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  1. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    no,- reviewed the thread since it came back up.... sparked a hope that mayyyyyyyyybe by remote chance my charging failure is not a bad regulator after all. Hence the question PS- .. tis actually considered good Netiquette TO NOT start new threads but instead ask in existing threads on the...
  2. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    Bump in case it got lost in the Easter Egg Hunts
  3. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    wait... so how did you still have 24v showing on the dash yet have the leads swapped?
  4. coachgeo

    M1078 100amp alternator charging issue

    side question.... if the excite voltage is less than 24v.... will it/will it not... excite the alternator?
  5. coachgeo

    LMTV FMTV Exhaust Brake Questions?

    side note.... cause of pacbrake not partnering as nice with the programming in the Wtech II on FMTV's.... one thought have had was to move the whole shifter/keypad to an armrest built onto the dog house .... kinda create a Star Trek Captains chair (just aged myself) with the shift pad right in...
  6. coachgeo

    LMTV FMTV Exhaust Brake Questions?

    So our 3116 is Full Marmon ? which PRBX model did you get? Understanding I got from PacBrake tech was that the PRBX workings is most about the balance dance between spring, orifice size and check valve matching the engine's exhaust pressures... Then of course the way it mounts and exhaust...
  7. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    Much of this sheet is done by @simp5782, though others help with it now too and it is continually updated based on reports from here in SS. There is no hose lengths on the spread sheet only part numbers for bulk to cut to length.... Fitting and hose are for converting to more modern Push Lock...
  8. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    Thanks for info. Aren't fuel lines and fittings same though, even if other items listed are likely 3116?
  9. coachgeo

    M1078A1 cab and chassis electrical upgrades including AC

    far as I know..... most everything on the yellow spread sheet only gets put there "after "reports of someone successfully using it.
  10. coachgeo

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    hmmm..... collect cheap used phones or tablets to make your own dashboard lol.. Actually Ive considered that though. Remove speedo and put a tablet there (or place atop it) for this purpose.
  11. coachgeo

    Toad steerable? (steerable towed vehicle)

    their is a reason RV-ers use toads not cars on trailers..
  12. coachgeo

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    or if your cheap like me. A usb cord an old used cell phone with a free speedo GPS app PS- this is just an example pic. no clue if this one is free or any good
  13. coachgeo

    Toad steerable? (steerable towed vehicle)

    RV world calls the one "towed" a TOAD
  14. coachgeo

    Learn from Chucky..., FMTV cab support tool

    ahhhh perfect.... Ronmar for the win
  15. coachgeo

    Toad steerable? (steerable towed vehicle)

    just seems it would make jockying around off road, backing up etc when you have a car your towing behind you, soooo much easier. In my case the Toad is a Jeep. simplest would be a bar * from truck to toad's tie rod or Pittman arm that moves the wheels of toad a little based on what direction...
  16. coachgeo

    Learn from Chucky..., FMTV cab support tool

    having had braced things that way before.... and had the brace slip right out nearly crushing me (thank god I moved fast)... I would not trust that. I can see the base won't move... cant see if the top would or not... pic is too dark... can't tell what it is.... which is where it moved in my...
  17. coachgeo

    FMTV Highway Speed

    NOPE... folk threw drive lines below 55 (w/out eco hubs)
  18. coachgeo

    Dallas TX Folks - 5 Ton Insurance and Title Question

    there is a specific forum on this steelsoldiers discussion board for insurance that is broke down by state.... that is the best place for your questions/answers. FMTV folk IMHO, send insurance questions to that forum. That is a relatively new forum on this board.. so members here are not...
  19. coachgeo

    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    He mentioned in a reply a thanks to those who pointed out the Eco Hub issue. Supposedly Previous owner did that install and he was totally unaware.
  20. coachgeo

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    Brcyce has I believe a non Asian country making them for him.. you honestly cant do better last time I got one from him.
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