Absent a diesel, I just take out my hearing aids and turn up the tunes. (Don't tell Bonnie.)No excuses then, you'll have to listen.
Mort's 76 FJ55
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bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
You Bad 
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A little at a time. I ordered new locking hubs today and am working on the drain on my battery. I have a .5 amp drain on my battery. I did the drain test unplugging all of the fuses one at a time to see if it changed and nothing did. I unplugged the alternator and the drain went away. I looked up online how to see if the diode was working and it seems to be working. I disconnected the power wire from the battery and everything else to the alternator. Then I put the meter on it with the diode tester and got .583 the reversing it it didn't read anything. From what I read that means the diode is good.
I'm now looking at the wiring for the original alternator to see if I have it hooked up wrong.
I'm now looking at the wiring for the original alternator to see if I have it hooked up wrong.
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I got the alternator wired correctly and the parasitic drag is mostly gone. I have a National Luna dual battery system. The vehicle has a 65 milliamp drain on it, and only has a 16 milliamp drain with the national luna controller unplugged. Is that a normal drain for the National Luna system?
RUSH55
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Sounds like something you’d have to talk to National Luna about. The nominal draw for newer computer controlled cars is 0.2 - 0.3 amps. Unless you have an ECM or gadgets that require constant current, the draw on your battery after you’ve turned the key off should be zero.
Nearly zero. There are still a few things that draw current when the key is off, albeit minute, such as the radio memory, or a dash clock.
RUSH55
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Looks like I have work to do when I get home. I just got off the phone with Kurt and bought the 10% overdrive gears for my transfer case. I also bought the locking hubs and am thinking of buying a bumper from 4x4 labs unless someone can steer me in a different direction. I am working so much these days that I don't have the time to make one myself. I've seen some really cool ones I've liked from you guys, but I need to be able to buy it. I want to have the spare tire and tow hitch on it.
Post lots of pictures!!!!
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A guy I work with just offered me a 2018 Chevy durimax High Country 4 door truck in trade for my land cruiser. It has 30,000 miles and is worth about $50,000. I have to say, I was tempted for about 2 seconds but told him no.
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
Smart move 
. Tells ya sumptin doughnut 
it.
. Tells ya sumptin doughnut it.
PabloCruise
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Sounds like you are talking about a rear bumper - I really like the Bump It Offroad bumper on the back of my Pig...
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Do you have a picture of your bumper?
PabloCruise
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PabloCruise
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If you are even remotely interested, call Mike at Bump It Offroad and talk. Last time I visited with him he has a pretty good back log of orders!
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A little at a time again. I got the locking hubs on. I tried to order a rear bumper but it didn't work out so I ended up just ordering a tow hitch from manafrelv so I can at least start driving it out to bike. I'm only comfortable with short trips right now. I'm beginning to wonder if I need to hire some stuff out just to get it done but there's not a lot of options for that in Moab.
RUSH55
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