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Did I suggest you were using OBDII? "May be" is just "may be". Up to you. An ECU simulator "could" be used to, in your case, manipulate the ECU inputs and read the effect. Nothing much active happening inside the simulator but that can be an advantage. "May" be useful to observe transitions /...

not much use to anyone really, my efforts with OBD and Aus FG649 have failed. Its basically "k-line" out of the ECU. My next step is to see if I can read the output at its most basic level. Here's an ECU simulator which I've yet to order...

keep up the good work, I find this sort of project totally frustrating as (as identified) all the info is inside the ECU and all that's required is that little bit of logic that says control engine rpm by simulating accelerator input rather than respond to accelerator input. Instead of writing...

I can relate to the slow motion bit Candy, its almost graceful. Time for the slow dawning sinking feeling that something horrible is about to happen. The difference between almost rolling and rolling is very small. I was just a smidgeon luckier than you. Pleased everyone is ok.

Used 2005 FG649. I have two tanks, with a changeover valve (6 port). The right hand tank always had problems with fuel starvation, anything below half a tank, depending on driving conditions. Usually low revs for long period. I tried all sorts but ultimately a single pipe from tank to valve...

the studs have a bit of a spline where they pass through the hub. On the inside of the hub is another nut.

yup, I don't expect balancing to be an issue. I've forgotten my resistor size but the balancing current would be less than 70mA. Which is not a lot for a 300Ah cell. The decision to balance or not is in my software, not a separate BMS. Its not the most important part. My project is really an...

I got frustrated with off the shelf battery charging stuff a long time ago. LYP batteries meant I really needed to put money where mouth is. I'm part way through build and document, while also rebuilding truck (long story), plus a bit crook. Battery management is a single chip that measures...

for 24v->12v DC-DC converter = buck mode? The battery being charged provides smoothing for SSR driven from an Arduino PWM pin at 500hz. Reason I said experiment is I've only used the approach for 12v to 3.5v for initial parallel balancing charge of LYP. A bit different, it also works for solar...

some solar regulators emit smoke when over supplied, others are limited. Need to read the specs carefully. MPPT is basically a relatively high frequency pwm driven transistor and a coil. A variation of buck mode voltage reduction. Simplistically, once absorption volts is reached MPPT is...

no need to be concerned. The alternator (or any other charger) will deliver everything it can until the charging voltage reaches the absorption set point (14.2 or whatever its set to). The duty cycle is different. A mobile phone gets charged, takes very little current sitting idle, is...

I fitted 38mm wheel nut indicators to 2005 FG649, five stud, in Aus just checked the packet the leftovers are in, and measured the wheel nuts across the flats, 38mm. I have singles, only checked the front, but my original wheel wrench only has one size and fits all.

we'll just have to agree to differ John .... thanks for asking - the tablets keep most of whatever it is I have at bay, better than a year ago. As some sort of dubious reference, our double bed is nothing special 20mm fibreglass foam sandwich supported only along the edges. I have a sneaking...

doesn't it depend on what's going on top? and I don't understand why 3-point is expected to be less lightweight, I would tend to make it lighter as it's "torque free"

I really don't have a clue and can't remember where I read it, but the extra blank plate on my tank has four vaguely visible "dimples" in it, about 1/2" diameter, which may or may not be soft, and may or may not be designed to melt in unlikely event of fire inside tank. Then again ...

a padlock to secure the lever for the cab tilt - I couldn't find a suitable padlock so have a bolt with a hole drilled through the end for a padlock. Otherwise nothing special (in 34 countries).

bucket? though I'm not sure why we have resurrected a year old thread for what may be an ad for forward osmosis from a first post? Maybe I'm too suspicious.

on my FG649 there's a lever on the steering column for exhaust brake while driving - linked to clutch, gears, engine running. There's also a rocker switch on dash below to one side of steering column to close exhaust brake for quick engine warming - vehicle can be stationary. The same light on...

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in the manual there are separate tests for operation of sensor and gauge. The oil level relay I would check the push button switch - just disconnect wire - and the wire from there to the relay. If not a short at the relay. "Chattering" is a bit like a short that provides enough current to...