3406E Miss

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by sailboatjim, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. sailboatjim

    sailboatjim Light Load Member

    292
    173
    Aug 27, 2014
    Boston, Mass
    0
    I found this problem.
    I never would have guessed but it was so simple.
    I actually found it because I had another problem which was the fuel levels in the tanks were not equal. I didn't know I had that problem. The passenger apparently wasn't using much fuel. The sending unit is in the passenger side so it appeared that I was getting 20 miles to the gallon until I ran out of fuel on the drivers side tank a few days ago. I went to the passenger side and low and behold there was big vacuum on that tank and it was full of fuel. I had some vice grips and a bottle of starter fluid so i blocked the driver side line and fired it back up and went ahead and delivered my load. The vent was blocked on the passenger tank.
    Somehow this was effecting the fuel flow at high load and higher rpm and it caused a slight miss for about 2 seconds after I shifted gears at the higher rpm.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Superhauler

    Superhauler TEACHER OF MEN

    12,209
    100,730
    Jan 30, 2010
    keep stroking.
    0
    it is not a good idea to take the check valve apart if you don't watch what your doing. for the cost it is easier just to buy a new check valve and install. don't over torque it or you will warp it.
     
  4. Reaper'sTrucking

    Reaper'sTrucking Light Load Member

    79
    73
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    Peak torque is 1250 to 1400 depending on which 3406, 1000rpm is lugging, a 3406 is a lot different than an acert, acerts like low rpms, 3406 engines like high rpms
     
  5. Reaper'sTrucking

    Reaper'sTrucking Light Load Member

    79
    73
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    Peak torque is 1250 to 1400 depending on which 3406, 1000rpm is lugging, a 3406 is a lot different than an acert, acerts like low rpms, 3406 engines like high rpms
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.