Recent Content by Nalexakis

Greetings All, While I am replacing the anti-freeze and radiator hoses, I thought it good to replace all the 5/8" hoses as well. My Cummins dealer listed 4 short, right angle, formed hoses for the heater and auto transmission cooler. They are about $24 each for a 4" right angle. NAPA has them...

What brand and model? Do these electronic controllers pulse the brake magnets? Anyone else use one of these units and prefer it over the pendulum?

Harvey, Your assessment of the manual gain is good. I have my gain set at MAXIMUM all the time while traveling down the highway. I talked to Tekonsha and Dexter Axel. Tekonsha said no brake lock up at 20-30 mph could be insufficient wiring size. A Dexter engineer said no lock up except at...

Thanks, Bill. I intended to use TC lockup in 2nd for pulling my 13K lb. 5w to the top of the mountain and exhaust brake it down, not for lighter duty driving. Guess I'll be content to leave things as they are. Nick

Who wants to sell me a valve body?

How can I get the mystery switch to lock up my torque converter clutch in manual 2nd or even 1st gear? I have a Pro Lock torque converter and a Transgo shift kit installed in my "beefed up" 47RE transmission. I know there are valve bodies for sale that advertise manual lock up. Any ideas...

The trailer brakes have been adjusted and still cannot lockup or get any what I think should be serious braking. Connecting direct to the batteries and measuring the magnet current sounds like a good test. My ammeter is dash mounted, so I'll have to get another one to make the test easier. More...

Weak trailer brakes or need a stronger controller? I've never been able to lockup (or even come close, except on sand/gravel) my RV trailer brakes. I've had two different RV (6K and 13K lb. )and two different brake controllers (Tekonsha 2030 and Voyager). Wired a dedicated #8 ga line to truck's...