Need Advice on becoming an O/O

I appreciate it, sure do need em... Hoping it'll be an easy fix but I always brace myself for the worst.. As long as I make it down to the shop about 50 miles or so that'll take a lot of the sting out.. Couldn't have happened with a "worse" customer every load this place ships was supposed to go out yesterday it seems. At least a friend of mine is able to bobtail up and finish it out for me.

 

It's that new engine.....

 

I wish it was... that's got a warranty.. go figure LoL

 

new engine put more power to the tranny.

worn in tranny, new engine with more power....

May as well have them go over the u-joints and the rear ends as well.


Domino effect going down the drive line.


Snowwy talks about how bad his truck is killing him.

When I do my own engine, I had planned for the entire driveline to be done. Yeah, it'll be $35-40K.

But the truck will be "new" from CAC to Drives.

 

Actually the engine has less power now. I downsplit at places where I used to never have to before the overhaul. It used to be a hoss now it's just an average motor at best.. All 5 ujoints were replaced with Spicers less than 200K miles ago, they're in fine shape. What I suspect may have contributed this "soon to be failure" was a badly missed low to high range shift last week.... one of those where it made the teeth gnashing sounds clanking sounds as it popped out of gear... I don't do that much but it does happen once in a while no-one's perfect...

 

Oh I hear you there. I popped a gear like that in the mountains a couple weeks back. Even did it double clutching it.


It makes me cringe and just sick to my gut.

 

Well on the bright side......."shouldn't" have to worry about it next year

 

I get so tired of telling myself that.

 

people flash there ecms all the time for more power.

i haven't heard anyone say they've had to beef up the driveline.

not that i'm saying it's not recommended. specially with high miles.

 

Rollin Coal, Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I just tried to send you a PM but your mailbox is full. JT