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When addressing loose and corroded connections at the LBCD I noted that several studs were loose in the housing. After confirming with several members that this was a clear indication of failure (the unit is no longer sealed against moisture at the very least), I procured and installed a...

Nice. I'll take a second look in the box. The bottle I procured was a "Katz" branded unit. Maybe I missed the included gasket!

Spend more up-front and get one that's not a basket case. The newer the better. A1 trucks have MANY improvements in reliability.

It's below freezing here today, and my C7 truck started up with very little difficulty. I don't have the ether bottle installed yet. Still trying to track down the gasket for the connection. NAPA couldn't get it for me even though I have the part number. I'll probably try FleetPride or find one...

My local NAPA had the ether cylinders in stock. Pretty common item - do you have a FleetPride near you? Unless your NAPA does commercial stuff on a regular basis they probably won't know what you are talking about. Rick

Chad (Broke Overland) seems to be doing just fine in the snow with a set of Z cables on the rear. Watch as he shows the Jeeps who's BOSS in the snow: Clearly weight in the back is not a detriment at the least. If he can haul ~21,000 lbs plus pull a Jeep that's basically dead weight...

The "12v gremlins" is an appropriate name. From what I've seen on my 2008, the grounds points are one of the biggest issues. The factory coated everything in THICK CARC paint and then used star washers to pierce the paint coating and make a ground. This is valid but there was no use of...

With my NAPA commercial account the 7256 is $214. Given my personal experience is only with the stuff I worked on 20 years ago (gen sets [my 52D MOS], M35's, 800, 900 series trucks and HMMWV's) and my current 2008 A1R with the 260 amp alternator, I would think that two of these would be more...

I'm just going off the GVW listed on the passenger door data plate. Not sure on my curb weight but the weight listed on the AAR van box is "Tare Wt 3,360", "Gross Wt 8,360", and "Net Wt 5,000" I'm sure the A1R truck weighs more than the A0 trucks by a fair bit. The high pinion rear axle, the...

My shop is in Portland, OR. I'm not specifically a truck shop (we build race cars mostly) but I do own a 2008 LMTV, and I'm a former 52D generator mechanic in the Army - was attached to motorpool and worked mostly on trucks and HMMWV's, and I'm pretty well versed in the charging system on these...

My 2008 1079 A1R has 4 leafs in the front and rear springs. Also has front coil-over shocks for the never-installed armored cab. It may simply be that the A1+ trucks changed to a 4 leaf pack on all models. Might be a matter of the 3 leaf having thicker leaves and there not being any real...

I agree - for some situations they would be ideal. But you basically need a dedicated truck to mount that cab on. The way it's built it's essentially impossible to have the expansive windshield with the amazing view and the blast shutters - they operate from a control on the pillar between the...

Ruins the visibility of the FMTV. The flip open hatch is the only part worth much. Those cabs aren't that rare. Got mine for the price of the hatch and shipping. Rick

Thank you for this. My truck has 5700 miles on it and seems fine but I'll keep my eye on that whenever I have the cab up and engine running. Rick

I believe this is effectively what these guys do. I'll have an LLC in Utah to which the vehicle is registered rather than being registered to me personally. But as the owner of the LLC I'm of course legal to operate the vehicle belonging to my business. In many ways a "corporation" is considered...

I'm done jumping through their silly hoops. I wasted four hours of my weekday (as a customer facing business owner with employees this is costly and inconvenient). If Oregon is so stupid they can't realize that the interstates were built and paid for by the federal government in part FOR the...

Drove the truck to the DMV today - about 30 miles round trip - and no issues with the charging system. Of course the Oregon DMV doesn't want to register my truck. Saying they want a "letter from the manufacturer stating the truck meets federal standards for highway use"...... even though the...

Sure - just hook the 12v sides together on the same stud, and the 24v sides together on the same stud. Bypassed. Rick

Since all the gauges are driven by the MMDC - I would start with the connections there as Ronmar mentioned. My truck had a bad pressure transducer inside the MMDC and I opened it up and replaced it with one from another MMDC (that also had a bad pressure transducer). Another knowledgeable owner...

That's true - the cooling system on these trucks is gigantic with a monstrous capacity and the engines run pretty cold unless they are loaded. Mine will stay at 165 pretty much indefinitely unless cruising at highway speed for a while. They were designed for operation in extreme environments...