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  1. workshoprat92

    Forklift / Manlift

    Woo hoo it works. No more renting a highlift!
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    Installing oversize flywheel housing dowel pins

    Got a cummins engine i am installing a new flywheel housing to get the starter on the side I need it and also for a more standard motor mount rather than the cabover style they had in 69. So I have the flywheel housing installed and dialed in with a dial indicator. Bolts are torqued to spec...
  3. workshoprat92

    Oil supply from pan 335 taper nose crank cummins

    Trying to revive an old 335 taper nose crank cummins. The oil pan that was on it is a rear sump cast aluminum pan with two oil suction ports and two hoses to the oil pump. The hoses come together at a very large T at the oil pump Im pretty sure this pump is a newer style replacement pump as...
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    Cummins 335 taper nose crank oil pump.

    Working on a 335 taper nose crank cummins. I found the gaskets i need but cannot find the o ring #4 on the picture. Sorry but i cannot locate a serial number whatsoever. I looked everywhere and have come to the conclusion its a replacement block and has no serial number. All i can tell you...
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    3306b blown head gasket

    Ok so i bought a 89 western star with a 3306b engine that has a blown head gasket as most of you already know feom a prior thread. I am preparing to tear into it when i get back from vacation and am going through the process of trying to treeage the job and get all the special tools needed...
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    3306B The good, The bad and The ugly

    Looking at buying a truck with a 3306B cat engine. It has a blown head gasket. What are the common causes of a blown head gasket on the 3306 engines? Whats the good and the bad of a 3306? Never had one myself
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    955l fuel pump issues

    I have a 955L that ran fine when parked. Two weeks later went to start it and it runs for a short amount of time and stalls. Have to let it set a bit and it will fire back up but stalls again. Changed fuel filter and water seperator. No change. Getting good fuel pressure on the gauge. When...
  8. workshoprat92

    Detroit ddec2 misfire and smoke

    Got a Detroit ddec2. We did an engine swap as old engine busted a piston. Using original ecm. Anyhow got it in the truck and togeter enough to fill with coolant. Started and let run for several minutes. Was running great with no issues. Activated the jake a few times and even tested cruise...
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    1988 FL freightliner air conditioning q1

    I have a 1988 Freightliner FLC. This weekend I am going to be changing the expansion valve, receiver dryer and the trinary switch. Also I will be flushing all the hoses, evaporator and condenser. Basically flushing everything except the replaced components and the compressor. Does anyone know...
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    meritor s cam tube grease relief valves.

    Have any of you guys ever encountered a set up on a meritor axle where the s cam seals have the lips facing each other and you have to install a grease pressure relief valve to service the s cam grease? I have one no matter what i do you cannot grease the s cam without blowing out the seals...
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    855 cummins head bolt re-tourque

    I worked for a trucking company back in 1990. We regularly re torqued the heads and ran the overhead at 80k. A year later I moved on to a shop that dealt with series 60s. Havent worked 855s in a long time and im trying to remember or figure out where they got that information. I was young back...
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    Help identifying an ecm

    Finally got to get to an engine swap on my 92 w900l. Its a series 60 12.7 liter. I think I may have a ddec 3 or 4 ecm. Its completly different than my ddec2 ecm on my donor engine. Both ar 92 year so should be ddec 2 right? Below is the pictures of the ecm which came off my engine im...
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    Best way to clean an ecm

    Need to pull a series 60 ddec2 ecm and its filthy! Whats best way to clean it? On engine all hooked up or off engine? If off engine what works best or is it even ok to do it that way?
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    Broken stud on bottom radiator tank w900

    Was pulling the radiator from my 92 W900 today and my helper got to muscular with the nuts on the studs on the bottom tank pipe and broke the stud off. He hasent developed a quitting sense yet and does not understand dont just pull till it breaks. Total lack of developed feel that a nut or...
  15. workshoprat92

    Dump pump pressure relief valve.

    Hey do any of you guys know if a dump truck dump pump has tbe pressure relief valve between the cylinder and valve or between the valve and pump? I had to change my hose to my dump cylinder. At the same time i had to change all the oil. It worked good for a while and now the box bleeds down...
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    1969 cummins serial number location hunt!

    Hey guys I have a 350 cummins small cam that came out of a 1969 freightliner cabover truck. The tag on tbe gear case is long gone. I have looked everywhere i can think of and cannot locate a serial number anywhere. Any ideas? I gotta have a serial number cause parts guys cant find crap...
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    Bye bye air bags hello hendrickson walking beams

    Well after breaking the second sq100 rear this season I decided to re axle the truck and at the same time get rid of the air bags in favor of hendrickson walking beams. This has been a pretty interesting project so far. Got truck stripped downdonor rear ends. Arvin meritor 20145s donor...
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    RD-20-145 rears good or bad?

    Hey im looking at a set of rd20145 rears. Anyone know if this is a good set up or are they trouble?
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    Hydraulic pump to mount on 3304 engine?

    Would any of you guys be able to point me in the right direction as to what kind of machine, serial numbers or part numbers so I can find a 3304 engine driven hydraulic pump? best I can tell it needs to be about 32 gpm at 100 psi and clockwise rotation when viewed from the drive end. its going...
  20. workshoprat92

    Case 1080 / Drott 50 / 9030b interchange

    Hey are any of you guys familiar with case and drott? Wanting to know if parts of a drott 50 / 9080b will interchange with a case 1080?
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