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fjh

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  1. Problem is there are several places and it aint cheap to replace! Remove the gasket from the pan level sensor plug is one fix! However, it can come from the injector harness, it can come from any of the oil pressure sensors monitoring the engine! One fix would be a 2 piece harness adding yet more places for moisture into the harness. Catch 22! A connector at the valve cover would be nice but good luck with that! They aint doin that anytime soon! They are to busy bandaiding the fuel system!
  2. At least the At least the mans point of view is honest and factual and backed up by facts for the most part the jury is out on the new common rail how ever from what i've seen of it ,they have really cured nothing, with out getting rid of any contact with cam the injector will still shake and cause sealing issues! just another patch job!
  3. The CL 350 was built Way heavier than the hayes the frame was huge comparatively We sold the mjority of those trucks here on vancouver Island! THE Best of the fat trucks in my opinion! Comparing them to the Hayes Pacific and KW . Built MACK tough!
  4. WD 40 My god thats a good fix!
  5. My self I have not to much bad to say about the easy pedal other than they would have been better off leaving the original adjusting platform (TAB and bolt lock ) setup in place. the winder affair is mediocre at best! The tab and bolt were just fine and were quite predictable and much easier to deal with if the adjuster did get tight! They went backwards when this changed the adjuster and further back with solo in certain applications
  6. Exactly ! same here sales department NOTE. No solo and no air assist un less the customer insists period !
  7. Yup captivate And Conquer!
  8. As stated buy a easy pedal spec ed beyond the torque rating of the engine and your good to go!
  9. Straight shot from the tank
  10. I check the clutch every time I open the door it's a habit I like to no what I'm stepping into to drive !
  11. True enough! How ever will they listen? But can't hurt to try I guess! Having said that my experience with the design is the same as that of 1965 in just about every case they work well enough over the road vocational not so much ! only ever seen one or two reach life expectancy! 1/2 way down the slot is normally when they cease to work ! My experience! Bitch at the eaton Rep and he shrugs we've been working on that! That was 10 years ago ( there abouts) nothing has changed it still happens lots! However we have had the odd easy pedal freeze up as of late maybe its a sign of the times !
  12. No point in talking to them simply put in an easy pedal and move on never had good luck with them
  13. Copy the reverse plumbing its the same! think of the diverting valve as an air operated on off switch!
  14. Where does the money come from to pay these fines you ask? Bought any Mack Volvo parts lately? You're paying now!
  15. There are lots of after market guys check around the net? that's the criminal Volvo pricing for a made in tiwan hose.
  16. Is the stick moving If it is poping out range the shift fork is loose or the range pack is worn or the yoke bolt could be loose!
  17. Try the ecu we had this happen to a customer truck!
  18. Nope all electric! no aneroid!
  19. Nope still metal! What you likely got is a teflon seal no wiper good seal but hard to install
  20. Yup good find cheap fixes are good
  21. What your seeing Could be a boost sensor However another issue that can pop up is the VGT sticking when warm we have had this happen and it is very hard to nail down with out ( Just popping) a different turbo on that's a foreman's term for doing a semi difficult job to find out it was the wrong thing to do!
  22. Good find bro it's a pain when unrelated crap happens. After a simple wash down down right annoying just a imagine spending hundreds of dollars towing it a bunch of hours shop time for a guy to chase that down giving the info we had to work with! Totally heading the wrong direction for hours then to fine that. good find bud!
  23. Good job now back to work!😁
  24. So having said that, one would think that your OEM would be going to bat for you as a dealer to achieve the best pricing on parts that they could possibly get for you so you could compete with the likes of KW IHC, Freightliner and supply AT A REASONABLE Cost Training - Have an roving trainer that travels about to areas of the country DEALER SUPPORT and the specialty tools to work on these over tecked units. In the case of the essential tools, most are over-priced for what they are, and some are down right useless tech tool was half-baked when it started and still is 3/4 baked Comparatively speaking to Insite which seems to be well thought thru and progressive. And I'm not saying Cummins is the greatest thing since sliced bread either! I could go on and on ! The only person who stand to make a buck here is THE Big V. They make a buck off every level and do nothing in return except build captive parts that they over charge for! KScarbel is correct in A lot of his statements here! So to provide service to survive, you need good leadership. Not provided ! This says it all! A brand is only as good as the people who lead it. Volvo remains clueless about the US market, one key reason being they refuse to listen to the Mack dealer body, and view them as equals. And, of the the Mack brand management, not a single person has a background in the truck industry. It shows, with a very unhappy dealer network and stagnant sales.
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