Mopar1973Man

New Meadows, Idaho - Feb 20, 2025 Starlink / SpaceX Provider.

6 month check up done. Cancer free is the good news. Bad news my right kidney is taking damage and struggling. I've just switched over to a local doctor to look it over and he's setting me up with a kidney specialist to get this all figured out so I gain my full kidney function back. Then during all this I found why my back issues and my pain / blood pressure is from my L3 and L4 have been compressing my disc which now gives my that numb area for my kidneys but lower back pain. This isn't get better sadly. Final got a doctor to give me a 40 pound weight limit for lifting. Now ive got to relay this to my PT doctor my lifting limits. On top of all my issues now toss in sleep apnea so I'm currently working by video chat to get a sleep lab done to set me up on CPAP machine. My days are super busy most days.

Yup it is true. Strange enough I was in full makeup when we met both times. She enjoys my artistry of my makeup and wigs which she continues to encourage me to learn more about the art. Yeah after I did give Suzanna my number it seemed like there was so many questions and so much to talk about most of our phone calls went till 2am most nights. Strange some night we still just talk till early hours. Yes it's true we plan on getting married in the spring of the year. Suzanna was amazed by what I've created with Beast. She enjoys good Cummins power. Now we both want to build into 3rd and 4th Gen lines hence why the active work on Thor to attempt to give me time to repair Beast which is nearly 500k miles now. There is a lot going on with software changes, server changes, and even things on the site. Suzanna and I are going to fix the website up and bring more newer generations to the article database. Right now I'm just cleaning up after moving servers to cut operational costs.

3 bar menu button at the top right. Then select account on the slide out menu. Then tap profile. Then up in the top area look for a Edit Pencil in the picture area up top. Then will open the edit window.

Might read here for more info... https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/swapping-vp44-cummins-engine-between-985-00-01-02-r429/?do=getNewComment&d=4&id=429

Boost fooler damaged on the Quadzilla module? Wiring issues to the Quadzilla module? Proper wiring used on the Quadzilla? (No hacking up the connector to fit a later series?) Since the boost number is high on the Quadzilla I would have both the module and the wiring checked.

What kind of mileage since the rebuild?

Thank you for the wonderful comment. Truth yes it's still paying to keep the server alive and keep paying the bills. Remember Mopar1973Man.Com is the LAST PRIVATELY OWNED WEBSITE left. I'm not owned by a corporate clearing house like Cummins Forum which is owned by VerticalScope Inc. Or DieselBombers which is owned by Internet Brands. All these other websites are corporate owned groups.

Might get out today and work on Thor...

Returning back to this topic and sharing more information. I've learned quite a bit more about my network and security. Boy can I show you all kinds of cool tricks. For example, I've managed to create a VLAN for my Mopar1973Man Guest WiFi. When you hook up to my guest account it moves from the default network and creates a new network with a totally different IP address. This hides my private network completely. Now the family here we have our own network to work together between people we can all see either other to be able to share information flawlessly. My basic network but all works so amazing. At the hub of it is the Starlink internet provider. This has been awesome for the internet speed and will handle quite a bit of network traffic. Then I've got a ER605 Gateway providing a firewall into the network here. Then my 28 port managed switch which is the brains of the network also the power supply for all PoE devices. As you can see there is 192.168.0.x, 192.168.10.x, and 192.168.20.x. The 192.168.0.x is all my hard wired stuff like PCs, cameras, etc. You must use a hard wired jack to gain access to this network. Then the 192.168.10.x is all my guest network which can't see anything but themselves in their pool but have zero access to the private network at all. Then the 192.168.20.x is all my stuff that uses WiFi like cellphones, TVs, game consoles like the Xbox.

No problem grid heater light pops on it locks to 19k to 20k rail pressure cruising faster than 40 MPH. Everyone here is like nope stay in day too cold to mess around as well the sun is heading down, shadows are coming, temperature already failing. Try again tomorrow. Yes I know date and time are wrong.

So. I'm going to chase a few different things here. First off I've already talked to @dieselautopower about this and got a clue. So the over pressure valve is a serviceable item which is possible it's leaking DAP has a rail plug to block that possible leak and see if there are any changes. NAPA wants $417 for the valve then DAP can do much better under my vendor side. I called another member @towhungerford and chatted about this issue and he's agrees the over pressure valve could be leaking. This could affect restart because air could be introduced by the return rail. Personal note... Sadly today it was like +7°F this morning. I just done with my 6 month check up. My back is killing me found out I've got L3 and L4 compressed and 1.5 inch shorter now. No cancer found but still fighting with my kidneys.

Here is some of the random wild swings in pressure at idle.

So... I've got the one injector back from @dieselautopower seated and installed in the head again. This is nuts I'm losing prime instantly. I'm still fighting loss of prime issues which is nearly instantly. If the engine stalls or shut off it impossible to start again, super long cranking. I'm still seeing about 2,xxx PSI swing in pressures at idle on the rail I'm getting both 5 chimes and 10 chimes grid heater light. If driven slowly under 40 MPH it will not set the grid heater light. Extremely hard to start hot. Once the grid heater light is on the rail pressure is forced to 19,xxx to 20,xxx PSI all the time your driving. I've even changed fuel filters just for the sake of it. It was dirty looking but not the cause. Lift pump pressure is more stable but still very possible to suck it down to ZERO PSI of supply pressure on a WOT run if the grid heater light is off. I've pull inspected these injector twice now. Still have a rough idle miss either warmed or cold. Blue smoke from one cylinder while idleing but there is no real blow by at all. The cap lays in the hole just fine and doesn't jump out. During the rough idle periods it will jack the rail pressure from 6,xxx roughly to 8,xxx PSI then when is smooths out it drops again.

Wouldn't wanna. 3rd Gen brakes add more rotational mass. Yeah I'm trying to fix my 3rd Gen right now it barely gets 14 MPG empty.

Not a problem and your welcome always here to support the Cummins family.

Give Module masters a call in Moscow Idaho. https://mopar1973man.com/vendor.htm/vendor/module-master-r8/

Right on. I thought it was weird.

Delayed due to snow storm. Setup for the 15th.

According to the service manual you should be able to see it but location of the blower motor is near the firewall. I'm pretty sure the bearings on the blower are shot.

I'm alive and cancer free yet. I go in on Jan 28 for testing make sure my cancer doesn't return.

Yeah i put a laughing smiley because you have to pull the dash apart just to even see a little bit of the blower motor. It's on top of the HVAC case on the passenger side. I'll see if I can find a image in my service manual.

I've gotta ask why would a blower motor for the front not work till the front of the cab warns up in the sun? No blown fuses. Relay is good.

I'd love to do a in line exhaust brake but after seeing 2 exhaust systems fail quickly at about 5 years because of salt on the highways. This limits me to turbo mounted exhaust brakes and very limited choices of turbos. 4 inch diamond eye last about 5 years and falls apart being all the clamps and hangers are steal. All just rust away. Performance muffled or open is basically the same. Muffled just quieter and no drone. No resonator needed. Even open it was fairly quiet till I jumped on the throttle. I'm back to muffled system a d plenty happy. Do you mind if I turn this into an article?

Might consider adjustable control arms too so you can get the correct geometry for the front axle.