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Thanx for your input Joe! The deal here is everyone is asking around 40-50000 for these so don't know how to feel ! I got a couple of customers that have just traded theirs last year they were tring to beat the next tier emissions!If I Had the cash at that point I would have saved them there tradin BS but weren't ready at that point! I would have got a Machine I would have had history on! Even if the hours were big! I would have felt safe cause I've had them work for me and knew they serviced shit!

So Guys ! I'm looking for a used Backhoe to work on my property here ! Seeing alot of hoes being traded in @ about 9000 hours ! Mostly CASE Some DEERE Few CATS! Want a 4X4 so looking a construction type machine with 4 in one and quick change buckets! Is 9000 hrs the worn out number on hoes? Appreciate Thoughts here!

Give us more info! Model of the truck and trans! Any fault light on? Changed fuel and air filters lately? Don't mean to be ignorant but you need to provide info to get info!

Yup I reluctantly agree ! Love em or hate em the Volvo turds keep people working and have kept food on my table since the 2001 plus! The Mack brand has put food on my table for 40 plus years so I shouldnt bitch too loud that said ?I am now retired and Have more time to Bitch about stuff Now!🤣

the trans is a Mack trans and is checked on the big plug right hand mid trans 3rd of the the way up the case same directions to fill as the diff!

yup Dogs Breakfast! Not one of cats better Ideas!😜

I have seen very few Cranks broken Maybe half dozen over the period of 45 years ! We had a V8 drive into the shop with the crank broken in half once ! Remarkable actually! , Seen several E6 cranks broke Damper issues Mainly! can't recall any E7 cranks breaking however I sure it happens! Ive heard The Cat 3408 V8 used to break Cranks on a regular basis ! That said ! is not an eye witness account !

Absolutely ! Engineering is the left hand , Us people on the floor are the right hand ! The left hand and the right hand are separated by a big Cement wall ! The leftys never get to see what the rightys have to do to fix their F ups! Rightys re invent the wheel more than they will ever know!

And the Volvo? just sayin!

Buddy You already 😍 ARE! 😀

MP ! I guess I got to say is why would they make it easy ? Nothing they do on the maintenance side is easy! CAN'T MAKE MONEY WITH EASY! And besides that was a Good Mack design feature Can't use any of them good Mack Ideas! The list is long the good ideas they chucked out when they took over . example First one being the centra max offered for a 1/2 year on MP7, engine mounts ( changed any of these lately )? cheep and simple as it gets!, As for the Cab R/D They will morph the Volvo Cab And put a redesigned different looking hood on it just like they did with GMC AND the others , put a bulldog on the hood, put some puppy markings on it, install doggy print floor mats in it , call it a Mack! that will be the only easy stuff they will do! Will see! This day has been coming for a long time! Way longer than I ever anticipated! and it still ain't here yet however it is inevitable!

Yup! Lets all join in on the High Waste society Everyone! Keep the economy going! 😄 Chihuahua Power!

MP ! You are in my opinion correct ! That said its been 20 years ! How ever it lasted longer than I predicted ! If it happens !This is now the total end of the Mack !The last shred of the truck we grew up with! It was inevitable ! The completion of the cycle of Volvo evolution as was done with Gmc /White and all the others that were taken over by the evil empire ! THE BORG of the truck manufacturer industry 🤣 ! When will the Empire Strike back! Put A Chihuahua on the hood were Done! YOU HAVE NOW BEEN ASIMULATED !🤪

If it has an engine brake Pull the relays and try a start! One of our guys had this happen just the other day! Give it a shot!

Good call on your part ! If it ain't broke don't fix it! you can always address it later IF there is a problem! If its not grinding on the range its good to go I do recommend replacing the oil thou ! This is a place wear operators tend to neglect and in the case of this trans its rather important I beleive the property's of the oil change over time ! Fresh oil once a year or two maintains This!

Agree with the above Don't let them touch the dam Trany till your diff is repaired! AND MAYBE never again ! Sounds like an up sell to me! For no good reason! Just my opinion!

usually this is caused by a blown gasket! Turbo base gasket or exhaust gasket Happens when the EGR valve closes!

I am retired now ! However as Joe mention located behind the def tank low side ! The wiring on these is a always suspect quite often we had found breaks in the cluster of wire near the tank ! That said the sensors were also a pain usually had to be replaced as a pair for out of parameter codes ! NOT NO COMUNICATION codes!

Sounds good,Sounds like your in good hands! keep us up to date! Were Rootin for ya!

With This said! You can hardly see the lifters one can be cracked and the cam may not show any sign of damage yet The failure could come a day to weeks from next startup! OR it my not its a crap shoot! In terms of years this engine sounds like its is well into the era the new style were in production and he my have a good outcome here!

Yes an engine can self destruct in any kind of run away event diesel or otherwise! once there is no governed speed all bets are off!

When it runs again we will all know! Good luck with the KW too hopefully it stays away from the shop for a bit ! and you guys bought lots of warranty on emissions stuff! The down fall of MOST ALL equipment these days is cheap wire / cheap sensors The tech would be ok for the most part if it weren't for those two things they can put people in space but they can't build a reasonable sensor or good wire with a few more strands in it for a truck these days! They need to Go All the way here and go fiber optic ! Better yet wireless! then they could hire All Computer nerds to work on stuff!

We replaced Etech due the above situation last year forward thrust was right wasted ! They left it with out free pedal tooooo long!

Does it have shims now? Is it throwing a cam position code?

Decent hope it all works out for ya ! Just keep an ear on it for a popping sound in the future as stated earlier! Over speed can crack a lifter and it will run fine for a bit! Hopefully It has newer style lifters and it will be Good! I am Rooting for ya!