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Check your voltage at your battery for each alternator. As in + and - of the front battery and then + and - of the rear battery. Move both leads to the battery you are testing and let us know what you get. If you get below 14.4 at the front battery with the engine running, then you need to...

Before this turns into a bigger arguement. Think of it this way. What was your Unimog designed to do? Does it do that well? When asked to something it wasn't designed to do, does it do that something in a not so great way or not at all? Every vehicle was design to do something well. The...

I am sure you realize that is why diesel vehicles have the Hyrdoboost system. Which is the best way to do it. If you don't want to do the hydroboost. Your next option is an electric or belt driven vacuum pump. Some RV's had them and I really don't have a source for you to go looking at...

There is an OBD II app and cable for the iPhone. I guess we need the STE/ICE app next?

Back when all I had was my M715 and a pair of Gasser M35's. I had the same wonder as the original post in this thread. "Why do people want a CUCV for anything other than the axles out of a 1008 to put under a M715?" I had seen a few 6.2 powered M715's. They did great off road, but couldn't do...

You know how it sound like a clothes dryer full of lawn mower parts for about 10 seconds when starting for the first time in the cold? If that is the only time you have white smoke, don't worry about it. It just didn't want to wake up. We are all a little grumpy in the mornings. Now, white...

If in doubt about what is going to the glow plugs. Put a meter on the double orange wire coming off the glow plug relay. Those two orange wires turn into the 8 green wires at the plugs. Running the wire you ran, you probably for sure have 12 volts going out. Just pointing out how to make sure.

With a new radiator, new cap and topped off coolant. Your are probably just smelling the radiator spitting out what it doesn't think it needs through the open on the end over flow. Each truck seems to like a different level as "full." One might like it up next to the cap and another might...

There is a breaker in the 3 lever light switch. However, if it pops nothing will work for lights until it resets itself. I would suggest you loosen both of the 3/4" mount bolts with a 9/16" wrench, clean the bolts, clean the ground contact on the back of the light bucket and clean the mount...

Make sure you are getting 12V at the pink wire on top of the IP with the key on. That should be your first fuel trouble shooting process. If that is good and you hear a click when you plug/unplug the pink wire with the key on. Then you are looking at fuel supply. If you have been cranking...

Let me put it this way. For $2500, I could drive the 1800 miles or so to your place, trailer the truck back to my place, replace your IP with a new one, put on a spin-on fuel filter, replace all your injection tips, replace all your fuel lines, replace your lift pump, drop the tank and put in a...

Portrayol press has them for a big junk of change in the original bindings. I downloaded from here and printed them out. I second the kinkos idea by the way. double sided is better than single when trying to store all 1K plus pages in the back of the truck.

I also carry a copy of the -20 in the back. You never know when you are going to need it.

I got to my meeting early and got the volt meter out. 14.40 volts at the front battery with the lights on and engine running. 14.39 at front battery with lights on, engine running and fan on 1 click up. 14.35 volts at front battery with lights on, engine running and fan 2 clicks up...

How tight is your window? I can do it on the 18th or 19th.

My alt 1 light will glow with the headlights on and the fan on speed 2. The light will almost shine with the fan on 3 or high. I haven't yet put a meter on the front battery while this is happening. Maybe I can tonight if my Scout meeting gets done fast.

Test light and DVOM along with some spare wire and connectors. Plus pretty much all the stuff already mentioned.

I agree with the spin on conversion for ease of future maintenance, availability of replacement filters, security going down the road and simplicity. I got to add this though. When I swapped over to a spin on last month. I noticed a small puddle under the filter area on the ground. I...

Hmm, Joe beat me to it. With the same basic words too.

The original military alternators were identical left and right. That way, they only had to stock one part. You can use the Autozone version on the drivers side only! You really only need the drivers side alternator to drive the truck. The rear battery and passenger side alternator only get...