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SHUT DOWN in the mountain passes while driving!!

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Rolling18, Dec 10, 2020.

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  1. Dec 10, 2020 #1
    Rolling18

    Rolling18 Light Load Member

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    HOLD ON SALLY!!... SHUTDOWN on mountain pass!
    WTF!!?????
    I'm fully loaded, going through some mountain passes, get the amber CEL. A minute later, I get the RED ! CEL... I am looking for place to pull over.. NONE! (2 lanes, no shoulder just snow packed dirt w/ metal guardrail. The engine shuts down!!!! BEEEEEEEPPP!! not a good time going down hill in curvy Mtn. roads..
    I had to super muscle it around the turns, any tighter curves would have been really ugly situation! no air compressor to refill brakes either...
    eventually coasted to a stop, mostly in the road on an uphill.
    anyway,

    IS there a way to disable this behavior of shutting down the truck regardless of the situation????

    this seems kinda..... ####ING DANGEROUS!!!:)
     
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  3. Dec 10, 2020 #2
    '88K100

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    If it’s a Navistar answer is NO,,,get used to it. Sucks when you out passing on a 2 lane and the SOB does that.
     
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  4. Dec 10, 2020 #3
    FozzyNOK

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    In the old days the truck would have just completely #### itself.. so at least the engine is saving itself.
     
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  5. Dec 10, 2020 #4
    tallguy66

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    My cascadia has an override engine shutdown button
     
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  7. Dec 11, 2020 #5
    Rolling18

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    The point in this post is not so much the engine saving ITSELF, but powering down the whole truck while still in motion and need ing the compressor to keep the BRAKES aired up and have steering ability..
     
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  8. Dec 11, 2020 #6
    Rolling18

    Rolling18 Light Load Member

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    I have seen that in many trucks but this one did not have any override... (it doesnt even have trailer brake check valve)
     
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  9. Dec 11, 2020 #7
    lester

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    Well depending on why it shut down you may have been coasting anyway but with a grenaded engine. Loss of oil pressure or severe overheat. I doubt that was your issue, it is probably some stupid emissions problem but..
     
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  10. Dec 11, 2020 #8
    FozzyNOK

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    If the engine would have thrown a rod through the side of the block.. how would it have been then?
     
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  11. Dec 11, 2020 #9
    6cuda6

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    Sadly its what happens these days ...overheat, low oil pressure, emission problem etc. Usually there is enough air in the tanks to get you to a safe stop but every once and a while a series of events makes it so that it just doesnt work out. Could be worse, on the vehicles we have, the driver has 30 seconds to get stopped if this happens or we stop the vehicle for them.

    All you really can do is stop and take a few minutes to verify everything visible [fluids, air etc] before you head into the mountains and hope for the best.
     
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  12. Dec 11, 2020 #10
    LameMule

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    Buy a mechanical truck...
     
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