ISX or ACERT, can't win?

Truck #1 has a real hood too, they are both W900L's, just one is a ex company rocket, and spec'd as such.

In all honesty, for me, the 18 speed is total overkill, and more or less adds weight I will never be able to justify, I just simply do not pull heavy enough loads over large grades enough times to make a 18 speed worth it, but I will admit, the odd time you could use it, it's great.

That's what i figured too, stick with CAT. I figured someone, somewhere, has to have these ACERT's figured out, and have a way to make them more reliable and efficient.

As the days go by I get more and more convinced on the CAT, always loved that yellow paint.

 

Well, I think I would keep truck #2 a lot longer since it is what I always dreamed of, although I will admit, I like the 2002 to beginning of 2006 dash's, not a big fan of the switches they are using on the late 06 to current dash's. I like my long toggle switches.

I think I would keep truck #2 for 5 years if it wasn't turning into a money bucket in 3 years. Truck #1 would be more of a stepping stone in my career, something light and cheaper to give me an edge over the heavier guys for the first few years.

 

Does anyone know what the turbo's for the ACERT cat engines are worth? Hopefully someone here can share there experience with me if someone here has had to replace 2 turbo's on that engine. I think if I knew what it would cost it wouldn't be so bad, all I keep hearing is, it is a lot, well, how much, need a figure to put in my head.

I would just pray that something wouldn't go wrong in one turbo, and send parts flying into the second turbo, and if it doesn't stop there, right into the cylinders....well....now your goose is cooked.

 

Nothing in life ever seems to go that easy and that simple. Your telling me that on a ISX, if you simply unplug it, that's it? It doesn't screw with the mixture and make things haywire and cause internal damage after 100,000 miles?

Are you talking about unplugging the EGR valve? The company truck I currently drive is a 2005 Kenworth W900 with a 450 ISX in it. The EGR valve recently went for the 4th time. It was a somewhat weird situation. You would be going down the highway, and the check engine light would come on, stay on for about 15 minutes, then go out for about 5-10, and it would repeat this cycle over and over. In the city, or idling, that light would not come on for anything. I noticed though, as soon as the check engine light came on, it immediatly grew a bit louder, and seemed to pull better, as if it was "free'd up"