Went and done it

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by mc8541ss, Feb 7, 2015.

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  1. May 21, 2016 #51
    Riprap

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    I can imagine it would be difficult- the more layers the darker the color?
    Summit sells a close color to this blue and they say a grey base coat is needed before spraying the blue. I hope grey primer is close enough. Luckily we're just looking to redo the lower exhaust mounts where the pipes attach to the side of cab. The paint is flaking off them and they are getting rusty.
    The boss man ran a bead of silicone around the brackets on our new 389 in hopes of keeping the salt & water out when the paint cracks in that joint, so far they've held up well.
     
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  3. May 23, 2016 #52
    RERM

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    These are all Detroit 12.7s right?....anybody get the 6NZ from Thomson?
     
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  4. May 23, 2016 #53
    mc8541ss

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    My 2 gliders are the Detroits, my 99 Pete has a cat. Fitzgerald wants $20,000 more for the 6nz Cat.
    If I were buying one for myself to drive maybe, but I am putting drivers in these. Where and what we run the Detroit does a great job, no complaints whatsoever. I personally just like having the Cat myself.

    On another note, spent the weekend under the 99, lost low range in Houston and had to limp home.tore into the tranny and found that the slip ring on the rod ( don't know the technical terms) that moves the synchronizer from low to high had come off. So a 50 cent part cost me a load home and a weekend. Guess it could have been worse if I would have lost the high side I would have been stuck and paying someone else to fix it.
    While I had that apart went ahead and replaced shift tower and isolation bushing. Also ran the overhead and replaced all the hood bushings. Just tightening things up again.
     
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  5. May 26, 2016 #54
    mc8541ss

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    Now to find a driver, the one I thought I had lined up was supposed to have a clean record, ha- he had 3 pages of violations. The search is on.
     
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  7. May 26, 2016 #55
    1johnb

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    You must have an fro transmission. I have replaced many shift rail snap rings. If you have it happen again be sure to check the synchronizer and the bull gear in the back of the auxiliary case. If either accumulate much wear the snap ring will hit the case and cause premature failure.
     
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  8. Jun 16, 2016 #56
    mc8541ss

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    Got the new Pete home Wednesday, driver is raring to go, now for plates and lettering. Hard to turn the keys to this one over. Was a nice ride down from Tn.
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  9. Jun 16, 2016 #57
    Oscar the KW

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    That's a gorgeous truck, I think I would keep that one for myself.
     
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  10. Jun 16, 2016 #58
    mc8541ss

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    Hopefully next year I will be able to get myself one. I will have to be able to pay cash though. I don't want a payment on the one I drive.
     
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