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  1. FA

    series 60 hard starting

    Wick i found the fuel pump!
  2. FA

    series 60 hard starting

    wick , where is the fuel pump and is it electric? also where do I find a trouble code list ? 196kmi thanks T
  3. FA

    New York Conversion Reg Questions

    you must prove to a nystdot inspection station that you have at least 2 of the 3 items that constitute a motohome kitchen, toilet, sleeping ! then they will allow it to be a motorhome registration ! but the vid # will keep on showing the thing as being a tractor and most insurance...
  4. FA

    series 60 hard starting

    since I picked up my conversion one thing that changed big time is how the engine starts it used to be that you touched it and it was running in any weather now 9 out of 10 times it requires 3 or more sets of cranking @ 25-30 seconds each to fire 1 out of 10 you touch it and its running...
  5. FA

    New York Conversion Reg Questions

    You are the same in the nysdot's eyes as any full time trucking and hauling business !
  6. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    They welded U channels every 5 feet to the outside of the horz rail and bolted vertically through a horz tab on the box and through the bottom of the U ! the glue is on both sides of the oak strips this is noot the way I would have done it but it seems to work ! T
  7. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    They said glue ,& it looks like glue to me ! Looks like frame ,glue , wood strip, glue, box frame, and anchor bolts in that sequence ! I dont miss the air ride cab , no difference in ride quality at all, but the pitch and yaw of the cab that was (considerable) is all gone, and I like it...
  8. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    the conversion company glued the box to the frame as well as bolted it As far as the dual controls that wont help me cause even If I just fill the one bag on the low side and leave the high side bag totaly empty the truck is still low on the the side with the full bag ( either bag alone will...
  9. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    Just a little update for those interested , I have been driving the unit alot and I also installed a air cylinder to replace the connecting link for the auto level , this allows me to increase ride height about 5.5" at the rear(from the drivers seat) with the combination of all this...
  10. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    Well I now have new front springs, frame brackets, pins, and bushings ! and the fornt is 1.125" lower , the rear looks alot better but is still out about an inch side to side that is alot better than it was but still not good enough ! next will be new wear blocks in the rear brackets ! the...
  11. FA

    conversion insurance ?

    any recomendations on where and how to insure a conversion(motorhome not toter)? my company changed there mind and will not insure it ! what should I pay to insure this thing ? its only worth 120k ! my factory (nada book) motorhome was only $190. a year, so far everyone I tried wants...
  12. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    The engineer stated that on a flat bed the dual controls work fine , but on a tall truck while leaving from a long fast turn to oppisite turn or too a offcamber straight that you would have negative rear steer as well as cg inbalance! He said the valves would have to be dampened so much that...
  13. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    dave , I was headed that route but then I spent 1.5 hrs on the phone with a top engineer from hendrickson and he told me that dual leveling valves would be dangerous in this aplication and basicaly he talked me out of doing that ! I replaced z springs last night and still no help at all ...
  14. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    well spooner that is what the spring people are trying to tell me , however , my backround is in race car fabrication and I can assure you that I know how to measure and string a chassis and with the air bags empty and the frame bumpers resting on the axel and the front set level on blocks this...
  15. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    wick, ballast up to 3500# has little effect on the level ! I drove this truck for more than 2 years as a tractor before the conversion and it always did seem to lean to one side a little ,( it didn't bother me as a tractor) I had hoped the 11000# for the conversion would have leveled it, but...
  16. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    I have now replaced both air bags with new and exact twins ! No help , it still sits low on the right ! I tried jacking between the front springs and frame , and that don't help either! There has to be something else in the rear that sets side to side level ?? distances form the floor...
  17. FA

    air bag leveling side to side

    94 volvo wia42tes factory single axel air ride I am having trouble leveling right to left in the rear ! (front OK) right rear is always 1.5" lower at ride ht. reguardless of ballast side to side ! with the bags dumped its level ! the bags are filled from the same port with a T ...
  18. FA

    ride height & air bags

    spooner , I just ordered a pnuematic air cyl (tiny) with a 4.5 inch stroke spring return (internal) and I will use this in place of the connecting rod and actuate it with my old air ride fifth wheel line which is still attached to the frame and connected to the dash switch and that should do...
  19. FA

    ride height & air bags

    I need to come up with a way of adjusting my ride height (up) to get into different places as my new conversion is very low in the rear , and I can not just raise the ride heights since that causes vibration (drive line) and then I would be over over 13' 6" tall ! any ideas???
  20. FA

    bigfoot levelers?

    are bigfoot levelers the brand to have ? we are parked in places that can sometimes exceed 15 degrees front to rear, and it is always on dirt(clay)or gravel any opinions ?
  21. FA

    Truck wants to follow ruts in the road.

    I had this problem with my volvo wia42tes 1995 I have cured it 100% but not without alot of effort! first thing you have to know is if your truck has a volvo front axel ?? cause volvo king pins are very strange ! and seem worn out whenever you lift the front in the air ! I had my truck aligned...
  22. FA

    starting a business building truck conversions

    I have a feelin 30x60 wont due !! T
  23. FA

    Advice on a conversion mistake PLEASE

    I just found out today that the wrong color vinyl interior was installed in my conversion , 3' up the walls and in the truck sleeper and just about everywhere Now this stuff is the first thing that is installed on the walls glued to the osb and tucked under the upper wall material ! (and it...
  24. FA

    Translucent Roof topic again. Look at the photos.

    I like the light but last week I had a delivery from a semi that had this type of roof , and I asked the drivers opinion ?? He said it was his his third skin this year they just do not hold up to UV and branches to well , he also said it was very expensive to replace and it did not repair...
  25. FA

    Wildside or Haulmark Trailers

    wildside (used) is my dream trailer yet haulmark is not even a consideration used or new wildside builds a tank of a trailer its heavy and it lends itself very well to our type of racing (dirt modified) however we tow with a very powerfull truck and weight is not of concern see gold rush...

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