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A crappy shop is better than no shop.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Bad Monkey, Oct 28, 2017.

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  1. Oct 28, 2017 #1
    Bad Monkey

    Bad Monkey Medium Load Member

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    Hi Guys. I'm so glad that I moved in to my grandparents old farmhouse recently because now I have a shop. It's old and drafty and is just a oversize 2 car garage but I just put it to good use. When I was a couple days from home my egr cooler on my DD13 sprang a leak and was going through a gallon a day. So since I have a shop now I thought I would change it my self. By the way, there is a hose going from the top of the cooler to the overflow tank. Should I start filling the cooler first? NCM_0135.JPG NCM_0134.JPG NCM_0136.JPG NCM_0137.JPG NCM_0142.JPG
     
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  3. Oct 28, 2017 #2
    dngrous_dime

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    Beats throwing a tarp over one side and sitting in a mud puddle....
     
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  4. Oct 28, 2017 #3
    TallJoe

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    LOL
     
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  5. Oct 28, 2017 #4
    x1Heavy

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    he he he he.

    Oh boy. Let me think on this a little more. HAW HAW HAW... oh wait... it's killing me.

    Seriously, fill the radiator first. Engine running with cab heat on fluid will lower in level, add more fluid until radiator stays full. Put the cap on and let it build pressure towards operating temperature.

    The coolant overflow tank will take care of itself.
     
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  7. Oct 28, 2017 #5
    baha

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    We can tell you just got moved in by the lack of old projects pushed back into the corners of your new shop, it will feel good inside shop when it gets colder?
     
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  8. Oct 29, 2017 #6
    Bad Monkey

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    Yes. It was about 35 here yesterday and was fairly comfortable in there. After I took the pics I went and got some thick bats of insulation and stuffed them between the truck and the door. So between that and a little torpedo heater I was good.
     
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  9. Oct 29, 2017 #7
    AModelCat

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    My dad built a shop to fit his truck inside. Once it was done he decided it was too nice to put the truck in so I still had to lay in the mud and snow to grease it every weekend :(
     
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  10. Oct 29, 2017 #8
    Jazz1

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    Next weekend you can raise the shop 5' and get out of the elements completely.
     
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  11. Oct 29, 2017 #9
    Sportster2000

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    To get the air out of the system you must fill the coolant resivor, run at a high rpm to get the system temp up to get the thermostat open. Once the thermostat opens take it off of high idle and refill the coolant resivor. Run it for another 5-10 minutes at high idle. After that time is done bring it back down to a normal idle and refill the resivor again. This is the proper way to fill the coolant on a semi.
     
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  12. Oct 29, 2017 #10
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    He built the shop so HE could stay out of the snow & mud...
     
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