Paxx said:
Each battery runs a ground cable down to the frame (yes i know it's not the ideal ground...
) with 1 gauge fine strand welding cable. One positive cable from battery to battery. One positive cable running up the passenger frame rail to the starter. One ground cable from the engine to the frame. All the ables are the same 1 gauge fine strand stuff.Having driven it for the first time today I noticed right away that it started much easier than before. Much better cranking speed and I'd guess more voltage going to the glow plugs. I was quite impressed...
The other thing i noticed was how quiet the truck was. With the batteries up front I'd hear the fenders squeaking and creaking over every bump (busted spot welds on one fender) but now it's dead quiet. With no weight there to amplify the problem it just doesn't make any of those annoying noises.
Overall I'm very happy with this mod. About the only negative I've found is that hooking up the cables is a little finicky. Having to use one of the side terminals on one battery meant having to very carefully tighten that one up. I think next time I'll wrap my wrench in electrical tape...
Rene
That makes me sad. I'm worried my dog will slip and fall in one of the wheels wells and cut his leg, so this mod would fix that. Hum... I do have two donor blazers in my yard, I bet I could steal the front bucket seats out of one of them, and save some money that way.
