Ezrider

iv had problems with almost all my seasonal gas powered stuff this year. more so than in years past and ethanol isnt exactly new anymore. had atleast 4 plugged carbs this spring. when taken apart all brass in the carbs had turned green.

i have a 2000 for a reason. its not that i couldn't afford a newer truck, there were trucks as new as 08 that were in my budget range. i wanted a well maintained pre egr truck. dont need the headaches. do you go to california much if not maybe look into gliders

a agree on the dump valve you will have a lot of scrubbing on your drives without it but you will probably have to put your first inter axle in when you dump your rear. i have a steerable lift on my truck, better suited for my application than a tri drive. i bet that thing would be unstoppable in a straight line if you have cross locks on all three drives as well.

looks good. looks like you are doing quality work. what do you use the truck for?

i would drive it there for you if i had the time. its right in my neck of the woods. i don't see having the time till winter though. don't have a drop deck trailer to haul it.

i certainly feel you on carrying lots of spare parts and tools i do as well. i found a used pump on e-bay for $40 + shipping i may order something like that in the near future to throw under the bunk. twice in 10 years for something that can leave you sitting where you are is probably grounds to carry a spare. tow trucks are expensive. i still say its a bad design almost like its designed to fail.

how many times have you had this problem with the fuel pump. the fuel pump was a little spendy to carry a spare in the side box (about 300+ 100 core charge) mine s a 2000 460

this is true. the run i was doing was loading out of grain bins on a farm rather than out in a field 325 mile round trip to the elevator back to the same farm making 2 trips per day and the onset of the problem was on the highway about 30 miles from the elevator and progressively worse from there to the point it died after i parked it outside my shop and wouldn't restart. defiantly could have been a worse repair. fuel filters would have been a much simpler fix lol. i don't know why they decided to make the fuel pump drive gear out of plastic. several hours of diagnostics to find the problem 3 hour drive to go get parts my simple fix pretty much ate up the whole day today. i wont complain though, glad someone had the part within a distance i could make before they closed and not be down till Tuesday waiting on parts.

i will say though even though the mack kinda let me down and cost me some money today at least it got me home without a tow. it wouldn't start this morning to pull it into the shop just sputter a spit for a few seconds before dieing. so i had to fix it where it sat working outside in the dirt. but could have been worse. although i wore a trail between where i park the truck and the shop today...lol

found the problem wasn't fuel filters the plastic drive gear on the fuel supply pump was spinning on its metal insert that was pressed onto the pumps shaft. they don't sell the plastic gear separate and the local mack dealer didn't have a pump on hand said they couldn't get one there till Tuesday. but they found one for me at another mack dealer 100 miles away so i did a 200 mile round trip in the pickup to go get a fuel pump. stuffed it in the truck and the dog is back up and barking again. it was defiantly acting like a fuel supply problem but not exactly like plugged fuel filters. low boost psi is not necessarily a sign of a boost leak or turbo problem. takes fuel to make boost. low boost with black smoke and high pyro temps would indicate a boost leak. low boost no smoke and low pyro temps can indicate a fuel problem. also why i mentioned that boost psi on the jake break was normal. plugged air filter would also act simular to a boost leak although iv never seen a airfilter plug to the point that it caused a noticeable drivabiltiy problem and it wouldn't have come on that quick while running down a asphalt highway. 10k miles on synthetic is already doubling my normal service interval in my shaker before i bought my mack i was changing oil at 5k miles with conventional. oil samples would start showing some signs of viscosity break down by that point. my normal loaded weight is 96k (witch is why i said i was loaded light at 75k gross) also do a lot of slow speed driving typically and a lot of gravel roads and dirty operating conditions. had a bit over 500 hours and roughly 12k miles sense my last service. i was planing to extend it out to 15k this time as i had more highway time and some lighter loads than normal. oil samples have been looking good at a 10k drain on synthetic in the mack. the sythetic is roughly double the cost of conventional so cost is near equal at a 10k drain on synthetic vrs 5k drain on conventional. and less time spent changing oil. although the problem turned out to not be plugged fuel filters i feel maybe i still ran too long on the fuel filters could have contributed by making the supply pump work harder. i think im going to start doing a b service and do fuel filters and air filter half way between oil drains. and keep oil drains around to 10k range.

