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The CS144 that's in there is itself an upgrade, from the CS130 that came on the truck. And, since it was under warranty, that's what went back in. But, I am planning to upgrade to a CS144 200 amp unit (maybe two) with the external rectifier bridges.

Well, I'm back to trying to get this setup done after a hectic spring that drained our budget (wife's dad passed somewhat suddenly) and after cooking a single 140amp alternator yesterday.

Still interested in making a kit? I could use one now. :)

Oh, and when I pulled it and replaced it I took a little time to examine it, then had the parts place put it on their machine... Stator was shorted, rotor was shorted, diodes were fried and one of the bearings was bad. When I kill an alternator, I kill it dead. :D

Had the alternator on my truck cook itself today. It seems that even a 140a alternator does not like running two lightbars, strobes, an arrowstick, LED strobes, three radios, a laptop, headlights and the A/C, all while creeping along at under 5mph for over 5 hours. Gee... :hihi: I was one of...

I had one that drove me nuts... The batteries would go dead sometimes, and be fine at other times. Then, one night when I took the trash cans to the curb I was walking back up and noticed what I at first thought was fire/flames under the hood of my truck. Turned out to be the under hood...

USN :patriotic2:

Voluntary or involuntary? Don't laugh. I think I involuntarily donate at least a pint every time I work on my truck. Seriously though, there should be more than "yes" or "no" on this poll. Some folks would like to donate but can't for various reasons (usually medical restrictions), some may...

Whoa Slim... I wasn't getting on you. Hell, I think you've gone "above and beyond" in this matter, and that's the truth. I just thought it ironic that the cause of the bearing failure was something of a mystery, and that Mystery Oil was involved.

Just as an aside... Anyone besides me seeing the irony in mystery damage to a turbo on an engine using Mystery Oil?

Altona? Nice town, and I can see why you'd want to stay. My mom was from Letellier and the family farm is still there. One of my favorite childhood memories was getting to drive the dump truck with my uncle all the way to Altoona to pick up a load of sunflower seeds. I think I was seven at...

I have to laugh because I came in to see what new posts were in this thread and my phone calender went off to remind me I have a class to attend tomorrow night.

Vocational HS (machine shop), summer HS program 3 years running (automotive repair), military (Navy gunner's mate - EOD tech), post military correspondence school (1st Class FCC RT&T lic), college (B.S. Comp Sci & A.A.S. E.E.), post college (EMT training, EVOC, EVOC instructors course, various...

I believe that's a variable which can be changed in vBulletin. I've seen 20+ choices on some forums. Still can't have more than one poll per thread though.

This poll, if done, should be multiple choice. Many military join out of HS, do military tech schools, then go on to college afterwards. Also, suggestion for another poll (also multiple choice): What branch of the military did you serve in? Navy Army USMC Air Force Coast Guard Always been a...

Brian Cushing? :eek:

Believe it or not... I'm still driving it. Of course, I've only had it four years. Got it when I was 52. Before that I had a lot of vans and wagons, and a Suburban or two, but never a truck. Rented quite a few, leased a few more, for my construction company, but didn't actually own any of those.

My wife loves it, and I got major brownie points with her friends for giving her the link. ("He lets you track him wherever he goes???") Of course, if I turn off the APRS it just shows my last position and doesn't update... heheheh

I should really put the APRS link back in my sig so you guys can just click it and see where I am 24/7 :D Darn, URL BBcode not allowed in sigs. :( But I can put the link here. :) Click here to see exactly where my truck is by radio position reporting 24/7

How old were you when you lost your cherry... and got your first truck? :D 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Other (see thread)