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I'm back working on the camp's generator. After I got it working for them a few years back (looks like 2019 from the earlier posts in the thread) they neglected my pleads to operate and load bank it once in a while by one means or another. It never got used until last year when the camp...

I rebuilt my assist cylinder on my M923A2 a while back and it was a royal pain to get it to force all the air out. The assist cylinder is the same for both, but not sure how much different it will be for you since your pump and gearbox are different. Mine would not get all the air out with the...

Glad to see things are going in the right direction for you! I found a couple ideas on here for things that can help with the reliability of those seals if needed. One was to cut the brass nut down by a thread or two in order to allow it to clamp down harder on the existing seal. Basically give...

The thing leaking air is the filter on the inlet side of the CTIS. I couldn't get mine to stop leaking either. You can get a small air tool filter to replace it. If the controller just blinks 1 highway light when you start the truck, that is the normal behavior. It should try to inflate to...

If you leave out that seal it is able to bypass dirty fuel to the clean side through the threads on the spud. The seal is needed.

The dip tube into the tank has been known to crack, get pin holes, etc. Might be worth pulling it out and checking its condition. Your lift pump looks to be relatively new. Is that something you changed? Could be a sign that there was a fuel problem before you got it and someone was throwing...

FYI on the videos, you can't attach them here. The best way I have found is to upload to youtube and link here.

When was the last time you changed the fuel filter / filters? There is variation in how many that a given truck has, but if one is plugging, it can cause all sorts of low power related issues.

I happened to see a youtube video today that had a decent solution for shortening the stroke on one of these cylinders. If you aren't too late to be able to return the 8" stroke cylinder something like this might be feasible for a longer stroke cylinder. I was looking and PSC does show a 3.0" x...

I was out by the truck today so I took a couple pictures of my lock setup. If you haven't thrown those inside rods away you could do this fairly easily. I remember it being a straight forward install.

I copied off of peashooter who says in post 28 of his build thread that he copied off of someone else. But it works great and retains the security of having all 3 latches. Just make sure you cut the padlock tab off the outside so no one can lock you in...

I'm wondering if it has a gas engine, not diesel, for the prime mover? Then again, it may not be appropriate to inject logic here...

Since it appears to be on a 2wd van, the odds are decent that it will survive essentially unprotected like that for a long time, allowing the defective genes to be passed along to the next generation. I would definitely vote for a substantial skid plate and / or for having it not be the lowest...

Agreed but from recent experience helping repair a truck that had this happen (debris plugging the glad hand vent), the fronts were grabbing much harder than the rears, enough to damage the wheel bearings on both sides. I could see how someone could think it was only the fronts that had an issue...

Have you checked that the front right glad hand with the vent cap isn't plugged up? That can cause brakes to lock up too.

Lots of good advice here! Also be sure to use the starter tail support if using the big direct drive starter. It will break bolts again quickly without it, at least from my experience on gas engines. I have had to do the ez-out process on a gas big block before and it was aggravating to get the...

Looks like a starter bolt to me.

Indiana here, not Arizona, so things may differ, but my camper conversion is insured as an RV by State Farm. Had to give a few pictures showing that it was indeed modified to be an RV, but no hassles beyond that.

I don't know if NC and IN branches of State Farm have the same options available to them, but my agent wrote my deuce as a 'commercial vehicle used for non commercial purposes'. The cost is reasonable compared to other policies I have. You might try mentioning that phrase to your insurance agent...

A few thoughts / ideas... It looks like there may still be serrated washers on top of those cones. If so, get those off there first. Use a wire brush to clean off the gunk and verify. I had to use a small screwdriver and a small hammer to unread them the first bit and then they came loose...