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    New M1078 owner, newbie question re: Transmission Shift Display

    That is correct. The display indicates the highest available range. Operators Manual: https://www.velocityvehiclegroup.com/themes/vvgmain/assets/Source/PartDocument/634032110217182705.pdf
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    Gen 2 air conditioning install with C7 A1R - notes and pictures thus far.

    Had a chance to try out the system today with temps spontaneously soaring to 90 degrees out of nowhere. Performance was excellent - within about 15 minutes of starting my drive the interior surfaces of the (non insulated) cab were cool to the touch and temps were quite comfortable. No one...
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    M1088A1 rear brake gauge

    If this happens to be an A1R then it's likely the MMDC pressure transducer (common problem) but since you say you replaced a Sensor I'm guessing you have the discreet gauges.
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    Cab Tilt Pump M1078 A1

    leaking from where? It is considered normal for these to release an aerosol from the vent of MIL-PRF-5606 when in operation. That said it's pretty straightforward. Use a large vise if you have one big enough to put the pump in when disassembling and reassembling. Or could probably use a bar...
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    Bed Side Panel Storage M1078 A1

    You can see Dave Anderson pulling the panels out of his stowage boxes at 6:38 in this video:
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    ECO DIRECT DRIVE HUBS

    These are amazing. See my review in the discussion forum thread: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/eco-hubs-who-needs-3-07-gears.213516/page-8#post-2509659
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Beyond like. This is an absolute game changer. This changes everything. It rolls back the cost of driving these to pre-pandemic cost levels. 32% increase in fuel economy. That's absolutely HUGE in the world of fuel economy gains. Mind = Blown. 🤯
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Ok back from the mileage test run. Conditions were: 53 degrees (F) Interstate 5 from the Aurora Flying-J Truck Stop RV pump #26 to center of town in Lebanon Oregon, and back. 118 miles round trip. Both vehicles used the same pump (same ground angle) before and after the test run and both were...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    I am on a 112 mile round trip (at the halfway point now eating lunch) with my friends 2003 M1078 A1 following right now. We both filled out tanks at the same pump to the same level and will do so again at the end of the test. His truck is screaming to keep up with me at 56-57 mph and cycling the...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    The whole drivetrain, especially the engine, really feels like it's a lot happier not screaming at redline. My radiator fan kicked on once last night and it was much quieter and ran for less than a minute before cycling off. After doing 80 mph on the freeway the hubs were still cold to the...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Installed! Ok so as expected these hubs are total game changers. With my C7 uprated to 370/931 I honesty don't notice a significant difference in acceleration but the whole experience is smoother without the reduction hubs. If anything I think it's faster off the line but I haven't corrected...
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    Check engine light comes on when fan off switch is enabled

    Apple's walled garden software ecosystem and anti right-to-repair practices I find particularly insulting. At least on the PC side you can choose to run whatever software you want including other operating systems and no one is going to disable hardware features or prevent you from using non-OEM...
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    Check engine light comes on when fan off switch is enabled

    Very familiar with both. Lived that whole era in the industry. Regardless - CAT ET doesn't run on anything but windows 🤷‍♂️
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    Check engine light comes on when fan off switch is enabled

    I've never heard of that. You might consult the wiring diagrams and see if you can discern any interaction. If you own one of these and you desire/plan to troubleshoot and repair it yourself then you need to get the proper tools. And IMHO the disembodied hand of Steve Job's ghost can stay the F...
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    Check engine light comes on when fan off switch is enabled

    You need to hook up CAT ET with a laptop and see what the code is when you hit the switch.
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    2004 M1084A1 Check Engine Light Troubleshooting

    Yes if you can find a CAT dealer that will touch it. Some will and some won't. None of the ones in my area would return calls or didn't want to touch it because it's in an Army truck. Any heavy duty diesel shop should be able to scan it or you can buy a scan adapter and get the software and do...
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    2004 M1084A1 Check Engine Light Troubleshooting

    It has a standard J1939 port next to the remote battery disconnect switch on the driver's left kick panel. Any heavy duty truck adapter that speaks J1939 can be used with CAT Electronic Technician software to interface with the engine and pull codes, etc.
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    MRAP Light Set

    24v - the wiring runs directly to the batteries and feeds 24v and ground bussbars. The fuse from the batteries is 80a, and the three fuses for the power feeds are 50a each (pulling from the 80a fuse). The fuses are sized to protect the wire and don't represent the load. The wires are pretty...
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    Adding an in cab inverter to my M1083 A1, electrical wiring questions

    Exactly. And a 14 AWG with a 20a fuse supply will blow the supply fuse before the internal 30a. It's a non issue in my opinion and I wouldn't bother moving it off the board.
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    Adding an in cab inverter to my M1083 A1, electrical wiring questions

    It's only 10.4 amps.... call it 12 amps with efficiency losses. This should be no problem for the wiring already running to the 24v ignition relay under the PDP. Run it with 14 AWG wire and a 20 amp fuse.
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