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    LMTV M1078 Wont start.

    You have the right idea with the relays... Ok, it sounds as if you have a transmission fault(Mabe low oil:)). Switch it on and when you have a display press the up and down arrows at the same time to get into code reading mode. The display should show D1, then a two digit number, then a...
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    LMTV M1078 Wont start.

    Does the trans controller power up shound have a N N on the display? You need the neutral start contacts from the trans control unit to crank the engine. it is a 12/24v power system and uses 4 different types of relays. 12v coil, 24v coil, 4 pin and 5 pin... these need to be the correct...
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    LMTV Transmission Issues

    The specs for the trans lifting fixture are in the manual...
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    What's the longest box you can mount on M1078 bed?

    As drawn here 6’-4” with the overall vehicle height at 11’-2”. this is the minimum I can really go, and may push the internal height up to 6’-6”. Trying to keep the overall height under 11‘-6” with the solar panels and guards mounted... I also have it drawn with 3” walls and a 4-5” arched...
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    What's the longest box you can mount on M1078 bed?

    this is what 17’-9”(213”) looks like on a 1078 chassis with the tire and filter relocated...
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    What's the longest box you can mount on M1078 bed?

    24’ box on a 1078? I wouldn’t do it. I am removing my spare tire and planning the habitat to go right up against the cab. With that added room my latest design is 17’-8” and extends 35” past the back end of the frame with the bottom rear corner removed to keep the original 40 degree exit angle.
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    M1083 CTIS issue

    Yea, forgot about that weird one. that would cause a real slow deflate, a bad dump valve would deflate fast...
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    M1083 CTIS issue

    Both front wheels have one component in common, the front quick release/dump valve which is located between trans and fuel tank. The dump valve is a remote pressure regulator. Whatever the input pressure, the dump valve matches on the outlet(wheel side) by feeding air from inlet to outlet or...
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    M1088 with 4 (Four) leads into the battery box

    Both negative terminals? There is one negative cable(not including the nato cable) and it goes to the shunt under the air filter/AOP then to the starter. The main chassis strap goes from starter ground line to left frame rail. there is one 12v cable, it goes to the polarity protection device...
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    Winter is coming... Ether start questions!

    Yep, google thermostart...
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    Winter is coming... Ether start questions!

    There is no timed metering of the ether. It is metered thru fixed ports/nozzles to deliver X volume per second sprayed, but when the ether sense switch is below 100F(coolant temp), the ether sprays as long as the dash switch is depressed/tank has ether in it.... real simple circuit. CB22 to...
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    My tip for spare relays

    Don’t know, got a pic. The pin placement kinda goes with the case size so it probably won’t...
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    M1083 transmission problems

    Drain, fill with atf and try it. If better, drain again, change filters and refill with transynd? aw-32 hydraulic oil(10wt) is most likely NOT meant for something with wet clutches, and it may have destroyed them... Hope you don’t need a new trans... good luck...
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    Possible alternative cab air spring?

    What also isn’t specified is wether this shock is rated to also provide a retracted and extended stop like the original combined shock/spring assembly does. You would have to look at the structure of the truck it is specced for to see if it uses some other structure to control the travel limits...
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    Possible alternative cab air spring?

    Well this link shows a length of 280, I am guessing MM, or about 11”. But it doesn’t specify wether that is extended, retracted or nominal... http://ekomafirestone.pl/pdf/kat_cab_springs.pdf
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    LED Replacement Light Questions

    1. All the LMTV lights are 12v.
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    3D Printed Door Wire Guides

    Yep, no/shredded guards on mine, had a short that took out the marker light fuse... nice 3d application! I was going to build a curved plate/bracket that extends into the hole and lay the wires on that and heat-shrink them in place...
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    Strange starter behavour

    you could have a weak relay or a high resistance connection associated with K1 or K24. Also insure that K1 and K24 are both 12v coil relays. A 24v coils drop-out voltage may be very near the normal voltage sag of the batteries/electrical system when cranking the engine And would interrupt the...
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    Allison Transmission Info

    No advantage, it is not a very significant difference... it is probably just a typo in the documentation...:)
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    In-Line Coolant Heater Location?

    Synthetic will help crank load And speed. You have glow-plugs though right?
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