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Excellent news- up and running smoothly!! Got all the pieces back into the proper places, poured in some coolant and fresh synthetic, and fired up the motor on Sat afternoon. Quite happily, nothing went crash, crunch, or bang, and nothing started knocking. I tried to get it primed by pulling...

Progress has been glacially slow, but at this point I have replaced the oil pump with the updated one and closed up the bottom of the motor. Oil cooler (freshly decked, had 0.020" of topography to it!) and turbo have been reinstalled. Rebuilt compressor head is back on as well. New oil...

Began a thorough investigation yesterday which effectively ended up with open heart exploratory surgery. I started the day with checking the harness/connectors to the IAPCV (Injection Actuation Pressure Control Valve- the thing which controls the oil pressure sent to, and used by the injectors...

Two quick updates... As promised, when we returned, I ripped apart the bathroom to get it set up more appropriately as a wet bath. The current toilet came out, a shower sump was installed, a raised floor with drain and plumbing built, and a new toilet enclosure started. I was working on...

Tying all my recent experiences together on the build thread... We went to UT & AZ for a lovely trip: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/road-trip-or-to-ut-az-and-back.218459/#post-2556297 We had an issue...

Posted earlier: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m1088-camper-conversion.193622/post-2485698 New SolarEver 455W Solar Panel $257.00 The SolarEver 455W is a 9 bus bar Monocrystalline 144 Half Cell solar panel that has high module efficiency, PID resistance, severe weather resilience...

4 X 455W through a Victron MPPT

After getting just about everything working in the camper, the wife, dog, and I headed out into the Gorge last week for a few nights out in the cold as a shakedown for a much bigger trip in Feb. Things started off extremely well, including finding some sunshine and some interesting scenery...

I've had it for so long to do the swap that I honestly forget how I landed on it. I want to say that it was a recommendation from someone on here but I can't place it right now. They seem to be the OTR standard and widely available, and it's working well for me so far. It doesn't seem to be...

Have crossed a number of things off my list recently- New AD-9 dryer: Installed fresh water tank level gauge: (powers up when I turn illuminated switch on) The 120 side of panel has been validated. I have been running through the Victron now, pulling 120 through the inverter to run tools...

Thanks gents. I also got a few pointers today from Rick and will be giving it a shot tomorrow. Will look up Ron's vid shortly as well.

I have still to learn how to navigate the TM's... Can anyone point me at the priming procedure for the motor (dry fuel tank)? Is there one? Am I overthinking this? Looking at it, I am tempted to loosen the plug on the unused output port and push the button until the air is out and the fuel...

If you have a recommendation, I'd be open to it. It's a new subject for me... added the 7 db antenna and it came with a 3 (I think those were the numbers). In OR/WA, we will be dealing with mountains, valleys, and trees (3 db), but on longer trips to the SW, it will be more open desert (7db)...

On the back of the cab currently, but it's moveable:

Happy to share! This forum has been a great source of support and when I found the deal, I couldn't not share it. I was hoping it didn't violate forum rules- or if it did, that the mods would understand what was going on and look away. The cheapest I had found outside of that was ~$50...

Ok, so silly little side project, but I impressed myself with it. I put in a GMRS radio and picked up two antennas for it- one better in obstructed terrain, the other in open, flatter areas. I wanted them both to stay in the rig, but storage would potentially be awkward. My solution was to...

Thanks for the reminder Chucky!!! Been meaning to get one for a while. Just found one for $16. There's one left if anyone is interested: https://www.ebay.com/itm/195707860583

Plan B... I spliced extensions into the straps instead. Worked great! Didn't get around to pulling the fuel lines yet but intend to replace them at this point as well. Will do that next I guess... I have a new sender on order from Isspro, but it won't be built til after the new year, so...

Nope. All good. It's properly mounted and primed, and I can watch some occasional small bubble get pushed up to the burner. It's also irrelevant now. After all the hassle, I pulled the system. The company Rixen is ~20 min away from me and I took the rig there for a visit. I came home a bit...

Yep, coolant heater. Nope, 80 is its prescribed cycling temp- throttle back at 75, shut down at 80, fire back up at 60. It's reliably shutting down at 63, like clockwork. It doesn't appear to be a setting that is doing it, and it's definitely shutting down and erroring out with "E-14". Based...