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  1. Svein

    i think i need a new alternator

    Just did my summer vacation - 800km on veg oil with no trouble! I am however worried about my alternator. I think it needs an upgrade. Changed my belt and charged it for three days, but I still saw low voltages(13,9 avg.) and flickering headlights. I could also see the lift pump pulsing more...
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    6.5TD - hunting airleaks and considering FTB mod

    I´m at what I thought was the end to my big project of converting my 6.5 suburban into running on wvo. I have re-done all the fuel lines (except the diesel return line, I ran out of hose, haha), and made an almost identical setup for the diesel and the wvo like the following: Diesel side...
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    Brief voltage drop when releasing gas

    Went for a longhaul in the dark this xmas, and noticed that my headlights dim slightly and the voltmeter drops a bit when I release the gas. I thought this might be me having a mismatch between number of off road lights and the alternator, but it seems to happen when I´m running low beams only...
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    Upgrading glow plug main feed?

    I am half-way planning on upgrading the main feed from the battery to the glow plug relay on my car. I have already upgraded the harness from the glow plug relay to the glow plug, added a manual glow relay and Bosch duratherm glow plugs. It does however strike me that the main feed to the glow...
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    I have treated myself with a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban K1500

    Hi! My name is Svein, and I live in Norway. Since I got my drivers license, I`ve been driving Chevrolet vans. I´ve been trough a 1992, 1993 Starcraft conversions, and for the last 9 years I´ve been driving my Starcraft cargo van until the rust ate it all. Now, I have finally treated myself...
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