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Recent content by PHOENIX-GER

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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Today our Dacota Device to activate also the tachometer arrived
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Full sucess, the trailer pass the technical test. The engineer appreciate our affords to show up with a clean trailer. And he said its a great truck trailer combination which should stay in mostly original condition. He also take a statement in that paper for roadregistration that we got a...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    There's more going on in your area than here. The trailers have a vendor in Germany, who also deal with humvee Sota-Parts I bougth from him the TÜV Gutachten for the Natohitch and the TÜV Gutachten for the original Toe-Eye. And i bought also the Data-Shield for TÜV from the Trailer. He brought...
  4. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Thank you I have a strong will to finish my goals. Still its not over Friday we had checked the brake of the trailer in the shop. They all struggle on the two handbrake levers :ROFLMAO: completely unusual here. Only one time an expierence mechanic was sucessful in getting a similar result on...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    SInce Thursday we are on the Road again 🥳🥳🥳💪🍻 A long, tiring and expensive journey but the result is worth every cent Most important is this additional text in the vehicle papers as it allow us to drive the truck in the restorated condition as an Oldtimer It was a lot of paperwork...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Finished the prepare of technical test for roadregistration on the trailer We wil clean up the mess under the trailer after roadregistration. Just now we remove the front 7erplug from the preowner and connect a 13erplug with new wiring front to tail for every side. We used from the...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We are going on by preparing the trailer for technical test and roadregistration. Talked again with the engineer from TÜV Nord which will do the test. He confirmed in writing all i have to customize for german roadregistration. So it should not be any surprises by the test as i go with the...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    You are so right. They wasn't satisfy with the Vin on the cab (left corner windshield like usual), nor with the "Part-Vin" on the frame. They stamp the complete VIN on the frame and take 85 Euro for it 🙈 I had could kill him Saved by Epoxy and Permafilm - must be readable Now we waiting...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    A big step forward. 🥳🥳 We passed the technical test and the examination for historical vehicle. Finally we also got the dixon bates pintle hitch for roaduse approved. The biggest problem was the rearbrake. For us occur only a not sufficient adjustable parkbrake. We had all new in the brake. The...
  10. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Time to clean up our shop for the next challenge
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Here we go - this was hard 18 days with a lot of minor steps back.... before finally have our shop appointment i followed the truck He is very fast on 50 km/h which is the speedlimit in the city. The new drivetrain is a hugh difference and worth the money/work with it. The trailer was...
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    The new gen plug arrived today and we can go on tommorow with a testride. Not the cheapest but fullfill all our demands Rockauto delivered reliabel within 3 days The shop appointment is schedulded for next wednesday, also earlier if the truck is ready. Ordered today the new...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Can't wait for it and still there are enough possibilities to fail. Most does i fear the emissiontest. It was all the years in the past difficult to pass. The braketest can be fail also if the brakesystem is complete new. With a difference in the brakepower will we not pass. We check it before...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Failing Gen-1 Light: We figured out the generator plug is defect and we ordered a new one Directly with the Pulse wiringe so that we can take RPM from the generator. We have to use also an additional Dacota Module to got the Diesel RPM. As we learned now it is not just to pick up from the TCM...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    What a difference with new batts, One try and it fired up immedeatly. Still no rpm Still no correct signal on the Tanksensor. Switch on the other tank have the same result. Tank 1 is filled on 20 liter Tank 2 is empty Wiring problem... 24V voltmeter shown full operational, but Gen 1 is...
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