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Hi Chris,
So, is it parked on the street now - rather than on soft ground before? The tires... It is possible that it has flat spots from sitting. Your "Thump Thump Thump", could you see the tire rotation timing up with the thump?
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Yeah well... It could have been much worse - if @Light in the Dark really had put a 802 in his bed... Might have had a little disagreement with the little woman if he did!
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Yes sir! I even suggested that @Guyfang move the question to the LMTV forum. I didn't post a picture of my M1089 showing the "Guide Slide" - but I could...
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I have had a similar problem. Stand it all the way up, then spray your favorite penetrating oil on the "guide slide" out front of the crane, beside the hydraulic cylinders. Exercise it. Spray it again, then exercise it again. You will see rusty "goop" come out of the guide slide. Just...
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You might try opening the start box on the firewall. It may be corroded and has taken a turn for the worse. There is a rebuild thread on how to replace the contents of the start box...
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Okay, what about the motor / transmission mounts? Are they in good shape? Generally speaking, a transmission will only get cracked if it is under a load (torque) and maybe the mounting was loose. I can't imagine it just sitting there and getting a crack in it.
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You mentioned a "new three lever switch". You might should look carefully at that switch and where it came from. You could end up burning your truck to the ground...
I would start looking at bulbs. You may have fried bulbs because of the charging system maladys
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