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This is incredible brother! Great meeting you here in Maine! I’ll be following along!

Oh, if you haven’t left the state yet, you should pick up a couple bottles of Moxie. One to taste and then throw away, because that crap will kill you, and another to save to show people what NOT to drink when in Maine. There’s even a song about it….”all the girls will think you’re foxy…when you chugalug your Moxie….and show no paaain!” Truly vile stuff. And if it will help restore faith. Almost guaranteed the sushi restaurant wasn’t “Japanese”. Most likely Chinese. For whatever reason the bulk of Japanese that come to the U.S. don’t start businesses. Most are here because their Japan based companies (even if U.S. owned) sent them here for a 2-3 year tour. As always, excellent video.

Hey Chad miss you are work but is great to watch your adventures.

hey, thats my neck of the woods!

So when you're in my home state, take a ride down to Lubec to the West Quaddy lighthouse and to Lubec Brewery. Nice place to go. If you have any issues or need any information. Please let me know.

Would of even better if you showed how to take out the wires - your friendly neighborhood PFC

Would of even better if you showed how to take out the wires - your friendly neighborhood E-4 mafia

I noticed your level bags at 10:15, Any information for those? they look sweet!

Truck stop sushi? WTF? You know better than that.

Always a good job on your videos, and the cost breakdowns you give are always nice touch.. I stayed at that campground back around ‘15-‘16. Hope you find time for Two Cats restaurant. Biscuits w/strawberry butter will make you see Jesus! 😋

Was the breather hose the issue? or any idea what is causing the increased wear on the pinion seals?

Great video, thanks for sharing! Do you chock your tires and level the truck when at your extended stops (like at 7:23)? Any tips? We have a similar rig but a lot of the chocks aren't rated for the larger tires.

You ate truckstop sushi????? That's the ultimate adventure.....

Look at you becoming a true East Coaster with your Dunkin’ 😂

Great video, it’s good to be reminded that nice people still exist. Did you figure out what was going on with the oil pressure?

Is it just me or did you build the wrong truck for the roads your on and the camping locations you have been?

Nice! I had an opportunity to visit the finger lakes this summer, but I passes. I’m regretting the decision now and it’s back on the bucket list. On your battery, have you tried doing a bottom balance? Not sure if it’ll help, but it maybe worth a shot.

Popham Beach State Park is a place we visited and I thought would be a cool place to take Serenity...if you get up that far! A LOT less people in Maine!

Great shots. Waterfall areas are one of my favorite spots. Hope you guys are having fun!

I stood at that exact sign lol

I use antifreeze in the 14r20 on my m925 5 ton.

Bummer! When you went through Canton and passed the airport you were 5 min from my house. Would have loved to see your rig! Safe travels…

Bloopers are my favorite 🤩

I’m watching this video sitting in our m1079 at a Harvest Host winery in British Columbia.

That shiny truck. (9:24) Usually I am easy about what others chose to do, to each his own, it's not my money, and all that, but I have to admit that left me feeling just a little embarrassed for all truck owners. Even Michael Bay would say, "too much." 🙂

Thanks for the intro to Harvest hosts. We’re planning a trip to Colorado in a month and I think I’ll sign up and check them out. Sadly the LMTV is not yet ready, so i’m taking my overland trailer. I will check to see if they allow tent top trailers or is it just for rvs.

I'm late to this party.... Just removed all the Air over Hydraulic on my m1078... I purchased a pump from one of the online military suppliers. My pump is connected identical to yours. Hand pump to the cylinder, no tank, none of the manifolds, etc. When I lower the cab, the pressure is causing the seals to blow out in the back of the pump and spit expensive aero41 out the back seal. The supplier is saying that the pump seals are failing because i don't have the expansion tank and wasn't designed for this..🤔 My suspicion is that the pump they sell that looks a lot like the power packer, is not an actual power packer pump. Was curious if you have the same issue with your OEM version? In your setup, withe the OEM Power Packer.. are you seeing any issues when the cab 'falls' down? Where hyrdo fluid spits out the back of the pump? Thanks.. and love your channel!

