Mopar1973Man

Truck wise I know that many people are over the GVWR number I tend to watch the GAWR more so. Even the trailer is getting close to margin with 480# to spare.

It if was me... Either laptop or desktop I would remove the hard drive and attach to a second computer as a storage drive. This way you can copy every single file on the computer without Windows making a mess of it. Not to mention this allows you to check the drive for SMART error or problems because the drive is not booted or in service by Windows. Sad thing is if you had Linux I would have you install one program openssh-server and the let me login I would be able to diagnose and tell you what is going on not to mention create a full backup because Linux already has backup software as part of the core operating software. But regardless of what ever software you run you should ALWAYS back up your hard drive at least weekly. As you'll see I'm setup with two hard drives one is main runner and the second is my backup drive. Thumb drive will work for small amounts of data, but burning DVD's might work better if you have burning software. Or the best yet copy all data to second known good hard drive.

Not yet... Patience my dear friends... Let's say I'll be directly part of the design work of the project. I'll be working under Ed's lead. That;s the best I can tell you all.

Well coming home from my mini-get-away trip. I stopped in Council, ID and used the truck scales to weigh the truck and trailer. Truck Front Axle: 4,160# Truck Rear Axle: 4,640# Truck Gross: 8800# Truck GVWR: 8800# Trailer Axle: 8,020# Trailer GVWR: 8,500# GCW: 16,820# Funny part is I'm a ways from the axle weight limits yet on the truck at 5,200# front and 6,084# on the rear. But hit the GVWR right on the nail. Pull the trailer good and strong no issues at all. Seems like I kept putting more and more gear in the RV and storing there so now the RV weight has been creeping up. Time to do inventory and find out what I do need and don't need. When I bought the trailer and weight it coming home with nothing in it was 7,300# then so I've nearly got a 1,000 pounds of cargo & supplies now. Even last summer I had weights of 7,500 to 7,800 pounds.

I typically stay with Green coolant but this last batch was Yellow SuperTech. But before ever adding coolant I always make sure to flush the system out and start over fresh with one color of coolant.

That must be old because the 027 Rev pump I tore down has a harden steel plate. There is no diaphragm in these pump.

Here is another Happy Birthday out for... Ilikeoldfords MoparMom happen to take notice to your about the same time Dripley's.

I thought we already are...

Short to ground. Check all electrical for shorts to ground. +12V -> Fuse -> Headlight <- Dimmer Switch <- Headlight Switch <- GROUND

Harbor freight for my 1/4" inch/pound bar and my 3/8" foot/pound bar. My 1/2" foot pound bar is a wore out Craftman's.

P0252 and the P1688 code is a electronics failure of the PSG on the VP44. The electronics typically fail from a few different things. Heat from lack of fuel pressure to keeping it cooled. Then dirty power from the alternator it should be less than 0.1 AC volts present. Yes water hammer pulse will kill sensors, low pressure switches, and mechanical gauge the same way.

Normal. Some injectors will have one shim and somee will have two or possibly more shims to tune the pop pressure. The torques you list are right but I prefer to use a inch/pound bar for the injector hold down caps. As for the assembly of the injectors I would torque the collar nut to 30 foot/pounds.

Always strange how you leave the pavement and get way back in the middle of nowhere and you manage to find a nail, sharp rock, tree stob, chainsaw file some left in the road, etc. Hmmm... That's one thing I've never done is rotated the spare into the mix. I still got the factory Mitchellin LTX on the rim and it looks brand new maybe 300 miles on it tops. (265/75 R16) I know eventually I'll have to change the spare out for something else 12 years old of a tire the rubber will be getting rather old. But I tend to like the LRG's more so than the LRE's.

I gotta admit you mini panel area work out awesome and looks good too.

I like Rancherman's idea there with the wire. If you have to wrap a few rounds of wire around it to give more strength to hold larger chains. I've seen some wild redneck idea on how to tie spring down for little cars with just standard bailing wire.

Still it would be best to use a hand throttle knob for pump operations. But for vehicle accidents and other things that just require engine R's to be held high for alternator (scene lights, emergency lights, heater, etc) it works awesome for that purpose.

I was checking out your gauges and Wow! They are expensive.

As for the anti-freeze there is some much out there and different brands and claims. I'm not too willing to risk re-plumbing a RV to a frozen pipe like what happen to 1976 Dodge Motorhome it froze to and blew a CPVC line and was a absolute PITA to replumb. So I tend to avoid anything that might become solid or expand and break fragile plastic fittings and plumbing. Like I said if air freezes you got bigger problems at -300*F or so.

Here you go gang I did a full YouTube video of how I changed out the master and slave cylinder and bled the system out and installed. I'll get this moved over to the article database and updated as well.

Could be worse it could be 61 beers or shots of whiskey!

I would like to let everyone know one of the staff members had a birthday yesterday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DRIPLEY (David Ripley)

Really common mistake. I see guys blow up power steering pump and never flush the trash out. and Install a new pump to wonder why the new pump last for such a short time and fail again. Same thing with brakes. Caliper jams up and replace with brand new caliper and pads and then whine about the brakes dragging again because they just flush all the dirt into the new calipers.

Regardless dinosaurs are extinct period. Digging up bones and analyzing this stuff just seem like a huge waste of money. I wish this doctors and scientist would put this much effort into saving lives of the living people that are here on the planet NOW! Still have diseases, cancer, and other things that need attention. But something that is dead and gone and study it more???

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Like with my setup I found my long run of cable plus the size is limiting me a bit. I do have the inverter but can't quite get the power there. But I don't plan on large heater appliances like a coffee make or such. More or less small table lamp, laptop, charge a cellphone, charge AA batteries for cameras, or maybe charge the video camera up. I know the setup runs my little TV just fine. So I'll have enough power to fire up the A/D signal converter and TV or DVD player and TV. Thing is when we typically go camping is to get away from everyday work and grind so we don't try and have it all in the RV too. So if that means I got to do without maybe its for the best. But is awesome the RV is still parked in the yard unplugged from 120VAC power and and going be charging again today in the sun. One more thing not on the power bill here. Here soon I'll do a dry run in the yard when I can remain above freezing. I'll do a complete dry run without ZERO hook up and see how far I can push. Now there is the test.