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There are baffles inside the tank to keep the sloshing to a minimum. You probably wouldn't notice an inch or two in the level change.

I have had good success with JB Weld on rubber and even silicone gaskets. It may take a while to set, but works for me. "Goop" is also excellent.

Check out NOS M37 shocks...

I have a 100 amp generator/regulator on my truck and it has no problem putting out 100 plus amps, it self-limits itself to about 110 amps or so charging a bank of nicads. Yeah, it's old technology ca 1970...

Actually, grounding to the frame is not a bad thing, just make sure the battery (negative terminal) is firmly grounded to the frame also, heavy strap with star washers.

You may want to consider the truck's power generating capacity before installing a 3KW inverter. The generator must be able to keep up with your inverter current demand or you will run down the batteries. Lead acid starter batteries do not like to be discharged beyond normal starting loads and...

Wonder if the air intake located within the engine compartment would effect the freshness of the air blown into the cab? It seems that if the truck is sitting at idle, fumes from blow-by could get into the cab. I realize that its done this way by the TM, but a separate intake from the outside...

The problem stated by the original poster, is probably not solved with the addition a shocks, I was fully loaded when experiencing the "phenomenon" and I have seen Aberdeen testing (vintage videos), showing the effect when driving on a wave-like road. It has to do with distance between axles...

What Jason is referring to...

Here are some images that may help, showing discharge air temps and the ducts. I used neoprene rubber ducts further away from the heater, since I found the orange slightly distracting when driving (yours will be hidden and no problem in that respect). Note the deflector in front of the defroster...

The ducting must be replaced with SCAT, silicon rubber, the orange stuff.

Yeah Gimp, that was in '08 and I believe the truck belonged to Chris (steelsoldiers) at the time. Here he is, enjoying the heat:

Note the need for shocks when there are fewer leaves as in the Ford M656 design (vs the M35).

When doing research for one of my MVM articles some years ago I ran across this and it has to do with friction between the individual leaves producing a damping effect. I'll look for the reference, but anyone can probably find it now with a little help from Google.

I have experienced something similar on some road trips, it occurred on concrete highways with expansion joints, but not as severe as you describe, the truck gets into a "rocking" mode... A spring leaf-pack provides damping without addition of shocks and should therefore never be lubricated.

You probably have this pic from the parts TM, but it shows the heater installed vertically, bringing the exhaust out at a higher level, if that makes a difference.

Just a note. With chains installed, do not air down...

You are welcome.

Thanks. Best times I have ever seen, but then I have no experience with the "new" units. #1 diesel fuel, right?

Good job! Do you have time to smoke, time to FD switch (running on its own) and purge time?