As a child my family lived about midway between Buffalo and Rochester. If I remember correctly, this time of year upstate NY is one of the greenest places on Earth. Enjoy the view and I'll follow along, someday I'll make it back around that way.

Awesome as usual!

Bit thumbs up on the GoT reference!

Thank you for the long term on those BMS's because I came damn close to buying some of those.

My wife and I took a 6 month road trip across Canada last year, stayed at harvest hosts between national parks, and to split up long drives. We loved it, some great wineries in Quebec if youre there.

That's awesome not only can you get your mammogram but you can also get your cholesterol checked and everything at the same time with that Mammoth pretzel you got

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Put in a manual gauge 4 now Happy travels

Hey Chad, even when you build is done, I still am making critical notes (for my build) from your cast. Happy to see you keep on tracking safely.

Air moisture will cause the rust. Dryer doesn’t get it all

Only fools buy a vehicle like this.

Awesome to see you guys on the road after such a great build! Best wishes on the travels!

Spruce Pine is my happy place. Welcome to the area! Let me know if you need any tips.

When you get to Acadia check out Thunder Hole if you get the chance. Best time to show up is 1-2 hours before high tide. Its name is appropriate.

I see you guys met my friend "Sum Ting Wong". In all seriousness though the cat engine would eat itself in about 15 seconds if it had 0 oil pressure. This is the main reason I replaced all of my guages with isspro equivalents because one by one those old crusty military gauges start failing. I am glad to see you did not have to replace your oil pump....yet..... :D

Well you didn’t have an oil idiot light and that comes from a separate sensor, so sounded like the gauge ckt from the beginning. resistance change on the sender with oil pressure change is good, but in the end, the gauge is current driven, so I suspect as you did, a bad connection somewhere between gauge and sender. You can confirm this by stringing out a single wire from gauge to sender and see if that does indeed display correct pressure. you have analog gauges, so you have an analog oil p and engine temp sender down on the engine. There is a connector at the gauge, an intermediary connector P191(pin5) and a P32 connection which I suspect is at the sender on the drivers side of the engine. Both the oilP and temp signals pass thru P191, as does some other stuff like the power for your primary fuel filter bowl heater. It is basically a quick disconnect point if you were swapping out an engine, and I suspect that it is located somewhere along the drivers frame rail. The 3116 has one as well, and I have never located mine:) if you follow the wire from the two senders and the filter bowl heater, you should be able to find it… Its hot and sticky down there, maybe something is chafing… Good luck!

Hey Chad, fellow expedition truck owner here. Your sending unit might have a pressure snubber on it, which can get clogged after normal use causing low pressure readings. Just a suggestion, good luck man 👍

Do you check de nylon hose for obstruction?

I do not have a wiring diagram, so shooting from the hip here. Did you ohm out the sense wire. If it’s loosing resistance when it gets hot might cause your problem. Perhaps run a jumper and bye pass it to test. Those were big pours on the bourbon trail, could help but notice the smiles getting bigger as the video played.

Adept Ape did have also a CAT where the oil pickup was loose.... resulting in mechanical gauge showing ok... but gauge on dash.. nope

where did you put the manual oil pressure gauge and how did you plumb/wire it in. Are any fail safes like limp mode suppose to kick on if oil engine oil pressure goes low on engine.... if so and they are not kicking on. ... then maybe knowing that will help you diagnose. Happy that mechanical pressure says your good. PS- check / clean cab ground behind grill.. (easier to just replace it with a different one in a more accessible location.. from what I hear

I replaced several sending units that had failed, the vibration of the engine destroys the sending unit. When I worked on buses, the sending units were attached by stainless braided hose and attached to the frame with fitting that had mounting ears on it. I think I have one laying around here, if I can find it I will post a picture. Nope, I put it somewhere safe, now I don't remember where that is.

How did you attach the aluminum to the wood? Is it wood framing?