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I think it's kinda cool, actually. I can always turn my phone upside down.. Jay

My Volvo shop has a dedicated trailer with a good bit of weight that is used to do hard pulls to break in their rebuilt engines. It seems to work - mine is doing fine a couple years later and I don't really ever pull a lot of weight. Jay

I totally get that. My concern is about fixing it twice. I had a Cat 3406b about 25 years ago. We did the very minimum to keep it running, a liner, rings and some other parts. That was 5k. If you swap a used engine, that's probably at least 10k. I'd spend just a bit more and do an in-frame. I understand there's not an obvious answer. I just did an in-frame on my N14, but I'll likely put another 300k miles on it. Good luck with whatever you decide. Jay

I think that's an excellent choice. It's a LOT of labor to swap engines and then it might easily fail catastrophically in a year or two. Your best bet is an in-frame with factory heads and a full warranty. Jay

Check with them and ask. Considering the whole point of their business is to rebuild pre-emissions engines and install them in brand new gliders, I would think they would be very experienced at engine building and would have strong after service support. Jay

I've had wiring harness connections fail due to corrosion. In one case, I had to run a new power line to bypass the harness, since I couldn't reach it without major disassembly. In your case, I would suspect a fuse or circuit breaker issue, at least that's where I'd start. Jay P.S. Maybe the problems aren't connected. There's a switch at the lower right corner of the driver's side door frame that turns on the light when you open the door. Those are known to fail. You might check that.

Yes, but you can often tell if the circuit is working by checking the trailer plug. That would isolate the problem to the light and its fixture. Jay

There is not typically a switch on the brake pedal like you would find in a car. On my Gen 1, it's a switch on an air line inside the dash. Jay

I would check the brake light switch. Jay

What kind of vehicle?

Very interesting! Good to know. Jay

Try the attached thread. Hopefully, that'll help clarify some. Jay https://www.rvnetwork.com/topic/142028-jackalopee-wiring/?tab=comments#comment-1052873

Did you perhaps pay the Delaware Memorial Bridge toll and mistake that for the NJ toll? It's right there as you enter the NJ Turnpike.. Jay

In NJ, you still pick up a ticket upon entry and pay upon exit, or use EZPass. Perhaps there was some confusion about that. Jay

That's very typical but doesn't mean the clutch is actually engaged. Internal friction will cause it to spin at idle even if the clutch is not engaged, but not actually at full idle speed. An easy way to check the clutch is to see if the fan turns with by hand the key off and then after turning the key on ( with the truck aired up). On many trucks, it won't turn with the key off, but does turn with the key on. That means the clutch is operating normally. Jay

Ouch, indeed! That's crazy! Jay

There's also Keystone Heights RV Resort, which is very new and nice. Their sites have slightly more room. Our HDT and 40' fiver fit on the concrete pad, but not a lot of extra room. Jay

Palatka? That's cool! My daughter lived there until recently. I recommend 4 Lakes Campground. It's pretty new and we enjoyed it. It's the only reasonable option we found anywhere near Palatka. You would need to park your truck offsite in the back, though. That's what we did. Not a lot of options in that area. Jay

You can if you subscribe to one of the streaming packages, like YouTube TV, or Sling TV. Jay

Because truck cabs aren't open to the rear and wouldn't have direct access to the main body of the motorhome. I see both used in ambulance manufacturing, but the F series or equivalent have little to no access to the vehicle body. You can cut a small passthrough, but it's not really useable. Plus, the van cutaways come from the factory ready to go. Jay

Exactly! I thought it was hilarious! But that's just me, easily amused. Jay

It's on the website linked above, the National HDT Rally. I believe it was $355.00 for my wife and me, including the campsite. Jay

I think there are several factors, one definitely being cost. We spend less than $20 on streaming services and used to spend $60 and way up on satellite or cable service. The other advantage is watching on demand. You can watch on your schedule, not the provider's schedule. I too can't watch a movie without falling asleep. I watch mostly old TV shows from fifty years ago. There's an incredible amount of content online, much of it free. I have to admit, I did struggle to give up satellite, but I don't miss it at all. Jay

Because those rules were specifically suspended during the pandemic. Depending on the individual state structure, you do have to certify that you're unemployed due to a variety of Covid related reasons. Jay

Thanks for the correction. Jay