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Oh and my 0-50 time. 42 seconds. Compared to 23 seconds for the Cummins rig. ******.

Well I hate to admit it after all the "cruise control" envy I have had. But I can now relate to how you were feeling. When I picked up the truck in Florida the first place we went was to Freightliner and I bought the most expensive set of cruise control switches around. 2 switches were about $80...

Ok I think these guys are trying to turn me into a conspiracy theorist. I went to change out the AMU today and found there was one airline from the AMU going nowhere. It looked like it went straight to the 2nd air tank which had a shiny new brass plug screwed into it. So I went to NAPA and...

This is what they have now instead of a manifold and a couple of pressure switches. All connects into the canbus. Replacement $120.

Battery voltage problem is sorted. Somehow it had multiple loose earth connections (batteries and VMUX modules). Tightened them and it was fine. The auxiliary engine driven AC is a twin unit with a single compressor (original cab system is separate from aux). It has condensers and evaporator for...

I think the AC is tied in through the V-Mux system and was getting load managed due to the low voltage alarm. Haven't had a chance to chase it down yet (and it actually too cool in Phoenix to test it). I think I will dig into the harness and bypass all the load manager and temp controls via the...

Just digging back through the maintenance history and noticed another little gem. This unit had been prepared to be a spare in July-August 2016. Including full service (fluids, filters, air dryer) but also amazingly it also included replacing the rooftop AC, all 4 batteries plus front and rear...

No troubles finding the cables for the cruise switches on this one. They even have labels on them. And I managed to get rid of the air leak (well as far as my deaf ears can tell). Switch on the drivers air ride. I sometimes wonder if air ride is worth the hassles. We went away from them...

Link to the new build thread for the crew cab

Some measurements (so I don't lose them)

Waiting for your testing results. Although I was thinking an air powered hydraulic pump might be an option for a lazy bugger like me.

These are usually rescue rigs. So they carry a lot more equipment than just the paramedic side. Fully kitted out they run between 16000 and 20000 lbs. This one for example has storage for 6 SCBA tanks in the module and 3 in the cab. Plus the extraction gear. Ross's was a neonatal transport...

Yep passed the emissions without any trouble. Otherwise you would of had 2 Freightliner ambulances registered there [emoji1]

I suspect there may of been someone from the county or affiliated with someone in the shop wanting this rig. The first clue was the tires that had been replaced and never left the lot. Also the care they took on getting the signage off, hardly a scratch. New batteries in June. But the latest...

Plenty of lights

Time to pay $30 for someone to see if has too many exhaust particles at idle. [emoji33]

OK just ordered a couple of Whizzy Wheels. Luckily the county guys did a fairly clean job especially compared to the gorilla's who did the Yella rig. I may be able to play with the axle placement a bit. Also it will be going up in the air at least 6" (rear axle will be under the spring/beam...

Not to hijack this thread totally. But check Craigslist and the wreckers around Midland or Odessa TX for the laboratory bodies they use in the oil fields. There were some good looking ones around there when I went through in October but I didn't get a chance to check them out. And just to keep...

An Aussie redneck and a plasma cutter. Where could it possibly go wrong. If I could swing a trip to your place I would take you up on the offer. The problems are twofold. Time to do it and I need to install the axles, turn the rims to match the MPT bead as well as trim the body. But the missus...

Hmm this is going to be a bit of a challenge.