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BSFC: "Brake Specific Fuel Consumption", fuel consumption related to the power produced. Do you have a number for the multifuel? I calculated my own based on highway speed, weight and fuel consumption some years ago and even if an approximation it was pretty good as I recall. Part of the...

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Hmm...well this is what I posted: Pretty sure that the old SW gauges will work. They use two coils to compensate for variations in the supply voltage, the new plastic (Faria) gauges use a Zener diode to regulate the voltage and need at least 15 volts to work. The sending units in this case...

Don't have a switch free and clear to look at, so can't really help beyond this. You should be able to pick up a good take-off switch for $25-35...

Is the linkage to the foot pedal free and clear?

Where did you find rust? Should be able to work on it yourself, begin by removing the fuel lines (IP to injectors) and you'll be on your way.

Go for zero tolerance. Alcohol will mix with water and may render small amounts of water harmless (one side effect of homemade biodiesel that may have some residue of methanol). Drain water trap/filters often.

Is this the switch in question? As far as "taping" the threads on the fittings, over the years I have come to hate the tape (white or yellow teflon). When taking them apart, it's a major operation to get all the fine slivers of tape out, sometimes a matter of using tweezers. Compressed air can...

Never worried about it, it's just a side effect...besides, low MPGs and low air pollution are not mutually exclusive. The multifuel engine happens to be very efficient, read about the "hypercycle" and find out. Recovering the oil from the breather fumes and returning it to the crankcase also...

So that's what it's like to be in the fast lane of deuce mods.. enjoyed reading this thread. Good responsible approach to your work, thanks for posting!

Switching batteries and/or alternator off and on may create regulator failure under the "right" circumstances. The alternator is always "on" after the accessory switch has been turned on and can be turned off with the engine running using that same accessory switch. In the scenario in the OP...

You have to look at the ratings, if the converter can handle the amp draw of the inverter then there is no problem. Just the efficiency suffers. Don't use a starting battery for your 12V-supply, they don't recover from deep cycling.

There is another consideration besides weight and that's weight distribution. For example, my 16,500 lb 8x8 (two front axles) has a "07" for its bridge plate number, so it's not exactly going by the weight. Should be a formula somewhere....found this, which suggests that it's more...

Or putting it another way, if one battery is allowed to be "drawn down" more than the other, its internal resistance will be greater. When charged in series, the battery with the higher internal resistance will have a higher voltage across it (current is the same for both) and may become...

Constantly in search for low cost projects to keep me busy, being able to switch off the alternator entered my mind. Particularly useful when a truck like the deuce can run without batteries. Case in point, when we picked up my son's deuce last year from GL, it had no batteries, but was jump...

The thermal circuit breakers will cycle off and back on until overload is removed. saves running around for fuses... The marine stuff is good but, terribly overpriced IMHO. I like to follow the example of aircraft wiring in some cases and military surplus hardware is hard to beat, both quality...

Don't believe that the gauge will be harmed by the circuit being open, it should be designed to indicate an "open" or "shorted" sending unit. The gauge specifications should specify a certain permitted amount of overload, but don't have any (spec). Do you have access to them?

Lots of good advise, not much to add, just don't turn the filter canisters when tightening and torque to 60-70 ft-lb. If over torqued, the threaded inserts in the casting may come loose.

Backtracking a little, okay, let the #27 drive the relay coil, just feed the contacts via a circuit breaker from #10 (horn breaker).

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