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How many boots are on an MTVR? Seems like almost all of my boots are shot. I'll send ya PM

Id like info on where to get boots as well / what NSN, etc. I have a bunch that need replacing too. im -betting- there is civilian application with boots that would work, just knowing WHAT that application is / what the boots are and how to get them... thats the hard part

You're welcome. Steelsoldiers has been great for me, if it wasn't for here, I probably wouldn't have any military trucks. And I really like military trucks :) Mostly just read posts here, lots of times dont feel like i have a lot to contribute, so I try to help when i can :) I do know the...

Btw, heres a pic of the oil cooler, one of seal #9, I think thats where you may be getting coolant in the oil. Those go to oil filter module right below it. Also, #19 is the 1" NPT plug you could pull, stick camera in

Oh, just for sake of completeness, in above diagram A is where the oil filter remote housing bolts to. C is where you could mount a secondary oil filter (for finer filtration, a bypass filter), if there was room (and there is no room on the MTVRs... way too much stuff in that area) Where C is...

Btw, I was thinking about this while looking at my truck this morning, and if the oil cooler leaked, it could potentially run coolant right down into the filter. Oil cooler is RIGHT above the oil filter module, which holds a bunch of valving.... and the hookups for the remote oil filter. If...

btw, for whatever its worth, i have a spare used C12 water pump + seals + some assorted hardware. Not for sale, am keeping as spares, but if you want any photos I can provide if you let me know what you want to look at. My MK25 had a coolant leak from water pump area (fortunately it was just...

Ughhhh about that last photo. That ranges from not-good to potentially really-bad. Have you drained the crankcase yet? You really should if you havent. Ive read that coolant in the oil mixes with combustion byproducts and makes a low grade acid that is corrosive to bearing material...

Just dont try to run power from one of your batteries (assuming you have two 12v batts in series). Can really kill a battery bc of one getting charged a lot more then the other, since the truck charges them as a pair (one will get less volts then it needs, other gets more volts). Learned that...

Some really good ideas here. I do like the idea of a physical chain around door handles / something similar - at a distant glance someone can tell that its going to be a lot harder than just opening door and hopping in. Cons - someone determined will now know to bring more tools. Pros -...

I'll write up something one of these days. Been busy with other projects, been kinda swamped with other stuff. Instead of making it a really long formal post, I may break the whole thing up into shorter sections... be easier for me to do (and its the sort of things I could spend a ton of time...

Sorry for slow reply, been busy, attention has been elsewhere Thats exactly where i got mine from. Seemed legit, looked legit, works great so far...

That height reduction for step trailer is relatively easy to do, not easy enough / quick enough to expect trucker to do it if youre not there, but if youre there to assist w pickup, thats a different deal potentially...is supposed to be 30 min job for two experienced people, so double or triple...

Very very interesting, about the extended ram battery life, ill have to be thinking about / looking into that more down the road. As for the 220-4352, my first guess (bit of a shot in the dark here) but i wonder if its a low NOx emission file? I know cat had updated flash files for lots of...

Ive heard the same RE 9SM and 505hp factory tune... that it has all the critical parts necessary for the re-rate. Unlike earlier trucks like the 9 and 8 series 5tons, the gov't didnt spec out the weakest version of the engines (weak in terms of hp output and also in ability to turn up power wo...

Awesome! I took a quick glance at the govplanet writeup, having complete cab + running engine id say you did very well :) I just LOCVE these trucks. Theyre amazing. I work on class 6, 7 trucks everyday (mostly garbage trucks / rolloff trucks in the 30 to 50k GVWR range), and the people im...

Yes, just got that done a couple days ago. I pulled valve cover, got trim values off injectors, programmed them in. I did make one last attempt to pull codes off the old ecm, just in case it worked (didnt). Also, got 2nd version of cat ET, 2024A. I didnt NEED the version change i dont...

Got truck running! Runs great (like she used to). Fired instantly (and she hasn't run for a month at least). She always started super easy, super quick in the past, glad thats back! (versus no start at all) Btw, I used cat et 2011B (its what I had easiest access to). Seemed to work fine...

348-2377, the factory original part number. Supposed to be all brand new / made in USA / not rebuilt or remanned in any way, just sealed in factory box Was 3K. My thinking was, unless something really fucks up / i **** something up, I should get a good decade of use out of it... I liked the...

GoECM checked out my old ecm, said it was fried / unrepairable. Said it wouldnt communicate w their tool, they opened up and found bad processor, maybe some other things. I asked them about getting rebuilt one, they said no, didnt have one. They showed several compatible part#s as being in...