ColdStart26b.mp4
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This is without a fuel bowl heater, or block heater, or any jumper battery or charger.

Wiring9pinCustom.jpg
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This is how I wired the plow to the truck. The truck's headlights stay on.
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Harness9pin.jpg
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After a lot of research, I put this together, showing how the 9-pin plow connector is wired to the 6-pin controller.
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Tripped.jpg
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On the 4th day, I noticed the plow seemed to be tripping more-easily. When I quit, I saw why. Even with jamb nuts, the eye bolts had vibrated loose, and one of them was gone. So I used a 3' prybar & a dead-blow hammer to hook the springs directly to ...

Plowing26.jpg
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By waiting until afternoon when it had been above freezing for a few hours, I was able to make the light plow work in the ice.

20260130_114708.jpg
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For plowing the heavy sleet, more trip springs were needed.

20260127_105213.jpg
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Several inches of sleet fell on top of a little snow, so it wouldn't plow for a couple of days until the temperature got above freezing for a few hours each afternoon.

Plowed26.jpg
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Over 3 afternoons (when the temperature was above freezing, so the ice wasn't as hard), I managed to plow the orange roads out to 2 lanes wide.
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20240829_154424.jpg
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It's about 600 lbs.

Fuses.jpg
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Fuse Map for '97 F-series Diesel
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Voltage.jpg
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Original battery terminals
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The top 2 are the Left battery; all the others show the Right battery. Probes are either on the CLAMPS (for the higher readings, because the engine is idling & the alternator is the volt...

20200905_144748.jpg
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In addition to the intermittent surge at startup, the PID for TR (Transmission Range) occasionally showed Reverse at startup, so I adjusted the MLPS, shifter, & shift indicator.
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USBPwrPt.jpg
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Even though the whole dash shell has to come out, I need USB power now, so I replaced the Power Point with this dual socket & voltmeter (which shows ~0.3V lower than my meter). I'll probably add a switch later.
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20200330_001404.jpg
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Because the original terminals were abused, I soldered on some new Copper clamps. I avoided the Lead powder being thrown by the cutting wheel, and used a wood block under the anvil when air-chiseling the old ones off the cables (so I wouldn't shorten...

ATF300Kmi.jpg
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E4OD Pan, Gasket, & ATF (photo sequence is DOWN, then across)
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With engine at idle, transmission in neutral range, approximately 1 quart (minimum) of fluid should flow per minute through the cooler loop.

Consideri...

20200310_160550.jpg
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These shifter bushings made it much easier to get out of Park, and the junkyard boot (which is NOT identical to the original) looks much better, after was...

NotQuite.jpg
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After welding the baseplate to the tube, and copying the float arm, re-assembling the tank hanger was quick & easy. But before dropping it in, it has to be checked - I ended up changing the sender board to get it working perfectly, and then screwed t...

20200330_163102.jpg
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The negative terminal was easy: after cutting the original Lead clamp away, stripping enough cable to go in the new terminal, and brushing off the corrosion, I dropped the solder pellet in and torched the terminal until the cable dropped in, pushing ...