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  1. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Well it was off Craigslist and the gentleman was very polite. The slider was used once to tow his rig to his new home. Came with the X-Plate welded to rails. 4 pucks with a central 2-5/16 that uses a pair of ball bearings to lock the center section to a flush mount goose-neck pin hole. There's a...
  2. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Private email sent Grit dog. Moving into an RV, IF the transmission no-reverse issue can be fixed. No money for a low freq inverter, which is what I would want. No money for solar cells until next Spring, at the earliest. No where to move where it's warm, that I know of. No knowledge regarding...
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    When to upgrade from CS130 to AD244 Alternator.

    This guy might know? He builds custom high amp alternators. (I'm not certain he diodes and resists' them for charging AGM or Lithium or NOT). Link: 400 amp GM AD244 Here's a dual serp passenger side mount from an eBay seller/fabricator: Here's a triple serp passenger side bracket for the 5.7L...
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    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Have heard many people claim to leave the Batteryminder on all the time on stored vehicles and thought that was wrong info. The Shumacher $70 version I have had success with for a few years, has L/A and AGM mode and turns off as a minder after full charge. It has run flawlessly sitting under the...
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    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    The DC to DC chargers that take a stock alternator and amplify the charge voltage seem like snake oil to my mind. They lose efficiency and create enormous heat to "RAISE" the amperage. Usually in a small box that could start a fire for a lot of money, made by the cheapest parts. Read good...
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    Wiper issues

    You might have to up a model year to get the correct diagram, if they changed the wiring half way through production. Just posted my 87' Blazer diagrams from the 87' manuals are all wrong. The 88' diagram worked though. Be careful not to trust the signal wanring lamp diagrams (as far as power...
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    Rim compatibility

    Yup... Grit Dog. Love that calculator: https://tiresize.com/calculator/ Unless it is strictly an off road ranch truck, avoid anything that says it's a BLEM, unless you can inspect in person. With the tires sometimes coming in need of added weights, you cannot afford to get a warped or bent...
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    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Cool rig.
  9. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    PowerMaster adjustable 200 amp alternator for charging different batteries, AGM, Lead Acid, Lithium (if you can afford to rish using them).
  10. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Bought a Power-Master 3 years ago because of charging adjust-ability, L/A vs AGM vs Lithium. Had no idea what was going to be removed from the shelves because of EPA or lack of manufacturing. PM is rated at 200 amps. Never thought the idle voltage was a concern, TBH. Can see how it matters. Dim...
  11. RanchWelder

    When to upgrade from CS130 to AD244 Alternator.

    This is good info. Interested in your results and if it altered timing or the Hyperspark map or the fuel map of the Sniper EFI? Did you compare the data before and afterwards? I'm running a stock ignition / TBI. I'll bet the timing and or idle setting would have to increase or the truck...
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    ***Hitch Procured*** Thread closed

    Looking for options and advice on selecting and operating a "slider 5th wheel" on a shortbed. Building my own frame mounts, plan on using 20K rails 20K sliders, 16K 5th wheel head, with 10 degree gimbal side to side. If you have anything in very good to excellent shape or advice on what to...
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  13. RanchWelder

    3/4 factory steering pump, hose, and reservoir

    Good deal. Is it press fit or screw fit pulley and are the hoses metric o-ring or the old style compression fittings? Good luck!
  14. RanchWelder

    Burning hei coils

    Aftermarket coils, distributors, or HIE modules or distributors and coils or weatherpack connectors, that do not say ACDelco or Delphi or OEM fail at an alarmimg rate? Why? It just makes me crazy? OEM or fail? Say it isn't so... Guess who makes them all? Your General! It's a scam! Buy the...
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    Wiper issues

    My new Cardone motor does not stop at the bottom of the window. It now ruins the wipers over the the rubber windshield seal, if you locate the blades at the motor stop location from the factory. So I had to relocate the wiper arms to defeat this failure. Now my wipers end in the middle of the...
  16. RanchWelder

    Transmission cooler ideas

    Agree with both of you, and your solutions. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072C63CG9/ Zig-zag fins, not 40 row, and not the same as the unit I bought. It's actually half the unit for the same unit I bought, with a scetchy thermostat unit to supposedly protect the transmission> WTF, over? My...
  17. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    Yah, but if you're in a cross wind and hit hard on the soft, you pin-wheel and hit the wing tips... 5% pressure variation "At Landing Altitude" is the regulation so you don't get found grossly negligent and insurance cover's the crash. Unless there's missing tire weights and/or a bullet hole in...
  18. RanchWelder

    Power steering gear box

    Yah, you might have to buy adapters and switch the lines with custom fittings. Swapped the power steering unit to use a 1981 Camero small block pump mount on my 1994 block with Vortec heads with headers. Had to switch the tank screw line fittings pump side, to continue to use the metric...
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    Dan Brown

    Get ahold of Brian with TBI Chips? Brian Harris TBICHIPS at hotmail dot com Here's a link to a thread or 2 where they discuss your issue: https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/1987-injectors-no-power.36596/...
  20. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    OK, I corrected that mistake. Had it bass ackwards. The weights getting stolen was no joke. With less pressure at altitude, the tires would increase in size and I got that mixed up with pressure density, vs pressure at altitude. Flying out of Denver with tires 5-10% low would land you at LAX...
  21. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    Here's the transmission control harness external connector with the holes I mentioned requiring sealing compound or plugs, so the water does not short out the transmission: Flex-A-Lite 16" S-Blade Fan and custom shroud:
  22. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    Well, a lot has been accomplished. Found the orange/black stripe is the neutral safety interrupt circuit to the ECM on the OBD1 1227747 for the '87. The ball switch on the Lokar is now working to eliminate start in anything except Park or Neutral by blocking the power to the ECM, NOT the...
  23. RanchWelder

    Input shaft lock nut size

    PrairieDrifter, are you suggesting... ball bearings all over the ground? Can you describe the best way to eliminate the sgaft from turning, if you had to perform the seal repalcement by yourself? :signs1:
  24. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    My weights were pulled off my tires more than 50 times, when I was taking flight training and FAA safety courses. If I drove 2 -1/2 hours to an airfield safety event, with bad tire wobble and did not cancel the trip, I would have been considered un-safe to fly. The GooberMint dudes stalking me...
  25. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    Newer-ish tires seem to require way more weights. If you have aluminum or magnesium wheels and the used flat lead weights with sub-standard glue, (Like they just used on my new front wheel weights), they might have flung off within hours of being mounted because they uysed cheap weight glue. Or...

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