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I finally got a spray bottle full of soapy water. It made finding my leaky wheel seal easy. Turns out I have a $1.00 o-ring that has gone bad. The leak under the truck was very loud with the truck off and easy to find. I shot some WD40 on it and rotated the union 90 degrees and forced both...

Tonight I discovered a 3/8 to 3/8 coupler mid span in one of the air lines which was leaking air. I found the union behind the air tanks against the frame rails facing the drive shaft splined section. I would like to replace the whole hose to remove the union and add reliability there. I'm...

I just started digging into the air lines. I have a midspan union that I want to remove because it is now leaking. According to TM 2320-365-24P (the parts manual) on page: 138-1 15 MOOZZ 0FW39 12420572-006X TUBE,NONMETALLIC MAKE FROM HOSE V P/N: J844TYBSIZE 3/8 BLACK (81343), CUT TO...

Coach go. I like your style. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

I do plan on RV conversion but it's not in that state right now. I most likely will cancel the commercial truck reg and restart as an RV because this smog stuff is becoming a huge hassle.

Can we get some new sticky posts that help summarize and index the answers? It's challenging to find the actual resolutions through all the suggestions and wrong information. Answers like it's in the TM are not very useful. Answers like it's in tm (id) in section 3 and if that doesn't work...

I think now when we are talking about reliability we really mean longevity. This is a discussion of engineering not current state. The cat 3116 is a known good mechanical design and can survive in harsh conditions with almost no maintenance/adjustments. The 3126 with the HUI can suffer...

Read through hole post. Am now kinda confused. Here is what my truck is doing. 1. Wipers don't wipe all the way to driver side left edge of window. Area larger than my hand remains dirty/wet. 2. every wipe on intermittent the wipers to to the bottom of the windshield then return like 1/4 way...

I wonder why it wore out so quickly. I guess big tires makes for high forces. Could it possibly been because if alignment or drive shafts?

so if I grab the tie rod with a big pair of pliers will I feel the free play? My truck only has 16k on the odo. Was this on a high mileage vehicle?

It looks like I have a lot of steering free play. I see posts for other vehicles but no mention for FMTV. Has anyone tried tackling this job?

I have the optional Tachometer in my truck. When I start the truck it goes from 0-max then back. It works find for a while then sometimes it goes zero and back on. Today it worked for like 10 min then back to zero to stay there. My Volts gage also does not work so I know I will be into my dash...

Update: There are apparently two types of Smog Inspection stations in California. The newer ones are "star" rated and have dynos to measure emissions. Neither one of the types can do a Commercial truck that is 1993 and over 14,000 lbs. I've now called/visited 4 of them and they all say yes on...

Right now the truck is parked on a public street. I need to find a spot to rent to park it during the camper conversion. I was really hoping to be able to go the commercial truck route while I save up for and design the RV portion. I also have some mechanical faults and I planned on spending the...

I have complete the VIN verification through a VIN verifier. The DMV requires a Smog Certificate. After speaking with a manager I finally found the current information. Most of the pages on the California DMV site would suggest that you don't need to smog 1997 diesel or older or vehicles over...

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That looks like a perfect solution.

Just discovered there was a driveline update. If you look on your data plate there should be a giant D stamped in if it was done. I was told they changed the drive shafts and steering components.

If you find any good battery disconnect options I would love to know. The A1 trucks have a lockable one on the outside right of the battery box near the air drier. I know you can retrofit them in.

It looks like one of those 1/4 turn quick releases. I can't figure out what would have attached there.