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I have left a truck idling as well to keep the transmission lubricated when towing with the driveshaft in. Oh, and that reminds me, I left a m1009 idling while towing behind a m923 with wires hooked up from the blazer to the 5 ton because the charging system was out of it. It was only for 2 days...
I've towed many. If it is a long distance, I pull the driveshaft and typically use a small ratchet strap to tie it to the frame or mufflers. Wrap electrical tape around the joint so the caps don't get lost. You can also pull the whole driveshaft off by sliding the yoke out of the transfer case...
I would guess that the supply line is feeding air back to the switch. I'm not sure what that switch does but possibly a bad diaphragm in the end component.
Replaced the fuel pump?? Do you mean bypassed the piston pump at the front of the engine? Does it just push through the check valves of the original pump?
The original alternators are pretty good as long as you don't "shock" the system by trying to charge dead batteries or even when you slave...
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