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Been a while since I posted!
Didn't do a whole lot but did tweak some stuff.
Added some washers under the fuel storage tank. When running under load, it would vibrate a bit & was hitting the mounting rail of the trailer. Was pretty loud. Raising it up the 3/8 inch remedied that.
Put some bigger, screw type hose clamps on the fuel lines going to the injection pumps. Even though I had them mostly good, they still seeped a bit. With the better clamps, they could be squeezed tighter. Only ran it for a bit afterwards but it seemed good. I think since the hose I got was SAE & the OEM hose is metric, the slightly bigger size coupled with the expansion of the hose when it gets hot made it a little looser than it should have been.
I decided to go with sand & painted most of the trailer already.
Greased up all the shackle fittings.
Added a neutral to ground link that goes through a 30amp switch inside the power box. Then, ran a wire from the ground to a grounding lug that the rod & cable can be connected to if needed.
Since the kickstand in the back was to long now with the smaller wheels & tires, I cut it down & welded on a piece of angle iron. Don't make fun of my welds... I'm by no means a welder. I only have a $70 Harbor Freight welder too! But, it works great now. That kickstand really reduces the vibration noises.
I haven't really been out to my off grid place to run it hard again. I plan to run the house with it this weekend for 12 hours or so just to see how it goes.
Will upload some pictures when I am home this evening. Really happy with this project even though it has been a lot of work. It's gotten to the point where I should be able to just use it & not work on it... besides the regular service.
Didn't do a whole lot but did tweak some stuff.
Added some washers under the fuel storage tank. When running under load, it would vibrate a bit & was hitting the mounting rail of the trailer. Was pretty loud. Raising it up the 3/8 inch remedied that.
Put some bigger, screw type hose clamps on the fuel lines going to the injection pumps. Even though I had them mostly good, they still seeped a bit. With the better clamps, they could be squeezed tighter. Only ran it for a bit afterwards but it seemed good. I think since the hose I got was SAE & the OEM hose is metric, the slightly bigger size coupled with the expansion of the hose when it gets hot made it a little looser than it should have been.
I decided to go with sand & painted most of the trailer already.
Greased up all the shackle fittings.
Added a neutral to ground link that goes through a 30amp switch inside the power box. Then, ran a wire from the ground to a grounding lug that the rod & cable can be connected to if needed.
Since the kickstand in the back was to long now with the smaller wheels & tires, I cut it down & welded on a piece of angle iron. Don't make fun of my welds... I'm by no means a welder. I only have a $70 Harbor Freight welder too! But, it works great now. That kickstand really reduces the vibration noises.
I haven't really been out to my off grid place to run it hard again. I plan to run the house with it this weekend for 12 hours or so just to see how it goes.
Will upload some pictures when I am home this evening. Really happy with this project even though it has been a lot of work. It's gotten to the point where I should be able to just use it & not work on it... besides the regular service.