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  1. If you're handicapped California will let you register one commercial vehicle with a handicapped plate and the weight fee is waved. The registration on my truck dropped over $200 a year when I did this.
  2. The only thing the transmission and fuel sender/gauge have in common is the PCM.
  3. For around here. When on a trip: everything everyone above has plus a full set of new hoses, serpentine and fuel boss belts, Timbo APP, OBD 2 code reader, 1/4" drive electric ratchet, 1/2 electric impact gun, soldering gun, wire, connectors, relays, full set of ratcheting metric combination wrenches along with a few other things. A lot of this I carry in the 5er.
  4. Pull the relay and jumper between where terminal #30 and terminal #87 of the relay would go. This way the fuse is already in the system and no need for a long jumper wire. I generally use a large paper clip as my jumper. If you have a compressor you can use the compressed air to blow the wet area dry to help find the leak.
  5. I just bought one for $5.46. Cheap Thanks
  6. OK, so boost elbows are lame and these work much better. I've never seen one. What are they called? Where do they go? How do they work? Where do you buy them?
  7. Won't Taxachusetts charge some kind of tax when you bring the trailer into the state and register it. I know California would. They did it to me when I moved here from New Hampshire.
  8. I'd get the bigger trailer. Peace of mind knowing that the trailer can handle the load when needed. Think of the extra $1,000 as a one time insurance payment.
  9. It's done the same as the manifold. Right, the curved piece is the bent top of the pyrometer thermocouple. Can't remember why it was drilled on the side but it worked for years. The thermocouple was relocated to the manifold and that fitting is capped.
  10. You can drill and tap the hole if you don't have a welder. I did mine 13 years ago.
  11. No, It's stiff rubber with no give.
  12. How long is a little while. I might just lay it down and strap it in the bed for this next trip. Off topic, I'll be stopping at Moab in April for a few days on my way to Des Moines. Do you know of a good RV campground, with full hook ups, there? I'll be dry camping in Capital Reef National Park for a few days before Moab.
  13. Thanks @Bobalos for the heads up on the tank. Anyone want to buy a never used 14 gallon Flow-O-Go Duramax.
  14. I haven't done my truck yet but you can give them a call, the kit comes with instructions or there is always YouTube. I'm sure someone else on this forum has done one that might help out.
  15. Right now I've been traveling with either one or two 5 gallon fuel containers, depending on where I'm going. I keep them in the bed behind the window and they have never been molested. I just wonder if a fuel caddy would be a more appetizing target.
  16. No problem here. Fastest, easiest way, is to swap out relays but if that doesn't work see above.
  17. I have a 14 gallon Flow-N-Go Duramax that I've never used. Been thinking about putting it in the bed of the truck and using it as a spare tank when I go on long trips.
  18. Clutch pedal position switch or starter relay. Next time no start happens, with someone turning the ignition switch and clutch pedal pushed in, test for power at terminal 86, 87 and 30 of the starter relay. If no power at terminal 86 test for power at clutch pedal switch. If no power from clutch pedal switch (yellow wire) then replace pedal switch. If no power to clutch pedal switch then test for power at yellow wire from ignition switch. If no power from ignition switch then replace ignition switch. If no power at terminal 30 check fuse #9 (30 amp) in PDC. If no power at terminal 87 Ohm test terminal 85 for ground continuity. If open circuit repair ground. If terminal 85 continuity is good then replace relay If power at terminal 87 then test for power at starter solenoid (brown wire) if no power repair open circuit in brown wire. If power at starter solenoid the repair/replace starter motor.
  19. You need a new steering column bushing. http://rocksolidramtrucksteering.com/
  20. I found them on Amazon in the automotive parts section. FILTERWEAR pre filter F104K $24.95 FILTERWEAR pre filter F105K $29.95
  21. Thanks for the proof reading. It's been corrected to ID: 4.0"
  22. I found that the Napa, Wix, Fleetguard and Cummins had the same size specifications. The Baldwin and Hastings have almost identical web site lay outs and had the same specifications.
  23. Yes, this one is: length 12.38" outside diameter 8.5". The larger type is: length 11.88" outside diameter 10.5". Fleetwear makes pre filters for both sizes.