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I keep seeing the alternator for charging the battery. Are you actually planning on driving and charging? Or are you thinking of just starting the engine and idling the engine to charge the battery? This might be one of those times where you just need to get a generator.

Makes a HUGE difference on what you are putting them on. If you are after a light tire for something like a Tacoma, you might be able to find a P-rated tire in the weight range you are looking for. But if you are trying to stick this on a ¾ or 1-ton truck the only proper tire to maintain the...

For you maybe. What I have seen it is leaning toward a buyers market right now.

So a 12V battery, 15 Ah of capacity is needed. A nice AGM battery commonly has 100 Ah capacity. Plenty of reserve. (sorry, had to drop down to Ah because that is how 12V batteries are rated) So 4 golf cart batteries is WAY overkill. I would look at what size battery the Taco takes and...

It's copper, just solder it back together. Are you really going to put plastic epoxy on a hot water line that you will drink from?

Since starting this thread, I found there are other threads that have a lot of info in them. I was searching poorly. For more reading. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/lets-talk-heaters.221184/ and https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/200-5kw-portable-diesel-air-heater.191458/...

The nice part about using wire gauge to limit charge rate is when the other battery starts getting really close to full the amp rate will drop, That will reduce the voltage drop through the wire. And that will allow the battery to get full voltage and top off. I've used a company van for some...

Define the electrical needs first. How much battery is needed? Now you can decide if you need a separate battery for those. IF you just need power to charge a cell phone and maybe 30 minutes of LED dome light. Don't need anything. Maybe add a touch of solar to top it off during the day...

The other year I was digging through a hybrid, battery in the back, cable under the car. It was pretty much a big battery cable inside an aluminum tube (looked like EMT conduit from home depot, but much lighter aluminum. Trying to get the wire out it was clear they put the cable in first and...

In the planning (dreaming) stages right now. Looking at converting a cargo van for some long weekends, maybe some longer road trips as well. Thinking about heat. There are plenty of good reviews of the cheap china diesel heaters. Learned that there are often altitude limitations or high...

Also look at motorcycle radiators. Small and common. Just put your PC fan on one of those.

Titan Fuel Tanks is the only place that makes one. Expensive but a drop in replacment. and only works with diesel trucks. Beyond that it is finding a custom fuel tank shop to weld up something custom. And the cost of that work will make that Titan tank look very affordable.

Having been around service trucks and service beds and spending some time with the manufacturers I have learned a few things over the decades. The service boxes are solidly attached to the frame at the rear bumper. The front part floats on the frame typically on hardwood sleepers. Normally...

That was the Platinum line for a few years. Not all Die Hard batteries are AGM nor Odyssey sourced. Even the Platinum line changed sources over the years. I won't own a wet cell anymore if I can avoid it. AGM is so much better about not rotting out a battery tray or destroying battery...

R51 pathfinder has the same underpinnings as the 2nd gen Frontier. R51 pathfinder was available in both part time and full time 4WD. There are a few different wires between them. The knob in the dash will interchange (but wiring is different). The modules in this generation tend to just work...

Define your needs. How much fridge, how much freeze, How much you will need it, what will package into the space you have for it. I have a dorm fridge in the garage as my garage fridge. I have an ARB/Engle that is pushing 13 years old now. There is no way I could do with that dorm fridge as a...

Why is everyone trying so hard to over complicate things? You have a plug in heater. There is no reason to add a diesel heater. Why is this even being suggested? It is an old truck parked outside overnight. Adding any fans will likely hurt the factory fan performance by blocking airflow...

Define a small panel. The quick answer, the charge controllers are there to prevent overcharging the battery. Some of the really simple old school solar battery maintainer didn't have any controller to them. It was they were so tiny and so low power that there wasn't enough output to really...

You would be better off removing that and selling it while you are there. There is a market for someone to buy it there. Landfill material here in the states. Don't wait too long.

Small flaw in what I said. I was assuming vertical travel, was thinking like the front. For the rear the shocks are laid over and the angle changed during the cycle. So 1" of suspension travel is less than 1" of shock travel. Actual amount has to be calculated for the vehicle they are...