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The seats look VERY comfortable, CUCVRUS! Do they tilt forward, or are they rigid?
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View attachment 611302View attachment 611303View attachment 611304View attachment 611305I had a serious muffler blow out today on I 78 west. While up on the hoist I had the opportunityView attachment 611306View attachment 611308View attachment 611309 to check it out underneath. Both sides have broken rear spring plies. The worst part was the front drive shaft. 2 of the 4 bolts were gone and the other 2 were loose. that is what happens when i let others work on my plow truck. I was recovering from a surgery and had a younger guy go under and put the drive shaft on. Should have known better. No harm. It could have been worse when I was running the interstate at 75 with the hubs locked in. explains the vibration I had since having the driveshafts rebuilt.
Thanks for the heads-up warning, TechnoWeenie. The chart was a neat idea. Just nothing is ever easy it seems is it?In addition, those charts look like they're using a 10% drop as acceptable, which it isn't, no more than 2% drop is suggested, IOTW your 12V will drop 10% down to 10.8V...
I would hesitate running 200A through 4ga, 6ga is not an option, in my book.
Now I'm really confused.6ga is insufficient for the glow plug relay if you bypassed the resistor. You will be drawing ~200A through that wire..
I ran a 1 ga cable to the solenoid then a short 1ga jumper to the 12V post .
Now I'm really confused.
stock configuration uses a short 10 gauge? wire off the resistor
the resistor bypass that many/most people do puts the full load on the 10? gauge wire running from front 12 volt side (6 feet?) and this seems to work fine
I figured dedicated 6 Gauge for each was a bit overkill
I also heard that the glow plug circuit was 100 Amps?
Interesting that you mention that:Also keep in mind that lots of things operate outside their design tolerance without failing immediately. Fuses are one of those things, believe it or not...
If it were mine and it shifted fine before I messed with it. I would double check my work and adjust the slide nut on the transmission linkage rod. Get a helper to sit inside so you can an idea where it was originally. The shift shaft probably has a mark were it was. Also pull the spring and nylon cone out of the frame bracket clean and grease that while you are down there. It can not hurt to lube it well. I hope that helps. Have a great day.
Does it look like you left your windows down?For the first time in six years with this truck I cleaned the interior windows .... I can see
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