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The winning bid was just over $36k. Pretty high for an auction truck, but not a bad deal when you consider the cost of a similarly capable/equipped truck. It makes me feel like my truck is an appreciating asset haha.

Wow, you did the right thing to walk away. I wouldn't pay more than "parts truck" prices for a truck I couldn't inspect.

Plug and play - unscrew the old valve and screw in the new one.

Haha wow, I was just looking into these myself for the second tank I recently pulled from a parts truck. Our two trucks are going to wind up with a lot of parallels. I've been waffling between manual valves for reliability, and electronic valves for convenience/the ability to switch tanks on...

I bought one of these to replace a leaking valve, nice solid brass valve for half the cost of the NAPA one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B076P8BCM9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

Nice clean truck, it is interesting to see all the small differences between this one and the 2008 models. A lot of M1079s seem to get very little use, mine only had 300 miles on it when it was put up for surplus and when I got it there was paperwork inside it indicating that it had only been...

Dang, sorry you had issues, this is good info to know. I bought a spare valve from them this summer and it sure looked legitimate, I would have looked elsewhere had I known they were selling inferior knockoffs.

Super cool trucks, I wish I could justify getting another truck right now -- a couple just came up for auction in California: K-2358 truck 1 K-2358 truck 2

Do you still have the suspension kneeling cylinders/hardware? I have a clunking noise which I believe is coming from the kneeling hardware bouncing around on turns and bumps.

Nice, I just changed over to the same 5W-40 for the winter and have 15 gallons of Transynd sitting in my garage waiting to be swapped in. It took Amazon 3 tries to get me a (mostly intact) shipment of motor oil. The first two shipments weren't even deliverable, and the third box was delivered...

It should be easy to spot if you have one, as Ronmar said it is a big butterfly valve assembly just downstream from the turbo. Up/12 o'clock on the retarder switch is for activating the exhaust brake when idling, it simulates putting a load on the engine to help it warm up faster. Down/6...

So the "50,000 hour lifetime" Grote composite LED tail lights and turn signals on my truck all have significant issues with burnt out diodes after ~330 hours of operation. Are these Grote lights really that unreliable, or can other issues cause these to burn our prematurely? What are some...

I finally replaced the disintegrated rear bushings on my cab, the improvement in ride quality is much greater than I expected - that A1R front suspension is STIFF. Does anyone know what the correct torque specs are for the bushing through bolt?

What windows did you go with and are you happy with them? I've been eyeing the Tern Overland windows, but they sure cost a pretty penny.

Haha, that is always my answer to people who ask how to level their new truck/SUV -- instead of installing some hokey leveling kit, just add some weight in the back!

Thanks all, further insulation and a more appropriate box heater are in the plans. I was hoping to find a way to make use of the stock heater this winter until I get a chance to replace it, but it doesn't sound like it is worth the effort. Nice work, what did you use to attach the framing to...

This little piece of unobtanium showed up today! Thanks @GeneralDisorder for the lead on it, now I need the rain to clear up so I can get it mounted.

Is there a way to operate the M1079 box heater using power supplied by the truck? The directions in the TM are pretty sparse and it sounds like it may need an external power source, but I thought I read somewhere that it was possible to run the heater using power from the truck.

After driving most of the way across the continent in one go, I can say that the exhaust brake is one of my favorite features on my truck. I leave it active at all times and it handles probably 95% of my braking outside of stop-and-go city traffic. I wouldn't want to drive one of these truck...

Awesome work! I believe all the A1Rs are keyed the same, so if you haven't had keys made yet you can just order ones from the link below. I bought a pair and they work on my doors, they come with a core but were cheaper than the key-only options I found. TriMark - Lock cylinder keyed tm202...