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Safari
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: |
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allan5oh wrote: solo379 wrote: And 6.2 mpg is definitely not a deciding moment here.
Sure it is.
What kind of operation is it safari?
Bandit, Solo, and Allan thank you once again. Allan, we are OTR. |
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ironeagle2006
Joined: 29 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| At 6.2 MPG with the newer trucks with all the emmison crap on them getting around 5.5 as long as you do not run CA overhaul it and keep it put an APU on it and that will let you run CA awhile longer also with a reflash of the ECM also. Why get rid of a truck that is getting 6.2 MPG and also saddle yourself with a payment on a newtruck is there anyother issues with the truck? I drove trucks that were not the newest but had the best maintance and they had fewer breakdowns than the newer ones that the companies refused to maintain. |
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allan5oh
Joined: 26 Aug 2005
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Location: jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: |
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| OTR.. pulling what type of trailer, what part of the country, what kind of weights? |
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Safari
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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allan5oh wrote: OTR.. pulling what type of trailer, what part of the country, what kind of weights?
I pull 53 Reffer; we are based in MN and we follow the money! We dont have any particular lanes but mostly run from Midwest-South. Weights vary from light to 43K. |
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bob h
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
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Location: Nb
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Should I Overhaul my N14 engine or trade it? |
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Safari wrote: My 2000 freightliner truck, N14 Cummuns, has almost about a million
miles on it. Just recently it started to have very low oil presure like 20! should I overhaul it or trade it? I don't have any other major problems with the truck now, but my mechanic told me if I
overhaul cummins w/ 1 mill. on it, sometimes it leaks oil and
can't be repaired! If I decide to overhaul it
how much $ would it cost? any good advise and referrals would be appreciated.
Safari
N14 is one of the better h/d diesels ever built... as long as the rebuilder knows 'what' to look at during the overhaul, overhaul it !! |
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Safari
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Should I Overhaul my N14 engine or trade it? |
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N14 is one of the better h/d diesels ever built... as long as the rebuilder knows 'what' to look at during the overhaul, overhaul it !![/quote]
Thanks bob and all of you guys who gave me good advise. I talked to my mechanic and shared with your openions. He decided to change the bearings, but he found out the oil pan was not tightned well b/c (may be) the people who changed oil didn't do good job. Now, the psi is 40, and every thing seems alright.... :lol: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT; NOW I CONSIDER YOU AS BROTHERS AT LARGE! |
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Bandit102
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| That makes no sence to me. The oil pan not tightened because of bad oil changes? Huh? |
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allan5oh
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Location: jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| He's probably talking about the drain plug. |
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