pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Arizona.
Project "Autonomous" F-350
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pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Actually did some work on the camper. I've decided to spray foam insulate it. I waited a while to see if anything leaked; it doesn't. Fixed some old stuff, did a bunch of wiring and got the diesel heater plumbed and wired. I had to create some bulkheads to get the hot air from outside the camper to the inside. I'm probably going to have to make something sturdier out of steel or aluminum. My heater has 4 outputs. Three are going into the camper and I'm going to fabricate a removable 4th piece that will go in the sliding back window. That will keep the cab (and the house batteries) warm when it's really cold.
I have a whole bunch of cut off switches and others to switch from alternator charging to solar. I have remotes run into the camper for the heater and controller. I located the switches so that I can open the escape hatch and reach into the cab to shut things down in an emergency. The charge controller has to be disconnected from the panels before shutting down power so I needed a master switch for the panels and the battery feed. The instructions say you should run a fuse inline, but that makes no sense. If something trips the fuse, you will have solar going into the unit with no battery input?!? Still tons more to do. I need to fabricate a stand for the fridge, get new batteries and then install the water tank, plumb it and make a spot for the sink.
I have a whole bunch of cut off switches and others to switch from alternator charging to solar. I have remotes run into the camper for the heater and controller. I located the switches so that I can open the escape hatch and reach into the cab to shut things down in an emergency. The charge controller has to be disconnected from the panels before shutting down power so I needed a master switch for the panels and the battery feed. The instructions say you should run a fuse inline, but that makes no sense. If something trips the fuse, you will have solar going into the unit with no battery input?!? Still tons more to do. I need to fabricate a stand for the fridge, get new batteries and then install the water tank, plumb it and make a spot for the sink.
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
Took her out camping. Bed was comfy, but I really need it insulated. BRRRR!
pappawheely
Autonomous4X4
I had a chance to check out the free truck I got a while back. I could barely see a holley carb sticking out under the air cleaner. I knew this was supposed to be an EFI truck. I hoped there was some trick set-up, but boy was I wrong. The holley carb was a 600cfm street carb. Too small in my opinion for a 460. It was probably the cheapest the P.O. could find. The mounting bolts were threaded into the intake manifold; one went into a runner, not even the base. The injector bungs had bolts sticking in them. Not sure if they were threaded or glued. I know a lot of you back east have to deal with rust issues. We don't have rust, we have rats and heat. All the plastic bits turn to dust and the rats chew wires and make nests. Their favorite material to use is cholla cactus. Those little poky things are barbed. They go in and then have to be pulled out. I moved as much as I could out of the way, but pulling that carb I had to stop a few times to pull the spikes out. 
Of course this ran when parked.
Of course this ran when parked.