97 Crestline's Slow camper build

[OutlawImages]

My bad... I can see them, and I never considered they only showed because I was logged in.

I can't see your avatar either

[OutlawImages]

Gonna be a great finished ambo for sure keep it up

For what it's worth... Guy approached me today, he asked how reliable the Ambo has been. I told him it has been great. He asked, "It's a 6.0 in it isn't it?".
I take it as a compliment since they didn't put 6.0s in for 7+ more years, since it's only a 97. He didn't realize it's a 20 year old Ambo
When he learned it had a 7.3, he said, "OH"... his last work truck had 480k on a 7.3 and he said it never missed a beat.

7.3 is the one everyone wants for sure, good job.

[97 Crestline]

My bad... I can see them, and I never considered they only showed because I was logged in.

I can't see your avatar either

OK, I'll have to make a new Avitar one of these days.

[ARV Team]

My bad... I can see them, and I never considered they only showed because I was logged in.

I can't see your avatar either

OK, I'll have to make a new Avitar one of these days.

Fixed !!

[97 Crestline]

It's a good thing I replaced the house batteries last week... I had to use the 'Sure Start' switch three times on the way home. The first time I'd pulled over for a couple minutes and shut the engine off... the headlights drained the batteries in less than 5 minutes. Nice thing is they are at 33 months of the 36 month free replacement period. Making for 4 free new batteries this year... Costco would hate me if they realized how many batteries I've had replaced under warranty. That said if a battery with a 100 month warranty won't start the rig after being on charge all night and 35 minutes on the highway with an almost new 215 amp alternator... it should be replaced.

[OutlawImages]

I had to use the 'Sure Start' switch three times on the way home.

Glad you got it fixed, hate to be broken down.

Question:
Might be stupid and not sure I have one but what is a sure start switch, or should I say where would I look to see if I have one?

[97 Crestline]

It's on the right side of the row of switches on the dog house. It's standard on ambulances as far as I know. Look for a momentary switch/button with a relevant sounding name.

[OutlawImages]

It's on the right side of the row of switches on the dog house. It's standard on ambulances as far as I know. Look for a momentary switch/button with a relevant sounding name.

I dont see anything start related

Just lights and sirens, and module power on/off

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[coachgeo]

Sure Start?? is that an Ether Start? If they have that would suspect it would only be in the great cold northern regions of the country.

[97 Crestline]

No, not ether. But it was enough to start the rig with no glow plugs in below freezing temperatures. The momentary toggle triggers a solenoid bypasses the isolator... connecting 4x1000 CA batteries together in Parallel. If that won't spin it fast enough to get it running, nothing will.

By original design the house circuits power on when there's oil pressure. This should ensure there are two batteries sitting in reserve at all times.
I've modified that... so the house batteries could be run down. But who wants to listen to a 7.3 when stopped.