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80's short box, "S.E.R.E." Box permanently attached to the cab.
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The alternator and grid heater and sometimes the EGR if equip. The later models had the transmission controlled by the computer.
Working on the alternator wiring now including the aux. alternator/welder. Can't find a decent diagram for the onboard welder anywhere. Used to be a lot of them write ups but a lot of broken links these days. Anybody got a good write up bookmarked? I am using an externally regulated alternator for what its worth.
Yep, my cummins came with a vacuum pump. Same as Brett's engine. Some people say they don't put out enough vacuum for brake assist but Brett's works great.
It's a gear driven pump right below the injection pump.
It's a gear driven pump right below the injection pump.
I think mine has one too
I think Im removing it
I can't remember my plan Kert...hahaha....I know Luke found a compressor to put on his. I think I read it is removable and the drive for the PS pump can remain?
Just remembered today that I was planning on and onboard shower water heater. Not a lot of room under the hood anymore. Was thinking it shouldn't be too hard to set up something quick disconnects.
It's that or a heater hose. Heater hose would probably be easier from a quick disconnect and volume perspective, makes a little more sense. So, I'm new to diesels, especially this one. How long does it take the engine to reach operating temps?
look at marine hot water heaters, most are setup for heating off engine coolant, in addition to being wired 110.... you can get them pretty small too...
A Diesel engine at idle takes a loooooooonnnnnggggg time to heat up.... especially pure mechanical ones.
When driving, warmup time on my 6.2 is fairly similar to other automotive engines (but toward the slow end of the spectrum). If I drive to town, it takes about 3 minutes to reach operating temperature. At idle, I'd guess it takes 6 minutes to get from fast idle to slow idle (which still doesn't register on the gauge), but warming up past that point just doesn't happen in a reasonable amount of time. Even when low on coolant and missing the fan shroud.
It's worth noting that the directly-injected 6BT generates a bit less waste heat than the IDI 6.2 or 6.5TD (sorry, I don't have numbers, just the observation from real life and from tech articles). This can mean using a smaller radiator or having a longer warmup time (I've seen both done with good results).
But don't expect quick heat from a stock-ish setup if you're not driving.
I remember people saying they took a bit longer to warm up. I don't think I'd want to burn diesel for very long to get a luke warm shower.
I wonder if it'd be feasible to use the exhaust to heat the coils of a heat exchanger.
Assuming there is a place with enough room to wrap a copper coil around the exhaust and possibly box around it to hold exhaust heat on all sides of the copper tubing, would it heat the tubing enough to in turn heat the water inside?
I wonder if it'd be feasible to use the exhaust to heat the coils of a heat exchanger.
Assuming there is a place with enough room to wrap a copper coil around the exhaust and possibly box around it to hold exhaust heat on all sides of the copper tubing, would it heat the tubing enough to in turn heat the water inside?
A long time ago I built an air compressor for my garage. Some 10+ years ago I started DIY4X and that air compressor was moved to the shop and put into service. While it was a good garage air compressor, it simply couldn't keep up with the compressed air demands of the much larger busier shop. It wasn't long and that air compressor gave up the ghost.
That air compressor had a cart with a pair of vertical air tanks and a pump and electric motor on top. Well, the pump was shot, the motor was repurposed, the air tanks recently went to the scrap yard. All that was left of that was this cart which had been used for various things throughout the years. For the last few its been sitting idle in a corner and recently kicked out the back door of the shop and had been sitting outside.
Fast forward to today, doing some wiring on the truck and I'm getting tired of running back and forth for different colors and gauges of wire. This crimp on end or that one.. Then it hits me, I have this cart and I have this rack of wire on the bench and all these wiring supplies.
About an hour later I had removed some stuff from the cart that wasn't needed and removed my wire spool rack from the wall and put it all together to come up with this.
That air compressor had a cart with a pair of vertical air tanks and a pump and electric motor on top. Well, the pump was shot, the motor was repurposed, the air tanks recently went to the scrap yard. All that was left of that was this cart which had been used for various things throughout the years. For the last few its been sitting idle in a corner and recently kicked out the back door of the shop and had been sitting outside.
Fast forward to today, doing some wiring on the truck and I'm getting tired of running back and forth for different colors and gauges of wire. This crimp on end or that one.. Then it hits me, I have this cart and I have this rack of wire on the bench and all these wiring supplies.
About an hour later I had removed some stuff from the cart that wasn't needed and removed my wire spool rack from the wall and put it all together to come up with this.
