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Well it is probably on the cross member where most of the brake components are located Above the rear axles. There is a 2 way check valve there that combines the primary and secondary service tanks to feed the anti compound valve which is a relay that provides air to the park springs. The anti...

Ok, starting to get the printer to behave for my new idiot light panel. getting there anyway… missing the islands in the O’s P’s and B’s on this test run, it will be printed on the colored filters which will keep those in place on the finished product.

Exactly, and there is no real telling how much loss is in a planetary with 60:1 multiplication at this force level unless you build a jig and instrument to measure the actual loss(lever and scale to apply force in, lever and scale to measure force out). As mentioned it is also a little weird...

I have never wet torqued lug nuts or done anything to wheel studs beyond cleaning them throughly… I found no indication that any lubricant was used on any of mine… You can use a multiplier to torque, but your margin for error in the final torque is a little higher I think, especially with the...

As long as the valve can handle suction, many hydraulic valves are not very good at it... Have always liked the buddy tank concept as it keeps the fuel system to a dedicated tank and no valves. The main tank is vented thru the secondary tank and a basic lift pump transfers fuel from secondary...

Is the same with any pickup. For snow especially, you really want balanced axle weights. With a 1078, I think thats closing in on #3K of added weight…

yea the bottom end of the cab strap behind the grill is a PITA to get at also. the one on my A0 didn't look as large as the ones Matthew has pics of. moving the frame end attach point, or the whole strap to an easier to service location like he shows, is a good idea...

The one on the front of the starter motor is not easy to see. Easier from underneath I think…

There should be a 1/2" braided strap from front of drivers frame rail running up behind the grill to the cab body near the front of the engine tunnel/hump. there is another one inside the cab that runs to the dash and yet another that runs to the power panel ground point and the main ground...

Don’t forget the bat signal…

My backup generator for my house is a 6HP slow speed diesel spinning a simple 5KW generator head via belt drive. It will hold 3KW all day long at 3/8GPH… that gets me all my lights, reefer and well pump. Can run a stove burner or the microwave or an air fryer. Direct Electric hotwater is off...

Yea on about a half dozzen trucks…:)

Well 2HP per KW for continuous power generation is a pretty good rule of thumb… 570A@28V is 15,960W. Nearly 16KW. Well thats too much for that engine at full load, and enough power to power 2 houses? You could charge EVs in the campground:)

70A@24v is 1960W. It looks like the plan for this is as a supplement to onboard solar and that is probably a comparable amount of power to what is on the roof. if sized correctly, the solar should meet all the typical needs, so this would most likely rarely be called for… Best practice is is...

Then you could tune this to whatever power you have available to feed it…

So you should have the same alt mount as I pictured above. fairly easily modified to accept a J180 type alternator. as Matthew pictured, your charge controller may have voltage controls but it may also have amperage controls as well. For what you described, a large house battery you really...

Naw, that was from Indie’s Bullwhip…:)

I agree, sounds like it is probably a blockage/restriction. The line from the PCU comes down to a T behind the transmission and splits to feed the input of the front and rear axle QRVs The QRVs are simply remote pressure requlators. Using a sliding core like a 2way check valve, They match...

yea the issues arise trying to feed a series battery bank with multiple alternators. An alt knows one thing, make regulated voltage untill the load is so great it cannot. Without intelligent control they do not load share and will never balance. In fact the one way the two alternators will...

Well the alt choice depends entirely on your load. If you have dropped to 2 service batteries you will have some surplus typically As the truck loads including all the lighting, are going to be under 30A @24v. So a 110A delco 28SI would have 80A available once the service batteries are peaked...