Truckers, lets see your rigs!

[ktllc15]

Originally Posted by Signature600

Thanks , that should solve everything.

Chris

What I was getting at was does your driver manually turn the fan on ahead of time or does he wait for the ecm to turn it on? If I don't flip mine on ahead of time I'll be backing out of the throttle before I get to the top. Fan on at the bottom it never heats up. Only a problem when it's hot out. I'm going to put an aftermarket/universal electric fan relay on mine so I can lower the set point.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Signature600

Who the hell knows? Ohio CAT built the engine with Larson telling them we wanted 475...we never told them anything other that 550hp since we can never have enough. Who knows what we have....

Here's what I get told....Gauge goes to 230, lights, buzzers, and warnings go off and he has to get out of the fuel...Only happens pulling mountains. Used to pull same hills at 40-45mph, now he's at 30-35mph trying to keep it cool.


Finally got told transmission gets to 275* before the lights come on.

As far as recore on a radiator, we do a ton of them since I do them in house. You can't buy radiators for half our stuff, so we're used to that.

I reckon we'll have to tear the charge air off it and give everything a bath and see what we have after than. Blown everything out twice in the last week with air, not dirty with an air wand, but I know that's not as good as the power washer. I'll have to pull the thermostats and change them out too, along with adding a mechanical temp gauge.

Chris

I was always told to wash from the fan side out, that got nothing from mine. But washing from the front toward the fan got tons of chit. But I was in the replacing mood so just ordered a new one because the original had over 550,000 on it.

[Rig Wrench]

Can't figure out why it gets warm in the hills

[chevota84]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Can't figure out why it gets warm in the hills

I bought an old d6 last year for scrap price because they couldn't figure out why it was getting hot. Pulled the nose and it looked at least that bad, couple hours with a steam cleaner and she's good as new.

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[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by chevota84

I bought an old d6 last year for scrap price because they couldn't figure out why it was getting hot. Pulled the nose and it looked at least that bad, couple hours with a steam cleaner and she's good as new.

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Buddy bought a new pickup because his old one was out of gas.

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Can't figure out why it gets warm in the hills

According to Allan there isn’t any hills east of the Mississippi.

[biggy238]

Originally Posted by chevota84

I bought an old d6 last year for scrap price because they couldn't figure out why it was getting hot. Pulled the nose and it looked at least that bad, couple hours with a steam cleaner and she's good as new.

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The one and only radiator I've ever re-cored was from a D6D. They can keep that ****. Looked like concrete.

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[allan5oh]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

According to Allan there isn’t any hills east of the Mississippi.

I doubt theres anything like 25 in WY or the coquihalla.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

I doubt theres anything like 25 in WY or the coquihalla.

Nope all flat on this side, can watch your dog run away for 3 days.

[chevota84]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Buddy bought a new pickup because his old one was out of gas.




According to Allan there isn’t any hills east of the Mississippi.

Must be more to that story

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[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by chevota84

Must be more to that story

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Lol a little. Fuel pump went out so he pulled the bed and replaced it. Ran another week and died again so he said screw it and bought a new truck. About a month later after he cooled off he decided to get the old truck running to sell it, put some gas in the tank and it started right off.

It’s been the running joke forever here. Guys that have replaced head gaskets and it was just a bad radiator cap, multiple guys have replaced transmissions because of a vibration that was caused by a $50 leveling valve. He always says “well I bought a truck because mine was out of gas” makes them feel better.

[allan5oh]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Nope all flat on this side, can watch your dog run away for 3 days.

That's what it's like where I'm from.

[chevota84]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Lol a little. Fuel pump went out so he pulled the bed and replaced it. Ran another week and died again so he said screw it and bought a new truck. About a month later after he cooled off he decided to get the old truck running to sell it, put some gas in the tank and it started right off.

It’s been the running joke forever here. Guys that have replaced head gaskets and it was just a bad radiator cap, multiple guys have replaced transmissions because of a vibration that was caused by a $50 leveling valve. He always says “well I bought a truck because mine was out of gas” makes them feel better.

Lol. That's a pretty solid story topper.

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[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Lol a little. Fuel pump went out so he pulled the bed and replaced it. Ran another week and died again so he said screw it and bought a new truck. About a month later after he cooled off he decided to get the old truck running to sell it, put some gas in the tank and it started right off.

It’s been the running joke forever here. Guys that have replaced head gaskets and it was just a bad radiator cap, multiple guys have replaced transmissions because of a vibration that was caused by a $50 leveling valve. He always says “well I bought a truck because mine was out of gas” makes them feel better.

I remember my grandfather used to get a new pickup whenever his current needed tires. Although pickups didnt quite cost what they do now

[Signature600]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

I was always told to wash from the fan side out, that got nothing from mine. But washing from the front toward the fan got tons of chit. But I was in the replacing mood so just ordered a new one because the original had over 550,000 on it.

We always try to wash backwards too, but on this rig it will be easier to do it from the front. If we pull the charge air we should be able to get it good and clean. I can't imagine with 375K on it it will be too terrible, but probably is still something in there.

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

According to Allan there isn’t any hills east of the Mississippi.

95K lbs taking Cotton Pickers to the port in Baltimore there are a couple of "hills."
Chris

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Signature600

95K lbs taking Cotton Pickers to the port in Baltimore there are a couple of "hills."

Chris

No there isn’t, 68 is as flat as a “eh” runway.

[jfaulkner]

Cummins makes Richard Simmons look straight.

Because bolting a cam gear on and setting timing by lining up teeth would be stupid.

Glueing the gear on with LockTite makes way more sense.

[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by Signature600

We always try to wash backwards too, but on this rig it will be easier to do it from the front. If we pull the charge air we should be able to get it good and clean. I can't imagine with 375K on it it will be too terrible, but probably is still something in there.



95K lbs taking Cotton Pickers to the port in Baltimore there are a couple of "hills."
Chris

I used to do ours once a year. But we did alot of dusty conditions and off road. Once a year sometimes wasnt enough

[Rig Wrench]

Phukin drivers

[Yooper75]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Phukin drivers

How the hell did he do that on flat ground?

[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by Yooper75

How the hell did he do that on flat ground?

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