mechohaulic

what are the readings AFTER an oil /filter (s) change . been this way for ten years ; had to have a number of oil changes in that time frame. also did you change oil brands or type to see if a difference happens ?? been this way for ten yrs also brings question ;; how long did you have this unit prior to the ten yrs??did you see a difference 10 yrs ago or was just the way it was ??

my thoughts also;; if possible tap into another live port with a gauge you know is accurate while leaving old gauge in dash for comparing notes. to go and parts change another gauge only to see same results $$$. it is possible to show start up at 60 = 1-- oil cold // 2 -- no restrictions in line or gauge // 3-- if gauge totally faulty it would not bottom out to 0 after shut down 4-- gauge or line hopefully.

back in the good simpler days it was 30 or 40 weight and 10 was considered hyd oil. now engines run 0=20 !! how can this be I ask.

valve adjusting engines with dynatard not much different then before dynatard came to be . should be intake 16/ exhaust 24. important difference is to make sure exhaust slave cly completely compressed , either push down by hand or turn adjuster in till it bottoms then back off for adjustment. purpose is to empty slave cyl of any oil.so when eng brake applies it will fill slave cyl removing valve /rocker adjustment = holding exhaust valve open and you get to hear the meek putt putt noise.

hopefully todays disc brakes are better, yrs back company bought fleet of ford C O E's having kelsey hayse disc brakes ;;; what a night mare they were. can't say they had less hardware ; parts and "trinkets" for hardware . glad I wasn't footin the bill also. $$$$

Thanks to all the replies .I was very hesitate about asking what's a grade gripper . always willing to learn new stuff .knew it was a "bad thing" when explanation said ;;new age idea. new age phrase came in during the '70's and it meant bad news then and still today I guess.

please clarify for this ole man are talking about the cheesecake still or the road runner picture. 😱😱

you should be happy "with that one" she's prettier then one with road runner ;; and I bet she can cook well also=doubt miss short skirt knows how to cook. LOL

2016 is way too new of a unit for me ; but have to ask :: what is a grade gripper associated to brake system/pedal ?? also where in CT are you located ??

also keep in mind the 90 degree angle number not always obtainable. have seen brake chambers replaced with the rod being cut too short. also the people that say " don't need to check brakes it has automatic adjusters." the diaphragm on long stroke service side is also deeper. early days of long stroke cans , it has been done where short stroke diaphragm was installed == didn't work well or for long.

you better hurry up and finish the DM;;you can mount a plow on front for snow removal. LOL

news this am ; and still taking place is an accident on I-84 which two tractor trailers collided went off the road and into a pond!! one is upside down .. how the h=lll can two units going same direction collide ?? short of a miracle if driver survived upside down submerged. years back saw what was left of a brockway which went over embankment into river. ended up straight up and down. trailer crushed the cab to less than 1 1/2 ft. driver never had a chance. think I'm off topic again, sorry.

from what I'm seeing in CT lately; it doesn't take snow or rain;;could be a bright sunny day and the idiots still don't know how to drive. 3 lane roads become 4 as idiots race up the shoulder to get in front of 2 or 3 cars.

don't know I would go the route of being worried of play in cam bushings; keep track of brake operation more important. not knowing particulars of unit such as how old brakes are / daily driver/ seasonal operation = unit can be side lined for complete brakes if needed/ just how much play bushing actually have/etc. now this will have people wondering=== depending on answers to previous questions AND brake cam set up:: I have on cam housings which are long enough and providing grease fitting operation NOT hampered have removed slack taken proper size pipe going over brake cam tapped old plastic bushing into cam housing. all the bushing will do is float around on cam then installed a new bushing /replace slack adjuster. basically a "temporary fix "till allowable time from complete .. won't be able to do this red neck technic IF the cam housing has a shoulder inside.

now there's a positive for my morale; I still remembered it was an 1 1/8th lock nut. ambitious person could take an old short screw driver attach (almost said braze it ) a piece of 1/16th ? flat stock long enough to reach across the exhaust adjuster to end of screw driver . some times it was challenging to use flat screw driver to hold only one side of adjuster while tightening 1 1/8 lock nut. as with many fancy/expensive tools today = not using them regular why spend the $$$$: make one.

most were happy with the innovation of tail gate spreaders, challenge was pay attention as you drove down the street while raising dump body. todays modern slide in the body self contained sand spreader took a while for small towns back then to afford.

bad as memory seems to be getting; I DO remember neighbor worked for town road dept:: with my Father as a helper during winter storms , one would drive the dump truck full of sand while other climbed in the dump AND SHOVELED the sand on the road as it was moving. there was a routine (not a watch ) to know how far on the route they went then stopping to switch ;; not that the truck had much for heat = still warmer then out in the dump . I know it's true - watched the truck go by our house a number of storms.

thanks for update;; I just paid a lot more for an E9-400 and another Mack conversion cab VS your catalog numbers. I'm backlogged on a number of builds at the moment , but am definitely interested . not a fan of 3-D printing ; resins castings look positive..

it's ONLY for exhaust rocker having enlarged dia. due to oil controlling engine brake operation. flip the "brake "switch on ; oil filled the rocker cyl to remove any free clearance ; thus holding exhaust valve open; results of which were very little holding back and a pathetic exhaust noise.

is this an engine with the dyna tard brake; having large (1 1/8 th ?) lock nut ??if so NO you don't need fancy tool, being around when these first came out (dam there's the age thing again) ;; engines came before the tools. open end wrench and screw driver to adjust. fancy tool just "made life easier" . and it was a pain - in - a==s to use.

BUT also === a bad slave cyl WOULD NOT make the clutch hard to push; would be a slower reacting clutch operation. air assist would have a treadle style pedal NOT a manual operated clutch pedal. PLEASE NOTE these responses are based on very old school methods. thank you.

come on !! sure you can . turn the vent windows ALL the way and drive faster. guess wimpy wasn't only on the popeye cartoons. the world has changed.

never had a good word to say of those slacks == so I won't say. go back to manual slacks == but of course I would go back to dial telephones .

have to apologize for thread stepping ; senior citizen . along with memory failure of many thoughts; the S would imply tandem "straight truck / lighter duty "? an SX- heavy duty==ST- tractor . ??? R685 ST --- twin screw tractor ;;; R685 S -- twin screw ;;; straight /lighter chassis ==R685SX --- HD chassis (I know bad example ) r685SX would be RD.

think I told of one ole timer (since passed) telling me how to drive an old white conventional from CT to NY for deliveries he had lit candles on the dash for defrosting the windows