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Yes, but it's also the factory recommended workaround to defeat the "mandatory" idle shutoff timer that never should've been applied to OTR trucks. I'd like to figure out who came up with that brainstorm and install a shutoff timer on his/her home and office to annoy them in return!

 

Most of the 2007+ trucks leave the factory with the idle timer disabled. It is up to the customer (fleet or O/O) to specify if it is to be enabled or not. There are three ways to choose this:

a) Buy a truck with the certified clean idle sticker
b) Buy a truck without the sticker and put on the order that the truck will operate in California
c) Ask for the idle timer to be enabled

Every other way the truck ships with it turned off.

I haven't gone through the list of every 2010 engine on the market but the big ones meet the california clean idle requirements (DD13/15/16, Cummins, PACCAR, etc)

 

Has anyone actually spent time in a 2000-2003, 660-770. I drove a daycab for a while, but not the big models. I know the 1st gen had some electrical gremlins, but they don't seem as bad as the newer gen 2, as there were less things being monitored. I know there were some changes in 2000 to overcome the heavy steer axle problem, different seats, and a few other things.

The reason I'm asking is that I am looking at a few 2003 770s with the pre-EGR ISX. One is higher mileage than the others, but has had a recent O/H, which to me would make up for the 160k mileage difference.

 

anybody have this problem?

Intermittently the top speed that can be obtained with the accelerator pedal is 60 mph in 12th gear, but with cruise control on, speed is not affected at all.
After total shut down of the entire truck, doesn't happen again for about 250 miles.

any responses besides "by another type of truck " are welcome.

 

Looks like the OP of this thread has dropped out of the conversation.. I wonder how his Volvo lease/purchase agreement is going?

 

Perhaps if said Volvo had a Cummins powerplant I might even consider leasing my life away. Not for a Volvo engined one however.

 

I've got one with a cummins. My only problem is when it breaks there is no one with a brain to work on it. Cummins mechanics can't troubleshoot a problem and neither can Volvo. If the computer doesn't paint the problem in neon just get your wallet out and be prepared to pay them to change parts until you run out of money or the problem fades. Cummins cost me $800 to ignore the problem and volvo charged me $2700 to change parts that were bad but unrelated.

 

I hear ya lost soul. I am only thinking out load anyhow. I drive a somewhat used up '06 Century for at least another 6 months.

 

Volvo 780 Here! Volvo engine. Engine has been okay except sensor. Tend to agree with previous poster who made mention of replacing entire w/w assy. for one broken arm. Nice features but am not too happy with the amount of time it's in shop. On the other hand, I used to drive a kenworth that rivaled the volvo for shop time.

 

I do not have personal experience with the smaller Volvo engines, but I bought 4 ('08 and '09) model Volvo 730's with D-16's, and they were nothing short of JUNK!!! Major problems (which seemed to usually be emissions related) which Volvo was never able to correct. I no longer have the trucks (thankfully) but would strongly urge anyone considering a truck with Volvo power to seriously RECONSIDER!!!!!!