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ABS question.
2001 Freightliner Classic that was a single axle and is currently being converted to a tandem axle.
On the rear ABS, is it as simple as getting the same brand ABS controller as is currently on there, but 4 channel instead of 2 channel, and hooking the 4 wheel sensors up, or??
 
bracker8040 said:
ABS question.
2001 Freightliner Classic that was a single axle and is currently being converted to a tandem axle.
On the rear ABS, is it as simple as getting the same brand ABS controller as is currently on there, but 4 channel instead of 2 channel, and hooking the 4 wheel sensors up, or??
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Leave it alone, 2 on the rear is common.
 
On the ABS note.... The 99 FL60 I picked up is air brake and has ABS... From what I've gathered it needs constant and switched power, brake light and VSS signals to work?
 
jfaulkner said:
Like non-greaseable spring pins and U joints. Seems to me the future is full of popping, cracking and squeaking.

I see you went camping this holiday.
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Spotted this rig today at OH129 and Cincinnati Dayton Road. Looks like he added a tarp to keep the rock chips off the camper.



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Meyers Farms said:
Spotted this rig today at OH129 and Cincinnati Dayton Road. Looks like he added a tarp to keep the rock chips off the camper.







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I'm digging the missing duallie fender... STANCED... kinda curious if the other side matches? Some body needs to spray paint "meth lab" on the side of the camper

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Can we circle back around to the engine stands we were discussing a few pages ago? Specifically how the plates bolt to an e model/c15 block. 800 bucks to shell out on OTC's Cat specific plate is ridiculous...
 
blackdiesel said:
Can we circle back around to the engine stands we were discussing a few pages ago? Specifically how the plates bolt to an e model/c15 block. 800 bucks to shell out on OTC's Cat specific plate is ridiculous...
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My OTC was 275.00 on ebay. Deals are out there. I can send yo a copy of the directions if you neef. It has the measurements on it
 
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There’s fixed, then there is “farmer fixed”. Door handle broken in your POS Columbia? Why waste the money ordering a new one when you can just hose clamp the pull cord handle off a chain saw on it?

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The fake ones are WAY more reliable than the real ones.

People forget why they had 2 sticks to begin with, when you don’t have power you need gears. Buddy tried it for a few years in a 359. Multiple 5 speeds in front of a 4spd aux, those never lasted. Then a modern 7spd out of an ABF truck, followed by a 9spd and he finally gave up and put the 18 back in. Wouldn’t live behind a sub 800hp B model. It either destroyed the main box or ran real hot. Might make it if you haul toilet paper or card board but not with real power and a real loads.
 
jfaulkner said:
The fake ones are WAY more reliable than the real ones.
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Still doesn't excuse the fact that people are installing a whole separate shifter to actuate something that was already there. But, just like the 36" extended ceiling rubbing bullhumper shifters and the ricecars that have more switches than a 747, its KEWL.
 
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Highwayman said:
Still doesn't excuse the fact that people are installing a whole separate shifter to actuate something that was already there. But, just like the 36" extended ceiling rubbing bullhumper shifters and the ricecars that have more switches than a 747, its KEWL.
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Oh I agree, one is Richard Simmons gay, the other is Elton John gay and the rope wrapped tall shifter crowd is the 2019 version of both. They’re the class 8 version of the Dodge tow mirrors or stretched tires.

Then there is the euro cabover that’s the Freddy Mercury of the truck world.
 
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Euro cabover with twin sticks= most awesome truck ever. Idk I'm lazy I like the air switches on the shifter. I just wonder what the next totally awesome thing will be. Maybe split rims and manual slack adjusters will make a comeback.
 
A true set of boxes is fun to drive.....for a little bit. But as been said, they never were designed for the torque and power of a newer engine. Also they have “wasted” gears. Meaning there is overlap between the boxes. You might have 20 or 24 gears, but they aren’t sequential like a 13 or 18 speed.
 
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