Gonna be headed home in the morning. Ya'll be safe in the bad weather we're expecting this week. Wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! Have a nice time with your family!!
7 an 8's from me an mine to you an yours!!!
The journey begins - purchased a truck.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by blairandgretchen, Dec 10, 2014.
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8’s and sixes and all them good numbers to ya neighborblairandgretchen and cke Thank this.
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When I was not old, I pulled a case 580e on a tri axle trailer with a f350 ford with no trailer brakes and only one working left front steer brake. No brakes on rear axles of truck. Fun times
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Injector mysteries solved. Engine brakes mystery pending.
When my injectors went down January/February, I had my mechanic order a 6 pack off the engine serial number and installed them. I remember driving it home thinking "Hmmm, this thing should be a race car with a new set".
Turns out, after he back searched invoices, they (Freightliner in Joplin) supplied R5235580 which is for an 11.1 S60. Freightliner in Joplin will not back their mistake, and my mechanic is eating the cost. They should have been R5235575. Mechanic had employee install, employee did not double check (and I argue should not HAVE to) part number, yet Freightliner walked away.
Test drove it today, and even bobtail - whammo, boost is back to 36-38lbs and spools up like it used to. I had him order R5235915, after a quick consult with @Ruthless. From what I see, 5 degree spray angle difference and same holes. GK60 motor without piston cooler nozzles.
Midway through this, Fernando got back to me (he's notoriously difficult to reach) and his GK60 550hp 1700 ft/lb tune to run with the smaller (his words) 5575's will result in actual peak torque and HP higher , with the 5915's vs the 5580's.
Fernando's tune was 'middle of the road' , as I was nervous about 'hotting it up' too much, so I'm thinking I'll monitor EGT/boost/EOT and see how it goes. The problem with the wrong injectors only reared its head pulling that last load - heavy/wide/tall/grades/wind - most of the year I'd been light and empty half the time.
@DDguy has offered to remote tweak the tune, I'll just have to clear out my old HP laptop , buy a cable, and purchase software to do it - vs. pulling the ECM and sending to Fernando.
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Christmas came early with some more ponies
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Well I may have overdone it in 2022.
42,300 miles,
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Good luck
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I don't think he'll make it.....
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Think he went under a long time ago.
Lots of sarcasm and I know you felt the same way.
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