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  1. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    I will bump this with some tear down photos of the old NHC250. She developed a knock and some blow by. Nothing that obvious but a good bit of build up in the cylinders. Somewhere in the 200k range Engine is equipped with standard liners as well. She was a good motor. Time to rebuild her to...
  2. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    She is up over 115,000 miles right now.
  3. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Pulled the crankshaft inspection cover the other day to just take a peek inside. Looks pretty clean for near 75,000miles. Went ahead and ran the overhead on the engine and it was fairly close. I also just changed over to Delo 400SDE oil this time around. Will see if I notice any excess or...
  4. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    I don't run any additives Mo. I might add something every so often cause its laying around from one of my other trucks but I am not religious about it. No sticking injectors at all. No problems and no mpg increases using additives. If I do add something its always Lucas. When I do a filter swap...
  5. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Not as bad empty as one would think. With a load in the bed and behind it she just floats. It's pretty nice. No broken ones yet.
  6. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    My First Allison went out due to heat. I know that. It had Dextron in it. The second one I went thru it before install and put dextron in it as well. It ended up having a rear output bushing go bad and caused a vibration which backed the bellhousing bolts out of it and eventually pulled the...
  7. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Well here is a brief 80,000 mile report, Since I did the big 16 speed swap. I have done a few long road trips. Broken items between 60k and 80k : - 2nd Allison Transmission - 2nd fan clutch - Rear bearing failure - Front main seal is leaking - Replaced all the belts after 1 broke, This set...
  8. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Turn and parking Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  9. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Update at 60,000 miles on 6/9/2017 OK folks cross the 60k mark yesterday since July of last year. Was a long week. Did 2,700 miles this past week alone. Not too many problems to note in the past 30,000 miles. Or atleast anything major. I just changed my oil again and found some pieces in the...
  10. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Had a blowout on the way back from Hattiesburg on the drivers front tandem. It always something. Air impact gun didnt want to work right. Trigger is messed up. Then couldn't find my manual socket. Found the bar but not the much needed part. Also did not have my trailer with me so i did not...
  11. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Fuel filter was replaced 7/12/16. Approx 5,500 gallons of diesel ran thru it. Kinda nasty as well as the can. Did have a small clean spot. I tore the cardboard cover off. Sent from my SM-G860P using Tapatalk
  12. simp5782

    M923A1 30,000mile OTR Report

    Ok gents as most of you know I do transport a lot of equipment and trucks crisscrossing the southeast and middle part of the US in my 923. I hit the 30,000 mile mark yesterday when I crossed into Illinois. I started doing this with around 180hours on the engine meter around july 1st. It now...
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