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    FMTV High Speed Gears

    Sent you a PM Ultimatehellhound
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    Source for round electrical connectors?

    Suppliers for the government are: ITT / Canon Caterpillar BAE systems General Dynamics British Leyland I belive that ITT Canon is the OEM of the part, the other companies just buy from ITT
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    Source for round electrical connectors?

    Those are made by ITT.
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    New Aluminum FMTV wheels and tires on flea bay

    Aluminium rims are approx half the weight, they are designed to be more resistant to shock (ie an IED blast), and resistant to ballistic impact than steel wheels. http://www.hutchinsoninc.com/CMS/index.php?page=military-tactical-wheels
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    Interior door panel material?

    A1s are rubber coated aluminium, A0s are some sort of plastic.
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    Tire Truing/shaving. Up to date info?

    Are your wheels true?
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    LMTV aftermarket shocks

    My bad I misread thinking you wanted an LMTV to ride like a BMW.
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    LMTV aftermarket shocks

    It's going to be next to impossible to get an 8ton leaf spring supported truck to ride like a coil spring supported BMW.
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    LMTV/MV Safety Improvements

    It all depends on what you plan to impact with regards to improving safety. If you hit something head on the is below the bumper (which is most cars/trucks) the impacted vehicle will simply pass under the bumper and fram rails hitting the front axle. In that case LMTV wins. If you hit something...
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    Lug wrenches for LMTVs?

    I use a 38mm socket and a 4 foot breaker bar
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    M1084A1 Loaded up with Harvey Relief Supplies

    The delivery was successful! The load was 3.1 tons of mostly water, canned goods and diapers.
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    M1084A1 Loaded up with Harvey Relief Supplies

    It's a small world.
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    M1084A1 Loaded up with Harvey Relief Supplies

    Yes that was me and my other truck.
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    M1084A1 Loaded up with Harvey Relief Supplies

    The Border Patrol had a fundraiser for supplies for other Border Patrol offices and asked that I transport the goods to Bay City. We loaded up the M1084A1 ready to head out tomorrow. How I love this truck!
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    LMTV m1078A1 temperture problem

    It's likely your gauge is reading wrong. The 6 trucks I have go up to approx 200 fan comes on and then goes off around 165-170. Depending on the outside air temps the fan can run for a few minutes. If you can seal up the radiator and duct it well the forward velocity of the vehicle should be all...
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    Troop seat post bolts

    The ones I have are made of stainless steel.
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    Help me ID this

    Does that device use cellular or satellite or does it connect to another radio unit that connects it to worldwide communications systems?
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    What the diodes on circuit breaker panel for?

    Those look like relays, which may contain diodes.
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    Cab to Box pass through

    How does one tilt the cab with a setup like that?
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    My new LMTV is blowing water pumps and loosing alternator brackets!

    This could be caused by vibrations coming from worn out driveshafts, or a rough running engine which could be any number of problems.
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