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Initially, they asked that it come from me. Once they see the level of interest the may open up on an individual basis, thanks. The requests are being funneled through the US Rep for MAN trucks, who is German. Geo

Please email me scanned pages from the parts manual with what you would like, thanks. Pointman0853@yahoo.com

Will, Thanks. Yes I'd like to see if these guys, who claim to be enthusiasts, can help us.. George

I also have a wheel slowly leaking air. Sprayed it all off with diluted Dawn in a spray bottle, no bubbles. I'm thinking I may have a dirty air valve at the wheel. Any advice on how to disassemble and clean? Pointman

As some of you may know, I just picked up a 1994 M1078. Finding cab parts and trim bits can be frustrating. I have just been able to make contact with a representative from MAN in Germany who claims he can assist us in sourcing cab only parts for the 12M18/M1078's. Steyer produced these for...

Rope or bungee? Pointaman

Bob, I sourced some from Summit racing. I" rubber floor plugs. easy-peasy.. George

So where is the 'barrel' filter that he speaks of? Geo

Is this the line that come out of the lug bolt that goes to the valve on the outside of the wheel? Pointman

RE: Balancing Beads and CTIS function. I received this response from Eaton this morning. "I’m not aware of any testing performed using our system with balance beads. We have a 25-30 micron filter in the wheel valves (it looks like a little barrel) that helps block contamination. Depending on...

RE: Balancing Beads. My local big tire place says they use the balancing beads on all large semi's and RV with no issues as they settle to the bottom of the tire and do not move around. I played around on the General Dynamics website last Friday and basically found the US military rep. contact...

Door Locks! Took my door locks to the local locksmith on Monday. Yesterday I got them back with new matching keys... Huzzah!!! UPS has also brought me 4 little 16oz bags of tire balancing powder. Just have to figure out how to get it in there without breaking the bead.. Pointman

So far, the best parts supplier seems to be Summit Racing and DK Hardware. I have new Hella halogen headlamps and rubber floor plugs from Summit. New door seals and window channel trim from DK.. I also have a bunch of HushMat coming so I'll take pics of the cab work this weekend. I also found...

Restoration begins! Yesterday, I stripped out the old floor mats door trim and door locks. Anyone know where to source the 1" rubber floor drain parts? I could see these coming in handy when fording.. Pointman

I replacrd both headlights with Hella non-sealed housings. Using the stock supplied bulbs for now. Modded the wiring just a bit . Works great!

We made it into the driveway in Gardnerville at 12:00 am. Now if I can just get my ears to stop ringing. Everything went well right up to the end. Heading to the Genoa Bar tonite to celebrate with friends. Anyone know what size headlamps this uses. They need replacing.. George

Update, 1/3/16. Last evening we stayed in Green River, Wyoming. I should have left Brutus, one name choice, idling all nite. We were up at 5:30, on the road by 6:00. Trouble ensued shortly after with a coolant leak, in the cockpit! After a seeming eternity (10 Miles) I stopped at a truck pmaza...

Anyone know how adjust the speed governor upward?

Road trip logbook, 01/01/2016. Breakdown!�� New Year found us overnighting in Normal, Il. Starting was rough this morning due to the cold and no ether in the bottle. after getting a mile from the hotel, we had a plume of anti freeze coming from the rt side. After turning around...

Home to Nevada! Paul, Please say thanks to your mechanic friend from the 'crazy' people from Nevada. We are staying tonight in Normal Il. Nothing 'normal' about our trip... We are loving he thumbs up, and waves from folks we meet. Everyone has questions and we have met a lot of Vets who love...