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Dot 5, search online to find a vendor if you're taking on a project like you stated and need a gallon or more of fluid. Quick top off levels of Dot 5 can be found at you're local Harley Davidson shop as they use it as well but it's expensive if you break it down to dollars for ounce.

I've read around on here for a few years. I'm still trying to figure out how adding a turbo will melt the engine with stock fuel settings. I'm sure the additional air will make the mixture burn more completely (hotter) but I see no real downside. Install a turbo, install a pyro and let it eat!

I guess my alternator will be much happier. I had to get "jumped off" to make it to the GA Rally in the 3rd week of October. The alternator charged the batteries up sufficiently that it didn't have to be jumped off again that weekend. After that, I installed a 24V solargizer panel from...

Might need to get a pre-luber system for the oiling system. I think the starter spun the engine above idle speed when I started it up! It's only 50 out but it settled into a "cold" 500 rpm idle in neutral. Drove it around the block to warm everything up and it idled at it's normal 650 rpm...

I don't own a HMMWV but I do know that my contact maintenance HMMWV's equipped with 6.5 turbo, 4 speed o/d can go around 80 mph. That's just a guess as the speedo runs out of numbers at 60 but the needle still travels down towards almost straight down. The engine doesn't sound happy when doing...

Put a pair of Exide 6TAGM batteries in mine. Should be comparable to a Hawker, got them from a local recycling company that gets take outs from the base. One has a shipped date Dec 2014 and the other Feb 2017. Both passed a load test and had an open circuit voltage of 12.6 volts. I went...

FloridaAKM, Mr. Alan, I am happy to see you posting again! You probably would have laughed if you saw a picture of your M1082 trailer being backed onto Simp's trailer. The back tires of the M923 were almost on the trailer deck and the front tires were on the ground. Luckily the 250 Cummins in...

Closest picture I have Chaplin. This was taken at Durhamtown and the M1102 next to the cabin was pulled by the M923A1. It sits very slightly nose up with the lunnete ring mounted in the "upper" position. I disconnected and we pulled it into position by hand. They roll pretty easily on decent...

Emergency side should be consistent with gauge reading so 120 psi for a fully working air system. Brake pressure on the service line will depend on the amount of pressure exerted upon the brake pedal and the sensing valve in the air pack. Here is where people need to really understand the...

Might work, I haven't had that trailer in over 2 years so I don't have a way to try it. I was just posting what my observations were. I never said running without the brakes functioning was correct, I was merely posting what my experiences were. I have an M1102 with functioning surge brakes now.

I came up with my "solution" to the missing air tank problem after studying an M105A1 trailer. As you pointed out, they do not have a "break away" system. I connected my air line in the same manner. I posted a thread on here concerning my locking of the wheels issue to no avail. I had...

When I had an M105 trailer, the air lines and tank were missing. I ran an airline straight to the airpack and connected it to the driver's side "Service" gladhand. The trailer would lock the wheels under rather mild application of the brake pedal so I never used them again. My stopping...

The only problem I would worry about is making it work with the glow plugs. I see you are located in Nevada which normally has pretty temperate weather so it might work. Here in Georgia, even on a 60 to 70 degree day my glow plugs engage for about 10 seconds or so. Of course once the truck...

Mr. Greg, I know you are a wealth of knowledge so I want to pick your brain just a little. My wife's 2WD Tahoe has a 3.08 rear axle ratio. It's a 2009 model and other than the disc brakes, looks about like any other 10 bolt. I've never heard of a 3.07 ratio available on a 10 bolt rear axle...

I'm not a transmission guy but I do know that in 89, a 2.8L V6 powered Camaro could be had with a 700R4 as that was my first car. When I look at the pictures above, I would recommend that you take it to a transmission shop and have it gone through before considering swapping it into your truck...

Most common leak on mine was the front cylinder head. It would leak oil where the head met the engine block. It was just enough to be a bother but not enough of one that would make me do a cylinder head gasket replacement. Perhaps a very slight sheen down the passenger side of the engine...

You are correct. You will not find mechanic level troubleshooting in the operator's level technical manual. There are many manuals available for this series of trucks available to download on this site. A quick breakdown of the numbering system. If at the end of the numbers, you see a -10...

Mrsbryner, I don't see people talking trash. Maybe the one comment about auction stickers but we're all adults, you don't need to respond in anger to every comment you don't agree with. Just because it's on the internet does not make it true. However, I see solid advice being given. Nobody...

I don't get the opportunity too often down here in Georgia.

Negative, they are both 4.56 ratio axles. The problem comes in when you think about wheels on a vehicle through a turn. The front wheels tend to turn slightly more revolutions as the rear axle takes the shorter route. Leaving the front axle hub lockers engaged adds stress to the drivetrain on...