2. Pulling large amounts of current out of a battery throws basic AH calculations out the window...
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    Does the PPD do more than reverse polarity protect ? Modern replacement for PPD ?

    Yea and a operator seeing a “harness” go up in smoke, may be more inclined to turn it in for maintenance instead of messing with it:)
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    Had the fan kicking on at about 180f instead of 205 today

    On the 3126 and C7 the fan is controlled by the ECU, not a temp sw like in the A0, so there may be other factors the ECU is considering when it activates the fan…
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    2006 M1083A1 6x6 Start up problems.

    Thats why you throw heat at cold, not amp hours… for below zero, diesel coolant heater/arctic kit, and 2 batts would start it just fine… Or just use the russian method and start a fire under the engine:)
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