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So, I am still working on my cooling system. I contacted Dakota Digital for some help. Their customer service is great. I went through some tests that Brian suggested and I finally determined that the relays are not working so I'm ordering 2 new 70amp relays. I hope this works because there are some shows and cruises I have already missed and more coming up. Car and truck show season is in full swing this time of year.

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Fingers crossed.
It would be a shame not to take advantage of the good weather.

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Well, the new relays have not solved the problem. There is nothing else it could be but the controller. I have a new one on order. I have checked and double checked all of the wiring and connectors and it is all good. I've got to have this fixed bye the weekend. I've got some get togethers this weekend that I don't want to miss.

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can you just hook up a switch to the relays to get you by for now?

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Well, I missed the C10 club meet up last Saturday but I finally got the cooling fan issue resolved. I put in a new controller and relays and checked and replaced any connectors that were needed. I changed the controller power circuit. I found there was a problem with the trigger power to the controller. I still didn't work. I had dual 30 amp fuses between the battery and the relays that have been in the setup since I first put the system together. I measured the voltage at the exit of the fuse block to the relays and there was 12v so I thought voltage to the relays was good. I was WRONG. Even though I measured 12v it must have been weak. I removed the fuses and wired the relays directly to the battery and that did it. It all works now. So today I'll get to cleaning up and make everything pretty again. This has been an incredible difficult job trying to get to where I could get under the dash. There's not alot of room to get under there. I removed the steering wheel and proceeded to contort myself to reach things. It certainly doesn't work well being 6'1", 210 lbs, and too big of hands to try to get in where I needed to.
I am SO glad it's done. This 72-year-old body is really feeling it right now.

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I feel for you, it's good that you solved the problem and can now enjoy the truck.

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Thanks man, I almost gave up a couple of times but I'm too stubborn to quit. Driving again is great. Now I have to get an AC ordered. The hot weather is coming fast.

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I installed a new temp gauge in Sanity yesterday and that is the last thing that was killed during all the mess I had. I am now ready to order an AC system. I hope that I can get one before June when we leave for the great northwest for a few weeks. If not, I'll order it for Aug. Other than that, I need to clean up Sanity for the weekend. There are a couple of events this weekend I would like to attend.

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Wow! What a read! I love your truck, and work, and I think I've seen Sanity at a car show...

Can you post a link about the local C10 club? I don't know if they'll let in clunk V20's though....

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Just get on Facebook and search C10 Club Tucson should get you there. They pretty much let all old chevy trucks participate. We have a monthly meeting at Reid Park. Thanks for looking at my thread and yes I have done a couple of shows.

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Meh, I don't FB at all, so it may not be for me...

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I have finally got Sanity running real good. I changed the break-in oil a few days ago. I went with Valvoline VR1 5/50. I'm going to a couple of events this weekend, the Pistor middle school 4th annual show on Saturday and our monthly C10 meetup at Reid Park on Sunday afternoon so I've got Sanity cleaned up and ready to go.

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I had a great weekend at the meet ups. Now I'm back to work. Yesterday I installed my new jeep door checks and they work great.
Also, the big news is I will be getting my new complete Vintage Air AC system next week. I'm not going to start installing it until we get back from Oregon in August but at least I'll have it. I'll take the instructions with me to start familiarizing myself with the installation for when we get back. This is a real game changer for living in Tucson.
I took the inside door panels off to install the door checks but I am also working on the arm rest and I will repaint the panels.

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WOW! The heat has arrived in Tucson. The last 3 days have been around 108 degrees. With having NO air conditioning in the shop, work has slowed down to a crawl. My AC system has shipped so that is great so I should be able to take the paperwork with me, but i have turned my attention to getting ready for our annual trip to Oregon to visit family and friends. Getting the BAT (big ass truck, 2014 Silverado 3500 4x4) ready to go has been priority 1. Got 6 new tires put on, ouch, the oil change service done, and got it cleaned up. It's ready to go. We also bought a new small camping trailer and got rid of our 12ft. Lance camper so I've been doing some things on it. It came with a solar system, but it only had 1 AGM battery. That is inadequate for our future plans. So I bought 2 12v 100ah Lipo4 Lithium batteries. I installed a battery box that fit the batteries and got everything wired up. We are almost done packing what we can before a day or so before we leave.
So there probably won't be many updates until we get back.

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We're ready to leave tomorrow and I will be happy to get out of these 105+ temps for a few weeks. Sanity is tucked away in the shop for summer rest. I ended up not getting my AC. Major screw up but I'm not going to go in to it. I'll deal with it when we get back home. It will be great to see our family and friends.

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Bummer on not getting the a/c kit in hand, but hopefully you'll be able to enjoy the cooler weather!