So I had an appointment this week to get a new medcard. I wasn’t feeling well so I canceled my DOT physical and got a covid test. I just found out...
One of the things that made me start searching transmissions and ultimately make this post is we just bought an old dump truck with a 10 speed....
Out of boredom I’ve been searching about different transmissions. From everything I’ve seen the norm in megas is the 10 speed. Everyone that seems...
We’ve got a 2001 Peterbilt 379 that has slow to engage/weak feeling service brakes. The problem has been getting slowly worse for 6 months or so....
My favorite are Pete 379's because thats what i learned on and what im used to. Ive jumped in quite a few other trucks (all older) but i dont like...
We have 3 C15's and a few times a year each of them throw a code for IVA. It usually goes away a day or 2 later. They run fine but like other...
We've got a 2006 C15. When its colder outside (under roughly 40 degrees) and the engine isnt completely warmed up if you give it full throttle...
Turns out the speaker is in the back of the gauge cluster assembly. I swapped them between the trucks and the issue followed the gauge cluster....
We’ve got a 2006 Pete 379 with multiplex gauges. The door chime/turn signal chime/low air alarm all go through the speakers. We just had the truck...
I’ll post the vin in the morning and if anyone’s got access to the Pete parts database you can see for yourself. I find it hard to believe our...
It’s a Pete part not a cat part. Cat makes the engine and Pete hooks everything up. I misspoke in my originally post. I meant to say Peterbilt...
2004 Pete 379 with a twin turbo cat c15 ACERT. I need to get the intercooler tube shown in the picture. The parts department at our local shop...
Had a similar issue in one of our trucks and it was the pigtail for the trailer plug chafing on the driveshaft Does your truck have the flash to...
Turned out to be a belt issue. A few days after I posted this thread the belts broke. Drove to a shop and they put in 2 brand new belts and it...
If your batteries test good my money is on the starter. We’ve got 7 379s and identical simptums happened to a truck last winter and a different...
I would appreciate if it didn’t turn into a fuel economy debate. I realize the 12.7 Detroit is the winner for fuel economy but we typically haul...
I’m curious about the throttle response in a 2001 Detroit 12.7. We’ve got 6 cats (1 3406B, 2 3406E, and 3 pre 07 C15) and this Detroit,all with...
They didn’t put new belts on but I did check the tension after they installed the alternator they seemed good. The fan clutch needs a rebuild and...
Weve got a 2000 379 with a 3406e. I was driving a week or 2 ago at night and all of a sudden the radio shut off. I looked down and the volt meter...
When it was at the dealer they supposedly checked the grounds and connections. They said there was one dirty/loose one which they fixed. I...
