Bought my first truck *1989 Peterbilt 379*

in mostly all the petes I've seen are only up to 130km/h. Only seen those odometers for trucks built after 2001 (speaking for canadian trucks) our 99 has the 130km one

never been in a early 379 so i dont know if that is the factory odometer. something you experienced guys would know

 

No, I promised her a good loving home, so....nahh

I fixed an air leak with today for a whooping cost of $0.0001 (replaced the 0-ring)

Then she blew a front drive brake chamber (all rusted out)...I'm debating if to have a truck mechanic to do it, or I should just man-up

I might start my own thread, if I keep getting good at this ...LMAO

 

Didn't you buy your overalls like I mentioned to you that you will need when you get a truck ? That was one of the first things on your "to do list", I mentioned besides the other stuff. Now you will have first hand knowledge on being an O/O. Btw, what's this thing you speak of calling a mechanic just to do the brake chamber ? Get your hands dirty, let your truck know your taking care of her first hand. Brake cans/chambers can be done with your eyes close. "You tube" can be your friend for beginners.....

 

Basically its a very sharp hot knife set up on a roller. You mount the tire on it and rotate the tire and the knife makes the tire perfectly round. And ya it sounds crazy to cut a couple 32nds off a brand new tire, but a round tire last a lot longer than an out of round one.

 

Oh my dear, ever present friend from afar (@Diesel Dave)...my hands were quite greasy today...more than usual, I must say.

I just dont want to do it "wrong"...and my wife is "b!tch!n" about doing them "right"...lol

I might pay to watch one being done, then to the rest myself. I'm a good learner.

 

I know someone mentioned it and I'm not sure if you did it or not, but I'd replace pretty much all rubber hoses. That's what I do whenever I get a new truck. If they don't look brand new, I just replace them. Pretty easy and it's cheap insurance for the road. 90% of the time, it's the rubber that will leak or burst on the road.

 

Good looking ride for sure.

 

If it's been sitting a while you may want to change out the quad seals in the timing advance. The diaphragm in the Afrc. They tend to dry out over time. What ever you do, don't completely remove the screws out of the pump. No matter what turkey tells you too.