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pro tip of the day. Before you call yourself stupid 20 times because your lights aren't working again......replace your bulbs with new ones.... guess I had 2 bad bulbs that would work on and off.

haven't checked if I can go down that much. Floor needs to be worked on before I can load a horse.

yep it's adjusable. leaf springs

Today I checked more things off - Bearings packed ( hope I used enough, went through 1 tube of grease on all 4 wheels) - Roof has been sealed for the living quarters. - Brakes have been adjusted and fixed. It's amazing the difference between 1 axle with brakes and 2 axles with brakes. - Vin inspection done and tomorrow I will be getting plates for it. I need to get a few horse loaded in to see how it sits, but I think I need to take the nose of the trailer down ~4 - 6" Any suggestions? Then thursday we are off camping with it. Gonna see if the old girl can pull it up I70 haha... I might be doing 35 mph in 2nd on some of the climbs.

and the electrical articles section https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/

nadda turbo runs great, has since day 1. It's kinda like the VP44, you tell it what to do and it does it. You would have to pry it out of my cold dead hands at this point. HOWEVER I am perfectly happy with my 400 hp truck lol

I think I was doing what people would call an "e" pattern

it was a 120v welder so she was up all the way lolol. It didn't get great penitration, which is related to the power. I think if I would have gone slower it would have done better.

have you done an apps reset / relearn?

well I gotta say when you set the welder to the right voltage things are a lot nicer. I am very proud of myself. I am by no means an expert, actually only tried to lay a bead twice in my life..... but I ended up with this on a practice weld tonight I hit it with a big hammer and it didn't break so I am happy

We need to know IAT and ECT in all positions of the switch

Do you have a live data tool to read the sensor data for the truck? that's the easiest way to know if the switch is working or not.

@jlbayes More ammo for you if you like the opt7 most guys are using is %100 garbage with terrible output....

still not sure if we are gonna make it. It might be just me, if that is the case then I will be fly without a camper, just me and a pack of redbull.

its going to be more of an unfinished living quarters. we are looking for a basic countertop with a sink and a removeable camp stove. Then a bed, some storage, and a basic table and seats that double as a place for the dogs to sleep inside of. Goal is to have a trailer that doubles as a camper, horse trailer, moving trailer that keeps us dry. I found it funny that there is an OEM sticker inside that says "this trailer is neither waterproof or water tight" hahahahhaha we will see what we can do with it. But thankfully with the work we are doing to it we can resell it in a few months if it isn't working out and not loose much money. I don't have any pic's of it now, but I will take some.

the divider wall is kicking my butt, gonna need to find someone with a plasma cutter I think. Angle grinder is not going great haha. The good news is, - got the battery box "welded" on ( use that term loosely as I welded it on there) - got the wiring into the tack area done, fuse block comes today - got the trailer wiring tackled and redone. It is always easier to cut everything out and start from scratch. Thankfully the 7 pin wiring was good and untouched all the way to the rear of the trailer, so I just cut out all the wiring from that point and put new stuff in. That did require me to cut the rear 4" of floor out, but the floor needs to be replaced anyways. - got %90 of the surface rust ground off and repainted. - got the trailer brakes sorted out, still have one wire to crimp but it looks good. Started in on packing the bearing, but I am not able to find the seals locally so I had to order them....at $20 a pop...ouch. Roof sealant tape comes in today so I might be tackling that. And I have to get it registered which requires a vin inspection so I can't do that until I get the bearings done.

Can you go into more detail in regards to how you are using it? Any codes? Do you have a live data tool to read the sensor data for IAT and ECT?

One of my first attemps at making something from a sheet of steel. I am happy with it considering I only had a angle grinder and a hammer. I am going to weld it in place tomorrow.

Yep How much?

Yea I need a welder, I have rivets at this point to use. we will see what I get done.

well I have a full weekend ahead of me. - Full trailer rewire, was gonna do this regardless. - replace lights - repack bearings - go over brakes / test / fix - start cleaning roof to reseal - figure out mounting for battery and propane - figure out how to put battery in line for charging while on road allowing for disconnect while camping - start the process of cutting out divider wall - wirewheel rust / pour 15 - in depth floor review - drink beer

Best friday of the month

they are nutso....

Well we settled on $3800. Needs a bit of work to get her road ready, but the bones of the trailer are good. I can handle the wiring etc. Picking her up tomorrow.