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just wanted to let you guys know i still plan on going depending on how my one year old son is doing. he has been fighting a lung infection for the last five weeks but seems to be beating it now. if hes all up and good to go, then so am i. anyway, just wanted to let the people in charge of...
on older rigs, the injector pump and the parts within it. with all the new stuff they have added to , or purified out of diesel in the last years, i have heard that it has lost some of its lubricating properties
in washington state its commercial vehicles only, that being said remember that the dot guys and staters are there so if you look overloaded or anything like that and you drive-by, they might come out to stop you anyway. i know three local dot and stater guys and they tell me they keep a closer...
and if your pump sounds like its working but you still cant get fuel, pull it out of the tank and make sure it hasnt fallen apart in there. they do that sometimes
to get the screw head bolts out, i have spot welded nuts on them before so i could get a wrench on them. the only down side is you need to find new replacement for them but its a good idea to use new bolts anyway
i got mine from the local cat dealership. they were able to order it for me. a few of the big rig places around here said they could get me one to. you might try them first.
when i go get used oil for my deuce, i use a "cube" container. I got mine from a local ag chemical supplier. i just went there and asked if they had any old ones around, and after a very, very, very good cleaning i had one. they charged me i thing 70 bucks for one with a 200 gallon capacity...
get as much bad, worn, and old components out of your brake system as possible, if you are doing just one cylinder, i would replace them all if feasible. also, pads, rubber lines and anything and everything that can be replaced on the brake systems i would replace or at least look at very...
you can get a pretty good deal at ag stores sometimes on the large tarps that they use to cover big stakes of hay with while it dries. i have used them before and they really hold up for there price. last one i bought was 50X50 for 80 bucks. i had that thing for about five years with no...
my father in law is a fleet mechanic and has seen all kinds of gimmicks over the years. and with his 35 years experience he still says a regular maintenance schedule, combined with good oil and a name brand filter will do all you need it to do.
they are hard to find, and when you do they arnt cheap. i got mine from goodguyzy and its a great truck, just starting to give me starter problems now, but strong runner