Black Friday Ambo

[patoz]

They look good on there Alex!

You may already know this but, when you switch to LED turn signal lights you may also need to change out your turn signal flasher unit. The old flashers (what you probably have now) are designed to work on thermal action based on resistance in the circuit. When you change to LED, that resistance drops to almost nothing causing the flasher to flash very fast, or not work at all.

Turn signal issues with LED bulbs

LED brake/tail lamps will not flash with thermal flasher units due to their extremely low current draw. Also, with stock flasher units, the turn signals may flash faster than normal (Hyper-Flash) or trigger bulb-out indicator on dash. Some vehicles will also disable the cruise control system if a brake light bulb is being indicated as bad. These installations will require an electronic flasher unit, available in our car bulb shopping category (for some vehicles) or at your auto parts store. Flashers designed to work with LED bulbs will often say "LED compatible". HEAVY DUTY flashers may also work with LED bulbs.

Another fix is the installation of Load Resistors which are wired across (in parallel with) the turn signal bulbs to simulate the load of a standard filament bulb.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb_notes.php

But if it was easy, everyone would be doing it!

 

[flightcancled]

It always has to be something Pat.

Well in this case I should be glad they will all be running off the same feed. Maybe they will read as normal. No plans on changing the front bulb so hopefully it will be enough draw.

 

[patoz]

It keeps us on our toes...

 

[flightcancled]

Has anyone seen anything about interior door panel compatibility?

My plan was to install a mirror adjustment control unit from another vehicle into the door or dash, but I'm finding in practice that there really isn't room. If I could just go to the scrap yard and drop in newer panels with adjustment switches in place this would be a lot easier.

 

[patoz]

Alex, is this going to affect you where you are? If so, I hope you're prepared and stay safe!

 

[flightcancled]

Nope but Ken will be snowed in looks like! Actually I can see the ground outside which is pretty weird for central New York this time of year.

 

[patoz]

That's good to hear, but I feel sorry for Ken though. Between the two, I guess I'll just stay down here and deal with our periodic hurricanes.

 

[flightcancled]

It depends where you are. Where I am there are just more plows per capita than most places, certainly more than Ken. Anyone with an off-road or expo rig can conquer a snow storm of that size, it's usually the other cars that are the problem. I had a similar storm on thanksgiving that made me not want to travel the 5 hours to my family in NJ, but I was able to run errands and work.

The hurricanes are worse simply because fallen trees make everything a mess, and legally a civilian can't clear fallen trees that are blocking the road.

 

[patoz]

The downed trees and power poles usually get cleared in the first 7-10 days where I am, but other than the 75-150 MPH winds, what causes a lot of our damage is the storm surge. Once you get salt or even brackish water in your home, you might as well tear it down. And once the sewers become flooded, their contents flow into your home also.

There are a lot of programs, plans, and products to try and salvage these homes, and some work if the flooding is minor. However, 5-6 feet of water inside and the mold and mildew always seems to come back.

 

[cjken]

Been snowing most of the day not much accumulation so far. Bulk of storm should hit after midnight.
All fueled up, plugged in and ready!

 

[flightcancled]

I love that thing

 

[cjken]

That's good to hear, but I feel sorry for Ken though. Between the two, I guess I'll just stay down here and deal with our periodic hurricanes.

I own a rental house near Tampa. I was down putting new carpet in right before hurricane Charlie. Thought I was gonna get flooded. In the end no damage. Even got a day of good kitesurfing ahead of the storm.
I guess there is some luck involved in Fla with hurricanes there is always the possibility of a truly devastating storm.
I'm more worried about sinkholes north of Tampa where I am.

 

[cjken]

I love that thing

Thanks!! It's become a bear to start in the cold. I still need to sort that out when I have some time to devote to it. Got a new GPR but haven't had a min to put it in. For now keeping it plugged in and cranking a bit. Once going I try not to let it cool down for too long. Good thing is the 7.3 block seems to hold heat for a few hrs once warm.

 

[patoz]

Ken, maybe you need to leave the lights on too, so you can find it when it gets buried!

Stay safe...

 

[Bikersmurf]

Thanks!! It's become a bear to start in the cold. I still need to sort that out when I have some time to devote to it. Got a new GPR but haven't had a min to put it in. For now keeping it plugged in and cranking a bit. Once going I try not to let it cool down for too long. Good thing is the 7.3 block seems to hold heat for a few hrs once warm.

I've found the same thing, mines also plugged in. I've got a monster glow plug relay and OEM glow plugs to go in when I can find some time. With 4 new battery's she'll still start without being pluged in, but she smokes clouds of white for the first 5 minutes or so. If she's run on the last 8 hours then no problems.