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  1. mechohaulic
    short sleeper also. 3 hr trip not bad ; yrs back what was suppose to be three guys (owner/ foreman / me ) trip to Canada ; turned out to be me alone to look at a R 600 ,/12 speed / 4 axle tractor . I looked came back said yes =it was bought. real nice unit hooked to a three axle lowbed. fun days
  2. mechohaulic
    one positive : you can no longer say next ENDT-673 is your first. LOL has me attempting a memory trip :: can't remember the first actual full rebuilt. I can pat myself on the back to say ::I rebuilt the engine in the first R model 1001/R607T built. that was an out of frame build.
  3. mechohaulic
    I was able to climb up and push the clutch pedal down surprised me . to start that V-8 and listen while the air built up . has 12 speed / brakes where froze just a little = not bad, if I was able to take for a test ride as in days of old. no longer hold a CDL for starters,
  4. mechohaulic
    less then a yr good news. I know my" pump timing is off" .will know in November course of action. I went and checked out the superliner I've been given the honor to babysit. it fired right up and I moved it couple hundred ft back/forth to check brake system. like the song Cher sings "If I could turn back time "" .
  5. mechohaulic
    can only hope there is a follow up/update to this issue , with positive repairs and NOT letting the unit go up/down these CT road with known safety issues. MY Children and many other innocents travel these rotten over crowded roads.
  6. mechohaulic
    there best be a video of the birth(start up) of Your creation ; hoping it's not to far down the road for personal reasons.
  7. mechohaulic
    now stop bullsh- -ting us !! YOU didn't guess YOU had it right.!!! you knew all along. and I thought school was off for the summer. but then summer school is fun when WE have a great teacher and His assistant Mack
  8. mechohaulic
    being an old bast--d such as I ;; the statement WAY back then was ;;" made in Japan it's crap "..how the world has changed . now made in Japan is sadly better quality than made in U S A . course what's made here anymore -- not much , it's country's with foreign names .
  9. mechohaulic
    question I have == for new knowledge ONLY __:::: when using to sandblast things such as you did on a radiator :: how crucial is the sand going into the cores.?? how did you prevent an issue ???
  10. mechohaulic
    you hit the nail on the head. being one of those """grumpy bums/ mature old and forgotten what it's like to be young members . """ middle of the night once doing a delivery through residential section on a long down hill descent ; trying to be nice guy left the jake off. bottom of hill was law enforcement sitting in the dark.. pulled me over for speeding !! doing 50 in a 40 !!! WTF . next trip wake everyone up with the jake LOL
  11. mechohaulic
    looking at these numbers ""25 yrs AGO/ 15 yrs AGO '' how so much has changed =NOT FOR THE BETTER , read so many post of "what use to be " . A I will fix all of that !!! yea right.
  12. mechohaulic
    I;M SORRY .i couldn't wish on my worst enemy to be subjected to driving in this rotten state of CONNECTICUT.
  13. mechohaulic
    I started at baskin robbins in '75 ; saw the same thing. contract time the younger generation wanted $$ in the pocket. the older crew; which there were many 20/30 yr people wanted higher benefits. union enjoyed the conflicts
  14. mechohaulic
    does that mean you are in for a road call to CT ?? yrs past I've done PA/ Maryland/Virginia road calls ; way before cell phones . if we meet at the truck and you can get on a creeper ' which for me now is a 10 minute process ; I will assist as helper . if the owner doesn't buy the steaks I will.
  15. mechohaulic
    not out of conversation :: just showing what it is like to have common sense. move over on the bench I be right there also. can lead a horse to water BUT you can't make him drink. gave all the possible info to help ; how it is taken ???
  16. mechohaulic
    sadly in todays world , I can't chance working on a brake system not being commercially insured . working on the farm with hay balers/farm tractors is a different world. when someone buys a coffee at McDonalds and sues them cause the coffee was toooo hot !! never had a concern over helping others back then. unit of conversation has to go to a registered location. ☹️
  17. mechohaulic
    far from being called a wimp; there is a major difference from a wimp and someone having common sense. YOU Sir have common sense. my grandson -real good kid (24-or25 yrs old. got a job working for municipality == great pay/ benefits/ pension. I said =go to work keep your mouth shut an sit out 20 quick years. NOPE = quit the job. excuse was " not making enough " WTF bennies/ pension all cost $$$ , now he's operating engineers making $54,oo per , so what =hes not saving. and getting upset over their stupidity. I started at $1.70 per !!
  18. mechohaulic
    a leaking chamber on the service side will NOT drain the air tanks unless you are sleeping in the driver seat all night long with your foot on brake pedal . original statement was " gage goes to 80 when i hook trailer and push in button. tanks are draining over night there is another issue
  19. mechohaulic
    got scared for a moment !! looked like the bolt was cut yet the brake can is NOT caged .!!!! hopefully the soap is covering the bolt. dam that's dangerous.
  20. mechohaulic
    you stated old valve was worn = but still usable enough to hook/ move trailer ; and have defective valve for return.
  21. mechohaulic
    i'd go with a defective new valve. if the swap isn't too major = do you still have old one ? knowing issue is trailer . put old valve back in to test possibility of defective new part.
  22. mechohaulic
    looking at the pictures , i had 864 also
  23. mechohaulic
    (1) is this the new valve assy you had put in ? (2) did you try with trailer lines disconnected ? (3) by chance red/blue lines not crossed = had to ask ,
  24. mechohaulic
    you haven't separated the trailer from the tractor YET !!! take the red/ blue lines OFF the trailer and cap them. using a plugged glad hand or holder mounted on the pogo stick. THEN PUSH IN THE RED BUTTON TO SEE IF YELLOW LINE LEAKS . a faulty trailer valve /// brake can will return air to THE TRACTOR !!!!!
  25. mechohaulic
    If I am thinking right ! ( really after two yukon jacks );; esi is for Extended Service Intervals . ==2 spin on oil filters :: the ESI + is 3 spin on filters ??? . don't recall where the main feed line to older large filter went to engine block ?/

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