Recent content by 69 Pigboy

My bad. I said voltage in my post but I meant measure the amperage flowing between the two. I went back and edited it.

If you do have a parasitic draw you'll need a multimeter to run it down. Disconnecting the negative terminal and measuring the amperage between the terminal and the post will let you know how bad the draw is. Then it's down to removing fuses and relays if you think it's in the original...

I've been trying to run down starter and battery problems for a while now. The starter problem plagued us on a long trip down in South America but we thought for a while that it was a faulty battery terminal connection or a problem with the starter kill switch we have on the rig. The faulty...

I’ve started to get increased noise and vibration at 2000 to 2500 RPM. It’s most pronounced in third gear at around 40 mph but also appears again at the same RPM range around 60 mph. I can feel it in the gas pedal and steering wheel. It’s tied to acceleration so it’s more noticiable when I’m...

Trying to make it for the first time . I guess I’ll figure it out. As you said, lots of choices in the area.

I know that registration hasn’t opened yet but did I miss a post where the dates were announced so that people could make reservations at the KOA ahead of time? Or was that info only available to a select few? Since the back area is filled up with people that are “planning on getting in” I’m...

Doesn’t quite need full lock, will make it on a fairly sharp curve but not on a slight curve.

Single click. Isn’t rotational but only seems to occur when in motion - can’t reproduce it when the rig is stopped and I turn the wheel.

I’ve got a new noise I’m trying to identify. When I’m driving and turn into a hard right turn I hear a loud click sound under my feet. A turn on a slight curve won’t produce it. I can actually feel it in my left foot when it occurs. I can’t reproduce it when the car is at rest and I turn the...

Reached the Pacific Ocean here in Ecuador today. Good to have sand under the tires again.

Finally accomplished an 80-series rite of passage today. Peeled off part of my rear fender flare. I wish I could say that it was on a gnarly trail but it was on a super narrow entrance to a parking lot in the old city in Quito Ecuador.

So many of these diesel 70 series stake bed trucks down here in South America. They’re the workhorses in rural areas.

New fluids are cheap insurance.

The pads that got eaten up were in the front. The pads in the rear that were installed recently with the new rotors were fine. When I said “one set” I was only referring to the pads. I wasn’t very clear…. The rear caliper that needed replacing just had a piston that was not functioning properly...

So it turns out that there was moisture in the system but additionally, two of the calipers were in dire need of replacement. Rotors and pads were ok except for one set that had been impacted by a bad caliper. I’m in the middle of a long trip that will take me across multiple mountain ranges so...