2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE 4000

1463 is top set cruise set speed. I'm about 45 PSI with a 200* oil temperature. On the way home, when it's just loafing and the oil temp is below 150*, I'm at about 55 PSI. I'm going to attest that to engine wear, and I'm sure we are not using a high-end oil.

We are suspecting problems with the EGR valve triggering the light. Waiting for the diagnostic link to get back to the shop and then we'll pull codes.

 

Wow, 45 PSI. My original motor with 825K and the reman motor have identical oil pressure. I guess the 12-15,000 mile drain intervals have a lot to do with that. At first I used MB filters as well but then switched to whatever the shop had. For a while, Fleetguard was selling MB filters in their own boxes.

 

At 45 PSI, the cam bearings are likely as worn as the mains....

The cam comes out the back of the block and the engine must be tipped upside down to pull the followers, so an inframe would not cover doing the cam.

 

really at 600-700K I'd change crank bearings, cam bearings are more durable. All MB PLD engines are of pushrod design and cam life is long

I like this design for easy to fix, easy to remove heads and simple geartrain

 

Funny thing though, is that it is 55PSI at cooler temperatures. And I really haven't been getting the oil temp up when ambient temperature outside is 17*F. We do pull oil samples but are going much farther on drain intervals. 12-15,000 would have me changing every 6 weeks. That's not happening.

Oil consumption is very low. Really no leaks to speak of, and I'd guesstimate at about 2 quarts a week.

I'm coming up on 700K. I'm going to have a talk with the shop foreman and visit rolling in a set of rod and main bearings.

 

The AK-47 is actually a German gun, designed by Hugo Schmeisser.

From Wikipedia:

"...........On 3 April 1945 American troops began to occupy the city of Suhl. Weapons manufacturing was completely prohibited during this time. Hugo Schmeisser and his brother Hans were interrogated for weeks by weapon expert teams of the American and British secret services. At the end of June 1945, American troops evacuated Suhl and all of Thuringia. One month later, the Red Army assumed control over the area, starting a civilian works project to manufacture weapons for the Soviet Union. By August 1945, the Red Army had created 50 StG44s from existing assembly parts, and had begun inspecting their design. 10,785 sheets of technical designs were confiscated by the Soviets as part of their research. In October 1945, Schmeisser was forced to work for the Red Army and instructed to continue development of new weapons including the AK-47.[SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP]
Schmeisser was one of 16 Germans for which a special department (no. 5 was created at factory number 74, later known as Izmash. Schmeisser was appointed as one of the five designers of the group, together with Kurt Horn and Werner Gruner (both from Grossfuss) and Oscar Schink (from Gustloff), under the formal leadership of Karl Barnitske (also from Gustloff). There is some evidence that Schmeisser was uncooperative with the Soviets because he received the most negative review by his Soviet handlers in this group of five German designers. In these Soviet reviews, Schmeisser was described as a "practical man", whose lack of formal training showed whenever he was presented with any design problems.
Schmeisser worked in Izhevsk until 1952 when he and other German specialists returned home to Germany. With short notice, his stay in the Soviet Union was extended beyond that of the other weapon specialists by a half year. He finally returned home on 9 June 1952. Schmeisser died on 12 September 1953, and was buried in Suhl. The 50th anniversary of his death was honored by a ceremony held in Suhl, as he is recognized as one of the most important technical designers of infantry weapons of the 20th century[SUP]"[/SUP]

 

I also still running a 2007 shaker with MBE still running strong had a in-frame at 1475 great on fuel not much power but i only with light loads so tractor has not been stretched beyond its purpose.

 

How much was the cost of the inflame?

I’m considering buying the truck to pull 80k on flat terrain.

 

Well did you? If so how did it turn out.