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My truck has about 7,000 miles on it now. The trans definitely has 15w40 in it. I just pulled a sample a few days ago - on the dip stick it looks nearly new. In the sample bottle it's a little darker than new oil would be. Very clean though.

I put one of these on each sun visor. They are bright AF, and have both red and white LED's. CHEAP and won't drain the truck batt if you leave it on: https://www.amazon.com/Coast-21019-Dual-Color-Clip-Light/dp/B002YGBJZI Bonus - you can pull one and clip it to your hat if you need a work light.

FWIW - the military does not switch them over - the newest trucks do run ATF (A1P2's, etc) - but older trucks still in inventory that came with 15w40 still get serviced with 15w40. If they go in for the A1P2 overhaul they come back with ATF.

Probably hand-me-down MRAP's to the guard or reserves.

All the schematics for all the trucks - A0 through A1R are here: PM me for public link or just search for "FMTV Schematics" on www.archive.org

I can confirm that the A1R coil overs ride pretty decent. The suspension seats help. Honestly don't miss the air ride cab or it's considerable maintenance cost and complexity.

Looks like you need to pull that starter and tighten/Loctite the bolts holding the flange to the starter body. GD

I intend to at some point figure out the exact part number for the metal rod clips from the Auveco catalog...... https://www.auveco.com/complete-auveco-catalog-catalogs But I bought an assortment that Dorman sells and if you compress the rod retainers a bit with pliers to grip the rod size...

Have you talked to the yard to find out how long it can sit there awaiting your arrival? They may be receptive to the argument that you didn't expect the EUC to go through in a day and could you come get it in a few weeks or a month? Enough time to arrange time off, etc. I totally understand -...

My truck was 2700 miles away. Start a post and ask if someone near the truck can do a cursory inspection - throw in some batteries, etc. We have a pretty good community here. I mean - if you are willing to pay $6k+ to have it transported.... you have seen the price of diesel right? A rig that...

Contact Justin Whering in the Houston area. He can get anything registered in TX. He has contacts in the DMV. Look for some of his old posts - they always contain his phone number. His user name is "whering". Amazing guy I'm sure he can help. Rick

Cheaper to drive it with the price of fuel and transport. I'm sure it's up to $5 a mile now if not more (pre-covid and fuel prices it was about $4 a mile). Go PREPARED and drive it home. There's a large network of owners and people that know these trucks that you can rely on. Start a post asking...

Indeed it was an excellent time. Great to meet everyone. Next time perhaps a bigger convoy!

If you have issues with registration - there's always Utah. SF97 is one of their options and I'm sure they can work with either one. www.dirtlegal.com They got me sorted out and I can't say enough good things about their customer service and attention to detail.

Can confirm - mine stuck partially closed - that took a minute to figure out. It was just mechanically stuck with rust and carbon, etc.

Very similar. And not that far off from the $1550 shipped I paid for the correct cab unit. They have gone up this year and as we get closer to summer..... it's a supply and demand thing. That RedDot unit may be $600 cheaper than current asking price for the military unit but the supply likely...

For anyone that is curious - the FMTV cab AC evaporator/heater unit cost the US Army $2713 per unit. NSN: 4130-01-562-6391 COOLER UNIT, AIR

Well the military felt that LED's with defrost grids were enough of a benefit to roll them out to essentially every truck. Currently they are supplied by TruckLite.

AOAP sample valves.

Couple thoughts: Gov Planet generally has the worst condition trucks - they are the final resting place for all the units that no other agency wanted. The military gives preference to many other outlets before they end up at auction. Also once you win the auction you must apply and be approved...