Gary Lewis

Man, that is a hard read! My mind doesn't like to think through how it thinks or if it is really conscious or unconscious. I struggle to get my head around how a modern computer works, even though I've built rudimentary ones. But to extrapolate to one that can be aware of its past and use that to influence the present and the future is way beyond me. But the smart people out there will be able to understand that and, eventually I think there will be computers that are conscious. As for now: “Our analysis suggests that no current AI systems are conscious but also suggests that there are no obvious technical barriers to building AI systems which satisfy these indicators.”

Makes sense on both the thud and the smoothness of the engine. Well done!

Good news!

I don't know the answer to that question, Bob. But it is something we should check out when the time comes.

Ok, that's what I get for not slowing down to

Good question, Jim. The way I THINK I have it set up at present on Invision is that a newbie can only post in NMSH. But as soon as s/he posts one time they are automagically promoted and can post elsewhere. (The # of posts to get promoted is adjustable.) However I think that everything we've set up now gets blown away when they create the new forum, so we will have to adjust it - and I do have it all recorded. And the joining process is automagic as well. We can have them agree to the guidelines before joining. But moderators don't have to admit people. Speaking of moderators, we will have admins and moderators. The admins can change serious things and the moderators make sure people are playing nice. Chris and I'll probably be the admins with current admins being moderators. Yes?

If you had a membership under a different name does that mean you've read the guidelines? If not, please go the New Members Start Here folder and read them. We ask that you know what the guidelines are as we will hold you to them. As for the transmission, if the truck has a 351W it shouldn't have the AOD as they didn't put it behind that engine in a truck. So if it is an auto it should be the C6.

The Invision folks have started writing the code to migrate us from Nabble to their platform. They anticipate having the first pass up for us to test in about a week. We will then have 7 days to test it and point out what issues we can find. They will then revise their code to fix the problems. Once they are done we will set a time and day to cut over. At that point we will turn off access to the forum on Nabble, take a backup, run that through the converter, and put the forum up on Invision in “production”. I will put the Nabble version up on a page on the website that only a few of us can access just in case we need something, but we won’t be able to post in it. And then, once we know we have everything we will delete the Nabble version to free up space on their servers.

They know the process and have done it many times. They just have to find each element and map it to the right place. I’m starting another thread to provide more info on timing and the plan.

Yep, very true. But I'll bet they'd still charge as much.

I can get 12 MPG, but not on cruise. I have to feed it "by foot" and do it gingerly to get 12. On cruise it'll turn in 11+ consistently if I drive 65 - 67 MPH and if the wind isn't hitting us head-on.

That's great, Paul! You have a couple more days before the heat returns, and I hope you have the cool working before then.

As of today Invision has the file from Sunday's backup of our Nabble forum. They will use that to develop the code to migrate us and when they think they have it right they'll put it up on our Invision forum, replacing what is there at the moment. Then they'll invite us to check it out and point out any problems with it, which they'll then work to correct. When they have that sorted we will lock this forum so there can't be any input and take a backup, which they'll run through the migration code and voilà we'll have our old forum in a new environment. They don't know how long this will take as they've not migrated anyone from Nabble before. But they've migrated from other platforms so know how to do it.

Glad you clarified. I took "PTO" to be turning on the PTO function in EEC-V to up the idle RPM - which doesn't work on mine. (But the hand throttle does.) Anyway, a PTO-driven compressor would be nice. Not sure how big of one would fit beside a ZF5, but it would sure make it simple. However, it won't brew your coffee or charge your AC-powered devices like the inverter does. Yes, there are 12v chargers for a lot of things, but my walkie talkies, headlamps, & flashlights didn't come with them. Instead they came with 110V chargers, which I've plugged into the inverter. So any time the engine is running those things are getting charged. And yes, the inverter yells at me that the battery voltage is getting low from time to time, but it still goes on creating 110V AC and the compressor still runs. So it isn't getting too low, and that's not the starting battery, so there's no problem.

Jim & Bob are right. It takes a LOT of 12V current to run my compressor, but it does a fantastic job to air up tires. Probably 10x faster than most 12V compressors - which makes sense as it uses 10x the current. I don't even think about running it w/o the engine running, and even then unless I use the hand throttle and bring the engine up to ~1000 RPM it won't keep the battery charged.

Gary, this is the right move… for US guys. We, poor foreign Bullnose owners, don’t have access to Bluetop. They are only shipping within the United States. Bummer! I didn't think about that. Thanks, Jeff. What about Redhead? Do they ship internationally?

Well done on the pump arm! As for the snap ring, I don't remember if mine had one or not. But I don't see a place for one on yours.

Dave - If Ben's suggestion doesn't work you might try Midwest Transmissions. I've purchased parts for ZF5's and transfer cases from them and they've been very helpful. Don't know if they have your parts, but they'd be where I'd start.

That's the Bullnose Forum spirit! Thank you, Danny!

Start reading at this post to see how I tested the inverter and compressor. Still looking for the posts about installing the compressor. But here's a shot as I was installing the compressor, the black thing, and the control panel.

Can't wait to see what you think of that carb. And this is the forum working its magic.

I'll tag Keith again, but he doesn't seem to be looking at our tags.

Where did you put the compressor? I have a old Kobalt quiet tech 2 gallon sitting in the garage. It pulls about 6 amps @120VAC and is capable of 1.7CFM@90psi 125PSI max. It runs at like 55db. I also have the next level up that replaced that one which has double the CFM and maxed at 150psi in the shed. I put the compressor in the middle of the toolbox that is in the bed, put the control panel in the toolbox also, and put the tank below the bed in front of the right rear tire. It is rated at 1.5 HP and it puts out 4.0 CFM @ 90 PSI into a 4 gallon tank and generates 80 dba of noise. Plus, it has a max PSI of 200. I can find pics if you'd like.

Cool pics!!! That's an interesting picture of Neuschwanstein. I remember seeing it that way, though. As for Rottenburg, did you take the night watchman tour? We absolutely loved the place! Sure glad you had no problems with Eddie - other than the rear window. You prepared him quite well.

Did you get it mounted? Does it work? I almost did that with Big Blue but then Jim offered me a 3KW inverter and I bought a 110V compressor instead. No I hadn't done it... Yet. I know jeep guys do it all the time as you basically get a constant duty cycle pump. If I did it I would rig a pressure switch and override switch and have a 2-3 gallon tank mounted to the frame under the truck. That way when it was "On" and the tank press was say below 120psi it would engage the clutch and charge the system. If I go electric then I'll add an ARB unit to the truck. Jim - That sounds like a H U G E mess!!! Danny - You might consider the way I went with an inverter and a 110v compressor.