Search results

Gichner Shelter with original equipment in place. Pic shows partial dismantling. All cabinets and equipment out. Now have to remove the epoxied linoleum flooring. One square foot at a time with heat gun and chisel.

Hi All, I have been working on my truck for about 9 months at an aggressive pace trying to turn it into an overland Expedition Truck. I'll try to post a little bit each day till it is caught up to where I am currently with the build: This is as i got the truck late last year: (2005 with C7...

Nice Work. Looks Great.

Yup. Definitely plan to. Any ideas on availability?

Well, it turned out to be a sticky relay. Actually I pressed on the relay and it went in a little bit. It may have been that it wasn't fully seated. I went through all of the relays and made sure they are all seated. Good to go :)

Yes. And they are indeed off. Other observations today. 1. Both 12v and 24v gauges are not registering. 2. Checked all circuit breakers. None tripped.

Thank you. I'll look into the TM to see where the relay and the Solenoid valve is located and start the trouble shooting from there.

Hi All, I was driving my 1083 today. The engine won't turn off when i turn off the master switch and the toggle switch. I had to turn off by turning off the master Disconnect switch by the batteries. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Best, Tony

That is a pretty cool set up. The diagonals are attached to an existing pivot point? I'll have to look at my truck. Great idea.

Hey Steve. Spoke to you today. Yes, I'll be definitely interested for a set up for my 1083. Thank You.

Hi All, I am a newbie and getting my feet wet around the FMTV world. I changed the desiccant cartridge in the Haldex Air dryer and the purge valve, since it was blowing by and wouldn't reset. Followed the directions carefully and installed new O-ring for the cartridge. Since this repair was...

Yes. I actually dropped the fuel tank so i can access the back of the manifold. I swapped the lines between the cab and the spare tire. The cab still worked. So it is definitely the cylinder. I have a shop here locally in LA that can rework the cylinder for me. Having said that, How much do...

Is it for sale? Brand new?

New member and a new owner of 2005 M1083A1. Awesome truck :) In the process of getting my CDL since i live in CA. So, I don't have a driving report yet. Unfortunately i have to wait till 1/8/16 to do my driving test. I already took the written and good to go. I have been going through the...