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Sunny, Hot, High Humidity, Chance of Earthquakes...It's summer.

Don't take it off. Take a picture of the alternator in the truck and the back side of the it.

Take photo of alternator and post it. Somebody here will be able to tell what it is.

Do the W-T ground mod, like Mopar Man suggested, along with the Alternator and PCM protection mod and PCM Ground Splice Repair mod. Have the batteries tested, a weak battery can cause problems. I just did those mods on a customer's 1999 truck this weekend; it brought the AC voltage down from .05V to .025V, a 50% reduction. https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/w-t-ground-wire-mod-simplified-r574/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-149 https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/alternator-and-pcm-protection-r617/ https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/pcm-ground-splice-repair-r675/?tab=comments#comment-115 You can replace the alternator brushes and diode/rectifier bridge. I bought my parts at an alternator/starter rebuild shop locally. https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/denso-alternator-diodes-and-brush-pack-replacement-r537/?tab=comments#comment-39 See if this helps with your problems before sending the ECM off for repair.

Be sure to install the correct amp rating fuse for the system also.

Have you thought about pulling the head liner out and having an auto upholstery shop relining it or doing it yourself? I'm going to get the head liner material from an upholstery fabric supplier, pull the head liner, strip the old material off, spray with 3M 38808 Headliner & Fabric Adhesive and fit the new material. I'll do a write up on it, but it won't be until November.

Use the campground time for convalescing and mental therapy. Relax and let others due for you. May you have a speedy and uneventful recovery.

Last year I rolled up to a job, it was as hot as your wife when you come home after being out with the guys till 3 in the morning, dam hot. I took out my infrared thermometer and check the temp on the side of the house in the shade, 108°F. I went to the front door and rang the doorbell, Owner answered the door where I inform him it's just too hot to work, "I'll be back another day".

Ya, and she pretends I'm rich too.

Danger is my middle name.

I still have over a cord left from what i split last year. Since my wife burns it to put her in the mood, what kind of mood I have no idea, I won't be getting any more this year.

They could rebuild it with parts from Geno's https://www.genosgarage.com/product/GG10FV/engine-rebuild-kits-2 looking around, it seems that Cardone and Dorman are the two main choses for a rebuilt part.

When Banks tested the vacuum, did they do it at the brake actuator and at the pump? If at the pump, then the diagnosis is correct but if only tested at the exhaust brake, then there might be a vacuum hose or fitting that is leaking. Did they inspect those components during their diagnosis? The rubber fittings disintegrate over time

Question, is your other truck white and just to the left in the photos?

That engine change in California would not pass state smog inspection therefor could not be registered for road use. The engine has to match the "under the hood " label and all emission control components installed.

Could be an axle seal that hasn't puked all over your tire yet. Get under there and sniff around. Good luck.

If the torque convertor had moved forward and out of alignment the truck would have never moved let alone cracking the bell housing while trying to bolt it to the engine block. No reverse and weak forward maybe a bad front drum/clutch pack and the input shaft, which is attached to the drum, may have buggered up the oil pump and the TC.

The purple hair "goofy one" doing KP duty in my 5er.

Dam... I'm going to need another vacs jab with more side effects. I resemble resent that remark.

I'm OK. I got the "purple hair" vacs before I left for camp but now, I'm going bald.

Instead of drilling a new hole in the lid how about running the wire through a modified license plate light housing. Take the assembly out remove and modify the blub holder and cover to allow the wire to pass through then refit the parts. Something like below.

@DownHomeDieselhow about an update of what was found and repaired. It could help someone else later on.

There is a state insurance commissioner office that i could contact and fill out a complaint form but unless it's an egregious violation they most likely will not do anything about it. The "boss" would probably give the claims agent a letter of commendation for doing what they are supposed to do... give out as little money as possible per claim. I thought that contractor's liability insurance was to cover deficiencies in work performed, not for dumb driving. That's their policy but not the law. He should have sued in small claims Cort the post office and served the postmaster and let the judge see the video. An entity's policy is not a law so the police and courts will not enforce it. Some workers in law enforcement don't know the difference between policy and laws and will try to enforce policies. I'm very sorry to hear that but it explains a lot.

UPDATE, it's been 7 weeks since he ran his trailer into my truck, and I put a claim in to their insurance company, Mercury. The only response from Mercury has been a form letter saying that they're looking into the claim. Seven weeks is long enough to look into it. I turned it over to my insurance company, USAA, and let them deal with it. Got my wife a used Volvo XC90 a couple of weeks ago and put a dash cam with rear camera in it. It's recording coming and going.

Wish I was back on the bayou rollin' with some Cajun Queen. Wishin' I were a freight train, oh, just a-chooglin' on down to New Orleans.