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Hi there, Any chance you could tell me where you got a roof rack that was full width but only 2' or so deep for mounting above front doors in front of FWC overhang? (I have a FWC Grandby on a '15 F350 CCLB). Nice FWC Hawk. GLWS!

Definitely do the immersion in water in a large tub, like suggested, to look for air escaping. Also, as stated, with a relatively quick leak, you don't necessarily need to fit the whole tire / wheel under water, just enough of it at a time to look for the leak. I had the same issue & that's how...

Plus the winch capacity is only spec'd for the last layer of rope on the drum. Attached below is a table for the Warn M15000 I have detailing the number of layers or rope on the drum vs. rated line pull in lbs.: 1 - 15000 2 - 13890 3 - 11520 4 - 9840 So if you're just winching 10 feet to get...

It's not always possible to add a snatch block or pulley (or more) to double your pulling capacity, depending on winch line length, nearest sturdy attachment point, load ratings of winch accessories on hand, etc.

1.5 * loaded weight of vehicle is a good rule of thumb when selecting winch capability. For reference, I have a Warn M15000 on a diesel Ford Excursion.

Make sure you consider a Ford Excursion too. Those were all solid axle right up until 2005, when they ceased production, so are very easy to lift too. You likely won't find a diesel for your $5k initial budget, but you could likely find the 6.8L V10 with a bit of searching. The Ford V10 is a bit...

The above is the approach I took ... we have synthetic on Warn M8000 on old Jeep Wrangler that gets used almost exclusively for wheeling where quick & easy handling & use, combined with higher safety & lower abrasion resistance, are the important factors; and steel cable on Warn M15000 on diesel...

For the Warn M15000 (15k lbs), last time I checked Warn didn't have a properly rated line direct from them. However, I spoke to a Warn rep at Overland Expo last year, and he said they are working on it. He said I should check out Masterpull if I didn't want to wait for Warn. For the 15k lbs...

... and even between different sizes of a specific tire, e.g. E-rated Toyo Open Country MT 37X13.50R17, which is what I run on an '00 diesel Excursion, is rated at 4300 lbs per tire, which is more than any of the other different sizes of Toyo MT (even than the 40X15.50R20, for instance, though...

I too run a Powermaster alternator (140A on an '89 Jeep with SBC motor) and came to the same conclusion as you did w.r.t. best balance of quality & price. Happy with it so far. I tried a DB Electrical alternator on a diesel Ford Excursion, and that alt died within a month, may have been junk...

Make sure the voltage is really dropping & the gauge is not misleading you. On my '89 Jeep, the more accessories I turn on, the more the factory analog voltage gauge drops, to the point that it almost shows 9V & in the red part of the gauge graph with all accessories on. However, I wired a 8...

It's called UVCH - under valve cover harness, there's one for each bank. Fairly common for the UVCH to go bad with heat/age. If you read OBDII codes & all the glow plugs on one bank are reported bad, it's likely the UVCH for that side. Be careful getting the glow plugs out, it's not unheard of...

Ooh, harsh!! :D Though, on the other hand, the 7.3 is generally reliable, especially the earlier models like the 2000 which likely has forged rods, instead of the later models that have PMRs. I wouldn't have thought the F550 would be much different suspension-wise from a F350 CCLB DRW, so I'm...

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I think I remember reading there is a firmware problem with the UV5R. If you've turned the key beep feature off, turn that feature back on & retry.