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    CTIS

    Hate to say it but instead of guessing you *could* build the interface cable, download the free software from Dana and know what the problem is *for sure*. Do the A0 trucks have ABS? I have the Wabco software too - identified a dirty wheel speed sensor on a truck with it yesterday. Huge time...
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    Radiator

    Not a fix per-se, but I carry a stop leak product in my rigs just in case. In particular it's a product I've used with success on many occasions. I work on Subaru's quite a bit and they had a problem with some external head gasket seepage back in the early 2000's. This culminated in a service...
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    LizardSkin / Tire questions

    You will need it. And if you plan to air condition it.... well it's a challenge. With the truck in direct sun, both awnings deployed, and running two AC units (I have a 24v unit, and a 120v unit) I can keep the habitat around 72-74 with the outside ambient temps around 100 degrees. I can't...
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    LizardSkin / Tire questions

    I used 6 gallons for the inside of the M1079 van for the thermal coating. I didn't do the sound insulation - just thermal. 2 coats on the walls and ceiling. It comes in 2 gallon buckets.
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    LizardSkin / Tire questions

    I've installed on two trucks (both M1088's - one with a 17' habitat and one with a 24' habitat) with 3.07 gears and both owners are quite happy. You'll be fine.
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    LizardSkin / Tire questions

    5 blinking lights on the CTIS controller means there's a control fault. First check is that you are building 125 psi in the wet tank.
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    LizardSkin / Tire questions

    Lizardskin is amazing and is actually a very well engineered product that is used heavily in commercial applications (fire trucks, ambulances, etc) and by the US Navy, etc. It's just the small motorsports division of Mascoat: https://mascoat.com/ I used the Lizardskin thermal coating on the...
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    Preferred engine oil for 3126b

    IDK - I hated working on HMMWV's in the Army. There's no access to anything, they stuffed the engine up under the firewall and they were unreliable shit heaps. Wouldn't own one except to resell it. The Amsoil filter is very large and I can't think of any space you could easily stuff it other...
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    Web site Eco Hubs

    I know what's up with his speedo - I forgot that he already had 3.07's that the speedo had never been corrected for and so when I took the PPM and divided it by two I didn't account for the 3.07 gears in addition to the 2:1 reduction delete. So I just need to make another small change to his PPM...
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    Web site Eco Hubs

    One of them I just installed that day or the day before. :)
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    Wheres all the folks using antifreeze in their tires ?????

    I started out with 32 ounces (1 quart). Didn't seem like it was enough so I added a second 32 ounces. So I've got 2 quarts in each tire. Antifreeze is 9.4 lbs per gallon so that works out to 4.7 lbs of anti-freeze. The CTIS valve and hoses and mounting plate is about 2.5 lbs - though at a...
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    Expedition engine?

    Mine is 20,950 lbs with me and the dog.
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    Wheres all the folks using antifreeze in their tires ?????

    I have it in my tires. It definitely helps. I do *smell* it when airing down so it's likely going to disappear over time. Not having any issues with the CTIS or seeing any liquid. I played in the sand at 20 psi on Saturday for over an hour and never had any problem. Aired up to x-country and...
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    CTIS

    Yeah - I would set the governor pressure to 125, rebuild the PCU, and check that the vent line is clear. That's a good place to start.
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    New M1078A1R

    It's standard on all military vehicles now - it's for charging NVG's, etc.
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    LED Headlights for LMTV

    Mine did not. Mine had halogen headlights but LED everything else. The halogen's were military bulbs so if they were swapped it was in service or someone wanted them for a different truck, etc. That said - if it *did* have LED headlights from the factory they would be the old style one's with...
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    Info Prior to Purchase an M1078

    My friend with an M1078 w/winch and I went over the scales yesterday with our trucks and the hydraulic winch and all it's gear adds basically 1,000 lbs to his truck - which jives with the door placard information on weight. His 2003 M1078 w/winch was 18,500 lbs, while my 2008 M1079 is 21,000...
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    2007 S&S A1R has 100amp alternator

    It's going to be an LBCD. The PPD went away long before 2007 - LBCD being introduced with the A1's right around 1999-2000. The LBCD was designed specifically because of the 100a alternator limitations. That's really it's only purpose - to protect that tiny alternator against the potential of the...
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    2007 S&S A1R has 100amp alternator

    Not all of the early one's got it. I know Alex Wilson's truck doesn't have the 260a either. Down at my local reserve unit they are preparing to turn in three A1R's - all around 2005/2006 vintage and they all have 100's. All basic 1078 cargo's. One with winch - still has the 100a. My 2008 A1R has...
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    New M1078A1R

    Emergency air and parking brake control lock: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006L91I1O Buy tools on Amazon and send them ahead of you. That's what I did for my drive from Houston to Portland. The disconnect switch in the cab is a double pole single throw switch. One side operates the remote...
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