One of the earliest issues I had to address when considering this project was where I was going to do the initial conversion work on my truck. Keep in mind that this was originally planned back in May/June of 2021, when I thought I would have a truck in my possession by the end of…
Author: Michael Kurt
Get Shorty
While removing the various radio antenna and power cables from the center console the other day I noticed one wire with obvious thermal damage where it screwed into the terminal block. Today I traced that wire and found it was for one of the two 12V outlets on the passenger side of the center console….
Brake Fluid Leak
There is a leak located on the underside of the brake fluid reservoir where it connects to the master cylinder. Because the assembly is mounted high up and against the firewall in front of the driver the brake fluid has coated all the fittings, harnesses and other hardware below it, down to the left leaf…
Paging Dr. Leaky
The list of what my truck is not leaking is shorter than what is seeping out of it’s various mechanisms, reservoirs and hoses so lets start with that: Diesel Fuel* Transmission oil Washer Fluid (I’m counting anything positive as a win at this point) * Fuel is not leaking out of the truck, but I…
De-Stickering
Removing all the various interior and exterior decals, warning labels and placards required way more effort than I would have originally thought. Many of the decals were composed of different materials, including plastic, paper and foil and different adhesives making it a multi-step process. I used a combination of heat gun, razor blade, plastic scraper…
Removing Rooftop A/C Unit
I discovered rather late that my truck’s height specification of 9’6″ had been substantially increased to 11′ with the addition of a Coleman-Mach rooftop A/C unit and diamond plate guard. Upon measuring the overhead door height of the garage where I was going to be doing several months of conversion work I determined that I…
Marysville, OH > Grand Rapids, MI
Temp was 32 at 7:30 AM. Truck started and seemed to be charging the air system, but when I came back a few minutes later from checking out of the hotel, the PSI would not go over 30. Ran engine up to 1700 RPM. After a few minutes, air pressure started to build very slowly….
Statesville, NC > Marysville, OH
Washed exterior at self wash bay. Accidentally dragged the hose boom over the cab and bumped the wiring stub from the lightbar, which unknown to me at the time, broke the weather seal. As is my luck most times I get a car wash, it rained most of the rest of the day. Started to…
St.Augustine, FL > Statesville, NC
Generally uneventful. Fluids okay. Coolant temp running in normal range with cooler outside temps. I simply love climbing up into and out of this thing.