Recent content by Mike1357

Well, the day the truck left, the department brought it back. They made it half way to the station before they stated that they had shifting problems. I'm probably going to hook up the computer and clear the shift point data in the TCM then test drive it. I went to start the truck today and now...

Had the chance to get back to the vehicle a few days ago. I cleaned the paint off the frame rail ground and installed the new ground on the starter as well as cleaned up the ground on the engine. The issues I was having with the truck are no longer present. I also noticed that the shifter will...

What battery maintainers are you using? I was also thinking that we need to put something on this truck with a Kussmaul plug so they get in the habit of plugging it in while the truck is sitting. Yeah, I saw that on the alternator ground. I used a wire wheel to get down to bare metal and threw...

GeneralDisorder, I did take the cables off and test each battery individually and they all checked out this time. That's my main procedure when testing batteries is to isolate each one. There was also a terminal that had been installed upside down so that may have also contributed to things. I'm...

Hello all, time for my first post. I joined the forum recently to do some research and try to diagnose issues I've had with the local FD's LMTV. I work for the fleet maintenance department for our local government in my area and we have an LMTV on indefinite loan to us from the US Forestry...