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  1. 25 minutes ago, shilohwestphal said:

    Had a very similar problem with a 04 cv713 Granite 427 this week.  Just loaded and was headed to the scale when the truck just died.  The truck would not start, it would turn over just fine but would not fire.  Noticed none of the gauges were working when I tried to start the truck.  The truck also had a "no data" or "no info" displayed on the odometer.  I called my local Mack dealer and talked to the main tech service man.  He said the ecm is probable bad.  Wasnt good news.  but anyway   So I started checking everything I thought might be the culprit, fuses, plugs, grounds, relays, and so forth.  What I found and what got the truck running was I found moisture in the ecm connection plugs.  Dried it out and plugged it back up, two plugs, and truck fired right up.  All the gauges were working too.  Have not yet, but Friday will put some dielectrical grease on both plugs.  Hopefully we will not have this issue again.  
      

    Good find on that., Mack had a issue with the coolant level sensor leaking coolant into the wiring between the copper and insulation. The coolant would travel back into the engine ECM . One of the side effects was the dash cluster going out. Mack Service Bulletin SB237009 covers the issue. They came out with a jumper wire to go between the coolant level sensor and engine harness to block the coolant from getting to the ECm . Unplug your coolant level sensor abs see if it’s wet inside. 

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  2. 2 hours ago, mdixon said:

    Once warmed up this truck only making 40-45 at idle. 

    There is a fuel pressure relief valve on the front of the head . More towards the driver side of head . It’s more like a banjo fitting that goes through a fuel line that runs back down to the fuel filter stand. The original valve was hex headed all the way to the end of the valve . The new updated valve is rounded on the end. Replaced lots of the old style valves for low fuel pressure issues. I don’t know the date the new valve came into production but somewhere between 2012-2014. Top pic is old style . Bottom pic is new style . 

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  3. 5 hours ago, mdixon said:

    So fuel pressure during regen in 55psi, 7th injector psi +-3. I haven't verified this yet though. 

    MP fuel pressure should be 55 psi  idle and 65 psi at 1100-1200 rpm( regen speed). I’ve seen it lower but during a regen 57-58 psi would be my low limit. I’d be changing fuel filters, cleaning out fuel line banjo fittings and checking fuel pressure relief valve in the head. And the fuel shutoff valve/AHI fuel pressure should be the same as engine pressure when activated. 

  4. On the common rail engines there are 3 types of regens ( possibly 4) that you can do using Tech Tool . A Soot regen and a Sulfur regen  and a Crystal  Sublimation regen. I’ll see if I can find out if possibly one of the others need to be done instead of the regular soot regen . 

  5. I just deleted a post here as I was forgetting which truck I was referring to . I talked to some guys today at the dealership. They are having a rash of EGR coolers cracking and or clogging on the 2019 to 2021  MP8 trucks . Both in the GR and Anthem trucks . 4 in the last month or so. I wonder if this could a issue. I can’t remember if you posted if the engine software was up to date. 

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  6. When was the valves adjusted last ? I had this MP8 a while back and had low power and constant regen requests. 2012 was the last time the valves were adjusted. Engine brake plungers unscrewed themselves and caused some weird issues. This can happen on all pre-common rail engines. Top one is flush, middle one is starting to back out and bottom one is way out. Mack sent out tools to all the dealers to tighten and loctite them 
     

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  7. In my notes for your model . The fuel doseing rate should be between 5% to 19% to be normal. Your is at 12% which is perfect. 22-29% usually mean clogged 7th injector. This is only for your year model. Other years are much higher. With the key on/engine off , what is your EGR differential pressure? And also what is the DPF differential pressure reading key on/engine off? 

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  8. The first few years of the common rail the removed the fuel pressure sensor from the filter stand. Only way you could view it was by looking at the AHI  fuel pressure sensor ( all in the filter stand now). Finally Mack/Volvo gave in and started putting a fuel pressure sensor back on the filter stand. I also thought if the EPRV had not already been deleted, what would happen is the EPRV was stuck open? 

  9. 3 hours ago, Onyx610 said:

    I hear ya. It’s the last thing you want to do. It’s typically how it goes. My time is worth more than money I guess. Your boat sounds like a quick one. What is it? Where are you from if you don’t mind me asking?

    It’s a cruiser and pretty fast for its size .  We stay/sleep on it Friday and Saturday nights through the summer months. The dock life is so much fun we sometimes never leave the marina. We roam around KY and Barkley lakes. 37 footer and probably the easiest boat to drive I’ve ever had. Some days I barely touch the steering wheel. Just use the throttles to steer. 342 Rinker Fiesta Vee is the model, popular model around here.  There are 2 others here at the marina. 

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  10. 32 minutes ago, Onyx610 said:

    Yea it seems the tools for these engines on the marina side have much better pricing. Maybe you can get some side work within reason and get a free boat slip haha. Wow twin d12s in a boat sounds like some serious power. I couldn’t imagine working on these engines in a boat. They pry have to come out to do any legit work on them. 

    That boat was about 50’ long and  14’ wide and so there was room but when I’m there it’s to play and not work, lol. Mines 12’ wide with twin 5.3’s and I pay someone to service it, I hate working on my own stuff 

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  11. https://pdf4pro.com/cdn/service-bulletin-mckenzie-tank-lines-7fe6.pdf   The measurements are taken on the front drive axle . Truck on level ground . Brakes released. I always lowered the suspension then raise back up with the dash switch. Measure from bottom frame rail to the bottom of the Z spring between the U bolts . Make sure your measure the bottom of Z spring and not the saddle that the Z spring sets on . There are many heights depending on suspension type  and frame rail height. I believe there is a newer bulletin but this should cover most trucks before 2015 Some old R models and Superliners with dual leveling valves are not included in this bulletin. 

  12. The radiator pressure cap should be a 16 pound cap. Some people put a 10 pound cap on them and cause them to open to soon and push coolant. The ASET AC engine you have uses the 16 pound. The ASET AI and all other Mack engines ( gray engine) use a 10 pound cap. Lots  and lots of bulletins on coolant push with your ASET AC engine out there . I was a Tech and Warranty Administrator at a dealership, we averaged about 250 warranty claims a year , in 2004 when the ASET engines came out our warranty claims jumped to almost 700  a year. Lots  of updates came out and by mid 2006 and 2007 the failures dropped as updates were installed at the factory and existing truck were updated. Updates included new thermostats ( one opens at 180 the other at 185), new thermostat housing and piping. One piece aluminum expansion tank and better service procedures to test and correct on going issues 

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  13. I guess I should not have praised the common rail injectors on Thursday. Had a #.2 pumping injector go down . At least it wasn’t a cup issue.  If you ever get multiple injector faults check for DEF in the fuel . Lucky it was just a faulty injector this time . But we have had drivers talking on the phone/ distracted while fueling up and put DEF in the fuel tanks and eat the injectors up 

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