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    Do I have oil pressure?

    That's the correct sending unit. It's typically just the connector has a poor connection these use a Deutsch DT 3-pin connector and pins. You will find that both the oil pressure and the boost pressure sensor use the same connector and both are problematic - you don't want to plumb up some...
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    info on front turn signal wire numbers

    You can't go by the colors. Sometimes the colors and numbers aren't the same between different light manufacturers. I've witnessed this first hand with Grote and Trucklite being inconsistent. The numbers were correct but on the wrong color tags. P8 -> 483/484 P9 -> 460/461 P10 -> 491 P24 ->...
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    Manual pump pushing the fluid to air/oil pump

    I have never seen a pump with that selector lever on an FMTV. My truck is a 2008 A1R and doesn't have that lever. Very strange. Since the lever serves no purpose but to complicate the situation I would get a normal FMTV pump and swap that one out.
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    CTIS troubleshooting

    That's absolutely excellent that the system is mechanically solid and any method of control that gets it working to your liking is all that matters. My remaining concern is that we pretty much know for a FACT that you have wiring harness damage and we don't know where it's located - which...
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    Cleaned M1078A1 Power Distribution Panel (PDP)

    I've run across an alarming number of relays over the years with burnt contacts that would pass a cursory voltmeter check but wouldn't carry any load. And plenty of circuits where 12v or 24v was present on a DVOM but when load is applied the voltage goes away due to corrosion somewhere in the...
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    Cleaned M1078A1 Power Distribution Panel (PDP)

    Just make sure it's not an LED or "digital" test light as those are basically worthless since they can't apply an actual load.
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    Cleaned M1078A1 Power Distribution Panel (PDP)

    I prefer to use an incandescent test light (scope on a rope) and a power source. This proves they can carry amps not just pass continuity. Everyone that's inclined to troubleshoot and repair their own vehicle should have a test light (and a DVOM) and know the basics on how to use them. I quite...
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    Where does this attach?

    That heater is a waste of fuel and a waste of your time. Uses too much fuel, too much electricity, and takes up a tremendous amount of space. As Third noted - the military didn't give a crap if you could sleep in there - you would be on duty at a desk and likely expected NOT to be sleeping...
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    Where does this attach?

    Unless you want to run the 60,000 BTU (not a typo) heater in the van - which requires AC power BTW - you don't need it to connect to anything. That heater is probably ~80 lbs and takes up the whole right side pod that can easily be used for a smaller heater or storage. I stuck a Chinese 12v...
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    CTIS troubleshooting

    Should. But they glued it. They are hard to remove in the best case with a 1/3 that number of wires. These are not coming out non-destructively.
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    Get Your Popcorn Ready: Unicorn ALERT

    The one with the plastic love doll that smells like a tire?
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    CTIS troubleshooting

    The controller keeps throwing codes for the solenoid circuits - mostly the control solenoid but sometimes also the deflate and inflate solenoids. The pressure switch signal wire has 300 ohms of resistance to chassis ground even when unplugged on both ends. Did you check the wiring harness...
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    Another LMTV roll over

    The older XML's (no longer even produced by Michelin) were regarded as having poor balancing and behavior - the lug pattern and lug distance makes them a rougher riding and you can see in the sidewalls how the internal belting doesn't hold the sidewalls uniform and smooth. They had a tendency to...
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    Another LMTV roll over

    So was this a separate incident? The initial post was about an incident in Alaska...... which sounds like a significantly different place than Bavaria. Having not been to either I am not in a position to assert their proximity through direct observation but last time I looked at a world map...
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    Another LMTV roll over

    Do a google search for "LMTV rollover" and "FMTV rollover". There's been a LOT of incidents. Most involving negligent speeds - thus the Army wide troop carrying speed limit under ALL conditions. Also several incidents involving tire blow outs and highway speed resulting in rollover. Having...
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    Another LMTV roll over

    When hauling troops, the speed limit is 15 mph under ALL conditions except in the Motorpool where it's 5 mph. This is an Army wide policy.
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    M1079 Timing Cover replacement

    So what parts exactly need to be changed? Just the *cover* to the timing case is easy according to the TM. Couple hoses and tubes and a bunch of bolts and it drops right off the front. But I suspect you mean the timing *case* which is what always breaks on the A0 trucks because the driveline...
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    M1079 Timing Cover replacement

    Which engine? (year, serial number, A0/A1/A1R, etc). Have you considered which generation you want? There are significant differences between 1993 and 2008 (newest 1079 that I've seen on the civilian side).
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    Aluminum wheels

    I believe it's 10 posts. Which engine in your 2005? That's a transition year - could be 3126b or C7.
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    OEM AC is a job. Took me a year in total before I charged it and had it operational. I would order the hubs - never know when the demand will fall off and time between production runs will increase. We have seen it with other stuff like aftermarket shocks, etc. The people that want them snap...
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