Jump to content

Geoff Weeks

Pedigreed Bulldog
  • Posts

    2,394
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

Everything posted by Geoff Weeks

  1. No, you can't fit that type in an older housing. That is a weir-stat and when "closed" all the coolant passes through the center back to the waterpump. The housings are machined totally different, with differing coolant flow passages.
  2. Fairly sure it is a trailer suspension, not a truck suspension being used on a trailer.
  3. Been across it at least once. Don't like paying tolls so if there is a better way...
  4. Seams odd to be that far from the structure. Not odd that you wouldn't survive the fall, however.
  5. Doesn't look like a walking beam I know. Looks more like a single point trailer suspension (Hutch) but not quite right either. Yeah 2nd the application info needed.
  6. Cole-Hersee Mfg a nose box for trailers with both 12 and 24 volt inputs. They had resistors in the nose box to drop the voltage under load to 12 volt and 12 volt lightbulbs were used. Never saw one in person. They also mfg a 12-6 back in the day, never saw that in their catalog but did see one on E bay several years ago.
  7. How do you guys handle trailer interchanging with 24 volt and 12 volt tractors? edit: I assume today, 12/24 LED's make it a non issue, but back in the day of your Cruiseliner? IHC I know could be ordered 24 volt from the get-go.
  8. did you remove the factory check valve for the secondary tank? Cycling means the line from the wet tank to the gov is going from cut-out (125psi) to cut in (95 psi) in 15 sec. Why that is happening is the question that needs to be solved. IF the wet tank is not getting back fed from the secondary during purge, it can drop to less then cut in. Again, the drier uses pressure in the wet tank AND the secondary tank to purge and regenerate the drier bed. It can be possible the drier is defective. Get a union and tie the inlet and outlet hoses together (bypassing the drier) and see if it still cycles every 15 sec. If it does, it isn't the drier, if it doesn't you know you have a problem in the drier. You'll need a gauge in the unloader line to see when the compressor unloads. Are you sure you have the inlet and outlet hoses connected to the correct ports on the drier?
  9. Read the instructions! You have to remove the existing check valve on the inlet of the secondary tank and replace with the valve provided. IT MUST be able to take air from the secondary tank back to the drier on purge to regenerate the drier bed. If there is some part you don't understand, post your question and I will try to help. I don't like these external purge volume driers. Too easy to be installed wrong or for the valve to fail. Internal purge driers like the AD-2, AD-4 and AD-9 don't need external source of air volume to purge the drier and regenerate the drier bed.
  10. Ok, did you place it where they tell you in the instructions? It needs to be after the wet tank, in the line to the secondary tank. The original check valve in the secondary tank HAS to be removed and replaced with the valve provided. Anything less and there will not be enough purge air to correctly regenerate the drier bed. This is one of the reasons I don't like external purge driers. Too easy to install wrong.
  11. Either of these? Bendix AD-SP Meritor Air Drier
  12. I can't help if you don't tell me what you put on! How often was it cycling BEFORE you changed the air drier? I suspect it was single check-protection valve and YES you do need it if you replace a AD-2 with an external purge volume drier. In many cases if the air drier can't keep the air free of moisture, it isn't the drier but air system problems (leaks) that keep the system compressing too much of the time.
  13. Which AD did you install? No you most likely don't need a new air gov. You likely have either not installed the correct check valve after the A/D if it is the external purge volume type. You could also have other check valve problems causing your wet tank pressure to fall off too quickly/ Why did you change? What problem were you trying to address with a new drier?
  14. Yeah, and the bolts to the head are out. What I was responding to was his question as to whether he needed both a T stat and shutters or would shutters alone be enough. That is what my answer pertained to. 10 deg difference between shutterstat and thermostat is what is callled for if the shutterstat is in the upper waterrail or top tank. For shutters that are controlled by the lower tank temp, the shutter stat should be the same as the engine thermostat setting. The idea is: the thermostat should be full open before the shutters start to open.
  15. You really need both. It will not get to temp with just shutters, especially if you are not loading the engine hard.
  16. Here is another with a torque chart for everything BUT the con rods???Bendix torque chart
  17. The whole reason for a Lowboy is deck height. That is why you still see 12.25" brakes and axles. Pulled a whole lot of trailers with small brakes. There is only so small you can go with 16.5" brakes.
  18. Those old LaCross, Martin etc low boys get passed around fairly quickly as they are hard to get parts to work on, too short and are all cracking/bowed frames.
  19. Census is collected by: in person census takers, and MAILING to residence's. If you were visiting, you wouldn't have a mailing address. Your "shouldn't be counted" is based on your opinion, not what the law says. Census and voting are not connected. You can be a resident alien, have the right to work, live and own property and not the right to vote.
  20. Vlad, here is the 501 manual. I think the 700 series is similar. It has the torque specs you were looking for. No Idea what to do with the one that was modified with bolts and shows sign of cracking? I wouldn't want to trust it. TF 501.pdf
  21. That is not what the wording says. It says the Us shall hold a count of the population every 10 years. There is no "shouldn't" it is count of people. If you want something different, then start and fund another count. The one that is spelled out is a count of the population. You want a different count, I get that. Then create the law and provide the funds to do that.
  22. Simply the census is NOT a count of citizens, it is a count of people, Citizens, and those that are not citizens, regardless of if they have a green card or not. That is what is spelled out in the constitution, a count of the number of people. If you want a count of only citizens then the constitution authorizing the count has to be changed, or make another law for a separate count.
  23. I'd be interested in the reasons also.
  24. Close ratio shifts between gears on a heavy truck (non-syncro) can be easier to master than wide ratio shifts on an older car (non syncro) you don't have to wait for the engine to drop as much rpm between gears. The key is not to try and shift as fast as a modern vehicle. Air wipers are simple devices and can often be repaired easily. Some of the wiper motors can use O rings while others will need a formed seal, which can be made from O ring cord from an industrial supplier. In some cases they only need a good cleaning to work again.
  25. Starting can draw 1800 amps in the cold or 9x the biggest alternator commonly used. If you can cut that draw in 1/2 you make a big difference. every other electrical device combined is not going to reach 100 amps @ 12 volt. Starting in the cold is still 18x or greater every other load combined. Add key off depletion of the battery and that is why some way of reducing the max current draw is needed.
×
×
  • Create New...