Geoff Weeks

I think you'll find that they adapted their work as much as possible around the weather. Farmers did more strenuous work in the cooler parts of the day. Factory work must have been brutal, however. Where I am in Western Iowa, I get good breezes which make even 90's livable if not comfortable. The hard part is when it stays in the 80's at night with dew points in the upper 70's and the wind dies. That is why I have window A/C's. I have notices an increase in summer temps and dew points since I have lived here, even while the rain totals have dropped considerably. We have something called "corn sweat" which the moisture lost from the ag plants leaves that drive up the dew point when compared to the nearby cities, their actual temperature is a few degrees hotter but our dew points make us at least as uncomfortable.

Wedges use less air for the same stopping power. And were self adjusting (when everything was working) long before automatic slack adjusters came out. Also can fit where some S cam can't and are similar to the air over hyd used on some real heavy axles. I have a set of relined 15" you could have had for the cost of shipping. Main thing is lube up everything real well and make sure the protective boots are on the wedges to keep them from seizing in the bores.

There are 4 types of R134a caps listed on MEI Airsource, that is 4 sets (one low one high) depending on if it has high flow valves or who made it. Without knowing more or a picture the best I could recommend would be to buy an assortment. May be Airsource 8977 or 8992. They also list some oddball "off road" cap fitting 8953 and 8954 which are 9mm and 10mm respectively. That is the best I can come up with. Joey and I were typing at the same time.

I got pulled around back at the POE in Echo UT, I started inside but the older lady came out with a young DOT cop, I though Oh boy here we go, but she said she just wanted to show him what to look for on spoke wheels! They did a quick tutorial on spokes and sent me on my way!

I have used OTC's king pin press on tapered pins on the Double Deck buses. What I can say is: OTC's press looks a lot more beefy than Tiger Tools. I maxed out the OTC, and added heat to get the pins out, it sounded like a small bomb going off and drove the pin and the brick floor about 3" down when the pin let go. I like Tiger Tools U joint tool, but that pin press doesn't look like it would be strong enough. Straight pins, you might be ok, but if you have taper pins, then you want something with some meat behind it. https://www.tooldiscounter.com/product/otc-king-pin-anchor-hydraulic-pin-pusher-with-10k-psi-pump-otc4240ap?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItNyR_eXjhgMVWTcIBR39dwyuEAQYAyABEgKrPvD_BwE

Yes, they are every bit as strong, and a lot of off road equipment use this type, they just take a little longer to dis assemble.

The round disk with the bolts is called a "companion flange" and is/ was a popular way to make the transition from trans main shaft to driveshaft. Not home made, but that one is a little odd having so much between the end of the flange and the rear of the transmission.

Safety is paramount. I may limp a vehicle in to repair, but will not knowingly take a dispatch with a problem. As far as the law, you as the operator are responsible, and are the one who will be held and fined, as well as dings on your licenses. Any owner that would push me to drive a vehicle with a known problem and not repair, would not have me for long. When I ran as my own carrier, I had a safety-stat score of 10, which is about as low as a single vehicle operator will get, it means I was inspected multiple times and no defects were found. When I leased to others, I sought out those that had the same attitude as I did, They are out there and generally don't have to advertise for people to work for them. Good for you for walking away.

Yeah CCC, made alot for the military and likely oil patch work. Cab may be IHC, I think I remember CCC used IHC cabs.

Almost exactly what was said in the conversation I was having on another site. Must have been a wild ride! All in all I think they did a great job.

Talking about this on another site, with some who have been crew on a ship, the conclusion was the engine computer didn't/ wouldn't throttle back and they were faced with shutting it down either electrically or by cutting the fuel, thus putting it the condition the Dali was, or call for assistance and run it out into deeper water and solve the problem out there. We know how the Dali ended up so they chose the other option. Just as a modern truck engine is not directly controlled by the driver via mechanical linkage to the injectors, the same is true in marine engines. To be "hacked" there has to be a connection between the engine ECM and the outside world, but it can just as easily be a internal "computer failure" where the computer just stops reacting to inputs and "freezes" where it is. The conclusion was it very unlikely that it was being controlled by a hacker and far more likely to be an internal failure. Ships need the prop turning to have any steerage esp at lower speeds, so by leaving the near shore at a higher speed with C/G escort, they were able to control the ship, if it were hacked, one would think they would want to control the steering as well. That was not the case. If nefarious actors gained control of the ship, it wouldn't just be one system. Only damage (minor) was by the wake, no one hurt, so sounds like it was handled well.

Unfortunately that doesn't mean it can be crossed off the list of things. I had one on a Big Cam 4 where the primary relief (the Big cam has two, DFC has another relief that senses pressure at the end of the rifle bore) wasn't drilled all the way thru, on cold start it would peg the pressure beyond 100 psi. warm it would act normal. Somehow that oil pump made it through the system on on to an engine, and out the door. My thinking is the relief expands just enough to not fully seat when the RPM drops with hot oil, when the oil stops moving and all pressure is gone, it seats so pressure is restored until the rpm rises enough for the relief to need to open a bit, then the cycle starts again. I had one engine where the relief would stick every once and a while, but that engine the oil pump was external to the pan and you could pull the relief without too much pain. Not saying this is 100% what the problem is, only a possibility that fits the symptoms fairly well. A rag does also but I would expect it to be quicker acting. Some engines also use a bypass oil valve that only send excess oil through the bypass oil filter when the system is over a set pressure (often around30-35 psi) and if this is stuck open or a weak spring it may pass oil through the bypass oil filter when there isn't enough volume to keep the oil pressure up. I don't know about the engine you have, these are just general thoughts that can apply to all large diesels, some of it may not apply to the Mack engine you have.

