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Pull up the relay panel. There is a grouped ground right side on a bolt that goes into one of the dash side grab handles. Sand and make good ground and put back together. The main truck ground goes thru a shunt up by the polarity box. So military diagnostics can measure current draw. Poor design...
The bumpers were just about sitting on the rear axles. I didnt take a pic. The trucks are very overbuilt. Theres a vid somewhere from 5 or so years ago of me pulling a metal plate with 34000lbs of concrete on it on dirt. Could have done more. You can kind of see the suspension squat a bit in...
I can get you a number off the ecu tomorrow. There are 2 different generations of wtec2. It goes by truck serial number. I have had good luck swapping the trans computers between trucks though.
The 6x6 is overkill for average use. Unless you need the weight carrying capacity. I put a good 6500lbs in the back of a 4x4. The frame has arms that stick down a bit with rubber bumpers, the suspension squats down a bit and the bumpers sit on the rear axle with heavy weight in the bed. I drove...
There is a parts cross ref at the top of the lmtv forum you can see what crosses over. I like my lmtvs. Very roomy, nice sealed cab, comfortable drive.
I can pull engine codes on lmtvs with my OTC 3418 hand reader. It wont let me change any settings though. Just basic codes and some reset capabilities.
I always add a new big ground lead from the batteries negative to a sanded spot on the main frame rail. Then once you have known good batteries, measure 12 and 24 volts at the batts and then at the power panel lugs. You should only have around 1/2 volt drop at the panel. I would go thru and...
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