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Old 04-13-2013, 01:39 PM
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Yes better than 20. But if they are going to send me out of town I would rather work than drink beer.
 
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Become a climber for a tree company.... when you get sent out of town, it's 16 or more hour days.......
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 02:28 PM
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I have thought about it. I'm not ready to give up on this job yet, nothing is perfect, and the money is decent for the time being.
 
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Strike 2...

The replacement Derale controller for my e-fan setup is also not working as it should.
The first was totally DoA... this one at least switches the fan on with the A/C, but wont respond to the probe... just as well I use A/C all the time.

Anyone else had quality issues with Derale controllers?
I went this route because Flex-a-lite and Spal did not to have good reviews and Derale did.

I'm carrying a back-up jumper wire, just in case it spits the dummy altogether.
This should be a WTF post
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 08:30 PM
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Are you sure its not installer error? Or a bad temp probe.
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Wombat Ranger
Eastern WA again. We were only running 10 hour shifts this last week, which was stupid. If I am out of town I want to be worked like a mule and get paid. Instead we sat around the hotel. The week before I got 71 1/2 hours, but last week only 49. Frustrating.
I respect that work ethic.

Did you become a pipe fitter???
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 10:15 PM
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After a year-ish use, I replaced the Hell Bent Steel sway bar brackets with the stock ones....

They were bent from just "normal" use not from install or removal.

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Wrapped up all the final things of the BDS Shackle Flip. Learned a few things as it's being done on a Quad Cab with 4/1 leaf pack + overload. I think that is what you'd call it.

Replaced brake line with 30" steel braided one.

Used a 7* shim to return pinion angle back to what it was...dead nut's on. The zero rate block offers to offset options, 1" and 1.5". I really need a 2 or 2.5". However, it's useable still as no clearance issues and temporary anyways.

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Last thing is slip yoke is extended a bit more. It's roughly 3", so about half the full length assuming it is 6". I've only judged based on length of the tail shaft. I have not tested the articulation...yet. I'm hoping tomorrow.

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I do get a very slow drip of tcase fluid at that seal.

Feel free to throw down and cautionary comments or things I should look at. This tcase is not staying on much longer anyways. Runs great, but this pushes timetable forward on swap.
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 10:26 PM
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^^ What are you swapping to?
 
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Old 04-14-2013, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Wh1t3NuKle
I respect that work ethic.

Did you become a pipe fitter???
Thanks buddy. I am working as a Tower Hand at a communications company. So I climb cell phone towers and work on them to put it simply. I am still looking at other jobs though, because the random schedule of this one drives me bonkers. I will stick around as long as I need to though, not gonna quit until I have something else better.


Your truck progress is looking great, as always.
 
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Originally Posted by QuadCabLuv
Are you sure its not installer error? Or a bad temp probe.
The probe is hard wired to the controller.

I've confirmed power at the supply and signal wires right up to the controller, and a good ground.
The fact that the second one responds to the A/C confirms the wiring is correct.
 


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