Artful dodger

Ya I do too and I honestly haven’t even been around him except one other time since he has had the truck and try to keep my distance. Great mechanic but has never laid eyes on this particular Mack engine it wasn’t multiple ? I asked it was 1 but it’s ok and yes the cal numbers and locations are being put in he has software for that.  Cross fingers we are done today 

Hey fellas it’s late but I can’t find a bare wire or broken one anywhere we have looked got magnifiers and looked again the guy doin the work for me since I’m dealing with dad got pissed at me today for asking to many ? I guess thought I was questioning his ability I was not I was just curious spent time with dad today good visit so since I can’t find a bad wire I’ll replace the eups don’t wana but way I see it is it’s apart where we can get to them if put back together and it’s still throwing codes then I would have to have truck down again to take it all apart and change them anyway lose more days of work which I believe this happened so I could be with my dad so I’m not gona complain.. once it’s together is there anything else I need to do adjustment wise or anything I am gona take fuse panel on the firewall  drivers side apart and clean everything again just to be sure 

I looked at eup wires till my head spun off fellas a couple questionable but not on the cylinders that where throwin faults is there a way to test these to see if they are working right. Also found out compressor that was on truck was not the correct compressor and found out there is a check valve in the fitting that goes into the block on the fuel return line whoda thought right so finding a 45 degree fitting with a check valve in it that fits is yet another egg hunt lol 

Okay I’m on it 

Ok will do thanks Joe headed out there now I’ve cleaned the contacts on them I didn’t see any bad wires but I’m gona look again now 

Hey fellas been absolutely slammed all three of my youngins had birthdays this week one the 9th one the 11th and one the 23 so 2 this week one next but anyway they are 8 12 and 26 so one big get together my dad was able to make the trip down here to see them my oldest is married and live 100 miles west of me and dad is bout 80 mile east of me so all three of my kids in the same place with grandpa was priceless.. so it takes a bit of time to get approved for an account with hienz and I just didn’t have enough put away to pay cash for anything else found a used front 1/3 of manifold for 150 and since it was throwing fault codes on three cylinders I asked clay to price 6 eups well ended up finding 6 for 2300 bones but they where not in stock so they where ordered Friday that’s the last thing I need and it goes back together manifold and compressor are on just need those eups and gona give it hell and and then pray a bit 

Ya sorry about that if folks just helped one another like we have done here what a world we would have. I’ll keep you posted have it back together tomorrow and hopefully runnin like a scalded dog

Oh ya no your not offending me at all man I appreciate all of you  center section is good air hammer and good lubricant did the trick going to replace the front third three of the injector things ECUs or EBU or whatever they called compressor turbo gasket and probably gonna order a new control valve controller for the gate. As soon as I get free of some money, I’m gonna have Hines get me the filter assembly for that VGT filter and put it back on there, we’re gonna run cleaner with this old valve for just a little while to try to get the old pushed out. I’ll change the lights change the valve controller and put the filter assembly on and then will be just like it was when it come out. Anything you have done I appreciate your help people these days. Don’t help strangers kind of refreshing to see it spend as much time with me as y’all.have 

Okay guys here’s the big ? We have clay is pretty salty with the Mack’s we have here and he owns 2 that are deleted he’s worried about how it’s programmed I’ll explain we can from pai I’ll probably need hienz for that get an exhaust manifold that will fit that doesn’t have a place for an egr valve comes in a kit with studs and gaskets  so that would eliminate having to plate it but they only have 1 pipe out of the egr plugged so the s pipe with the 2 sensors on it is still moving exhaust if we eliminate it and cut those sensors out will it kill the boost we will get if it not programmed for them to be gone?

Yea I did buddy if it’s good and he didn’t take it off I’m  not gona risk it if that center pc is good if it’s not I don’t know what I’m gona do  

Okay I don’t know if he took edge valve off or not 

Okay high temp gasket maker or should I make something out of gasket naterial

I carry an air hammer in the damn truck lol I’m headed out there I’ll keep u guys posted he made it sound like center was useable he’s worried we won’t get it apart 

How did what I just posted go to the other thread when I replied here

No he didn’t man I’m headed to Lowe’s to grab some kroil and head out there to the truck when I crossed up the part numbers that Mack in spfld gave clay I got EEX-2054 for both.  same part for front 1/3 and rear 1/3 I gotta get them apart today for sure and figure out how I’m gona get the part. I and everything I need with it gaskets studs the whole 9 

Kroil okay 

U bet thanks man.  Where exactly does the 1/8 inch blockoff plate meet to go

Fjh the block off plate I need would go under the square block at the eye valve correct

Ya als is something man thank you for the kind words  I have a ? I have never attempted this or had the need to is there a trick or process to getting the manifold into 3 pc again clay has told me we are gona be lucky to get it apart was wondering what u all would do to make that happen and not damage center section

Ya I’m goin out there in the morning first thing I’m all over the place with dads diagnoses man i can’t think gotta get my shit together and get focused. I’ll get there 

Guys I can’t tell what thread I’m in or out of maybe should start a new one I think it’s just the front 1/3 that’s cracked I haven’t seen it yet going in the morning to make sure if exactly what I need