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  1. Third From Texas

    M1088 Cab Lock squirts fluid

    Be advised, the rebuild kit for these is not simply standard o-rings. There is a place local to me that sells the kits for $20 I'll PM you the link (the mods don't like links in here some times unless it's sponsors)
  2. Third From Texas

    The Once And For All On Batteries...

    A0 version truck.
  3. Third From Texas

    The Once And For All On Batteries...

    What year truck? If an AO (facing truck) there are two cables coming in inboard/forward (top/left). These are your 24v (on the AO's the two are paired together, on the A1R it is a single cable (I've never owned an A1). Then one single inboard/middle (center/top). This is 12v And one that...
  4. Third From Texas

    The Once And For All On Batteries...

    As Ronmar said, if all our trucks had 260a alts more things become viable.
  5. Third From Texas

    The Once And For All On Batteries...

    Dual 6TLs on all my trucks. Mostly because I like the OEM tie down system and didn't want to hack up the top in case I reverted back to four (never know when we *all* may be at war or have to bug out to nasty cold places, etc). ;) But I've seen people retrofit all sorts of sizes. There are a...
  6. Third From Texas

    The Once And For All On Batteries...

    Go dual unless you are in N. Maine, Alaska, Montana, etc. In GA you don't need four. Set up for dual. You can always swap back. All three of my trucks were converted to two (you can even use the existing cables). *not my image, but it's what I used.
  7. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    Yeah, that would have been the upgrade.
  8. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    Na, just going to be a beach truck. I hate to dump $300 of oil into there to flush and refill. I've never seen an automatic that got wet that had clutches which survived. :(
  9. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    I'm thinking that once it's chocolate milk, it's toast...
  10. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    Lots. Looks like the truck was forded with the breather plug open. No cross-contamination to the engine (which is running awesome). I had seen it on the dipstick and pretty much knew the clutch packs were goo. Of course the t-case is goo as well. Now to find a compatible replacement for a 3070
  11. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    Yeah, that will flush right out then good to go....err park maybe. <grumble><grumble>
  12. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    I thought so as well. It's an Allison class handbook for fire department mechanics, basically.
  13. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Allison Trans Student Guide

    As I prepare to delve into the trans on my 94 for a checkup, I found this. It's a nice general overview used in training mechanics in the civilian world. I've found it handy and a bit less convoluted than the TMs. Of course it covers multiple models, but has some good info. ymmv...
  14. Third From Texas

    RESOLVED: Dash gauge issues when CTIS plugged in?

    Awesome. Yes, they are not just a truck they are an adventure ! ;)
  15. Third From Texas

    I have joined the club ! And yes I have lost my mine !

    <ca-ching> How many in the build?
  16. Third From Texas

    WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

    Yep. Cheap is good. I'm not one of these "let's blow $100k on a camper build" guys. I don't have it. Lot's a retasked, scraps, RV takeoff, and surplus stuff. :)
  17. Third From Texas

    WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

    Not that it matters, but this is what I've settled on. Almost all weight slung low at frame (except fresh). No batteries in house (especially under bed which is suicide). All diesel heaters mounted outside of actual hab. Underbed storage can be removed if I need to haul something long inside...
  18. Third From Texas

    modified LMTV is coming along well

    Yep. We used to also weight each corner. It's part of the equation as well for baseline. Once the coil overs were correct (which we don't really have expect on the A1R tucks, and it's a very different scenario since they are expecting a crapton of armor installed) then you would start tuning...
  19. Third From Texas

    WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

    I did a mockup in my habitat using wood. Camped in it dozens of times, adjusting as I needed. Same concept, I reckon...
  20. Third From Texas

    Just Another 1088 Overland Build

    Nice work. Looking forward to the build out. *btw: the lifting points that slide out are just for lifting. When they do an airdrop, as far as I know they would only toss the airdrop versions (M1081 or M1093). These have the fold-down cab that allows them to be fit onto a skid. Not a...
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