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If I know I am going to deflate, I try and throw a jack-stand under the axle…
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You can swap the elbow and the CTIS valve assembly without losing much air. These tires hold A LOT of it and it takes a bit for it to dump out that little tube.
OR you can do the bottle jack and complete deflate method. No one in the military does that. We just hot swap them.
OR you can do the bottle jack and complete deflate method. No one in the military does that. We just hot swap them.
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So I got the CTIS wheel valve assembly installed. The O-Ring in the elbow is obvious now, but before I understood it was there it felt as if the threads were not mating properly, like a cross thread or wrong thread pitch. Thanks to advice from the General, I got it on.
I'd be lost without the advice I'm getting here. Thanks so much!
I inflated the tire, but the wheel valve assembly is leaking. I received the rebuild kits I ordered, but in the meantime, I've placed an order for new CTIS assemblies, which are expected to arrive next week.
I left town for a trade show in Las Vegas, so the right front tire is on a jack stand and leaking slowly. It'll for sure be at zero when I return. I'll put the new wheel valve assemblies on and try again.
Before we left, I had some help, and we mounted another tire which is now ready for the CTIS wheel valve and inflation next week.
So I'll have two good tires on the front next week and 4 more new tires with 2022 or newer birth dates arriving next week as well.
I'm hoping to drive it to the scrapyard to get the 5th wheel plate off by the end of April. I'll drive it around the block a few times before then to test the brakes and get the feel of it.
I'd be lost without the advice I'm getting here. Thanks so much!
I inflated the tire, but the wheel valve assembly is leaking. I received the rebuild kits I ordered, but in the meantime, I've placed an order for new CTIS assemblies, which are expected to arrive next week.
I left town for a trade show in Las Vegas, so the right front tire is on a jack stand and leaking slowly. It'll for sure be at zero when I return. I'll put the new wheel valve assemblies on and try again.
Before we left, I had some help, and we mounted another tire which is now ready for the CTIS wheel valve and inflation next week.
So I'll have two good tires on the front next week and 4 more new tires with 2022 or newer birth dates arriving next week as well.
I'm hoping to drive it to the scrapyard to get the 5th wheel plate off by the end of April. I'll drive it around the block a few times before then to test the brakes and get the feel of it.
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You didn't purchase the fake Chinese wheel valves I hope? 
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I read that I worried the same.You didn't purchase the fake Chinese wheel valves I hope?
Learn from my mistake.
Dealing with issues due to half-assed CTIS engineering.
Replaced all my CTIS wheel valve assemblies with these: https://midwestmilitaryequipment.com/replacement-ctis-wheel-rim-valve-air-hose-assembly/ From the outside they looked like NOS units and I didn't inspect too closely. They certainly looked good, the hoses were the correct length, high...
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Purchased on Ebay and the listing said: "new old stock gov surplus GENUINE Spicer CTIS wheel valve with hoses" . The seller gets very good reviews, so I believe I've bought Spicer CTIS wheel valvesYou didn't purchase the fake Chinese wheel valves I hope?
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Ah ok. That was most likely Will M. He is a member here and on the Facebook groups. If you message him here or on Facebook he will give you a better deal because eBay doesn't get 20%.
Ya gotta ask till you get acquainted with our community.
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I'm thinking about how to air condition the cab. It gets hot here in SoCal. OEM style engine driven compressor? Or mini split for truck cabs? Or roof mount like RV? If OEM style, where do I get the cab control panel and radiator? I see a compressor kit on ebay, but I haven't found the cab interior parts or radiator.
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The things a metal hotbox with greenhouse windows... Most electric options you may find a little anemic for the cab, and they are a heck of a load for the alternator... Your best option is probably going to be an engine driven compressor system in the 25-30K BTU range. I haven't seen any of the A1R in cab evaporators in a while and that whole system is pretty spendy... i am going to roll my own. As I am planning a center console addition anyway, I plan on putting the evap with blower in there against the A0 heater assemblies recirc air inlet, over its own drip pan. Haven't decided on condenser location yet, down in front of rad would probably make for the lowest system volume...
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Unfortunately I don't have your fabrication skills. If you want to make a duplicate system and sell it to me . . . that would be great, otherwise I'll be in the market for parts. There's no big hurry, I won't be driving the truck seriously for quite a while. So maybe get any parts that are available now and keep them until I find the "A1R in cab evaborator"?