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The fuel gauge is basically an Ohm meter and the fuel gauge sending unit and float in the tank is a variable resistor. A full tank should give you 90 ohms. Empty is 0 Ohms.
I have switched senders and I have switched GM gauges. No matter the combination the gauge tends to hang around past full...
I tried something new when making a video of the drive to the museum. I put a wired microphone on the tail light brace of the M715 right next to the exhaust pipe exit. The same basic location sounds great on my Miata and Porsche. I guess 6.2 liters of Detroit Diesel with limited muffler is just...
The sun isn’t up yet and only Mike and I are awake that I can tell. Another great time visiting and seeing everyone along with some new faces. Here are my videos of my perspective of the event:
If you make it 10-15 minutes into the 3rd video you can see the result of stupid people among...
M715 is on the trailer, Trailer is hooked to the Cowdog and the Cowdog is packed with everything but food. I should be at least halfway there this time tomorrow. Everyone travel smart.
Physically verify front battery voltage. One of my CUCV’s last week did nothing when I moved the key to start. I jumped in another one and drove away. I finally had a chance to check the other truck and found 7.5 volts at the front battery. 6 years old. I charged it up and the vehicle has...
First start of the day no matter the temperature with good glow plugs should be 10-15 seconds minimum.
Below 60° and figure 15-20 seconds if you have 60G glow plugs. If you have anything else then for sure don’t go more than 20 seconds.
Below 40° and figure 20-25 seconds.
20-25 seconds...
I don’t try to start or continue online arguments. Way too many ways to interpret the written word wrong and get a feud started when none was intended.
With that written, this is an observation. Not an argument. You are very correct that an all stock CUCV glow plug and starting system works...
The 60G plugs are what they tried to sell you probably. Those are self regulating glow plugs. They shouldn’t explode or swell like other models. To make them work you either have to trim or cut the blade on the glow plug or replace the wiring plug on the truck side.
The 13 G plugs while a...
The pictured fore stock mount shouldn’t be a problem. However, since the Suburban floor is different than the truck floor. The butt stock mount might take some imagination.
I don’t know where the truck rifle mounts go. The m1009 rifle mounts will fit the suburban though I didn’t use them because the rear speakers are in the way. I kept the speakers.
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