Popular Post AZB755V8 Posted June 30, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2016 I finally brought 2 trucks to the show from Arizona. Just short of 2500 miles. It was truly a great experience and a first big outing of the 88 Superliner for me. It was a shake-down cruise and not without issues. There were 4 really bad crashes, Texas, PA, Indy & Oklahoma and 2 burnt down to to nothing trucks, Missouri & Arizona fires along the way. On the way out, went through the storm of storms in PA, Scared the SHIT out of myself on the PA Turnpike, YES you can hydroplane a 25 ton Semi even with new rubber. The show was the Best of the Best and a record number of trucks at 703. I met some really Great people there and talked some good "truck" with most. The onsite show dinner was Great, Thanks to Darrel, Bill, Eric & all for the Great eats, and the left overs the next day. Going out the E9 was not running like it should around Tulsa and had a strange sound when getting out of the throttle and was down a little on power... Going back, Got to Toledo, OH and stopped for fuel, Bad sounds and something tinging the exhaust turbine. Yep dropped a valve in #6 Cylinder, Had two options, stop and find a repair shop that could work on an E9 in maybe a week or two or Drive it 2000 miles home... After a moment of thought and figuring the repair bill, started out for home. Smoking like a bitch and down on power and a mile per gallon on fuel got her home. Even running bad she kept up with most anything running out there. I have a new found respect for an E9. I love them but hate them too. So far I am tearing it down and hopefully need only a head and a piston. But a load of work in a 110 degree garage is not fun. Will have photos of damage soon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Ugh, sounds like quite a trip. Glad you made it back home okay. Let me tell you about hydroplaning with good tires. Ugh, if you recall my incident last year going to York. Pucker factor: 100. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZB755V8 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Got the engine taken down today. One of the exhaust seats came apart and chewed up the piston, liner, head and turbo. Think the head is actually repairable but piston, liner and turbo are toast. I was going to change out the turbo anyway after this trip, it was just too big to run on the road with a trailer. Have to cut her back on the Horse Power and be more drivable. Turbo did not really start working until 1900rpm. Got a Borg Warner S400-91 to install and should come in around 1400-1500rpm. Yep a lot of water under the tires at 55mph is not a good thing, slowed down to 40 after the Holly Crap moment!!! r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In Black Pulling Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 That sucks had valve shatter ounce the pieces made it in to two of the other cylinders on that side. Believe it was intake valve. Your gonna like that turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZB755V8 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 On 7/1/2016 at 3:48 PM, Back In Black Pulling said: That sucks had valve shatter ounce the pieces made it in to two of the other cylinders on that side. Believe it was intake valve. Your gonna like that turbo. Saw your truck at the show but not that turbo. What can yo tell me about it? From what I have been told NEW Tech design is far better than the old Holset T5 I just destroyed. I hope to have it back together next week and ready to go to Canada to get the three E9's I bought there in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 ouch lot of work in 110 deg. i have replaced a head bolt or two in my old 335 at various places in az. not much fun . hope that head turns out to not be ruined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 1 hour ago, AZB755V8 said: I hope to have it back together next week and ready to go to Canada to get the three E9's I bought there in February. keep me posted about your trip to the great white north BC Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In Black Pulling Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 On 7/4/2016 at 7:58 PM, AZB755V8 said: Saw your truck at the show but not that turbo. What can yo tell me about it? From what I have been told NEW Tech design is far better than the old Holset T5 I just destroyed. I hope to have it back together next week and ready to go to Canada to get the three E9's I bought there in February. I have a holset hx 82 with a billet wheel, 4.1 inlet and bigger exhaust wheel on mine now. the one your getting is the same as the johndeere turbo i use to have on or is it a little bigger then that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZB755V8 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Back In Black Pulling said: I have a holset hx 82 with a billet wheel, 4.1 inlet and bigger exhaust wheel on mine now. the one your getting is the same as the johndeere turbo i use to have on or is it a little bigger then that? I thought that is what you had on your truck now but modified. I don't know what the spec. is on the John Deere turbo but the Borg Warner S400 has only been out for about 3 years in this size and has extended vane tech and some other new stuff in it stock. It is a 3.9 inlet and my old Holset was a 3.6. The exhaust side was to big for the rpm's that are needed at cruise speed with my truck now. So I went smaller on the exhaust and bigger on the intake side to bring the surge line down to 1400-1500rpm's hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In Black Pulling Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Sounds bigger then Johndeere hope it works out for you. Sorry i missed you at the show walked right past your truck not even realizing whos it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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