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I have a very restricted Progressive policy that runs me $150/month for one truck. Here in Texas you will be told to TXDOT up (actually TXDMV now) for over 26,000 and that means USDOT reciprocity.

Mkcoen's post is spot on. I run FMV registration on my army trucks but other than that you would think I have a trucking company. TXDOT registration, USDOT registration, medical card, drug screen, 500K insurance with form E filing, on and on. I just don't like to pucker up when I see the DPS...

GVWR is Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, truck plus payload. 31550, you are in class B territory with a 5 ton.

Mine does this occasionally. For my truck, I have to wiggle and reseat the Molex connector from the turn signal control that is under the steering column.

Yes. Flip on the ignition, slowly crank unti you have the handle at 1:00 against compression, then give it all you got pushing down on the handle. If she wants to, it will spring to life. You don't crank it around and around, that will not do the trick.

If the plate has raised or etched lettering, yes. Delicately clean the plate with appropriate cleaners/paint removers to start with a fresh metal surface. Buff the exposed letters/symbols/borders to a shine. Spray the plate with flat black primer, allow to dry. Using 400 or 600 wetordry...

I would remove the 24 volt dropping resistor like you said and replace it with one designed to drop 12 to 6 volts and see what happens.

Remove driveshaft?

How about drill through the roof and run the hoses down the inside of the cab in the fiberglass insulation cavity? Can't be more than, what, a day's extra work? LOL

Lookin' good so far. Thanks for the write up. Couple questions. Do you like the look of the condenser up on top? Does it look out of place, or does it seem to be OK? Next, do you think the evap could go against the back wall of the cab? I think it would be less obtrusive there.

I got the LMTV running yesterday. I completely agree with what others have posted on here, driving it is a blast! OK, some questions. Mine sounds like the radiator fan is on at all times. When you accelerate, between the turbocharger whine and the fan roar, it sounds just like a 747 taking...

The bracket that mounts the high beam switch is M715, that plus the rubber connectors. The ignitor I just know from having worked on them. The casting is unique for the M715.

That harness and the ignitor look to be M715.

That place is Premier Metal Buyers and all the Caiman chassis they were scrapping are solid axle.

Well we are not well versed on Caimans here. If you had the solid axle, that would be the same as FMTV trucks. If I were you I would call BAE aftermarket parts sales and see if they can help you. BAE is somewhat in transition, as they just closed the plant in Sealy TX that built the Caimans...

Do you have independent suspension or solid axles?

My advice is to buy the wood bows and staves from JATonkam35s.com and the bow corners from ebay.

Well there are no hydraulic lines to the axle, so it must be a vent line. 85W-90 gear lube goes in the axle.

Sounds like what you are talking about is the frame mounted hydraulic cylinder that is used to make the truck "kneel" to fit into aircraft. Mine are broken off too. The lube order calls for hydraulic fluid, which is basically AW-32 or universal tractor fluid. This is added at the...

Thanks all, I suspected these batteries were a different animal from the wet 6TLMF's and the like.