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    CTIS pressure settings increase - no programming, transducer, or module required.

    I fully rebuilt the wheel valves except for those filters everything else has been replaced. Fully rebuilt the PCU as well. I adjusted the relief valve to get the proper feedback within the Dana software as you can view relief valve pressure. I haven't looked too much but if I see a new...
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    CTIS pressure settings increase - no programming, transducer, or module required.

    I adjusted the pcu relief valve pressure, worked great for a while. Guessing I have too much contamination of wheel valve filters as it had more issues when temp dropped. Per spec it has a 1 or 2 psi tolerance...seems a bit sensitive. I have new filters coming and the system still works fine as...
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    CTIS pressure settings increase - no programming, transducer, or module required.

    System is working pretty well after rebuilding all wheel valves and associated seals(and a few CTIS hub seals). Still not super happy on deflate - sometimes requires a few pushes of the button due to a relief valve feedback error. Very finiky system that doesn't have well defined specifications...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Kids really wanted to sleep in the MTV so threw some sleeping bags in there and tied the frame up to the wall. Not really very comfy and those sleeping bags are very noisy but hey it was an adventure for them. Brought the cat in there too.
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    Rubber spring bolt camper Mount design.

    So you have a bolt to limit overtravel in the front? Personally I avoided rubber in this application because it breaks down very quickly under high deflection. It does have the advantage of nonlinear spring rate but if you exceed it, it is destroyed(your overtravel bolt can prevent that)...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Did a little work today, Menards had some garage racks that are the standard size for a lot of camping pads - 24 wide 75 long (ish). Strong, fairly light, cheap ($360 for pretty much what you see here). I can tie them into the unistrut easily and makes them modular if I want put them in another...
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    stuck spare.

    I tried a few methods to unscrew (hammer in torx bit, various extractors), no joy with any. 2 minutes with a drill and backflusing to clean out chips and it's been working great. I don't plan on putting my head under the lowering tire so the safety valves are somewhat useless. I don't have...
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    stuck spare.

    I had lots of issues with spare locking. I just drilled out the port and removed the safeties. The steel is very soft and I think it was a 3/8 bit.
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Considering it, but found some garage shelves that would work well as rigid bunks...hmm
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Had a few free minutes today so was mocking up bed locations(location only, it will be much more slick than this). Need to sleep 4 so planning on foldable bunks with cot sized mattresses is the current plan. Having the framing in already is great for this as I don't need to build so much bed...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    I'll be using heat pump or diesel heat depending. Our house uses a heat pump and the frosting on the window bottoms only happens when we hit about -10F. Such a small area is likely to have a little more humidity though. The pass through is probably the most likely to frost up right now although...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Put in dricore underlayment (foam bonded to OSB to give me some extra insulation, moisture management, sound deadening). Then layed down some sheet vinyl. Ended up going with sheet over planks or anything else just due to the low maintenance nature. I have dirty kids, things are going to get...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Harbor freight 20% off generator sale, then 10% off with new card made it a good time to buy a generator. 5000w peak, 3900w continuous. Will fit nicely in this spot. I don't have the factory shields for this spot, will likely laser cut some custom brackets and also make it locked so not easily...
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    LMTV M1078 Transmission Fluid Change To ATF Write Up

    Having done this, it's really easy to update that bearing on the newer trucks without the cross member on the upper frame rail (might depend on the truck designation too). Price for the plastic bearing is ridiculous though.
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Lots of places, it's called "accordion seal" (Google search) and there are various sizes available. I got mine from some ambulance supply place. Edit:www.fixmyambulance.com
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Whichever I want. I would likely pull it off the cab. Fits the same on both sides of the seal. There is a metal spring inside the rubber and you just push it on the flange.
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    From fire truck to MTV

    I used two identical electrical cabinets manufactured by Hammond. They have quarter turn locks, although right now I don't have keyed ones they're just screwdriver turned but you can swap them out for pretty much any kind you want. They also have a nice rubber seal around the perimeter so if the...
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Will see how it goes, my original idea was similar to this and I can still add on the feature if I find it a pain, but then I also have to worry about bracketry to support that intermediate flange when tilting cab. Not a big deal just more parts. I'm going with the assumption, the truck will now...
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    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    Yes if you connect the loads directly it eliminates the function of the capacitors.
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    From fire truck to MTV

    Maybe for the future if I find manually attaching it annoying.
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