Recent content by mikepelchy

Keep in mind that while simply swapping in another used tranny might be cheaper today, there is no guarantee that its going to last while as you dont know how the prior owner treated it. Personally, if it was me I'd rather spend a little bit more now and rebuild the tranny and have a like-new...

Awesome start, should look pretty sweet when all said and done.

Unless you are trying to stay with all original duece parts, I dont see why you couldn't pick up the DoT approved air fittings from a regular heavy duty truck shop as well as an air brake switch.

In a lot of big rigs, its common to change the input shaft and input shaft bearing when doing a clutch job.. The old input shafts make for awesome alignment tools when you weld some sort of handle to the end, although you might have to file down any blemishes that the input shaft might have.

Any heavy duty truck shop should be able to hook you up no problem, just bring in one like you need and let them match it up.

You are absolutely correct, I was thinking of the N14 which was based off the same engine, my bad on that one.

If you don't have a temp gun and still want to figure out what cylinder(s) are misfiring, you should be able to unplug the injectors where the wiring passes through the head and listen for your engine to bog down (which would tell you which cylinders are good so no change would obviously...

Looks amazing! Awesome work!!

Pre-1975, the typical requirement for pressure buildup was from 50 to 90psi within 3 minutes with the engine at an idle speed of 600-900 rpm. From the continuous braking and low engine speeds, I'd imagine the compressor is performing as it should.. if you feel like you need more air for such...

It was originally posted over a year ago..

I thought he was pointing out the exhausted flange that is pointing towards the ground at a 45* angle

If you can get me the engine number or serial number, I try looking it up on cummin's website and see what I can find for you