Hello,
I just bought my fist truck and could use some input. I bought the truck off of an old timer who has not driven it in years. It was sitting in his yard and I approached him with an offer and he accepted, so now here we go!
The truck is an 89' with a 3406B CAT. It has the 18 eaton fuller in it, has brand new batteries in it (still under warranty). It runs good, and shows 550000km on the odometer. That's about 335K miles. It appears to be all original. I did a "rig dig" and nothing alarming came up. Apparently it was a custom build for a Canadian O/O back in 89'. It was assembled in Texas according to the records that I have been able to find.
Long story, but I am looking for some input on what I should be doing in order to get this thing up to par, and what I might need to look out for. It has been sitting for about 5 years, and I understand the fuel, tires and wheel seals, belts, a few hoses, and other things need to be addressed. My question is for those of you who have ran this equipment. I am looking for some advanced information on the motor and haven't been able to find much about it here. Please feel free to leave some input. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Bought my first truck *1989 Peterbilt 379*
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by OldPete89, Jun 25, 2017.
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start by going threw all your soft parts (rubber, belts hoses seals ect), check the overhead change all the fluids. when was the last time the truck saw any regular use?
we need pictures of this truck
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