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Jeez, been a bit since I have taken a minute for a trip update. Been busy moving south and we are currently in central Honduras. Our time has been being taken up with Mayan ruins, indigenous villages, paddling, hiking and diving. This is Chichicastenango, an indigenous village known for its...

There are LN2 derivatives here, same cab but with a hood. When I went into a local parts store for the primer pump I said it was for an older Mercedes, he responded with OM366? So they seem to recognize the engine. Since our truck is a single cab it has the torsion "aka arm strong" cab lift...

Wow, thanks very much for the offer. I need to get on the stick and contact the Mercedes dealership here. I haven't seen any LN2 cab over trucks (seen lots of others that use the LN2 cab with a hood tacked on) so they might not be familiar with the spring mechanism for the cab lift. Wouldn't...

Thanks @Neil , just learned that this is definitely not a DIY project. A lot of work and a lift to replace a couple of inexpensive parts. Luckily it is not bad, and strangely enough lifting and lowering the cab to figure out what was going on seems to have shifted what is left of the bushings so...

Well the Mexican topes have taken their toll on our front tilt cab bushings. They are toast and need to be replaced. I have found the part number and can get them from Europe but am now trying to get them in Guatemala (we'll be there tomorrow). Has anyone done this and if so what would be the...

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Well, at least it is a simple/cheap fix. Ours was the older style with a 22mm bore. The newer ones use 16mm. If yours is 16mm parts are easy as it is generic across lots of trucks. If the 22mm you need an adapter bushing to go from 22mm to 16mm. If you send a picture I can probably tell which...

We've got the same problem, but it is out manual priming pump that's leaking. Covers the side of the engine and drips down onto the radiator hose. The little priming pump is cheap, especially in Europe.

Any thoughts on something like this? Amazon Voltage Regulator Would only handle over voltage, which would likely only be a few volts it should be able to dissipate the heat. I wouldn't install it inside. It is small and since I already have a step up/down transformer, if I don't need to carry...

It could also happen if you have a fuel issue while driving potentially leaving you roadside. Once run out of fuel these trucks take a bit to get things re-primed (well at least ours does). Cranking the starter for long periods to get things to prime is not too great for the starter (we carry a...

For our trip south I installed a Victron 2kw Isolation Transformer. Problem is it doesn't do anything to reduce over voltage. Looking at the specs of the one you posted it lists 75v-130v. Wonder if it would take over 130v? I know our Renogy inverter/charger with the internal transfer switch...

Since I recently learned this (and it may be obvious to others) the wear indicator is the small round cutout the is on the edge between the 2 linings. Once this cutout is gone the linings need to be replaced or the rivets will soon start to contact the drum.

Here in a campground in Mexico there are electrical hookups. We have a Renogy inverter/charger with an automatic transfer switch. It allows voltages from 90-130 volts for the switch to allow AC to come from shore power, else the inverter is used. Well the incoming voltage is 132 volts so no...

I think if the truck was well taken care of the brakes can last a long time. I am pretty sure though that in our trucks life as a firetruck they backed it into water to fill the central tank. This caused the wedge units and air canisters to rust internally and fail. Causing very odd wear on the...

I have ordered parts from a number of different sources in Europe. eBay.de works well sometimes for finding NOS parts that are no longer available (but only some will ship to the US, but I have gotten some parts). I also have used eBay.uk (they seem to be better at shipping to the US)...

The instructions that came with his download specified to use a specific virtual machine. Problem was that the instructions mentioned that there were supposed to be specific files in his download which were missing. When I looked into it I found a txt file that had instructions that specified a...

We are travelling with a friend with a Sprinter. He has a Mac and we got the EPC running on it. I have to say he did have troubles getting it to work as the instructions that were sent to him were wrong. We did get it working, but not using the supplied instructions. We had to use a different...

My advice for anyone owning a truck like ours in North America is the get the EPC/WIS off eBay. Usually less than a $10 download. Once you get it installed and used to how it works it is the best money/time you will ever spend on your truck. With the EPC you will see the parts break down with...

Yup, we loved it there. If you are heading in this direction put it on your list. http://www.grutastolantongo.com.mx/ It is sort of a resort, with lots of camping options. There are also rooms to rent. The thermal tunnels, thermal river (which we camped right next to) and thermal pools were...

Just a quick one as we are getting on the road. Got to camp right alongside a warm river, access warm pools and venture into hot water filled caves. What a great day. The road down was steep and full of switchbacks and was slow going but the truck handled it fine. Used low range to climb...