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So I’ve been waiting since early January for a cable to arrive from ebay, it’s purpose is to provide power to some Universal DVD screens we bought for Sam’s Focus 3 years ago, via the USB socket outlet I put next to the rear window control switches. Fast forward, the cable finally arrived on Friday, and with help from my daughters we tested it in the shop. All plugged in, and no power, what gives??
USB provides 5V power. Screens require 12V power. This cable I’ve been waiting for since Jan was never going to work. D’oh!!
Plan B: re-install Redee’s original 12V cigarette lighter somewhere in the dash, and use the cable that came with the screens….that I’ve had all along.
I had sketched out a trailer like that a while back. Kinda like a mini-toyhauler. Everything in front of the atv would be a mini “teardrop” trailer, no bigger than a Queen Mattress in total. Still had the racking above ATV with room for RTT.
ATV, RTT, trailers….gahh I need to go camping.
Thermostat is new, 180F. Great idea to add some variability to the auxiliary fans. Was gonna just do an illuminated On/off switch, I have a row of 4 un-used switches near the ignition. Not sure what PO used them for, but I just kept them to fill the holes already cut.
Your back field drying up more? Like the dimensions of the new trailer on your trail? It’s a couple feet shorter than the last one, is it noticeable?
Does the Dodge have an opening trunk? Or do you have to tilt the seats and pass items through the cabin to the trunk?
Those drywall lifts make sheeting a roof way more doable solo. Took me a week to put up 24 sheets in my shop a few years back….would still just be a stack of drywall without the hoist haha.
Better keep working quickly, cruising weather has arrived!!
Not the stock rad.
The finned cooling section is roughly 20” x 20”, roughly 1.5-2” thick. Looks to be of high quality, and hardly any bent fins on it.Yup I know that VW pattern. I drove a 5-spd Cabrio (convertible golf) for a few years and damn near grenaded the trans trying to rock between 1st/Rev unstucking myself from a ditch haha. Good times. Hated that car, but with 320,000km on the odo, I sold it and got into my first Toyota. Also learned how to drive manual in that car.
Glad your drivers seat reposition worked out well too!
Thanks Steve, noted dual 9” pullers.
I’ve got no overheating troubles cruisin’ or haulin’ ass, as plenty of turbulent air gets rammed through the rad, but as soon as Redee’s flying brick shape slows down to 30km/h or less, the fan just can’t pull enough air.
I think the key combination of factors is the old mystery fan, and an excess of “stuff” blocking the rad; trans cooler, SmittyBilt bumper, frame cross member.
I’m torn between simply replacing what I have with a new fan, vs ordering the lot and chippin’ away at the install without waiting on UPS man again.
$80 will replace my current 16” with a new one.
+$90 will add dual 9” and an install kit.Still leakin ATF from PS gear. Still bumperless out back. Windshield still leaking from the A-piller hole. My to-do list is going the wrong way haha. Glad this is still fun.
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That sounds like an awesome birthday cruise! Windows down, good food, and M with you.
Wow, huge difference on that passenger seat. Figure you get 4-6” out of your mod?
What’s a PKB bolt?
What makes the trans tricky? No synchros? Wierd pattern? Heavy clutch?
Over a week without any wrenching, but my mind has been working.
Redee runs hot offroad, 225 F even while not workin’ all that hard. I suspect my e-fan is under performing.
I’ve been pondering and have come up with a couple solutions. One idea involves replacing the current 16” e-fan of unknown age & origin, with a new 16” e-fan. The other idea involves adding a 9” single/dual e-fan, on the pull side, in the bottom corner that doesn’t get much airflow at any speed.
Sounds like a great way to spend the day! Tomorrow is my daughters birthday, gonna be a crazy day.
Back to topic…
3.50:1 and a locker eh?? Is the current diff ratio in the 3s, or a nice cruising set of 2.73s?Just the pair of Connies and the Ninja in the stable?
I missed out on a couple more kijiji bikes recently. Other Buyers are too fast now that most people are at home. Got my eyes set on a KLx650R that doesn’t run, but is complete and ran last year.
