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Good eye, 5 kw , mep802. Still needs some work, but not used in this build. Johan

Hi Charlie, it is the first vw 1.9 tdi ahu motor. This engine has a steel oil pan and oil pump in the back. Also the computer does not need an immobilizer.. it is mated to the original 6 SPD transmission to the unimog 404. Original portal ratio, not sure what that is. Tire size is one size up to...

Hi folks, The start of this thread is at the unimog Mercedes forum. Looking at others people builds there it seems that I do not fit in there very well so going to give it a shot here after seeing some other unconventional builds. In short sofar. The chassis is an unimog 404 without motor...

Spring has started so we got out and tried to remember what was on the agenda. Decided to tackle some insulation, more as an experiment and to get back in the groove. Then we drilled holes and screwed the skin with ss screws and 1/8" thick nylon washer of the bus framing to reduce with thermal...

We have lithium starter in our bus Dory. Mercedes om906la ,24 volt system. Diy battery bank made of lishen 272ah batteries. Two 24 volt systems in parallel. So 540ah. This is also our house bank. Not sure how to read the spec on the foreign cells. 10c impulse current, to me that would mean...

We used two econolines for camping and slept north south but it does not use space in an efficient way. We now have a econoline srw with bus body and sleep east west.. big difference in usable space. Absolutely use swivel chairs, biggest difference in space. Have fun designing and building. Johan

You hooked it up ok but you have to realize that current can flow on two directions, Into the battery, ( charging) and out of the battery( discharging). The mines sign in front of your display tells that. But if you hook up the meter backwards then the sign reverses. You are doing ok with...

It looks like that amp meter is hooked up backwards and the reading is negative, so actually that current is going into the battery, I assume you see your solar current charging your battery. If you left your fan on and did not have a lot of solar charging your batteries would be dead in a...

Great that the independent mechanic was able to fix the problem what a Mercedes dealership did not want to touch. Shame on them. Now what was the cause? These bearing shims should be stationary. Not rotating. The only way that this could happen if a bearing half shell started rotating on the...

Can you convert the 2002 steering box. Id it was a Quigley then they are very helpful when you give them the vin number of their conversion. They have a parts list for that.. for future repairs / owners it is easiest if all stays the same. So don't forget to get their door sticker and or vin...

Best addition for sure. Looks like he is still a happy pup. Hope he likes traveling, we love having our dogs with us on the road, would not travel without them. Johan

On our last winter trip out west we took out chickens along. 3 months.. even laid eggs.

If it is softline to the actuator maybe remove and bypass directly from the tank together with an air switch.. so you can actuate quickly and repeat often without the engine running and listen to the action inside the axle. You might be able to discern leaks of the seal, versus piston stuck or...

Neil, I can see that. The overlander industry plays with big money.. of course you expect something to go wrong with your domestic and you have to open it up then it is convenient that there is a heat exchanger in between. Every school bus in the USA is without heat exchanger and there are...

Wow, vermonster, you are having a lot of bad luck . Impressive that you share also all the problems and downfalls. Disappointing that Mercedes asks that kind of pricing for straightforward parts. Best, Johan