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Perhaps helpful... Non-original replacement part for air brake tanks: Dixon HSTBC1000 (T-bolt clamp style, off A..zon) Non-original replacement for wet tank: Dixon HSTBC850 Task notes: its a pain-in-the-butt. the straps/clamps cannot be slid between the battery tray and air tank tray. there...

This is a common & expensive CAT 3116/3126 engine failure point, which is easily prevented by proper fastening of the air compressor bracket. Fix/PM: before selling (ie GP) or driving your LMTV / FMTV roll under the truck's oil pan, driver's side, and look at the air compressor bracket--...

The heater fan blower switch was working intermittently, so with winter coming... Failure: Corrosion leading to poor connections and potential fire hazard...possibly due to build-up on switch of dry-rotted foam dust from sound-deadening material used in the heater compartment. Replacement...

FWIW -- I finally discovered and solved my M1078's excessive steering play...perhaps this post will be useful to others. Problem: Drag link tie rod end wear (NSN 2530-01-462-0755, pn 12877-KL, ZF Lemforder mfg). Removal tool: pickup truck pitman arm tool (see pix)

I recently used my handy rubber-tired tree toppling tool to remove two sweet gum trees located between power lines and the neighbors shop...i used the winch just to keep tension until I v-cut the trunk, then placed truck in reverse to pull each tree over...successfully, without the normal sparks...

Pix from inside dash on passenger side of M1078. See the twist to the right of my hand...it looks like it was done on purpose.