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Recent content by fastsailor

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    Fan Clutch Solenoid issue

    PARKER 8204 0459-45 24V-DC SOLENOID VALVE D445718 fit with no modification and cost me $37.00 on flee bay
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    Allison Push button shifter - vehicle specific?

    the ECU has to be programmed for the truck but you are in Greensboro so your in luck Clark power has a very good trans guy that programmed my new one . I will be taking my 1078 back to them next week to flush and replace all the fluids with synth to resolve some hard down shifts. if you need the...
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    Dumb question. Is it better to keep looking ?

    Look at Iron plannet Item #XXXXXXX it is a m1078 with the winch small bit of rust but looks ok
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    Dumb question. Is it better to keep looking ?

    well if you locate one in SC or NC poke me i can get you a spot to work on it and as i have one you have a guide to use
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    Dumb question. Is it better to keep looking ?

    mine is on ebay for 17k but thats the ebay price if a fellow SS member wanted it it would be 13k that covers my cost and time
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    NSN or part number for driver door latch

    i may have an extra let me look
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    unidentified item in Battery box "What is it?"

    TM9-2320-365-24P page 214 search battery tester
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    unidentified item in Battery box "What is it?"

    its a battery tester touch the end to any battery terminal and the led should light
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    Hawker Armasafe Battery Charging Question

    TM 9-2320-365-20-3 page 7-184 to 7-195 for future all the cables have labels on them like "TL48" its stamped into that thin metal around the cable
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    Hawker Armasafe Battery Charging Question

    it should do just fine , do you know how to connect them back to the truck its a bit of a mess but the tm has a nice breakdown
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    Hawker Armasafe Battery Charging Question

    they charge just fine you can use a standard 12volt charger if they are out of the truck and not hooked in series but you have a 24 volt truck you may want to buy a 24 volt charger i got a nice one for $160.00 and i picked up a slave cable end to hook it to plug...
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    Looking into adding a M1078 ?

    i have a 1078 with stock gears and i am good at 55 with a top at full rpm of 64 but i am on back roads and in the mountains so that's good for me i am thinking of selling her and getting a m1083a1 but TBH unless you plan over 3hr drives you don't need the high speed gears
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    FMTV won't start

    i had to replace most of my relays as a lot didn't work and some had 4 pins in locations that needed 5 pins. my 1078 wouldn't crank until i replaced them then i got it to crank but not start and i found a 4 pin relay in a spot for 5 pins switched it and it fired right up
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    New member, new toy, general question about pick up from DRMO Ft Lewis-McChord

    i picked mu 1078 up in GA and three hubs had no oil the trans fluid was empty and 2 of the batteries where DOA dont plan on driving it home unless you have a support vehicle,buddy,tools and time . you should just ask ........ ANY SS members in the area that could lend a hand ? be ready to at...
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    hub / axle gear oil choices ?

    has any one used synthetic gear oil or something other than mill spec and if so what ?
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