so iv been doing some hopper bottom work as well as my normal dump trailer work latley between low oil prices and lots of rain road work has been slow this year. running synthetic oil in the mack hit 10k miles on my service last week witch is where i would normally drop my oil and change all filters. yesterday i was on my way in with a load of sunflowers (confection flowers light load can only get to about 75-76k gross loaded to the gills) was dropping near home. on my way in i started noticing some power loss engine was running smooth but went to pass a slow truck on a 2 lane stepped on it and it just would hardly pick up speed was in a bit of a hurry becouse i was pushing it time wise to get unloaded would of had the load stuck on my trailer till monday if i didnt make it by 5pm. so anyway i made it there with about 10 mins to spare got unloaded but by the time i pulled in i was having trouble to maintain 60mph would only get about 15psi of boost get unloaded pull out of the elevator about 5:20 all parts stores are closed decide to just head it to the house. by the time i get home i can only get about 10psi on the boost gauge had trouble keeping highway speeds with just a empty hopper bottom hooked up. boost psi was normal on the jake break. pull in its running a bit rough on acceleration had the truck idling it starts idling rough sitting in the yard looking it over but if you hit the throttle it would rev up but not smootly and then would idle smooth for a second before idling rough again then after a few mins it died out. i think its plugged fuel filters went home went to bed. slept in this morning going to go pick up some fuel filters and service the truck and pray thats all it is. im not 100% sure because when iv gelled in trucks before they didn't develop the rough running just wouldn't rev or make power. then idle would get rough but not rev till they died out or you shut them off. winter time is the only time i have had fuel filter problems in the past. on my truck before the mack i ran conventional oil and dropped at 5k miles and changed all filters. in the mack iv been running synthetic and a 10k intervall. i thought i would go 15k this time with doing the hopper bottom work because i am running a lot more highway miles than i would doing just dump trailer work and less gravel roads.

send in for a plate or temp registration post it with a broker as a load out trailer. uship is a joke

to my knowledge mack does not offer gliders.

cabin filters clean and evap cores clean. i run in dusty conditions too clean my cabin filters regularly and clean out the evap cores probably once every 6 months. also check for dirt buildup between your condenser and air to air. and between air to air and radiator.

was doing a job today where we were loading our own trucks.

pictures or it didn't happen sounds like a good trip

he wasn't even in the front seat. crew cab pickup and he was sleeping in the back seat. seems kinda screwed up to me. as far as im concerned id rather someone sleep in there car than drive when they have had a couple to many. he ended up loosing his job over it. seems pretty screwed up to me for someone who was made the right choice not to drive.

kinda like a friend of mine who went to the bar in his pickup had a few drinks and decided he over did it a bit and went to sleep in his pickup in the bar parking lot it was cold outside so he had the engine running for heat while he slept it off. cops wake him up and arrest him for being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence.

i don't have radiant floor heat just forced air heat on natural gas. spray foam insulation. radiant floor heat would be nice but never been a problem for me. i keep the shop about 45* in the winter time witch feels warm compared to the -45 outside. heat bills this last winter ran around 100 per month. but i am in a shop condo. and share some interior walls with other shops. loft storage is good i wish i had more of it. my bathroom has a interior roof of sorts. i laid some 3/4 plywood over the top and built some stairs leading up there for some loft storage. when i eventually build a shop of my own (i rent my current shop) i plan a a cold storage room built off the shop for parts storage spare tires things like that. i would like to have dual heat source natural gas and waste oil. then i would set up the nat gas to kick in below 40 or so and kick the waste oil in when im working in the shop.

i have a 12 foot door wish i had 14 foot also wish i had more 240 outlets just got one centered in the shop but wish but really both ends and center would be nice. my shop is 25x50 wish it was bigger at least long enough to put a truck and trailer inside at the same time and close the door. figure as big as you need then double it and it will probably still be to small...lol

i had one not to long ago at a truck stop. i wasn't going to be there long but had to make a stop. pull into a truck stop spot a open spot next to a swift back it into the hole first shot no problem (pretty easy spot really) im in my truck getting some paperwork squared away he has the hood open and it pacing around engine running. hot humid day. he is walking over to me as im getting out of my truck to run inside quick. then first he tells me how quick and easy i made it look to get into that spot. then tells me it took him 15 mins to get backed in there. then he tells me that he has something leaking on his truck and doesn't know what to do. so i told him i would take a peek at it quick. walk over there and he points it out and it was just water condensation from the ac running on a humid day. ended up spending a few mins talking to him. really nice guy just got out of training. but gawd they don't teach them poor souls anything.

i agree with just sticking to the 5 for now. 75 a month for a chat box seems a little steep. maybe if the bouncers are standing at the door often revisit it.