Recent content by Heretic

I was wrong. Not about the diameter, but about the rating; welding cable has a covering rating that is not meant to be exposed to solvents (like gasoline, diesel, etc.) Get the large diameter cables, with tinned copper conductor strands, and SGT or SGX rated insulator coverings.

Price drop to $1000

I forgot to say that I am NOT a fan of shoehorning a Cummins 4BT (much less a 6BT) into any LC. They are just too heavy and the power curve is all wrong for a relatively light vehicle like the LC (my Dodge weighs 2X what most LCs weigh). The Cummins BT is best at 2K RPM, maybe a little more. The...

I think I wasn't forthcoming in why I am interested; I am thinking of giving my well worn (been in two accidents, one I was surprised the insurance didn't total it, the second was a fender bender and it got a few scrapes - plus it is approaching 125K miles) but still quite reliable X1 to my...

Hate to resurrect an old thread, but just had to reply and also ask a question or two. Just a disclaimer: before I went into electronics & then later software, I was a machinery tech (mostly diesel ICEs - first in the military, later working summers as at JD dealers while going to college on...

My goal is to reduce electronics/electrics in the drivetrain my LN172H, as much as possible - especially those that are critical to its operation.

I will have to look closely at the setup, but to reverse direction all you usually need is a bellcrank and something/somewhere to attach it. Bellcranks can also be used to add leverage at the cost of travel.

I plan to convert to a manual cable for both my Hilux and my Dodge Cummins

I’ve had good results from using the largest diameter (smallest gauge like 0 to 0000 AWG) pure copper (not copper plated aluminum) braided welding cable for battery & starter cables. The larger the cable, the less resistance and the more amperage flows to the starter. It makes a very noticeable...

From FB MP, I recently picked up a locally made, steel 11+ gallon tank that goes where the spare tire is held underneath the bed. The manufacturer apparently no longer makes it. There is also water/fuel polymer tank that is roughly 10 gallons(?) that goes behind the front seats of an XCab/DCab...

Huh. My 5L will start almost instantly in moderate warm temps - turn the key once I insert it and vroom. I wait for the light when it is cooler though - even so, it starts quickly. Has less than 90K miles on it.

Poorly cropped pic.🫣 Probably have a better pic somewhere This is/was a ’72 Datsun 620, originally 2WD. Back about 1980/81 I converted it to 4WD. Dana 44 diffs, Dana 20 XFer case Brakes were poor (had a vacuum leak on the booster somewhere) as was the suspension. Sold it for almost a 90% loss on...

Related to the pump; my pickup has ABS. IIRC there is no electronics on the ABS module? I don’t recall seeing any sensors on the wheels. Right now it is dark, cold and may be snowing soon so I am disinclined to go outside to look - so not sure. If the ABS fails on the pickup, what are the...

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