Thanks for the suggestion, @Scooter Jones. I actually have a job at a shop if I want it, but that's the last last resort for me. After I got out of the Marines, I worked at a shop for almost a year. On call 24/7. Maybe it's because I was still young and dumb, but I hated it. The absolute worst part for me was going on a road call, knowing the trucker had places to be, and what if I couldn't fix it? It was something I constantly worried about, and it bit me once. The marker lights on a triple set kept tripping the breaker in the truck. I swapped switches, pigtails, spent five hours looking for the short. Finally their yard called him and said one of the trailers had been hit in the yard. Sure enough it had wiring on the exterior of the trailer running to a light, and the insulation was damaged and the hot was grounding to the trailer side. Five minutes later he was ready to go. Problem was he didn't beat a storm because of me, and got stuck in Grand Junction overnight. He was pissed, and I didn't blame him either.
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I also forgot that you should set the overhead and rebuild and adjust the jake brakes if applicable.
And at that point you can decide if you want to put injectors in.
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If i put my old wreck on the road this is my mechanical plan .
Pull my fifth wheel and thoroughly inspect and rebuild if rebuildable. If not a new or used takeoff if i can find one.
Priority one.
Than pull the axles and inspect everything and replace axle seals and fluids and pinion seals
Brakes,drums,cams,cans Rubber lines and plastic lines. Airbags , new led taillights .
Inspect drive shafts and replace universals and carrier bearing .Verify my set ride height is correct
Clutch only has 300 thousand on it but will visually inspect it and the throwout bearing and clutch brake
My 13 speeds shifts well but needs the tower rebuilt , new tailstock bushing and seal and mount plus fluid.
Pull the front hubs and inspect and reseal as well as thoroughly inspect the steering and suspension parts along with front shock replacement. Inspect steering box and pump. Replace hoses.
Inspect the condition of the radiator and have recored if less than top notch condition.Newradiator hoses and inspect metal tubes in cooling system loop for corrosion .
New heater hoses and clamps for heater cores .Inspect and Rebundle frame and cab wiring.
Replace starter with new high torque unit along with new starter positive cable. Throw old starter in sidebox of spares.
Inspect all battery cables and replace batteries if more than 2 years old.
New water pump on my n-14 and accessory drive. Might do the oil pump also since their known to free spin.
New alternator and belts. Throw alternator in spare box.
N-14s Cummins are known for bad injector harness so long as I have the rocker covers off to Run an Overhead install a new one.
All new Rubber fuel lines as well as solenoids and check valve.
Service air compressor and drier and valves. Flush out air tanks and inspect for internal corrosion .
Possible turbo replacement after inspection for wear and oil leakage new turbo hoses and clamps if needed.
Inspect and recharge A\C system
Replace air clutch on fan.
Replace piston cooling nozzles .
So not much more small stuff left to replace other than kingpins, springs ,hangers,bolts, torque arm , leveling valve.
And this is all on a well cared for one owner truck with a million175 and a perfect oil analysis report that with new brake shoes and tires would pass a DOT inspection
The interior pics are my old company western star and how i had it set up for livability
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@tommymonza thank you for taking the time to write that up.
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Thanks @Rideandrepair. All great points.
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Here’s a pic. I replaced mine with original covers and bracket. Had I known about the newer design, I would have gotten the new style ( inner) front cover, and bracket instead. Note the 4 bolts in the top of bracket. That’s the upgrade.
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