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Man that’s a special kind of special.

There wasn’t anything difficult about that oil pump swap. As with most jobs there was just a lot of work. I dropped the driveshaft, exhaust, trans cooler hose carrier. The worst part was indeed the oil cooler bracket. The lower engine mount bolts weren’t terribly hard, then the passenger top was...

2003

Hey all, So while swapping out the engine oil pump I pullled the exhaust down pipe. The one that goes between the post turbo 90* turndown and muffler. I found the first exhaust pipe clamp broken and obviously not supporting the exhaust anymore. Then I found my V-band cracked….. like almost 360*...

Welcome to the madness! Congratulations on the purchase. I think it’s a better value than a $70k+ truck. I’m up in NH, got a M1078A1. On the air ride leak, it sounds like the level control valve. That’s one I haven’t rebuilt, but it looks easy enough.

I’m in the same boat as it seems you were. So I’ll be shopping for a pump and gaskets soon.

Congratulations on the purchase!

Hardinge HLV toolroom lathe huh….. dang. Nice work….

They fit, it takes a bit to figure it out. I stow mine for the winter usually. You do have to pay attention to the hinges and bumpers. You would think it would have been designed a bit better. Seems it wouldn’t have taken much to make it perfect. Once you do figure it out, mark the ends for the...

So I have a 2003 1078A1 as well and had an interesting event regarding CTIS. For sure what I did wasn’t smart….. So I have a winch harness from an older gen truck. I plugged that in and it had a tach attached to the harness. When the I powered on the truck I got a green CTIS OFF light on my...

The dad part of me just can’t resist saying it feels like metal with a bit of rubber on the top of it. But I generally just use my booted foot….. and it doesn’t feel much. I’ll just show myself out now….

It’s easier, faster and less hassle to spin the filter off and verify there isn’t any debris under the flapper. I did post up procedures and pics on what to do after I had posted on this thread. Even if you replaced the head the first time you prime the system if there is debris in the tank it...

Anyone know if this system is 12 or 24vdc? Amp draw for the whole kit?

I’m in NH and might be interested if we could work something out. It always seems that I’m on the wrong end of the country when it comes to shipping.

I don’t know where you are located. But here in New England that stuff is a no go if you like your vehicle. It just takes one rock or ding to let water/salt corrosion to start. The. That spot grows…quickly. In the Southwest probably not a problem.

Heading off topic here…… but I’ve just come to accept that these trucks are build so that the average teenager can’t break them without having absolutely malicious intentions. That leaves plenty of performance enhancing options off the table pretty quickly. Accidentally leaves the axles locked...

Yeah! Now which tach and which settings?

With all my off road trucks with larger tires I’ve run 1/8”. This was based on my friends recommendation. Seems to always work, hands off down the road with big tires. Sounds like that might work on these trucks too!

Thanks Ronmar, best write up I’ve seen on the CTIS.

Lubricating the pac brake is a yearly maintenance requirement. I forget the reference, but it’s super easy to get too!