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My AD 100 has worked well for about 50,000 miles. I've had to adjust the regulator a couple times turning the pressure back up as It got older. I'm now switching to the AD 150 because if a pump does not have to work as hard it should last longer. 1/2 inch lines help the pump not work as hard too I guess.

Merry Christmas to you too and all that are here. I just want to thank everyone for being so forgiving/ patient as in when needing a gear wrench, I hand over a Monkey Wrench and try to acting like its no big deal I thank you all for being good Buds.

Have you made any progress toward a better running truck? Would like to hear about it.

Thank you for a great write up, has great detail in step by step fashion.

I'm glad your springing into action on getting it right. I feel a whole lot better about it now

GSP7, Did you figure it out? Usually it's the alternator not the PCM. If you do find a bad VR function from the PCM I think its best to wire your own external VR. You won't need to try and buy a new PCM that way. Alternator ground should be good solid no resistance, but I found my alt. mounting bracket causing resistance to grnd so I added a ground wire from alt. case to neg battery post. Some advantages to doing that, but during battery change out times you can cause damage by hooking up the wrong way if one has too many other wires besides the main cables to worry about.

You will need a longer track bar to center wheels side to side and longer end links. You may already have longer shocks.

Dang, I was hoping it was in town near where Mom gets her treatment so you don't drive in bad weather.

I hope it warms enough today to be dry by the time the real cold hits. Where's your rv?

So far this winter has been an easy one but we still have a ways to go. Last winter they said not much to worry about and began with a surprise snow storm. Snow storms are harder to predict in our warmer area, about 80 miles from the coast. When power goes we can use the rv for hot showers and cooking but need a good weather forecast to know when to de winterize and fill with water. We have a good wood stove like you guys too. Hold on the reins...... we are supposed to get an arctic blast soon.

I understand

I think it's better when you go to sell this truck if it does not look messed with or have missing hardware. I would pass on a truck if looked like that underneath. In my opinion it looks very bad. Remember this coming from a guy that is very opinionated and fussy about having things right.

I went looked at both my trucks and Mike Nelson is absolutely correct. Imagine that! Also, you got some weird stacked up spacer blocks in there too... whats that looks like steel channel sticking out toward the shock? That thing is really strange. Both my trucks have one big spacer block on top of the axle and one smaller spacer between the overloads and standard springs. 'U' bolts go over the overloads and everything else. One of my trucks has airbags and they fit over the top of entire spring pack including overloads. DieselFuture your work is tops... should open a shop.

My 01 Laramie has the little button light up that's located in bottom left corner of heat temperature control. The word 'mirror' lights up being the letters are semi transparent. The mirror angle knob next to driver window does not light up and letters are painted over the black plastic. I went out and looked not just memory.

Nope, just that somebody up here noticed you never ever show pictures inside of yer truck.

The best part is when you vacuum and clean up the inside too.... and take the lady out for dinner.

There is an aluminum foil tape for the HVAC industry used on duct work that I'm going to use.

Like I said before I'm not knowledgable on the electrical troubleshooting but at this point Fummins 24V, I would install a new Timbo apps getting rid of the factory Apps. you will need it for reliability anyway since its much better/ smoother Apps it kind of goes hand in hand with a new VP. My factory Apps had a dead spot, did not throw any codes, but the 7-8 thousand dollar Snap On showed slight dead spot on the screen when testing. Had a Timbo under the seat and now runs perfect.

Since my alarm has a mind of its own, goes off like a bad temper kid every once in awhile, I have to keep my FOB in the door for a quick Alarm shut down. I need to take the box out and wrap with foil to stop the RF noise and stop the whole police dept from showing up when the horn goes off. lol

I paid 14-15 bucks for a new cord on my old first gen awhile back. O reillys had an assorted box of them so we sorted thru till we found the right one. I think it was better one than Cummins original.

A couple things I've learned. Before working on truck in winter plug in the block heater for a couple hours since its much easier to work over a warm engine than a cold engine. If your having trouble finding an air leak to the suction side of your fuel system use a shop vac to pump no more than a few pounds of pressurized air into the tank and then see if you find any weeping fuel in the lines or primary filter. A shop vac hose turned backward to blow air out will fit better to the fill neck than trying to stuff a rag around an air hose that may over pressurize. This should help you prime a fuel system as well.

I would say 250 -350 lbs., so your only dealing with half that weight when lifting the front. I used a 4x4 about 2 or 3 feet long on top of a floor jack and raised the front like a dump bed as close to center as the driveline would allow till I could place a 12 inch long 4x4 on top of the truck frame on each side for safety. I used the two rear bolts as a hinge when loose and to hold it stable but watch the bumper hitting and don't hit the cab when you raise it. I think I had to remove the license plate plastic too.

That's what I found also... had to remove the bumper. My long bed had 8 bolts not just 6 so I loosened the rear ones for a hinge effect. After all that just a month late,r I switched it to custom flatbed... go figure My other truck has an access plate that I can remove to get to the tank top.

He said I should drink more beer.. He's kind of a redneck type with an office that tryin to be a nice place, but anyway I did what he prescribed to drink beer and boy, I feel good . Only needed one and a half cause I almost never drink but he was right.... every once in awhile its good for you.

Baileys in your coffee works.