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updated pic of the toolbox work light out in the wild.

220 Mile run after ATF switch over and Trip Report Trip report... Successfully made a 220 mile round trip to Ft. Leonard Wood in MO to pickup an M1082 trailer for a fellow SS member with the LMTV. Truck seems to like 52 to 53 mph on the highway. Transmission shifted great with a LOT of small...

AC Condensor and Generation change on AC/Heater I am on the AC trek as well. I am picking up some MRAP condensors in Ohio in a few weeks. Getting both the big 3 fan and the smaller Navistar 2 fan units. I am going to try the under bed route for the condenser similar to what Suprman posted using...

I have several 48" white LED light strips on my jeeps to light up the cargo areas. I thought about it on the LMTV but I have had good luck with these porch light things with LEDs in them so I went that route. Funny you mention work lights. I had been using the LED HomeDepot +one light with...

yea I just realized the wire is a standard ground.. Lmtv772 I was just looking at that connector when I had my cab up last night. Might check that out and see if there are any obvious issues with that connector.

Instead of creating another thread let me add these pics too... Added two 4" LED 27W driving lights to the truck as well. This goes along with my switch box thread. Added a 6 circuit panel and negative bus bar under the CITIS thingy behind the passenger kick panel under the power distribution...

Here are the lights I tied to the pin switch. three green 13" LED light strips under the seats. I was going for a very subdued light that would be just enough to see the foot wells when you climb into the LMTV. Kind of hard to see the middle seat light in the pic but I think it turned out well...

OK late check-in for me on this post... Just got back from GL in Ohio and I have some of the AC/Heater units and now have both Compressor brackets #12 and #15. I am putting some of them up in the classifieds and will start working on install and write-ups for both next weekend... Not enough...

Another testimonial about lubing the pedal hinge.... So we are talking about the hinge that holds the pedal to the floor correct? And I see that it is encased in rubber/plastic. What lube are you guys using for this thing? This is amazing if it is what is causing the 3-2 lurch. Thanks for the info.

I will have 30 of item 12 in a couple of weeks and also have 20 already of item 15. Glad we are figuring this out. There have been close to 100 of the compressors that fit those brackets sold on GL recently but the sharks got them all. Haven't seen them for sale anywhere yet.

I recall reading a few posts about having the RPMs too high (hand throttle on) and the trans not shifting into gear as a safety feature... MaiNiak are you saying that with the hand throttle off, all the way down, your truck shifts just fine? That being said, when my LMTV was driven off the...

Suprman that's CRAZY!!! I have that tool in my wishlist on Amazon. I took a guess a while ago before I tried the trans filter change without removing the driveshaft. Weird coincidence. Plan is to get that tool at some point... When I took my LMTV in for the state safety inspection I was...

Correct on my batteries gimpyrobb. I have the military standard batteries with 6 screw-on caps. As you say, the pic looks like a sealed battery. I will be searching for a decently priced AGM sometime later this year. When I recovered mine I used "recovery mode" on the Genius charger on each...

Waltjg, thanks! Do you have any advise, info on your front driveshaft removal? I would like to have any tips you may have for when I replace the u-joints.

Sorry I didn't see your question. First attempt I used a small water bottle and a woman's compact mirror. Hilarious but it worked. Stupid thing is now in the required LMTV toolbox. I wound up pulling all 4 batteries to get all the acid and corrosion taken care of. After the ordeal of course, I...

That's the same charger I used on my 4 LMTV batteries two of which were dry when I jump started it off the transport truck. Did repair mode on all of them and I leave the charger always connected when parked. Batteries still going strong although I want to switch to AGM when I have a spare...

I ordered the CAT factory part and don't forget to order a thermostat gasket it does NOT come with the t-stat.

OK, here is a dilemma... Figure since I am going to drain the coolant to install a block heater shortly I should go ahead and swap out the thermostat and check over the hoses. Looked up the thermostat part number in m1078_TM 9-2320-365-24P, page 119, figure 43-1, item number 14. It shows the...

OK, quick search gave me some info on diesel vs conventional antifreeze and why... http://www.motorhome.com/rv-how-to/rv-tech-tips/what-you-need-to-know-about-diesel-antifreeze-and-coolants/ Although, based on this article, the CAT 3116 isn't the type of diesel engine that "requires" special...

Hmmm. OK. I didn't realize there is "special" antifreeze for diesel engines. Some of the generic long life stuff says it is compatible with the standard coolant. Sounds like regardless I should to a drain and flush. Will investigate further.