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REALLY? NOBODY?? THANKS FOR THE HELP...........

i have a '93 ch E7 350hp with no engine brake. i'm always running in upstate ny and pa. nothing but up and down mountains. i'm going through brakes like crazy. what's the best option for an engine brake or exhaust brake? can i buy a new set up or do i have to go used? any idea of price? thanks.......

THE MODEL # IS RTX14709H

ANY IDEA OF THE COST OF CONVERTING IT???? THANKS

just got a price of $1400-$1800 to fix it. you guys think that's a little high? anyone have an idea how much it would be around to convert to a 13spd? i looked on roadrangers website and it looks like the conversion kit has an updated synchro included. maybe i can kill two birds with one stone.............

Also when you get the synchro replaced also check if its a air ride the air bag height cause if the rear ends have a incorrect ujoint angle it can break the pins in the scychro. In fact that is about the only thing that breaks the pins.

funny you should say that, i blew a bag on the highway drove it for about 2 miles to parking area. is it hard to change the synchro? can the transmission stay in?

got a '93 ch with a eaton 9spd. just bought it a couple of weeks ago. transmission shifted fine until about 3 days ago. now everytime i click onto the high side (4th to 5th) it makes a grinding noise then it clicks in. no matter how i shift it it stil grinds. any ideas? a friend of mine said it might be a syncro. i'm hoping i can make some kind of adjustment....

I'm going to assume you haven't tried this so bear with me if you have. Take the door pad and panel off and have a buddy work the handle and lock while you observe everything going on. The rod and clip arrangement on CH doors is strangely delicate and consists of little plastic clips and threaded rods that wear out and break. Here in the North East we are continually replacing the handles (chrome plated, around $50)because of salt/ rust. Because the passengers door seems to get used less often, it is more prone to freezing up with corrosion.

The handles are very easy to replace.

I hope this helped,

Phil

thanks for the response phil. i had the panels off and everything looks to be in order. my truck spent its life parked inside, so no rust/corrosion. i just bought it and with both doors doing the exact same thing i assumed i was missing some kind of trick.......

i just bought a '93 ch613 and i'm having problems with unlocking the doors. the door locks easy enough. if you don't touch the handle the doors unlock fine. if you try to open the handle then try to unlock the door it will not work. you can hear the rod moving up and down, it just doesn't unlock. both doors are the same way. like i said, if you turn the key to lock it locks. if you turn the key to unlock it it unlocks fine, as long as you don't touch the handle. i feel no binding in the lock cylinder or the rods. everything is lubricated. is there something i'm missing?? is there a "trick" to unlocking these doors?? thanks.........