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This motor in 'Big Blue B@sterd' is a 2nd hand one from a wrecking yard that I've been running for about a year. Normally oil pressure ran 40 pounds after startup but recently it starts at 40 and drops down to nill afert about 7 minutes of drive time. In the hopes of a gauge or sender issue, I...

Since Dec.26 the voltmeter has regained it's stability. It seems it fails once every couple of weeks now (much less frequent than before) but I'm accustomed to the Chevy trucks I had in my youth ('76 & '78) where it was a given for the Voltmeter to be stable. This recent fail/stablity has been...

The ambient and motor temperatue have been stable in this truck, that being said for the last two days the Voltmeter is stable but will likely revert to it lower reading as it has even before I replaced that alternator with the brand new 144. I was looking at it and the connections and it's all...

Good to know, thanks Don. While the dang voltmeter was rock solid stable since October, in recent weeks I noticed it's on the move again. I've got an eye on a replacement Speedometer cluster at B&R, I may try one out to see if this is an insturmentation issue.

Here's a better shot of the dedicated ground I've been running everything from the frame and body to from the top post battery I converted to..

I remember the Connie Rodd PS phamplets we got in the Motor pool when I was in the Marines, one of the items they stressed was preventative maintenance on batteries and charging systems when it came to Motor T... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS,_The_Preventive_Maintenance_Monthly

I haven't mounted it in 'BBB' yet but I'm considering mouning it to the center floor console between the seats. On my panel van I had it mounted to the ceiling where on my 'Burb the dome light, automatic door opener compartment and sunglasses compartments are. I don't want to do away with the...

This bracket is so stable it can be mounted vertically or horizontally, and not a rattle. The release handle only pulls about 1/4" and it's free to slide out.

Not a great photo (I was hiding my Multi State Police band Scanner/Detector with my hand when I took this pic. not exactly legal these days)

I was just posting to another forum/thread and, but to those of us that use extra electronic gear in our trucks Gamber Johnson makes some next level gear that is great! For those of us that remember the clunky old slider brackets from the '70's this unit is rock solid and easily adaptable, the...

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Whenever I goof in practice or on a thread I post one of my favorite characters, which occasionally I am one; Sometimes I can just feel those Jackass ears spring up...

Those solid copper terminals are manufactured by Noble, the battery terminals are just Mil. Spec I found online. The cables on the Jeep have been there for about three years on both batteries but appear to be in great shape so until I encounter a problem I'll leave well enough alone.

It seems odd that welding cable, resistant to slag would not be heat resistant (or oil or fire) but then I'm no expert. This is just what I've used over the years and in one of the rigs I had in the past that had an engine fire (related to fuel) there was no sign of damage to the welding wire...

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I just found a spare piece of it, the maker is Flex-a-Prene, Heavy Duty, made in the USA. Top photo shows comparision with standard el-cheapo found at Advance Auto and their ilk. The shrink wrap is 3M, with heat activated adhesive for absolute protection from the elements.

This is just the 2/0 welding cable I pick up at Indstrial Welding when I'm doing battery connection projects. It's the same wire JeepHammer refers to in that linked thread, it's great stuff!

That's great to have everything pre-fabbed. I would like to add that insofar as the battery cables I used welding wire, it's more heavily jacketed, way more flexible and the fine wires therein add to continuity.

I'm hip that a top post battery is not stock, but I just detest side post batteries for various reasons, I like easily being able to check contact conditions with the terminals and I think the contact point is broader as well leading to greater continuity. Since installing the backup alarm on...

Here's where I put that bus bar right next to the battery on the inner fender;