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    Charging system question

    Ok, here's a link that will hopefully give you the troubleshooting methodology and pinpoint tests: http://www.fahringer.net/x/charging.htm Have a good one, Dave
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    Charging system question

    I'm not smart enough to say one way or another. :) I'll see if I can find you the troubleshooting pages out of the factory manual. That's where I would start. Have a good one, Dave
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    RV battery recommendations

    If you go with Optima's you don't even have to worry about the venting! :)
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    Charging system question

    Does it happen all the time or only when you initially start it up? When you first start it (if it's cold out) the glow plugs stay lit for about 2-3 minutes and there's a noticeable change in the brightness and the ammeter on mine jumps from 11.8-12.2 up to 14.2. Probably not what you're...
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    eBay

    I don't know, but I wish there was one. They're taking 3% of the final auction price as a fee now. (if I read their last email right). Seems like they're getting a bit greedy. That and their attitude towards firearms really turns me off. Just my .02 Regards, Dave
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    RV battery recommendations

    Tail Gunner, I can't tell from the pictures, but is there enough room to mount them behind the propane and just below the overhang? your camper is shaped roughly like mine and on mine there's a "crossmember" mounted across that area that holds two batteries easily. if it was organized a bit...
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    How good is Mobil 1 gear lubes

    I'm not 100% sure, but I think that the spec says you need the friction modifier if your gear lube doesn't meet the GL-5 spec. Mobil 1 is GL-5 rated. (I've had a couple of beers with dinner tonight though so I might be completely full of it. :) ) Have a good one, Dave
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    RV battery recommendations

    I was going through about one RV battery a year before I started charging them with a "Battery Tender" charger instead of the power inverter/charger that was built into the camper. I got 4 years out of the last one and I'm trying to figure out what to do with the next one myself. I was...
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    New rules for 2006

    Anyone who doesn't end their conversation on a cell phone while trying to check out at a convenience store, grocery store, bank teller line or any other place that requires them to interact with a store employee shall be bitch slapped by the person immediately behind them in line . . . . This...
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    Fresh Diesel Fuel - Are High Volume Dealers Better????

    We were just on a road trip up to St. Cloud MN last weekend and I was a little bummed about my mileage on the winter blend. I know it's not the truck because the mileage seems to vary by where I pick up my fuel. Anyway, I filled up at the Pilot truckstop there in St. Cloud. It didn't look...
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    How good is Mobil 1 gear lubes

    I've been using it in the diffs of my jeep and trucks for 7 years now without a problem. I think it'd be tough for most people to tell a difference between a dino gear lube and a synthetic in typical usage but I'm into "overkill". It just makes me feel better when hammering it up a hill with...
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    Air tool?

    You've probably already bought by now, but my advice would be to spring for the extra $ to buy a quality tool. (IR, CP, even the "high end" craftsman stuff). I initially bought a CH impact wrench when I bought my compressor 10 years ago because I didn't know dick and it help up ok for what...
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    Camshaft positioning sensor.... not sure yet!

    Might check your sheet from the dealer and make sure they didn't flush/refill your tranny with Mercon V. That seems to be common practice around here and I'm willing to bet it causes most of the 4R100 failures with less than 100k miles. Just my .02 Regards, Dave
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    Only one thing I hate about my truck!!

    This is probably a really stupid question . . . but does it only happen within a little bit of when you've started the truck? Occasionally I leave my A/C (or defrost, etc.) on and when I start the truck the vaccum kicks in and there's a noticeable CLUNK as the door to the HVAC switches...
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    Hellwig Sway Bars (front & rear)

    did you do a comparision of the OEM front swaybar and the Hellwig? I'd love to see a picture. (is it noticeable thicker or ??) I'd be willing to pay for a beer in exchange for a side by side picture! :) The rear bar was some of the best money I've spent on the truck. Have a good one...
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    Way to go Texas Lonhorns

    Yup, gotta agree with that one. Reggie Bush is awesome, but I've have enjoyed a few of those slow motion replays of Vince . . . . I think Texas didn't have the talent that USC had (IMHO) so I think it just makes it even more impressive the way he was able to perform. Have a good one, Dave
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    MOBIL-1 Synthetic ATF warning!

    Yeah, I can see that the bottle is the same shape/color, but from what I could tell the labeling was completely different. (other than saying "Mobil 1") Just my .02 Regards, Dave
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    Best way to weatherproof white pine?

    You think that would hold up better than varnish? Regards, Dave
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    Best way to weatherproof white pine?

    Yeah, the goal was to get the scrap would OUT of the shop. :) I wonder if I'd get any benefit from varnish AND linseed oil? This rest is going to be sunk in the ground on my neighbor's range. The 4x4's that support it are green treat, and I wish the rest is, but you can't beat the...
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    Best way to weatherproof white pine?

    I've been building a rifle rest bench out of scrap white pine I've got out in "Mantown" and I'm wondering what the best way is to treat it such that the weather doesn't destroy it too soon? I'm guessing that stain doesn't actually do much for you and water seal is the best you can get but if...
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    60k Maintenance

    Ok, just spent the day out in the shop working on the truck . .gotta love it. :) Flushed Tranny, replaced Magnafine filter Replaced Racor 3500 CCV filter Replaced AIS filter Changed Engine oil/filter Lubed chassis One thing that was listed in the 60k maintenance schedule was to grease...
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    Anyone bought anything from "Cummins Industrial Tools"?

    Thanks for the advice. The portable bandsaw was one of the items that was very tempting. :) Have a good one, Dave
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    Anyone bought anything from "Cummins Industrial Tools"?

    So you're saying that you think the 18V Dewald Cordless drill for $29 is probably crap too? :dunno :) Yes, I know that Dewalt is spelled D-E-W-A-L-T. :)
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    MOBIL-1 Synthetic ATF warning!

    That website shows Dexron III and Mercon but I don't see Mercon V anywhere. It's probably a little clearer if you click on the link at the bottom of that page for the data sheet for the oil. It gives the specs it meets, etc. Regards, Dave
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    MOBIL-1 Synthetic ATF warning!

    Are you sure this is true? I just bought some Mobil 1 from Autozone and it doesn't say Mercon V anywhere on it. The Mobil1 website doesn't mention it either. They DO have what they term as a multi-vehicle ATF that says it's dual rated but not the Mobil 1. I'm just curious where you saw it...

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