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Mackpro

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  1. Hi Bigen, I was not referring to your truck. I had to go back to the initial post to see what you meant by "mirrors on the fenders". I was referring to the 2009 truck on truckpaper.

    Sorry for the confusion.

    Rob

    I really dont like the looks of any hood/fender mirrors BUT I wouldn't drive a truck with a trailer without them. They are a must have for the long trailers you guy's pull. I do see them on dump trucks but I think you could get by without them. Maybe one day they will perfect a camera system with heads up display. We have a new GU813 just delivered (Rebublic Waste) with a roll off body that has cameras looking down both sides of the truck but you still have to look at that small display screen to see anything.

  2. can anyone help me out with this probblem i drive a 2007 mack granit with the E-7 AI427 in it the probblem is when accelerating hard loaded or empty the turbo will be going like normal then at like 900 to 1000 rmp it seems like the turbo boos is being cut back for like 300 to 400 rpm the it will hit back in like nothing happend it onley does it some time but not all the time any body got any ideas what the probblem could be the truck and engine onley have 55000 mi on it and i drive to trucks with the same probblem but the other one is a 350 in it

    Look back for to other post about same problems. There is a software and datafile for this problem, we do it all the time, it's called the "step 12B program with throttle pedal calibration". A good Mack dealer should know how to do it. Free download from Mack but you will have to pay for the labor to install it. Check out this post/thread http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=11429

  3. Just took my '07 into the dealer Tuesday. It was showing a code of 59. The book says that it is EGR Delta pressure or mass flow. The shop foreman said the EGR cooler was probably bad and it was. Haven't got it back yet, won't be able to pick it up till Monday AM. I would be interested in "un EGRing" mine later on. Right now mine is still under emissions warranty till Dec. of 2011 I am still very much interested in your findings with the plate. The company, my part time mechanic works for has an '04 he would like to try that on.

    Let me know

    Larry

    FJH has few trucks running with block off plates with mixed results, haven't heard from him in a few days, hope he has some good news. My approch was to completly remove EGR valve, EGR cooler, mass flow pipe and oil lines and coolant lines to these componets ( to save weight, 60 lbs) . The only thing left would be the Mass flow ECM (behind engine ECM). With resistors plugged into the mass flow ECM I could fool the EGR flow and EGR temp (these make up the Mass Flow sensor/pipe) into thinking it had some flow and a OK temp. The engine ECM looks at "target" EGR flow (what flow should be) and compares it with the "actual" flow (read from the Mass flow sensor) . If actual flow is 10pounds or more than target flow it sets a code (stuck open EGR valve probably). If the actual flow is 10 pounds less that the target flow it sets a code (plugged EGR cooler probably). The trick is to get a happy medium. I have made many trips to Radio Shack for resistors. Haven't given up yet but only get to work on it a few hours a week due to a full shop of broke trucks.

  4. I have a 94 ch613. After about 20 minutes of running it will die. Does not matter what your doing. Idling, going down the road it will just die. Sometimes it will restart right a way other times I have to bump the starter 4 or 5 times. Kinda like sending a power surge and then it will start. So after spending 3000 at mack the have replaced power relay, and the FIC. It was giving a 6-2 code now nothing but doing samething.

    Fisrt thing I was gonna say was replace the power relay in front of the fuse panel but that has already been done. With the engine running wiggle the big round gray plug at the fuel pump and see if engine dies, reves up or almost dies. Could be RH engine wiring harness or injection pump.

  5. thankyou 68...you have more info on my truck in 2 days than any of the mack dealers here in jersey in 9 years that i have owned this truck

    When I pulled your truck up in the Mack parts system it said it had be converted to a 400 HP. I then went to the software/engine site and found it was still a 355/380. Which is good because the 355/380 puts out 1560 ft lbs of torque (same as a 427), the 400HP puts out 1460 ft lbs of torque. If I was going to change I would go to a 460 and get the 1660 ft lbs.

  6. Your truck needs the turbo, injectors, download and the cam gear key way changed. Its ashame as you just had your cam out and they could have cahnged the key way and bumped the HP to 460. Here is a chart I made for the ETECH only engines showing the difference in engine parts per HP. I have different list for the CCRS style ETECH and the ASET-AC and AI versions.

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  7. any of you mack pros could tell me if i could turn up my 355/380 ??? every time i go to a dealer here in jersey they give me a run around story

    Last 6 of the vin and I can tell you exactly what you need. Best guess right now, you would need turbo, injectors, download and possible off set key way on the camshaft (to prevent overheating). We do alot of HP conversions here at our shop.

  8. i also read that the injectors on these engines leak inside on to the cam and it causes damage...dont know if there is any truth to that

    There could be some truth to that. The EUP pumps do leak some fuel into the oil pan, this is normal but if you change your oil as recommended it should never get to the level that would thin the oil out enough to cause a problem. There have been EUP failures that have dumped lots of fuel into the pan but your hot idle oil pressure would be so low it would set the low oil pressure code.

  9. Back in the early ETECH days we would have as many as 3-4 cam jobs going on at the time. The newer cam kits have better roller lifters for improved oiling. Yours probably has the steel rollers they latter changed to cermaic rollers which lasted lcnger but any excesive valve lash (broken rocker arm, rocker arm shaft, rocker arm bolts or bent push tube) would crack them and they would fail as well. From what I've see engine brake makes no diffence on how long they last. Sadly it's just the nature of the beast.

  10. He got hit by a car one month ago today.The woman driving came around a blind curve in the wrong lane,Dad took the shoulder but she still hit him nearly square head on.Truck went thru ditch and smacked a culvert.Knocked front axle out,broke motor mounts and bellhousing,radiator,ATAAC,hood,bent frame.

    I assume he was ok!

  11. Thats a good price on the turbo but warranty would scare me. Let me see how much I can get you one for.

    It's a $1000 cheaper than a Mack/Borg Warner reman unit I could get for ya. Our turbo and injector shop we use (a great one in my opinion) tried to get into rebuilding these style turbos a few years back. They had all kinds of problems with the variable vanes sticking when the turbo would heat up and everything started to expand. I think they quit trying to rebuild them.

  12. well wasn't that pretty badly designed there mr mack. i finally got the filter out and it was nasty. maybe if the engineers designed it a little better it may be cleaned more often. just a thought. anyway many thanks to forum for the info.

    The newer Pinnacle style cabs (CXP,CTP,CHU,CXU,GU) are much more easy to change to the filter. It also helps to use a air blow gun and a tooth brush to help clean out the evaparator core.

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