Oh, I make no claim to be correct, only places I would look. Your experience on the engine is far greater than mine. I am just trying to fix the symptoms to something that would match up. I did have one engine where the relief would stick, and needed to kick it further open to free it, and that is something that can't happen with hot oil. I very well may be way off base.

I would expect a rag or something like that in the pan, to be drawn against the pick-up as soon as the engine speed is increased, not allow 40 psi then drop to 5 at idle, but I could be wrong, and worth a look.

By the late "20 teens" most of the places with a non chain restaurant were struggling if not closing or being bought out by the big chains. Covid put the nail in the coffin of those that were trying to hang on. Those that do manage must be good enough to bring in the locals on a consistent basis. I made sure during covid to tell the places that made the effort that their efforts were appreciated, and would tip them with a large tip. Most of these were not truckstops but restaurant that were near by a place I could park a truck. I tended to 2 lanes and the older "Mom and Pop" places that were much more common in the 80's. If the money isn't there, the place will not survive and fast food will take over.

More likely a sticking pressure relief in the oil pump. It doesn't seat all the way once running at speed opens it a bit. Another but less likely is a crack or air leak in the suction line to the pump. Either way, I think the oil pump is worth a close look at.

Back in the 90's "Arlene" was in her 80's, but every or every other Friday she made a all day long cooked pot roast with the veggies. It was popular with the locals and us truckers. I know the "stop" was re-modeled sometime in the 2000's but don't know if it changed hands. Anyway you look at it, I doubt the cooking has remained the same.

Anybody remember "Arlene's" In Battle Creek, MI? Used to make a Friday night pot roast to die for! about a mile or so off the Interstate on the old US hiway. I'm sure gone or sold to new owners by now.

In my view, you always have a choice, my truck, my income. I'll mark it "refused" and take it back at the shippers expense. If I were a company driver, I would call in and get the company to make the choice. I once had a guy try and climb in my cab "to show me it could be done" after I refused. My dog was sitting in the drivers seat as he always does when I am out of the cab, they rancher didn't look when he reached for the door handle, Rory is a big Chow/Great Pyrenees mix and just looked down at him, I said "I wouldn't do that if I were you"! Rory would have just moved over and let him it, but his reaction was priceless! It save a physical confrontation from me, and I got unloaded and turned around where we sat! At this point we were already 40 miles from where I was told it was to deliver, and I had the drives chained for those 40 miles.

I've been dragged in a few places but I put an end to it. Every time I ended up with damage, sometimes minor sometimes major. If I can't make it in with 10 tractor tires and 4 trailer tires chained, you've got a problem, not me!

Engine coolant thermostat 180-190 deg F, Fan switch, 205-210 deg F. Often people who don't understand, use a low 160 deg thermostat to try and solve an overheating problem, it will not! the engine thermostat only sets the MINIMUM temp the engine can run at, above that the thermostat has no effect. 160 deg thermostat and fixed fan, tells me someone is having over heat problems and isn't dealing with the real problem but trying to "get by' without fixing the real problem, which it likely to be the radiator. The radiator only has to drop the coolant temp 10 degs F at full load, if it can do that, the engine will never over heat. The outlet of the engine at 190 (thermostat temp) and the inlet back to the engine at 180 deg. When really working hard the outlet will be 200 and the return 190, when there isn't enough air flow to drop the coolant that 10 degs the fan kicks on at 15 deg above thermostat temp or so. Overheat alarm is often set at 220-225 deg (may be higher on the newer engines.) Radiators can be expensive, but often they are the true fix. I have spent more on a radiator than I did on an engine overhaul kit ($2150 for a radiator, $1500 for an overhaul kit).

I can't stand the noise of the fan running all the time. I don't know how much fuel is saved but the noise is enough for me to fix the clutch. I've had to make a few trips with the clutch locked when something went wrong, but never kept it that way.

It's yours for the postage if you want it. Face is 4 7/8 OD fits in a 4 11/16 hole or there abouts. Dip switches on the back to adjust for tire/ratio, has extra wire for Eaton 2 spd (leave disconnected if you don't need) I has no "name" on the dial

I was delivering a cell tower in Or up near Crater Lake, but several miles up a one lane dirt track. There was a space we could turn around and they we take the tower the rest of the way up the Mt one piece at a time. At times like that, I would put Jesse on a long lead tied to the trailer while we did the off load. When I got done, I noticed the long lead had parted. We were in bear country and likely cougar as well. I was calling and calling, and would have stayed the night or longer if that is what it took. what really concerned me was he was trialing 1/2 the rope and I could see it easly getting caught on something. He came back with a big grin on his face, and a big grin on mine when I saw him!

here is a photo. Let me know if you are interested.