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    Turbo M1008 with 4l80 towing ability compared to gasser?

    you might also try some timing advance my na motor was turned p a half turn and advanced 1/8 inch over static timing ran strong and would start after sitting all night at -20
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    6.2 Cam Replacement

    ive built a ton of engines never replaced a cam with out also doing lifters you are asking for an early cam failure.
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    FMTV frame steel.... weldability?

    I will find I have to extend the rear of my frame to I do plan on proper procedures. as stated sometimes upfitters need to add on to the rear of the frames or extend them that is where proper procedures and fish plating comes in to play.
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    Dead shift control pad

    mine had the same problem there is a 6 relay pack behind the panel under the fuse relay box mine was missing likely no power to the tcm. one of those relays would have to power up the tcm try relay pack replacement
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    FMTV Snow and Ice performance?

    the tires are like loader tires they have a ton of surface area they make studs for loader tires im thinking of getting a second set of tires just to load them with loader studs for winter. that or chains
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    I got Wall-E the LMTV painted

    what is the color code for the green you used
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    What is going on with this Flexplate? Out of round and bent? Yikes...

    the 700 r4 trannys just had 3 holes if I had to guess they used the th400 flexplate which might balance different than the 700 r4 if you have a gen 1 6.2 diesel you might find it hard to find a flexplate for the 700 r4 seems like I thought about this once in the past.
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    Transport HMMWV

    pull the driveshafts and flat tow it with a tow bar I pulled them all over south korea that way
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    serious preheat/glow plug problems

    one caution to you all resistance in they gm glow plug system is critical you need to have all plugs functioning or problems will arise if yu have one of the new control boxes the light flickers if you have the old system the plugs will swell up and will be hard to remove from the head.
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    Deuce shakes at 40 mph+?

    aside from loose front end parts sounds like tire balance. tire balance will do strange things like shake at 40 and disappear at 50
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    2Cly mule running problems.

    I might also suggest a new set f points in the mag sounds like inadequate coil saturation especially if the fuel system is ok
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    FMTV wrecker rough start and idle, what is it? Attached sound clip

    with cat e-t you can do a cylinder drop test you will be dollars ahead to replace all 6 or chasing bad injectors will be a never ending battle before replacing them take an oil sample if you have high concentrations of metal than replace the hui pump and flush the oil gallies those engines were...
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    FMTV wrecker rough start and idle, what is it? Attached sound clip

    sounds like bad injectors on the 3126 you pop the old ones out and install the new ones the newer c-7 cats you need a cat program to set trim codes for new injectors
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    picking up the new a-0 lmtv

    I have found one its a little heavier than I need and its halfway across the country may have to bite the bullet though and get it
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    picking up the new a-0 lmtv

    as soldiers we always referred to the non upgraded models as a-0 some of the older tm would just call them A, A-1,A-2 exc.
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    picking up the new a-0 lmtv

    last thing I need is a load handling crane such as the ones used on the 5 ton mtv's found one for a mk48 its a little larger than I need
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    12 volts source

    why not get a 24 v motor the reason the military and cat use 24 volt systems is it takes less amps to do the same amount of work the trade off for the higher price would be more work before you overheat the motor ,
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    picking up the new a-0 lmtv

    we will see I may make a few more trips t seattle to get a head start on building. it there wont be any driving it here where I'm at access is only by plane or boat I cant afford the charter rate on a hurc to get it here so its going to sit in seattle till spring shipping season if I find time...
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    M934A2 (Van) or M923 (Cargo) considering purchase

    bumb deal I was just there picked up my lmtv you could have tried it first I think you would have liked it better.
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    picking up the new a-0 lmtv

    here are some pics from seattle met with Justin from Gov plannet, he was a great help. got me fixed up with a few spare parts from some units headed for the crusher. found the problem with the no start was the relay box under the dash had been cannablized popped another one in and it cranked...
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