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Jump box was fully charged, but provided no juice. The problem was obvious once I opened it up. Had crimper and spare terminals in the truck, so the fix was easy. It's nice to have the stuff you need on hand in a dark parking lot late at night.

No. The glow plug controller fried *after* I replaced the fried starter and the heat-damaged insulation. The glow plug system was healthy after the old starter fried. The new starter was healthy when the GP controller was fried. I half suspect the shop that installed my new starter may have...

The new Glow Plug Controller works great. After a few days sitting in freezing temperatures, the truck starts *much* easier with the glow plugs. I was actually surprised how easily it started without the glowplugs. I normally crank for about half a second before it fires. Without the...

It's getting better. I now have 13V on the front battery and 14v on the back battery 5 minutes after turning off the truck after 90 minutes on the highway. The trickle charger has the recently-depleted front battery up to 13.9v, still in bulk mode. It switches to absorption at 14.4V, and then...

I'm confused. Perhaps someone with more experience will read this and know what's wrong. My truck has the Plan B Mod -- no DUVAC, 24V lower alt, 12V upper alt. It also has the Doghead relay mod. Here are things I know for sure: A battery terminal clamp failed -- it just broke. The starter...

It appears that the connection from the top alternator to the battery vibrated loose, and running in that condition fried the top alternator. OK. While I await a replacement alternator, I charged the upper battery and tried to start. The solenoid chattered. I crawled under the truck and beat...

Something bad happened to my electric system. New starter & solenoid got the starter working, but the 12V alternator is no longer producing electricity, and I no longer get a WAIT light... I ordered another glowplug controller card from antennaclimber. Hoping it will be a spare, but I'm not...

Prostate cancer, aggressive. PSA test detected it early enough to fix with surgery alone. I'm a poster child for getting your annual PSA test done. Text-only posters, though. Not the most photogenic person...

Before I removed the starter, I got one strong solenoid click every time I turned the key. If I tried that a few times, the starter would engage and start the truck. It started like that a few times, then all I got was the strong click. With the guidance above (thanks), I jacked up the frame...

The cable end was solidly connected to the solenoid. 2-3" back from that point, the insulation was gone. As a get-me-home measure, I wrapped it in several layers of electric tape, then got a work call. I'm on my way now to test it. Wish me luck.

I spent some more time under the truck, looking. The bad cable runs from the 24V distribution block, forward above the inner fender, under the front battery, under the lower alternator, along the engine block to the starter solenoid. There's a cable clamp conveniently located beneath the lower...

Leaving the office, the starter solenoid clicks, but no juice to the starter. I crawled under the truck to poke around. The starter battery cable had come out of one of the clamps that hold it in position. I pulled gently on the starter battery cable, to move it back into its clamp, and I got...

2 weeks until I'm cleared for lifting.

30-days post-op blood tests show no detectable cancer! :^) The value of the PSA test has been called into question in the news lately. That test is the only thing that detected my cancer. For me, the PSA test was a huge win. It caught an aggressive cancer early enough that they fixed it with...

I bought 2 Battery Tender 800s, mostly because I've used them for years. They're small & light enough to mount easily. They draw little power, so a long light-weight outdoor extension cord is more than sufficient. If there are better products out there now, I'd be interested in learning about...

Battery Tender Failed I've kept a 0.8 Amp Battery Tender on the front battery forever. I moved it from my previous truck, a C3500 with a 6.5 diesel. Normally the battery tender LED tells the status of the charge. Solid green means the battery is fully charged and the charger is in...

They think they got it all. Plan A is in effect. Thanks for all the prayers!

Thanks, guys. Fingers crossed...

I'm in good shape regarding organization, I think. The parts are all in the boxes they came in. I haven't even opened the Banks boxes. I'm short on time and experience in this kind of work. Thanks everyone for your good wishes. I'm staying focused on Plan A.

Hi guys. I have a bunch of projects hanging fire. I was waiting until work settles down, but it stays crazy. I was planning to do a bunch of these projects this summer with my son, but he went and got 3 summer jobs. Messed up my plans, but it's tough to fault the kid for working hard. I...