New member from NM

[NM 1078]

Fairly new to the page. I recently picked up a 2003 M1078A1 with 8k miles on and traded in my 2016 Ram that i had built out for camping. So far everything has been going well with it, even with it being a daily. I installed a block heater which has been a life saver. I did have one question for anyone who might have some info. Periodically my check engine light pops on and then turns off after a few seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Cheers

 

[kblazer87]

Hello and welcome from southeast Indiana

 

[topo]

Welcome from Farmington NM

 

[NM 1078]

Welcome from Farmington NM

It's great to see a fellow New Mexican

 

[flyfishtrailer]

Fairly new to the page. I recently picked up a 2003 M1078A1 with 8k miles on and traded in my 2016 Ram that i had built out for camping. So far everything has been going well with it, even with it being a daily. I installed a block heater which has been a life saver. I did have one question for anyone who might have some info. Periodically my check engine light pops on and then turns off after a few seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Cheers

Welcome...I suggest you start a new post in the FMTV forum to get your question answered. It may not get noticed here in the New Members area

 

[ToddJK]

Congrats on the new to you MV, but where are the pictures? Lol

 

[NM 1078]

Congrats on the new to you MV, but where are the pictures? Lol

 

[Mullaney]

Fairly new to the page. I recently picked up a 2003 M1078A1 with 8k miles on and traded in my 2016 Ram that i had built out for camping. So far everything has been going well with it, even with it being a daily. I installed a block heater which has been a life saver. I did have one question for anyone who might have some info. Periodically my check engine light pops on and then turns off after a few seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Cheers

.
Welcome to the Outfit!

It might be worth spending a weekend sitting in the right seat and going through the fuse panel cleaning it up. Before you start, disconnect the batteries! What you want to do is clean the contacts in the board. The windows aren't always rolled up when it rains and the creeping crud slowly takes over. Use a small brass toothbrush and then apply a little Anti-Oxident paste.

And while you are here, grab yourself the TM's (Technical Manuals) for your truck.

M1083 TM's

Listed below are a number of the TM's for the 1083 trucks. To save them to your computer, right click, select "save as" Thanks @adaptivehumanity m1083_TM_9-2320-366-10-1 m1083_TM_9-2320-366-10-2 m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-1.pdf m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-2.pdf m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-3.pdf...

www.steelsoldiers.com

 

[NM 1078]

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Welcome to the Outfit!

It might be worth spending a weekend sitting in the right seat and going through the fuse panel cleaning it up. Before you start, disconnect the batteries! What you want to do is clean the contacts in the board. The windows aren't always rolled up when it rains and the creeping crud slowly takes over. Use a small brass toothbrush and then apply a little Anti-Oxident paste.

And while you are here, grab yourself the TM's (Technical Manuals) for your truck.

M1083 TM's

Listed below are a number of the TM's for the 1083 trucks. To save them to your computer, right click, select "save as" Thanks @adaptivehumanity m1083_TM_9-2320-366-10-1 m1083_TM_9-2320-366-10-2 m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-1.pdf m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-2.pdf m1083_TM_9-2320-366-20-3.pdf...

www.steelsoldiers.com

Thanks, I'll make sure to do that this weekend. The previous owner did tell me there is a leak on the passenger side coming from the overhead marker lights so that water may have messed with the contacts. I need to fix that light along with the other small stuff.

 

[SpookyMulder]

Welcome from Tijeras NM. Very clean truck, it also looks familiar based on the bed mounted crane

 

[NM 1078]

Welcome from Tijeras NM. Very clean truck, it also looks familiar based on the bed mounted crane

Hey Spooky, I picked it up in Edgewood. I live up the road from Tijeras.

 

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Welcome to the site!

 

[Swope]

Fairly new to the page. I recently picked up a 2003 M1078A1 with 8k miles on and traded in my 2016 Ram that i had built out for camping. So far everything has been going well with it, even with it being a daily. I installed a block heater which has been a life saver. I did have one question for anyone who might have some info. Periodically my check engine light pops on and then turns off after a few seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Cheers

Welcome to the club