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Thanks. These are 30Si series brushless, the ones everybody wants (genuine Delco, not Chinese clone). They are hard to find for a reasonable cost in the US, and will move quickly. No promise of when I will have more. Was lucky to find a batch of 6. I mark them up less than $100ea, then pass...
A 160 amp 24v alternator is $700 just to get in the game. I have very low priced 100 amp units in classified I just listed.
Are you sure you want electric? A hydraulic winch has a 100% duty cucle rating, and works underwater.
I bought a second hydro one for the rear like you said, have...
How did you measure, and set it (separate questions)? 24 degrees would typically cause head gasket issues. Is this what happened? I assume you mean it slipped 24 degrees toward the retard direction? I don’t think it can slip to the further advance direction, unless you mean it slipped 24...
MRAP case seems well built, and was behind a 400hp ISL, but from the little I understand is AWD, not selectable for rear/front output.
Allison M654CR first gear ratio is 4.xx, but reverse is 10.xx. In most automotive applications, reverse ratio is usually between first and second.
Solenoid contacts look OK. Does the 809 series use a PCB? Reassemble starter, then you can test the solenoid and motor independently. Check the signal from vehicle to the starter, the starter may be OK. They are built tough, and have a very low duty cycle of usage. Failure is quite rare...
Sorry, I don’t have the answer, but if the rear bearing is the only portion you can’t easily reach, its load is nearly zero, compared to the belt tension on the front bearing, hence why it is larger.
The 20 years I have been in the automotive high current field, I have never seen an...
Moved it forward 6’ to make room for the scissor lift while beginning install of a 6kW solar array atop my south facing garage roof half, 21 panels. Cable trolley is zip line over pool.
I doubt there is price fixing going on. More and more people are wanting these vehicles. I now have people I don’t know coming up to me when I am in my 925a2, and they are asking me do I know where they can buy a Humvee.
sc glad you stayed. I’ve always liked your avatar pic with the cover on, kid, and the angle.
Elijah, maybe I have not kept up. What lead you to pull the head? Is the pitting in the gasket surface area or just combustion chamber? How about the block?
The alternator Tinstar is showing is a genuine Delco Remy, brushless, and designed for 1 million mile life expectancy. I tripped across a few of them for cheap, they are normally $750 MSRP as a direct purchase, not including the bracket. Glad you like it. Simp also has one, but runs more...
Batteries sit bored with nothing to do after starting the engine. Winch duty cycle is very short, on the order of seconds and not even minutes. It is OK to let the batteries support this load after the engine is started and they have nothing else going on.
It is easy to want a high amp...
Mailbox cleared. I’m glad to help anybody that is serious. What I don’t do is give the leads for the $69 one to be bought themselves, and then do tons of phone and text support to get them the perfect situation the are hoping for. I hope everybody understands that as being reasonable. I also...
Use the Cummins civilian alt bracket. It is $100 from any Cummins dealer, sometimes cheaper on eBay. P/N in below pic:
I make and sell a compatible bolt on 8.3L A/C compressor bracket. Works with either alternator/bracket. Locates your same ear mount compressor at the same location as you...
Sorry guys. I know I’ll lose any remaining friends saying this, but country music just makes my stomach upset.
dm, can you post a pic of the temp gauge you went with? How do you think it is for accuracy? I bought one, and tested it in boiling water, and it did not read 212F (100C), so I...