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I agree. My brother's 602 runs rich (at least at idle) and loads up after awhile. I have read that running rich is often used to cover up poor fuel delivery/ manifold/ ignition characteristics. Wonder if that is the case here?

Rich or lean depends on how a particular carb is tuned. A small 4bbl should be fine. The staged 2bbls have been reported to not have a goodl mid range on 200 to 300 cubic inch inlines; they were designed for high rev'ing small engines.

I understand that. This is not a performance characterization. It is doubtful that many have the real abilities to do that. However, benchmarking does include construction analysis; this being more of an overview. My interpretation of your posts was that you see no value whatsoever by the...

You could try Antique Electronic Supply www.tubesandmore.com They sell 6 and 12V solid state replacements but may be able to point you in a direction for a 24V. It shouldn't be that difficult or expensive to build; maybe you can reverse engineer one.

This is not product disparagement; it is fair and objective benchmarking. In my industry, we do it every chance we get. You can bet that our customers do, too.

RE: Spark problem, oa-331 Compression takes more voltage to fire. What color is the spark? Fat blue or orange/ yellow?

No, not necessarily. Lets say that you apply 14V to a point that is already 14V; nothing happens; no additional current will flow. I don't know how the current will share upon startup; probably depends on if one battery is weaker and discharges more than the other. Maybe someone knows more...

Alright, ignoring for the moment whether or not this particular alternator is capable of the desired task... There will be no imbalance by supplying 14V to the center connection between two series batteries. The voltage there is already 14V (for good batteries). Take it to an extreme: What...

I don't see why it wouldn't work. I have done the same thing with series capacitors in power supplies (FWB doubler). Putting 14V on the first battery and 28V on the series combination should serve to better balance the batteries.

Doesn't GMA Cover have these?

Do you really need three batteries? Can't you tie the 12V out from the alternator to the mid point of the existing two batteries in a 24V system?

I am not sure what trucks you are talking about. In more general terms, series parallel switches were once used to get adequate cranking power. Both 6/12 and 12/24 systems were employed. This is straight out of the literature of the fifties. I have yet to see any modern OTR truck or farm...

I don't think that any modern trucks have dual 12/24V systems. This was done back in the old days when starter technology wasn't as evolved. Modern trucks and tractors work just fine with 12 volts.

No offense was taken from your comment.

I have read conflicting reports on the real energy content required to make a gallon of ethanol. That fact that most of the detractor's papers come out of California makes me believe that there is a lot of political BS to sort through. I don't think that anyone seriously believes that corn...

Are there any issues with installing a winch off of a multifuel truck on a gas truck?

Yes, they will shrink. There is a rule of thumb for shrinkage but I don't remember it. Not knowing that, you could look up the thermal coefficient of expansion of Al and use that to calculate the shrinkage from molten temp to room temp.

The local truck tire shop blasted and powder coated mine for $29 each.

The o-ring goes between the transfer case and adapter? Anyone got any pics?

If the multifuel is plumbed like the majority of engines out there, it is unlikely that shimming your relief valve will improve your low oil pressure. The relief valve is there to limit the maximum oil pressure, nothing more. For example, if are running 20psi and your relief valve is set to...