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clintogf has NOS slave ports pre-terminated with 1/0 cable. I bought a few from her about a month ago. Probably cheaper/easier than doing the work :).

What's the construction/type of the cable? I'd probably be in for my own 100ft roll... shoot me a PM.

If you are keeping the dual batteries and alternators under the hood, the 12V alternator removes the need for a Vanner/equalizer there. If the 24V glow plug system is working, I'd actually recommend leaving it alone. There aren't any good 24V glow plugs really available, and if you draw from...

So you're just beating around the bush on your body off frame restoration... :popcorn:

It would be preferable to use either the pass-through flag type lug you linked from the Napa website, or to make the branch from one of the batteries (have you considered stud terminal batteries?). Doing a mid-span connection is adding two more corrosion points to your high current path...

It should also be mentioned that the type of crimper you hit with a hammer does a crappy job. Big wire and teminals need big heat to solder, a propane torch would probably do it well for you, but it will take practice.

Solder terminals may work, but they have to be done right - if it's your first time, I'd recommend finding an electrician's shop to have them do the cable ends for you. If you were local, I'd just stop by and do them for you, but it would be a drive... If you still haven't done them by May...

The fusible links in the diagram you published in the first post are meant only to protect the wiring of the alternator power lines - that's simple, no calculation required, pick a fuse at the output rating of the alternator. In the diagram, I don't like that the starter line goes through a...

I bought a Greenlee K09 cable crimper, I waited and found a used one from a pawn shop on e-place. Best $20 I ever spent there - does 8-gauge to 4/0 (0000) ends, in a nice solid hex crimp, and leaves an impression of the cable gauge in the crimp head. If a crimp is done right you get a...

You will probably have trouble sourcing specific color/stripe combinations - put-ups usually require a large order (think thousands of feet). My most prevelent complaint is the slave port cable size in relation to the main battery cable size. I also prefer fuses (not circuit breakers) to...

typos, spelling - yeesh... Super Bowl Sunday, unfortunately a big night for drunks... so be careful!!! While out for a drive to calm my youngest (cried during the last 10 minutes of the 4th quarter), we were heading east bound on Highway 84 (east shore). At approximately 2100 local time, I...

I'm starting the ball rolling...

Yes, I have yet to get through my 5 gallon can, and now I'm SOL on new purchases... Well, I will buy a 55 gallon drum, but it'll be the last purchase I expect to make of PRI-Ocide... probably ever :) Initial dose rate is 1:3800 (a hypothetical 55 gallon drum would get about 1/4oz), and the...

Small bump since I finished my post above...

Here's something in "your neck of the woods" if your local shop doesn't carry it. [thumbzup] I haven't had experience with that particular product from Power Service, but in my reading the Power Service additives (except for winter treatment and biocide) are about as close to snake oil as you...

Filtration and treatment is the key with old diesel fuel. The quality of the container is a big contributor of the storage lifetime. Plastic may not be legal if they are not rated for fuel storage, steel drums are cheap and DOT rated for carrying in the back of a truck (even a pickup)...

Or if you want to get really serious, perhaps a some 55Galon drums? With oil prices where they are right now, it's probably a good time to do the cash outlay for the first fill-up. Keep it circulated by using it in vehicles (if you have diesel vehicles) or your generator (to replace what you...

Not a hidden problem, but not a frequently publicized problem. http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2012/11/06/weve-seen-the-electric-grid-at-its-worst-how-about-the-gas-network/

What makes it worse is that NG/LPG doesn't do well cold, it can freeze the tank as it expands. If you've piped your genny into the local gas supply, and there is a huge power disruption, the booster compressors that the gas company uses to deliver NG can also fail meaning that you won't have...

I'd be game, but I want to only twin stick a 203/205 doubler. I haven't found an off-the-shelf kit for 2WD/4WD and High-Low-LowLow sticks with that setup...