Recent content by IridiumRed

Ive been looking for something like this, just hadnt found right product yet. This looks very promising... just ordered some :) My truck is low use (1200 miles on clock from govplanet) but 20 years old, lots of the rubber / similar items shows dry rot/ uv damage, some of it terminal (already...

Went in yesterday, truck after sitting 24 hours was only down 30 psi on air pressure. Made me a very happy man :) (Of course, my OCD side is like "hey, that means youve only got tiny little leaks, perhaps ONE tiny little leak somewhere... be easy to fix if you find it... then you'd have...

Working on MTVR yesterday, had new dash valve in, was running shop air into trucks system (i pulled off the drain valves under batt box and put quick connectors there, worked well for me). Went around w spray bottle of soapy water, looking for leaks. Found a few leaks (fairly minor ones at...

Ill probably put something together. Partly for mysrlf, in case i have issues down the road and have to revisit this subject, be nice to have summary document. Prob 70 to 80% of what ill present wlll be info from cat's factory documentation, but condensed into one place. The cat onfo itself...

This manual has useful information relating to troubleshooting various problems w Cat C12 engines (for MTVR). Also applies to C10, 3406E, C15,C16, C18. Mainly focuses on how to use Cat ET toolfor diagnosing / handling issues, but has some useful info even if you dont have ET tool. Ive got...

Wanted to add that I'm particularly interested in hearing from those of you who have youtube channels / otherwise post a lot of content RE MTVRs... since i've watched / utilized a lot of that myself, been very handy for me, I'd like to give back as i can

Is there any interest in a deep dive into Cat C12 oil systems, specifically oil flow / oil pressure? I got an MTVR about 8 months ago, and its oil pressure seemed a bit low to me, and also a bit "odd"... i work w commercial trucks everyday (mostly garbage trucks in the 30-40k GVWR size range)...

Note - i just put another one over there, its only a couple pages, but very useful. Shows engine diagram w sensors / electrical devices pointed out, along w the wiring for each... including wiring colors, including hot v common, and what connector they use. This is for C12s / MTVRs (also C10s...

This is a simple (only a couple pages) document, but a very useful one, it shows an engine diagram w sensors, delectrical devices pointed out, and the associated wiring that goes along w them... in color even. For example it even shows the wiring for each individual injector.... including what...

Got valve put in, seemed to work great. The side of the system that had big leak, (primary / secondary), thats gone now. Was using shop air to pressurize truck system, only was doing one of the systems (the one that had a big leak). That big leak is gone now (it was bad enough that when you...

Ok, i've uploaded at least 5. The C12 troubleshooting manual is 26mb, I'll have to think through what i want to do with that one. I dont have a dropbox account, i'm happy to get this file to someone who does have an ability to host. I might get drop box account or something similar. I'll...

Covers assembly, detail of jake brakes for Cat 12s.... some relevance to C10s... might relate to 3196's, 3176s, but thats a guess I know my MTVR has 312A jakes on it

Fact maintenance intervals for Cat C12, somewhat applies to C10s as well (and more distantly to 3196, 3176)

Cat factory manual covering C12 engines (fit MTVR). Is kind of hard to explain, is set up kind of like a big picture overview of whats new / changed with these engines for technical people. Also feels like a detailed sales presentation. Take a look and you'll see what i mean. Some...

Uploading currently. Think i've got the biggest ones uploaded, all downhill from there, i think :)