• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. G

    LMTV Air Conditioner AC Main Unit Gen1 and Gen2 Details

    5930-01-573-8366 RD-5-11064-0 I see several on eBay for quite reasonable.
  2. G

    LMTV Air Conditioner AC Main Unit Gen1 and Gen2 Details

    Is this a factory system such that part numbers will be in the TM? What is your truck serial number? If it's a TM part I will need the serial number to look it up.
  3. G

    Control, we are detecting a shimmy.

    Not just those guys either. Acela has done that to a bunch of trucks because the owner didn't want to source the bead-locks. Friend of mine with an Acela built A1R had one of his tires go flat from a leak and it popped the bead off the rim. He was not aware till that moment that his truck didn't...
  4. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    Yeah Trucklite makes a lot of the lighting and modules for the military so that would likely be a fine alternative. Question though - why are we needing a flasher module? Is it bad? :unsure:
  5. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    No. As with many things in A1R life it is not the correct flasher. The A1R uses an LED capable flasher module. It does say it's LED compatible but it doesn't look like the ones I'm used to.
  6. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    Couple of items: Buy all of the transducers from CAT - oil pressure, atmospheric pressure, and boost pressure. Both my oil and boost transducers failed - oil pressure messes with the gauge and idiot light - boost pressure transducer failure puts you in limp mode and the truck will struggle to...
  7. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    Absolutely do the ECO hubs before driving home. That would be on the very top of my list. 3 extra MPG and engine, transmission, and driveshaft longevity.
  8. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    A1R's like this already have headliners (even on the turret cover), sprayed on insulation in the cab interior walls, and insulation under the dog-house. As I said they don't really need much help in these areas - not as much as older trucks. It's not where my focus would be for a drive home.
  9. G

    I might be a little crazy – 4,000 mile M1079 recovery Illinois to Alaska

    Right on! I'm glad a member scored that one! Saw it on Facebook and advised the seller on condition and value, etc. looks like a score. Myself and @Third From Texas have that exact same truck. So you will make three on this forum! It's a select club. What's your truck serial number? Mine and...
  10. G

    New LMTV owner

    Find a used FMTV wheel from a surplus dismantler. The alternatives are costly unless you want a Chinese Dorman unit for a semi tractor. Smaller and cheaper construction and doesn't fit the aesthetic at all.
  11. G

    New LMTV owner

    I wouldn't personally bother. But that's me. When you say "better" what do you mean exactly? My factory wheel has not failed to perform steering wheel duties admirably nor have I heard of any catastrophic failures, explosions, fires, or horrible disfigurement caused by any failures of same...
  12. G

    FMTV 3126 Engine options

    Military crate engines come with many of the accessories, etc for the vehicle they are intended to go into and they are sometimes differently configured than civilian engines for sure. The M-ATV engine would come with M-ATV accessories and bracketry and much of that has to be swapped out for the...
  13. G

    If you purchased any auto fuses for your FMTV on AMAZON, you better watch this fire safety warning!

    The A0 circuit breakers were an older generation ATO/ATC size breaker that's kinda crappy after ~30 years. The A1R uses ATM Mini size breakers that I haven't seen any failures with. But I pieced together an assortment of replacements to keep in my truck anyway.
  14. G

    FMTV 3126 Engine options

    The 3126 and C7 are almost the same engine. And in the ways it matters for an engine swap they are almost identical. Such that it would take very little effort to swap one for the other. The wiring is setup so that the engine and it's ECM are a self-contained unit and the chassis side connection...
  15. G

    Control, we are detecting a shimmy.

    The tire's load rating is at 100 psi according to the sidewalls on my 2022 MV/T's But I prefer not to subsidize my dentist's kid's college fund. I find that I tend to run the 55 psi spec daily around town and switch to the 81 psi spec for high speed, longer distance travel. CTIS is great. Push...
  16. G

    If you purchased any auto fuses for your FMTV on AMAZON, you better watch this fire safety warning!

    Oh yeah I saw that. Fortunately the A1R's have much more reliable circuit breakers than the older trucks. I purchased spares ( Bussman) of every size in my panels plus there are unused breakers that can be repurposed. But for other stuff like habitat circuits - if you are going to use fuses...
  17. G

    LMTV front axle clunking in mode while turning

    Have you checked and greased the front outer hub u-joints? You need some special adapters to get at the zerk fittings.
  18. G

    Does a Caiman C9 acert fit in a FMTV?

    I doubt it would fit and getting any CAT dealer to even agree to look at your engine swapped Army truck is unlikely. The truck dealers don't want to touch them because of the EPA, and the power equipment dealers don't want to touch them because it's in a truck. And if you did use a C9 from a...
  19. G

    FMTV 3126 Engine options

    I would get a M-ATV 370 HP C7 crate engine when one shows up in the surplus market again. The issues I've seen with the 3126: 1. Engine oil pump's have problems with the idler design and at some point they changed the pump from a gear pump to a trochoid pump. Some pumps have a ball bearing for...
  20. G

    Control, we are detecting a shimmy.

    All the heavy trucks - 1088, 1089, etc run 81 psi for the CTIS.
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!

I've Disabled AdBlock
No Thanks