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Its not a mud truck. The A1 or A2 with singles are a bit better but when you get 21000lbs of steel stuck in the mud you better have something big to pull you out.
I won a 98 M1088 out of NY yesterday. I have not got it back yet but the pics show a newer gen single digit keypad and a trans computer where the vim module is located on the first gen lmtv trucks. Anyone have any insight into this? It said trans wont engage in the listing it could be something...
It should be fine at 5 tons the 2.5 ton rating is off-road. It should have a 5 ton on road rating. The big single tires need more pressure for heavier loads or it will feel tipsy.
Will
The sender is a magnetic pickup I believe. I tried cleaning on before it may work better but not right. The trans ecu is dependent on that sender. You won't have proper shifts till a new one is installed.
It has planetary hubs each hub gas its own reservoir. There are plugs on the hub ends. Something I recently learned myself. Trans and transfer case are mated and share fluid. I think it's regular oil same as the engine. Speedo is electric if its jumpy and the trans shifts incorrect then the...
If you can find one from a wrecker thats programmed to the higher pressure. Not all are. Any controller can be reprogrammed you just need the Y cable to interface a PC to it.
Will
I have the cold weather top stuff minus the doors but the regular doors work fine. Unless you are short you cant see out the door windows anyways they are too low.
Another member had their shifts reprogrammed by the Allison dealer. I have the interface but not the Allison software to do it. Still working on that it costs big bucks for the software.
The ecu is behind the keypad. There is a port to the right of the steering wheel. Its an older interface used to access it the Allison dealer should still have it though. There is a bunch of stuff that can be adjusted. Dont take the ecu out unless you really need to.
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