D-Day

After cutting it out need to get this white 5000 out also

I ordered a new core for my B 755 project a couple months ago thought I had better do it before the price gets to high it came in at just over 800 dollars got a price for a Peterbilt 359 core recently and it was about 750 dollars more than the one we got 2 years ago 

how long has the radiator been in there they do get choked up with deposits over time

38 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

compression becomes too low, in order to burn diesel.  since ether will burn at much lower temperature, it lights very easily.  the wear is already in the engine to start with, the ether just allows you to start it up, and when the engine is running at around 650 RPM's, it has enough rotational force to maintain itself. and compression is higher due to the speed of the running engine compared to the typical 250 RPM's that the starter provides..  this next part is just my opinion...  Because a diesel is a compression ignition engine, introducing fuel at the right time is crucial. The issue I have with 'sprays' into the intake is that,  as the piston comes up on the compression stroke, to compress the air. the temp of the air is hot enough to light the ether early..  "Pre-ignition"  Not a Good thing...  this can and will weaken the engine, and if abused can bend rods and such..  I welcome any and all opinion's on this, and even those that dissagree with me.. I always learn from the many comments here..    jojo

I second that, I have seen to many people spray to much ether in an engine to get it started usually in cold weather, and afterwards it needs ether to start it even though its not very cold when I tear down to rebuild ill find broken rings the smaller the pistons the smaller the rings they wont handle it as well as a large bore with bigger piston rings we have 2 pieces of equipment down right now that had a lot of hours on them one with a cat 3056 and the other with a cat 3126 both were ether addicts when the cold weather came

I have overhauled several and we still have a couple of them in use hate to see good parts go to waste 

.2 v is not much of a drop the inside of the ignition switch does wear out but seems more like a ground issue from the instrument panel back to the frame or cab ground to battery ground

What is with the Canadian stretch on the bogie's I have seen that before on the R models and My truck driver friend said they ride rough but that LM in the first picture is super awesome some of the LM had offset cab and some did not never understood why

Sorry it's not us at the logging end of things our wages have not changed it's corporate America and all of the people in the middle who need a big new beach house or bigger boat in the marina

It looks great thanks for the pics what did you do with the seam on the back of the cab just above the rear window that normally has a piece of aluminum trim over it ?

6 hours ago, JoeH said:

This will drive older used truck pricing up...

Already has

Best wishes and happy birthday mech

We had trouble with the 2000 CH  613 E7 460 same problem shutting down until it got worse and was difficult to get started again I had to replace the engine wiring harness  and both oil pressure sensors after checking the 2 big connections at the ECM there was oil there it was being pushed through the wiring harness until it started shutting down injectors

On 3/31/2022 at 2:31 PM, doubleclutchinweasel said:

And an odd one...

Thanks for all the transmission info everyone it's amazing all of the knowledge that is out there and this is the best place to tap in

Colt house here

I'll be passing by early in may and can pick them up if that works

4 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

A friend of mine just gave me 72 rounds for a 300 Win-Mag..  That is one that i dont have...  oh hell, does this mean i'm going to the gun shop..?  jojo  

I have a use for those if you don't go to the gun store and get one

If the leak continues use a small mirror to look very closely at the surface where the filter seals check for cracks in the aluminum it happens and is sometimes hard to see