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    WTK: LMTV Shock absorber options

    Found my notes from an off-line conversation I had on this subject. the person I had the discussion with pointed out some other possible options from Bulldog, Gabriel and Ford. from my looking the Monroe, Gabriel and Ford all had the same specifications. The Bulldog was the same...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Found my notes from an off-line conversation I had on this subject. the person I had the discussion with pointed out some other possible options from Bulldog, Gabriel and Ford. from my looking the Monroe, Gabriel and Ford all had the same specifications. The Bulldog was the same...
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    M1078 fmtv ctis

    What general said. You will have to remove the elbow fitting on the small hose where it connects to the stem pipe that is bolted to the wheel. Looks like a standard Schrader core in the wheel stem. you could also remove the cover screws on the wheel valve, there is a spring and a diaphragm...
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    LMTV FMTV replacement or upgrade air dryers

    Our air demand is probably less than some other trucks those are used on, so it should work fine usually a factor of how much leakage you have anyway... Since you have the old one, you can probably clean out/overhaul the purge valve, throw in a new cartridge in it and have a spare… don’t...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    If I were doubling, i would probably use a lighter weight shock. Its about weight and rate, the monroes for example claim they are for class 7-8 trucks(26-33K and over 33K). by published spec ours are class 6(19-26K) Now IMO it is a grossly overbuilt class 6, but those are the weights... Now...
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    Second fuel tank automatic switching.....

    Yep, I had one in an old Toyota like that, gravity only, the filler pipes were tied together so only one filler port. Had 8.5 hours of fuel at highway speed. Yes the lower crossover hose was exposed. what I and others are proposing is an upper crossover using a pump. You vent the main tank...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    When I talked with a rep at Fox, and we started discussing vehicle weight, he said none of their production were appropriate for this much weight.
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    Second fuel tank automatic switching.....

    I have done fuel systems like this in the past, simple, no valves easy to remote control.
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    Second fuel tank automatic switching.....

    Well you could probably add a second sender and switch between that and the main gauge sender input to the MMDC…
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    There is a discussion floating around here about shocks(search feature in LMTV section only), will have to look in my notes for the option I found most likely… OEM Shocks: 20.94” to 33.26” 12.32” travel 5/8” top, 7/8” bottom (16mm top, 22MM bottom) bolts the most likley off the shelf I found...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    There are a few shock options in our weight class, but as mentioned will require bushings to adapt to the hardware size used…
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Yea mine had a camel hair or a spider leg in it when I got the truck:)
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    Considering early 2000 LMTV for FD high water rescue work, question...

    Major service probably entails changing ALL the lower gearbox fluids. They ran all the vents to threaded bosses, or they have threaded ports or already have hose barbs. There are if i recall correctly 13 vents? Those could all be routed up to a air box up near the snorkel, and if sealed...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    my videos are for the 3116, but the primary fuel system between the 3 engines is basically the same. tank, primer/filter, lift pump, main fuel filter, head fuel gallery, pressure regulator and return to tank. Primary fuel pressure(measured between lift pump and main filter) is an often...
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    Sounds like trouble

    Grinding when you unload the drivetrain sounds like some form of excessive backlash. So could be hub gears, or differential gears…
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Here is how you fix the most common issue with the primer/primary filter that causes it to not lift fuel.
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    1. hand over hand the wiring looking for damaged cable or disconnected connectors(in and under left and right dash, behind grill around engine and alongside both sides of the transmission. 2. Follow all the battery cables and positively identify the ground, 12v and 24v cables. Does this...
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    Using upper stock frame rails for subframe

    Because of the natural and suspension cab movements, I am planning pass-thru doors on cab and Hab, but no tunnel. This will also allow me to more easily access the cab latch if necessary...
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    Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV Project “ ‘Merica”

    Oh hell, this is how it begins… All giddy optimism untill it arrives in your driveway then the reality of “OMG, What Have I Done” sets in… You do have a therapist on retainer right? Don’t turn to Alcohol, that path leads to the dark side…:)
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    Using upper stock frame rails for subframe

    Besides being shorter and simpler, The good thing about rail on rail with captured spring is that is spends 99.99% of its life with both rails in full contact with each other and 100 percent of the habitat weight distributed across the entire length of both chassis frame rails. I am forecasting...
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