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  1. spankybear

    My tip for spare relays

    Industrial electronic tech here... I have seen switch contacts burn up switching 24 volt ice cube relays coils. I am thinking the engineers of this system wanted to protect the switches and what not. There are some of these automotive relays that have resistors across the coils. The diode is...
  2. spankybear

    A0 High Speed Gears - Speedometer Dip Switch Adjustment

    Have you check out your odometer to see if that is reading right?
  3. spankybear

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    I stuck my lady to a hard drive magnet so hopefully she stays there.
  4. spankybear

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    I added a Hula Girl!
  5. spankybear

    Cab squeaking is going to drive me insane...

    Airbag go up when aired up, cab latch pin is in... Not too sure about the rubber pad. I'll have to look. and where do I look?
  6. spankybear

    Cab squeaking is going to drive me insane...

    Anybody else have this issue? I have been trying to find what is making all the noise without luck. Sounds like it coming form the back. Anyone have any tips?
  7. spankybear

    A0 High Speed Gears - Speedometer Dip Switch Adjustment

    Yes sir... It seems that people will only check the speed and not the distance. The strange thing is that the GPS speed and the speedometer is the same why is the odometer off? I am going to play around with a stop watch and mile markers and see if that agrees with GPS and speedometer. I have...
  8. spankybear

    Have you installed 3.07 gears in your truck? Kindly step in I have something to ask

    After I done did it... WOW it's a whole another truck. I am now not the guy holding up traffic NOT by choice :) Driving it yesterday going 45 ish the trans stayed in 6th. Is this what you guys experience?
  9. spankybear

    A0 High Speed Gears - Speedometer Dip Switch Adjustment

    Well I tried this setting, 1101101001 and speedo was showing about 10%is slow... I then tried 1101001001 and this was showing the speed within 1-2 MPH on the GPS phone app... Then I tried to see how the odometer was reading. Using the mile markes on the side of the highway the odometer was...
  10. spankybear

    Looking for an air tank shield

    one last call for any leads on the west coast... Just want to save on shipping... being a cheap bastard I am...
  11. spankybear

    A0 High Speed Gears - Speedometer Dip Switch Adjustment

    there are 2 setting people have said in this thread for an A0 truck with 3.07 this, 1101101001 and this, 1101001001 or decimal 873 and 841 or... hex 369 and 349
  12. spankybear

    A0 High Speed Gears - Speedometer Dip Switch Adjustment

    Has we come to a consensus on the dip switch settings for the 2 high speed gear setting(3.07 and 2.87)?
  13. spankybear

    How to replace wiring boots?

    https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/well-i-done-did-it-won-a-m1078-need-to-get-it-home-in-wahington-any-suggesti.177487/page-9#post-2303612 And here is how I did it...
  14. spankybear

    Anyone know what the technical name is for the extra top mirror in this pict?

    https://www.grote.com/other/mirrors/rectangular-over-the-door-convex-mirror/28763/
  15. spankybear

    Anyone know what the technical name is for the extra top mirror in this pict?

    https://www.amazon.com/Velvac-715198-Stainless-Convex-Mirror/dp/B01DVSMY6K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=4%22+x+8%22+Convex+Blind+Spot+Mirror+over+door&qid=1603588392&sr=8-1...
  16. spankybear

    Anyone know what the technical name is for the extra top mirror in this pict?

    https://www.bigrigchromeshop.com/convex-blind-spot-mirror-p-567029.html
  17. spankybear

    Interested in opinions on best bang for buck on 80w90 or similar weight synthetic

    I would say you could pick any off the Meritor Technical Bulletin below. And again I believe it will be eaiser to find a 75W90 and the TB also shows that. ymmv ETA... I will try my darnest to stay away from Chinese stuff... You are just not going to save than much on Chinese made oil to make...
  18. spankybear

    Interested in opinions on best bang for buck on 80w90 or similar weight synthetic

    I think you may have more options if you look at 75W90 synthetic . I am reading to see if I will go this way nor not. The dude who I talked to doing gear swaps suggested Schaeffer 293 Supreme Gear Lube 80W90. I can't find this locally. 80w90 is good down to -15° F But reading below I...
  19. spankybear

    Have you installed 3.07 gears in your truck? Kindly step in I have something to ask

    Well I am not doing this for MPG... I want less RPM st highway speeds... There is way more to the equation than gearing with it comes too fuel economy. Rolling resistance, aerodynamics, weight, ect... A brick of a heavy truck with huge tires... well
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