Went for the first trip and everything went "ok". Had a few issues:
- Air dryer needs to be done ASAP, the purge valve is screwing up, I was hoping I could wait a while to push more oil out of the system before replacing it
- Espar started blowing diesel smoke into the sleeper, an easy fix
- Front end shimmy, needed a new steer tire
- Handling issue that is probably fixed with the new tire, but I will check the toe in tomorrow just in case
- Drivers door leaks a LOT by the locking mechanism, I put a new gasket there but I think it needs silicon behind the gasket
- A fuel tank vent was actually replaced with a plug, causing that tank to stay full
- Needs a new 5th wheel, surprised it passed safety
- Going to insulate the big sleeper windows, they let in too much noise while sleeping
- Dash fan doesn't seem to push out enough volume of air
The truck did 7.8 and 7.3 MPG. It is not geared correctly, when I'm heavy I have to go either 58 in 12th (1480 rpms) or 63+ in 13th, but it still lugs on the hills too much. The door tag and diffs say 3.55 but I think it actually has 3.36 gears!
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