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We have a 906la with an allison b300r in our bus. 5th gear 2100 rpm at 55mph.. have not driven with the 6th gear unlocked. Very nice engine..420000 miles, no smoke , no leak ..gave us 9 mpg on a 9000 miles trip with 22000 lbs and a toad. That all being said.. just swapped an TDI in a 404...

Sorry diplostrat, not sure where my glitch came from, Thank you Charlie, a limited search under atlas and temp sensor did not show information.. I will do some more searching? Johan

Impressive work. We use a small e350 school bus set up for 2 adults , two kids and two dogs.. replacing the driver seat with a swivel out of a GMC conversion van created more living space..I was surprised that it even cleared my transfer case lever. Can not judge how much work it would have...

Yes I figured, you might run water instead of coolant and let it come out and flush and clean the crack., Drain the water.. the rest in the crack would evaporate pretty quick. Good luck, Johan

You are doing it right,..research, experiment / test.. at least it will leak less. Are you going to run the engine to get it hot? Good luck. Johan

Small progress, got a air intake manifold from a later model VW TDI. It has an integrated butterfly valve that I will use as shutdown Incase of a runaway engine. This intake has another advantage that accepts airflow from the front.. that makes easier plumbing of the intercooler. Next was...

Nice shop with nice light.. without crane or forklift moving that steel around is a tiring operation. I think it pulled up because you welded your crossmembers on the top half of the beams...not sure how much prestress you gave the frame? It is hard to see in the pics. To bend it back will be...

The " spine" I am talking about is the tube that connects the crossmember of the subframe.. My point is that it is bad practice to load your truck frame only at the beginning and end. Lessons can be taken from the success of a frame and subframe bolted together with lots of detail on tapered...

That is an impressive amount of heavy work with lots of potential of crushed fingers and limbs. I was already sweating putting the transfer case under our small bus. Great job.

Pretty cool feature there with that awning..

Thanks for posting .. I found our bus on 19.5 tires and 9800 lbs also a little wobbly in the back and was looking for options.. this seems to be the ticket. Thanks, Johan

Oh man, you seem to have the worst of luck..if only coolant then some epoxy might hold it especially if you are able to get some in the crack and if you are able to put a larger washer under the bolt next to it to keep it in place.. Johan

We took a 5 day trip with the small bus to the outer banks and did some beach driving. Lots of good adventures. But now back and working on the 404. This morning did a cold start with -3 Celsius with a marginal battery and the motor started second try.. I have to wiggle the starter motor cable...

Christian,. Maybe I misunderstand your illustration. You plan to support the cab / box weight with two lord's in the front and 2 air bags in the rear?.. I do not think that is a good strategy from the chassis perspective. The watts however nice has only the function to keep the box aligned but...

That was a good idea to see if it was bleeding. At least you knew that you had fuel flow and thus pressure somewhat.. checking the return line from the ip would be next.. but alas , it is easy to say how to ..after you know what the problem was. Johan

1997 Ford Econoline.power stroke.. diy 4*4 conversion with Quigley parts from our previous 4*4 ambo. Rear axle airbags at 70lbs/sqinch raises rear 3". Webasto coolant / interior heat / shower heat for recirculating shower..slide under seat litterbox toilet with urine diverter. Cooking 700 watt...

So much work and detail.. I would not have the mental strength. But it is sure nice to admire others who can.

I need to add that I also have return fuel line sight glass to check for bubbles, temp and color. I used to use that for determining when to switch back from wvo to diesel.. that way I could actually see the purge.. But now being able to see bubbles and temperature satisfies my curiosity. Johan

In the day that I was still driving on alternate fuels , and of course problems related to that I found that for me a fuel pressure gauge resolved most of my questions if my engine was going to start and what was going on with lack of power. As a result I have fuel pressure gauges on most of my...

Diplostrat, anywhere a pic. Or thread about you axle temperature gauge setup? Thanks Johan