AH64ID

That's warm for SW3. What Revo settings are you using? What about the wastegate?

I am currently sitting in the camper in my driveway and continue to be impressed by my Lifeline GPL-6CT's. We are staying in the camper right now because our hardwood floors are being redone. I don't like to let the batteries sit on the converter after they are charged so on Wednesday I turned off the battery switch. The battery volt meter is powered by the converter so it's still on and 48 hours after charging stopped my batteries are at 13.16V!! They aren't cheap but they do work really well!

Since you have a touch UDC Pro is the way to go.

I was under the impression a manual spooled slightly slower, but it shouldn't matter much. 600 is too much for a tow tune. 400-450 is a good tow tune in terms of the cooling and oiling system of the ISB, but that doesn't mean you can't have 2 tunes. I'd run it with the S475 and get some 100-150hp injectors and a custom tune. HP or UDC Pro is what I would look at.

What is your power goal? Or just what you can make?

Glad to hear it's working well for you.

I dropped it off at Durobuilt in Nampa, ID this morning for a rebuild since I want the slip rings replaced.

I pulled it apart last night and they aren't as worn as they looked, but now is the time to replace them. They would still accelerate the wear of the new brushes. I had had a failing winch motor two winters ago and it was putting a major electrical strain on the alternator. I wonder if the high current started the wear.

I just went out and played with it a little more. It's the first chance I have had in 10 days since I have been out of town. I know you guys want it to be the pigtail side but it's not acting that way at all. With the truck idling I can wiggle the pigtail wires and get nothing, but as soon as I put pressure on the armature brush housing it works. That's pressure anywhere on it, so even away from the connection. If I apply pressure to the truck side of the connection and wiggle it nothing happens until I apply enough pressure to move the armature brush housing. Everything is pointing to a loose connection in the replaceable armature brush housing. I am going to order the rebuild kit from Geno's today. Update: So I went and pulled the armature brush housing and the issue is that the brushes are all worn down and out of play. The reason it works with pressure is I am getting the brushes to contact. My slip ring also shows some wear that I didn't anticipate for 126K miles. Maybe a replacement is in order.

Just another series of issues with AD stuff. It's been a long time since they had a good reputation.

Glad to hear you're mobile again. Its been a long time since I've seen muddy or Harold.

It doesn't feel like the pig tail. It feels like the alternator side is loose.

Why does it require 91 or better?

Just saw this Michael.... you get everything you need? As for the best the free spin kits are the best, but with the OEM sealed type I have heard good things about the Timkens. I would try to avoid generic NAPA, Car Quest, etc.

2 pin quick disconnect.

Well there is a new development. I was getting ready to move it around to the shop and park it so with it running I started wiggling the connection from the ECM and got my voltage back! It didn't stay back but the alternator is able to output power when I am applying sideways pressure to the connection. I tried wiggling wires and pushing them in and it didn't work, the only way to get power was to either push up or down on the connection. Thoughts on that? I am guessing I have a loose connection in the alternator side, which means the rebuild kit from Geno's should fix it.

Engine was out so I had the alternator freshened up. Nothing was wrong with it. The field circuit is controlled by the ECM but there shouldn't by any additional feedback to the ECM with the alternator output disconnected. The ground circuit seemed fine this morning.

No reason other than time right now.... But it is an option at some point.

So I am pretty sure my alternator died. I left for work this morning and noticed the headlights were a bit dim. I assumed it was frost on the lenses so I fired up the high beams/fogs and it got dimmer. I then noticed voltage was holding about 11.4 at the ECM (from my touch). I gave it a mile or two to see if maybe it was low batteries and the voltage never came up so I turned around. When I got home I separated the batteries, hoping to find one bad one, and both were at 11.3ish. Then I disconnected the alternator wire and fired the truck back up. With a voltmeter the alternator output started at 9v and dropped to 6v just holding the volt meter on it. I also put a 10A charger on the batteries for about 10 minutes and the voltage came up to 11.6 so it appears the batteries will accept amperage but the alternator isn't supplying any. I never got a charge light or CEL... does anyone know the threshold for a charge light?I will do a continuity check of the fuseable link when I get home tonight. I had the alternator checked out in Nov of '13 and the brushes/bearing were replaced. I was told it was very rare for the windings to fail. It only has 30K miles on it since then, but maybe a new armature brush contact is needed??Thoughts?Anything else I can check?

I, too, would replace them.

Okay... that makes a big difference in diagnosing.

Idle is an rpm, not a fuel value.... so is it dropping to idle or 0% fuel? Zero fuel in gear is not idle.

So it messes with the trans too, and causes it do shift into N? Doesn't seem that an engine issue should allow rpms to drop to idle while in gear, but stranger things have happened.

How does AC noise cause it to drop to idle in gear?

There is more to it that just restriction. When you exceed a filters flow rating you actually decrease the filtration efficiency since you're forcing more fuel thru than the media can allow. You may or may not get more life out of a 90 GPH filter as life is based on the dirt holding capacity and not flow. The OEM filter for 00-07 is rated at 59.97, but only 24 for 98.5-99. The severe duty filter kit filter is rated for 63 GPH.