Recent content by axshon

Thanks for the pointer Warthog. I was looking in the unit maintenance TM. Hadn't dug into the intermediate direct support TM yet. Looks like another evening of paging ahead! So since I knew it was not something that was going to 'pop' or connected to some capacitor I didn't know about I was...

So as I mentioned in another thread, I have a troubled history with auto electrical so I'm treading carefully on everything here. I've replace the farthest front and back battery cable terminals with their original eyelet-style versions since all terminals are pretty banged up. I'm replacing the...

Thanks Rich, that's what I thought but I have a long and troubled history with automotive electrical so it's good confirmation. So IF the voltmeter is bad I'll wire directly into positive on each battery and ground it and all should be well.

I've got a failing voltmeter right now so that was my original reason for seeing that batteries are not at the same state of charge during normal idle with my DMM. After reading the operators manual I ran through the sticky thread on the fuse box and checked all the fuses in the system. All are...

Sounds good. I'll leave this mod for a future wish list. No need to add work when I've got enough on my plate already.

So doghead, do you see any advantage to having 2 voltage gauges in place of the single combined guage and 2 gen idiot lights?

Saw that in the original thread. Was wondering if it's split one for each battery. What connection did you use for the starter/gp only battery?

Gosh darn it! I just bought 2 new Bosch batteries for more than that on Sunday. Ah well...

I understand that the stock voltage gauge monitors both batteries. When I watched individual battery status with my multi-meter (with spanking new batteries) I saw that the charging level was different between the two. My google foo is failing me because after looking through various threads I...

So after 2 years of the old girl sitting behind the house, starting it with a jump and letting it warm up once a month, I finally got the title and historic tags for her and picked up some batteries. Funny thing is that after 2 years it never failed to start with a jump UNTIL I was ready...

Thought the same thing...

And is about the loudest jet I've ever heard! I was in Greece doing cross training back in the day and they were running them along with F16's. You always know it's a Phantom.

I've been to several sniper matches where various LE agencies participated and they had these mounted in the back of trucks and SUVs. They are very solid and take a serious beating. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I could afford it. One had the low profile version with a K9 enclosure mounted on top...

For my '09 I'm planning something similar but the idea's not fully fleshed out just yet. I'm going el-cheapo though and purchasing either 8" or 10" PVC pipes, cap them and strap them to the floor by bolting a few loops in the right places. That way I can set up for a range vehicle when I travel...

All that engineering and common sense in one place and not a computer to be found. Better days.. I wonder how many of those cases are at the bottom of the Atlantic, victims of U-boats.