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RockAuto.com accepts PayPal I would also be checking for a short circuit or a jammed up wiper motor which would cause anything to smoke.

Not much new going on other than lots of electronics and emission components. The only time something new will happen is the changeover to fuel cell technology. I showed my students yesterday how cool stratified fuel mixtures are made possible with direct fuel injection. Then I showed them how...

Nor Easter...did I miss something???

I think this has changed in the last few years. I think alot of guys on Pirate that do the one ton axle setup now use a D60 or D70 from an E350 van because it has more ground clearance, disc brakes, and accepts 35 spline axles without boring out the spindles. Of course you can't buy one for...

Not sure what the F means, could be front axle or Ford TTB designation. I believe what you are describing as a D44 carrier in a D60 housing would be the D50 used on Ford Super Duties with single rear wheels for the first few years. There is no such thing as a beefed up D44. Regardless of how...

Balljoints instead of kingpins 297x ujoint which is a real ujoint...only smaller Nuff said

Remove a D60 for a POS 8 lug D44...that is just simple madness! Why not find someone with a K30 looking to swap for deeper gears? Seems like a better idea than taking one of the best axles ever made and swapping it out for one of the biggest turds produced. Guys break D44's in Yotas and Jeeps...

Kudos for helping people out in need. Maybe FEMA could use a couple of CUCV trucks... Are people in your area back to having power and fuel? I used to live in Orange County. That area always turned into a cluster during any kind of disasters.

No problem! As soon as I read that, I immediately could here my high school shop teacher yelling in my ear..."YOU CANT MEASURE BULB RESISTANCE TO CALCULATE AMPERAGE!!!!!!" He was good at his job, I could only hope that I verbally assault my students enough for that to happen.

First, good for you going to help people out in a bad area. Even better using a CUCV! Second, I don't think it was intended that you convert your truck back to 24v while in a flood zone. I think the intention was no one on here can help you troubleshoot because your system is no longer stock...

Replacing vehicle alternator warning lamp with LED Very good reading for something you are looking to do. I am very good with automotive electronics but am by no means an electrical engineer. Looks like these guys have discussed replacing the charge lamp with an LED and using the correct...

I dig this idea but you can't use a bulbs resistance value because it drastically changes when you light it up. Measure amperage through the gen light instead. Then take the voltage and divide it by the amperage. This will give you the correct resistance value you need. I'm sure if you googled...

Couldn't tell you about the shackle flip. I have the ORD one and was impressed with the build quality. Don't mark the shaft. It is balanced as an assembly and installation orientation has no effect on balance. Every factory manual will tell you to mark it but it doesn't matter in this case.

Lucky, you had captive nut plates!!!

You have to trim the left side of that insert. You will also need to install some type of rivnut or be really flexible in order to put a nut on the back side of the dash.

I completely agree that the oh-9 is probably the best streetable all around DD machine. But... The OP already has a Suburban. It just seems like if I already had something like this, I would outfit it with the axles/engine/tires of my choice and run it then take on another project. If you have...

Relay? I hope you mean solenoid and not a relay unless it is some industrial sized unit capable of some serious amperage. If it's a light duty relay, sounds like a fire waiting to happen.

Yikes, that gen head will make double the voltage and create a bad day if it were to speed up too fast. Get rid of all of that hackery. I had to go through my entire M1031 generator setup because nothing worked or was adjusted right. Once it was all dialed in, the system works great. Go...

I enjoy the fact that gearheads get satisfaction in such simplicity like finding a piece of metal in the junkyard :D

With the little research I've done on the 6.5 turbo parts, it requires some hack double gasket on one of the manifolds for clearance, the turbo hits the dual battery arrangement on the CUCV, and requires a new exhaust arrangement.