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[Ol Yeller]

Hopefully nothing to serious

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Hopefully nothing to serious

Nope, all fixable. We knew something would pop up. Barely had any miles on it before this so there was bound to be something!

 

[DTC72]

So what “broke”?

 

[Cruisers and Co]

So what “broke”?

Few electrical gremlins and for some reason it started leaning out

 

[joesfj40]

Broke it. Had to go back to get the Ford to fetch it. Huge props to @joesfj40 for all the help.

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Not a problem at all brother. Like I said this is family. It’ll get sorted and is definitely a quick fix. Safe travels today and I’ll catch ya soon.

-Joe

 

[PabloCruise]

Any updates?

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Any updates?

Drinking gas headed north… will see it in a week and start knocking out the rest of the lunch list…

 

[gonzopancho]

Any updates?

I dropped it back at @Cruisers and Co Friday around 2, (had to take the trailer back), and you want to know if it’s fixed on Sunday morning?

I’m half certain it’s wiring, specifically the bulkhead/canon/Duramate connectors, some signal(s) not getting back to the ECU, or the ECU not able to command injector pulse width (but all 6 simultaneously isn’t likely), or similar.

We know the TPS sensor is there, and the O2 sensor is there (because AFR), I can see them both on the dash. We know it’s going lean, so that suggests it’s not getting increased fuel. Could be a fuel filter, but it’s yuge. Could be bad fuel in Ouray. IDK.

I’m going to recommend a backshell for strain relief as well (on both the Duramate and FCI (ECU) side).

Lime Creek road probably vibrated the truck a bit, but the Duramates were giving a bit of trouble even during the test drive last Sunday.

 

[PabloCruise]

LOL, no, not wondering if it’s fixed, I was just wanting to know more about what broke. Or what wasn’t working.
Vibration is a real bitch!

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Had to look Duramate up. First Google hit:

 

[gonzopancho]

Had to look Duramate up. First Google hit:

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Yeah, my company is called Netgate and the affiliated company (also mine) is “Electric Sheep Fencing”, (a Phillip K. Dick / Blade Runner reference.)

One day I ran across this (they used to claim a trademark until I wrote a nice letter to them.)

 

[gonzopancho]

Did you miss the Miller automatic waterer? It’s even blue!

The prison phone booths?

Here are the connectors

 

[REZARF]

Be still my heart... Nice to see your work Johnny! Miss you up here bro, I hope you and the fam are good. This thread is awesome. Subb'd

 

[gonzopancho]

Got driven Denver to Loveland for Overland Expo. That’s the kid’s 80.

 

[gonzopancho]

Roses are red
Violets aren’t blue
My truck flexes
More than you(rs).

 

[RUSH55]

Well, that’s out of the way.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Nice. So is that the point where the tire hits the rear wheel arch? Or does it not hit and that's where the front tire starts to lift? Just curious how you know when to stop lifting as I've never tried that before; not that mine would ever come close to that much articulation.

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Nice. So is that the point where the tire hits the rear wheel arch? Or does it not hit and that's where the front tire starts to lift? Just curious how you know when to stop lifting as I've never tried that before; not that mine would ever come close to that much articulation.

You stop when the tire is in full conflict with the wheel well or when a tire starts to lift or when it gets to the point of way to sketchy and then you hop in there to measure for bump stops. We had an idea on what it would need at the minimum and it is actually better than I had hoped. That is almost the true amount flex on the rear, front could be pushed further.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

You stop when the tire is in full conflict with the wheel well or when a tire starts to lift or when it gets to the point of way to sketchy and then you hop in there to measure for bump stops. We had an idea on what it would need at the minimum and it is actually better than I had hoped. That is almost the true amount flex on the rear, front could be pushed further.

Thanks. Not sure what you mean by full conflict but I would have thought you would want to stop just before first contact? Again, I don't rock crawl so maybe some or even a lot of rubbing is fine as long as it doesn't damage the tire??

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Thanks. Not sure what you mean by full conflict but I would have thought you would want to stop just before first contact? Again, I don't rock crawl so maybe some or even a lot of rubbing is fine as long as it doesn't damage the tire??

A bit of rubbing just means you’re racing!


In reality slight rubbing is fine as long as it’s not chewing up the tire or body. It’s also a rare event full stuff actually happens.