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Recent content by GeneralDisorder

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    Just won an auction - M1088A1

    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.
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    Just won an auction - M1088A1

    They are supposed to have that unthreaded section - that is what the CTIS elbow seals against because there's no shrader core used if the wheel valve is installed and it needs that smooth area above the threads to seal with an o-ring inside the elbow. You have to push it past the seal to get the...
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    LMTV registration in WA state

    Getting more expensive by the month it seems like. Paid $43k for my late A1R and recently 1078 A1R cargo's in good shape are fetching $65k. I would expect M1079's to be between $35k on the A0 side, to $75k on the later A1R side. And the extra money is worth every penny when you compare the two...
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    Just won an auction - M1088A1

    Air ride has to be supplied from the pressure protection valve off the wet tank so a leak will not endanger the brake air pressure. That is how the system is designed so if you re-route the lines to the air-bridge just make sure it originates from the PPV.
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    CAT HEUI issues, failures and fixes

    Here's some pics I found from the 3126B pump I managed to "take apart" It is also a swash-plate piston design. Just REALLY puny and sad looking. :confused:
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    CAT HEUI issues, failures and fixes

    Negative. That is the C7 style pump (probably used on the E variant). The B pump looks nothing like that. It's much smaller (probably half that size) and the piston cylinder block is yellow metal. That thing looks like a beast compared to the 3126B pump - which looks like a childs toy inside.
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    Anyone adapt a red dot HMMWV a/c to the FMTV?

    Is that for like an Ambo or something? The up-armored HMMWV uses a dual evaporator system but is engine driven. At least for two and four man versions. If you have a NIIN I can possibly determine what it was intended for. How old is it and what is it's BTU rating and amperage draw? Likely will...
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    Cab Tilt Cylinder

    The cylinder is bolt on. The reinforcement kit uses self tapping sheet metal screws and it's all done from underneath. Except - in my case the cab sheet metal was already starting to wrinkle and deflect and I had to use a porta-power and some massaging from above - drilled a hole in the floor...
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    Colorado Springs Possible major break down.

    REALLY helps the cold start and cold idle :)
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    Colorado Springs Possible major break down.

    Guessing it's due to more accurately regulated pressure as requested by the ECM. Accuracy and response time. The HEUI pump (very conveniently) has NO timing! You just plop the pump in there and crank her up. 🤷‍♂️
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    Colorado Springs Possible major break down.

    That is what has happened with every one I've encountered. It's immediate and dramatic. Change pump - problem gone. Search me as to why?!? We need to catch us a CAT engineer and ply him with alcohol and my custom brownies...... he'll talk.
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    M1078A1 fuel starting issue

    FASS has a bunch of external lift pump options.......
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    Anyone know the part numbers for the gaskets for these connections to the water pump?

    Yeah..... Genuine CAT o-rings are pretty obvious. They really went to town on making them hard to counterfeit.
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    Thoughts on removing coil springs on A1R

    I will add that I did this in the fall and it's GREAT. The ride quality increase is VERY significant. I can cross RR tracks at speed without throwing stuff off my dash. Speed bumps don't make me pucker anymore. And my original 2008 shocks after removing the coil springs work great and aren't...
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    M1078A1 fuel starting issue

    Wiring connectors look ok. Probably should check wiring integrity while you have it open. Send a couple amps down the wires (disco both ends - use a headlamp bulb and 12v) and then shake the harness around a bunch and make sure it's solid.
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