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That was my first thought as well, the turbo leaking into the intake. "Sent w/o me knowing"

And this is the solar panel I use to keep the truck charged and ready to go. It's a mil grade P-3, folding, 24v solar panel. I put a port into the cab wall and a charge controller inside so that I never have to worry about overcharge. I do have several of these that I'm going to list up for...

Similar to my setup but since the CB needed 12v I did the step-down converter. The toggle turns on the step-down and then supplies power for the CB, tablet (or laptop), phone, and extras. The ports are also illuminated w/ red light for nighttime visibility. I also see from the photo that I need...

Ditto what GIdotcom said, and really appreciate that you're one of the handful that still frequents the deuce related sub-forums. We seem to be much rarer these days. "Sent w/o me knowing"

With the step-down you shouldn't even need the inverter, just some 12v dc outlets wired to the 12v side of the converter. I have a double ported USB outlet and an older standard, the so called cigarette lighter outlet, as well as my CB wired to the 12v side. If you want to get fancy put a fuse...

Then I think what you really want is a 24 - 12 volt reducer (don't remember off the top of my head what they're called). Checked, they are known as Step Down Converters. I have one installed that does just that as well as powering my CB and my nav tablet. Do a search and some will definitely...

Can I ask what you want an inverter for that only works when the truck is running? I've put inverters in but only on "house batteries" for things that need ac when parked up.

In fact it looks like the "fording plug" is still in it's storage spot, to the right in the photo. "Sent w/o me knowing"

Are we excluding the FDC?

The FDC is one if its not bypassed, and the O-rings in the hydraulic head is another usual place. I bypassed my FDC a decade ago but now I'm about to replace the rings in the HH for just that reason . . . it started making oil and my oil pressure dropped, especially when warm.

Ok I started updating my thread on the shelter build out. I'll find some time to find older photos and take some new ones as well. It's located here, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/my-m796-work-trailer-camper-build.108379/

I can see that I lost track of this thread 10 years ago :(. I'll see about filling in some of the changes that have happened along the way. This is kinda how it looks at the moment even though it's a photo from last fall, Looking on my phone I found a couple others but will have to dig...

The other thing that usually uses electrical power is your in tank fuel pump. But I've driven as Jeepsinker says, in fact I drove for over a year w/ a non-working in tank pump once.

May not be connected to the buzzer but do you know if you're getting 24v past the solenoid mounted on the engine block? They tend to go bad and keep power from getting to the starter. I'd also check that all the wires on the starter were tight. I start at that end and keep backing up one...

Well I moved the things that live in the bed area blocking that part of the front wall and got the plate off. It only helped a little w/ viewing the area. It seems to mainly be for accessing the rear cab mount point. A few hours later I had finally gotten the spring in place. Thats a...

Are you doing all new wiring? I just pulled the wires off the old hydraulic switch and put them on the new air one? Or maybe I already had an air activated switch and I just had to replace it when it blew apart . . . yeah, I think that's what it was. In that case, they make a crimper...

Tried putting that spring on today 😂. After fighting w/ it for quite a while I just stopped. There has to be some "trick" that I just couldn't come up w/ since I know it's not impossible. At some point I thought " is this what that removable plate on the bed wall is for?" Of course that plate...

Here's another thing I added/changed, I flipped the bumper because the added pintal was too high for most of the trailers I use it on. I left the shackle mounts on the bottom as I was tired of walking on them. I leave the shackles in that position for travel because I like that they'll fold...

Make sure you have some thing to block the airway in case of a run-away. And if the air filter box is stock block up the hole on the motor side that was used for the fording setup (I think). I found that a champagne cork fits that perfectly. If you're in the cab during start and have no...

Good job! Thanks for posting up your findings. So it was air blow by. Nice to know it causes that result!