New News-Subscribers: To see the full blog with photos please click on the title. Traveling the backroads of the world, or anywhere for that matter, clean, safe, pure water is critical. When we designed the Tortuga Expedition Camper, we incorporated a 40-gallon water tank that feeds an Everpure water purification system using the FDA approved […]
News Subscribers: To see the full blog with photos please click on the title. Onboard compressed air is a critical and mandatory component of any expedition vehicle. On The Turtle V, it is used for our Hellwig rear air suspension, (www.hellwigproducts.com), the front ARB Air Locker, (www.arbusa.com) and the twin Fiamm air horns, (www.fiammtech.com), in […]
When The Turtle V first started to have front wheel bearings self-destruct, we just carried a spare unit with us all the time and changed them every 20,000 miles. Then Dynatrac Products (www.dynatrac.com), came to the rescue. The factory “unit bearings” were a problem for many Ford Super Duty owners. Dynatrac’s Free-Spin™ Heavy Duty Hub […]
Since back in the early 80s when we met one of the founders of K&N Air Filters, Ken Johnson, we have used K&N High-Flow Washable Air Filters in all of our expedition vehicles. From the silt bed traps of Baja California to the Atacama Desert in Chile and across the frozen Steppes of Siberia, K&N […]
In our preparation for The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, every system on The Turtle V must be tested and retested. While not a serious winching job, moving a huge boulder in front of the new garage driveway was a perfect opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the Warn 16.5ti Winch, (www.warn.com), mounted in the new Buckstop Bumper, (www.buckstop.biz), […]
With our departure this upcoming Spring for The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, (driving from Lisbon, Portugal to Shanghai, China following the legendary Silk Road), we are starting final preparation on The Turtle V. All systems are being inspected at Ken Imler Diesel Performance in Sacramento, www.imlerdiesel.com, and anything that might be a problem in the next 50,000 […]
Gates Rubber (www.gates.com) recently shot a commercial video training tape showing the Gates Solution Kit for 7.3 Power Strokes that eliminates the need to remove the top radiator hose to change the serpentine belt. Part of the video will include an interview with us and clips of our Trans-Siberian Expedition. The finished video will be […]
Gates Rubber Company (www.gates.com) , suppliers of all our cooling and heater hoses, serpentine belts, belt tensioners, and HD water pumps, recently paid a visit to Ken Imler Diesel Performance (www.imlerdiesel.com) where The Turtle IV is on display, and where current preparation on the Turtle V is underway. A training video was shot showing the Gates […]
Starting a 7.3 Power Stroke engine requires turning the engine at a speed high enough and long enough to raise the oil pressure to 450 psi to open the fuel injectors. Especially in cold weather, the factory starter really had to work. The MPA (Motorcar Parts of America) Xtreme HD starter (www.Xtreme-HD.com) is a direct […]
After replacing our Seaward marine hot water heater with a FlatPlate (www.FlatPlate.com) double wall brazed plate heat exchanger that takes heated coolant from our Espar D5 Hydronic coolant heater (www.espar.com), we saw an unexpected problem. It works too well. Even after running the D5 Hydronic for 3 or 4 minutes, the water out of the […]
