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Ok. I have some time monday. Ill start tracing the cables and see what I find. I was thinking about replacing the battery cables anyway cause they are looking rough.
I wouldnt doubt there is probably something touching somewhere. Thanks for the direction. It gives me a good place to start.
Yeah its melting at the terminal. I was told by a mechanic in my unit that it might be the alternator. But I just had them rebuilt by an electrician that seemed to know what he was doing. Oreillys exchanged the batteries for free but my next project will be cleaning every connection I can get my...
I didnt even think about that. O1951. That would probably make things alot more realistic. At best I might add a turbo...maybe. if I can ever figure out why my battery is melting ill be able to start focusing on the rest of the truck.
here is a link to that one
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/63-gm-diesel-engines/20-6-2l-diesel-engine/433665-6-speed-manual-trans-9.html
the whole thread is about the guys install, so i know the t56 can be mated to the 6.2 and modified for 4x4. just a lot i dont know about installing the...
theres a guy i saw on a different forum that had a landrover with a 6.2 and he customized a T56 for it, but I'm curious if the weight of the truck or the length of the trans will be an issue
Rockland standard gear. here is a link
http://www.rsgear.com/products/transmissions/race-performance/dodge-viper.aspx
looks expensive but that seems usual with anything that has a high cool factor
has anyone heard of the tranzilla? its a modified Tremec 56 made for 4x4s. i was thinking about this as an option to go with a manual transmission and have the double overdrive option.
i dont know much about swapping a trans. i hope this wouldnt be a huge undertaking but double overdrive...
newish here first post.
i have a 1986 m1008 cucv and all the electrical is standard to my knowledge.
i replaced the batteries and had the alts. rebuilt but heres where the problem started.
the batteries would not stay charged and died in about 3-4 days. so we started leaving the batteries...