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You will need more than 1/10 psi to keep the water out. Pressure increases by about 1/2psi/ft... The pressure for the deuce should be about 3 psi.

Reads about right, the inverter may have a low cut-off before the batteries get completely drained also, so you'd never get to use the full capacity. In comparison, my puny 70 Ah system lets me run a 200 Watt (average) load for about 8 hours and recharges fully in 45 minutes or so, at an 80 amp...

Here is one that failed on me a few years ago. How did the mating contact(s) survive? IMHO, it's an alloy, pure copper would be too soft. Seems like a new solenoid would be in order...

Okay, did a little searching, so they are Lead-Calcium types and can apparently handle a terrific charging rate, although didn't find any numbers on that specifically. If you can charge them in 8 hours, that would be at a 250 amp rate for a total of 2,000 Ah (each 24-cell bank). Very...

So Don, what is the capacity of your generator? How much of the total Ah capacity has been used up when the voltage has dropped to 46.5?

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Ron, were those radial or bias on your truck? Needless to say, very glad you walked away from that one...

Couple of points, if the house batteries will run down, make sure they are "deep cycle", regular starting batteries will not recover after a few deep cycle run-downs and find a "pure sine wave" inverter if you plan on using electronics (in particular, a radio..lots of hum from modified sine wave...

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About the one-way breather vents, don't know where I have seen it, but there are specific instructions about letting the axles cool off before entering water for that exact reason (sucking water through seals when the hot air cools off).

Glad you got it done... Regarding the 10-32 screws, get a few star washers also to make sure there is a good ground connection. The fuel level sending unit is grounded via those screws.

Got it. So it's the capacity of the alternator, regardless of the load.

Went a bit further and hooked all of them to the low pressure regulator, so everything can either be vented or pressurized...

Thanks guys for your replies! I like my bikini top, but when the inside of the windshield gets splattered, it is time to figure something out besides driving with a raincoat on...otherwise Mike's garden hose suggestion isn't all bad...;) Image shows someone else (Brandon ?) with a similar problem.

My set-up is slightly different, I have starting batteries isolated from "house batteries", which are used for everything else, fuel burning heaters, inverter(s), genset starting etc, so that the engine starting operation is never effected by other electrical systems. Using two batteries for...

No problem, I don't mind, got nothing better to do. :-) I prefer the google search, just add "steelsoldiers" (see image).

You are welcome...all repeat info these days...

The breather valves will open for 1/2 psi or so of pressure from within the axle housing. Here are a couple of references.

Please explain...I mean, how does the alternator know what's loading it down?

This socket will give you both the inner and outer lug nuts, 13/16 and 1-1/2" respectively.(Snapon model BWD482)