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    (Hopefully) New M1078 Owner

    General hit on the biggest Achilles heel of these trucks, their gearing means highway speed = max governed engine RPM. Nobody operates road vehicles like this... The driveshafts are steep and large/heavy, and spin way outside what is normally acceptable on the angle/RPM chart. If you are...
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    (Hopefully) New M1078 Owner

    I haven't seen that caution, but I haven't looked for it either:) Its a pretty significant chassis... You can damage drivetrain components if you do not prepare properly(pulling axles or driveshafts as appropriate to separate the AWD pathways). I would suspect the towing operatorator will...
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    Interior/Exterior Temp Gauge in Rocker Switch Profiile

    Our panel openings are a little different than those switch accessories are sized for. I had a dual volt display at one point and had to fabricate an adapter for it to fit…
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    Looking for M1078A1 ABS troubleshooting guide

    Well thars your problem right thaar… it may just be unplugged… depending on the proximity of the actuators, y0u may be able to simply swap the plugs and see if the fault switches from left to right(bad actuator) or doesn’t move(bad wiring/circuit)…
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    Who are the experts on the Air compressor

    Correct. It should open the purge valve and maintain pressure on the port. if you had a pressure leak on the compressor cylinder head, it would have trouble building pressure, and take a long time to reach cutoff/unload pressure in the wet tank, if at all… But once it unloads, the system...
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    Who are the experts on the Air compressor

    Connect pressure to the purge port on the dryer. The air exits the dryer thru a check valve to the wet tank. If that check were leaking your shop air test should show that. The system feeds air from the wet tank to the governor the governor monitors this air to control its cycling, and also...
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    2003 M1083A1 Does C7 replace 3126?

    well a quick google search shows that 6PZ and 7JZ are the prefixes used for the 3126B engines...
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    Wedge brake plunger seals

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    Wedge brake plunger seals

    The P/N shown in the 24P manual(parts 2 and 10 in the diagram) are I believe the meritor P/N. Type them into the searchbar in y0ur browser and it will take you to the merritor website as well as other suppliers
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    Troubleshooting Crank No Start on M1078A1

    @GeneralDisorder yea I cannot remember if it was you or Superman I had the battery discussion with, but I recall it was a little involved. I do recall being involved in quite a few dead ECU conversations typically after prolonged service power removal, One key symptom with those was no check...
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    Troubleshooting Crank No Start on M1078A1

    Well check engine flashing is a good sign, it is probably a sensor, or perhaps a data bus issue with its comms path to the transmission. The ECU battery is buried in the ECU and not easily replaceable. I know someone who was experimenting with batt replacement but do not know how that turned...
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    Troubleshooting Crank No Start on M1078A1

    Yea, wrong list… no fuel solenoid on an A1. Its EFI. I guess the first question i would ask is do you get a check engine light at initial power up, or at all? My second would be what year is it? cranking indicates the transmission is powered up and in neutral to deliver a neutral start...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    Yea they did it different on the later trucks. From some other pics I have seen i think it is the same type remote control valve as I removed in my A0 video. i think they put it back there for simplicity as primary and secondary tank air are already combined back there with a 2way check...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Hope the transfer case isn’t damaged…
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    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    Skip the impact and the other tools… cutoff wheel on a grinder(face shield) and a hammer. If you cut thru the barrel right where it meets the hex head as soon as you pass thru the center rod/shank, they will pop off. If you want to avoid the “Pop” when they release their stored tension, stop...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Just remember, these trucks go to excess for a reason…
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    Lmtv trans oil problem

    Yea, especially not knowing how long it has been like that… As mentioned clutch disc adhesive is water soluble. How different it would behave with a 50% glycol mix is anyones guess. if fluid is coming out of the pressure cap, if that cap is OK(and even if it is not), it is A. Growing fluid...
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    M1078 GVWR Over the Road

    All off of the SF-97 for my M1079, just stood there with my mouth shut and the DOL clerk pulled all the appropriate info from their computer system with what was on the sheet…
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    M1078 GVWR Over the Road

    WA. titled mine as Class 6, 19.5-26K, Gross on the registration is 26K…
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    Hello from Southern Arizona

    And your driveshafts and engine will thank you…
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