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    Navistar Engineering

    I had an International Work-Star with a Maxxfarce 10 in the shop yesterday. The complaint was after driving for a few minutes the check engine light would come on. I scanned it and it had two faults for injection pressure above desired and below desired pressure. My best guess is either the...
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    Looking for a wiring diagram for a 2004 GMC W4500

    I'm Looking for a wiring diagram for a 2004 GMC W4500. Its a cabover built by Isuzu. The heater blower will run with the key off. Terry
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    Looking For a Manual For A Perkins 1104C-E44T

    I was give the task of rebuilding a Perkins 1104C-E44T that was run low on oil and had the #4 connecting rod bearing fail. Does anyone have the manual for this engine? The serial number is RH38327*U256093M* Nige the link you sent me only has the Testing and adjusting manual. Thanks! Terry
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    Old Cat Powered Gen-Set

    This is in the Port Clements museum on Haida Gwaii. I'm not sure the vinage.
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    Perkins 1004-40T Engine Shop Manual

    I am being sent a Perkins 1004-40T engine with the complaint "Blowing Oil" apparently it was sent out and rebuilt and "failed" shortly afterwards. Does anyone here have a shop manual for this engine?
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    Letourneau Tree Crusher

    I made the eight plus hour drive to Mackenzie B.C. today. I saw this on the way to our hotel. I stopped and got some pictures of it. It had two V12 Cummins engines for power. They were probably VT1710's. Its a big machine the rollers are 30 feet wide and 8 feet tall. I will post more pictures...
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    Bleeding Meritor Full Pressure Hydraulic Brakes

    I have a bus in the shop with Wabco Full Pressure Hydraulic brakes. It was towed to the shop after someone butchered the wiring harness and swapped the brake ECU from another vehicle. I replaced the fuses and smoke started coming out of the ECU. I ordered a complete Hydraulic Compact Control...
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    1984 Hitachi UH-14

    A friend has a 1984 UH-14 Hitachi. Its so old it pre-dates the internet. there is not a lot of information available for it. Its in decent shape with not a lot of leaks even the undercarriage looks not too bad. Its has a problem with travel. Its was always slow but last winter the owner tried to...
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    Freightliner M2 106 Wiring Diagrams

    I'm working on the hydraulic ABS on a 2003 Freightliner M2. It has a Wabco D version frame mounted ECU. I need a diagram that shows where the wires go into the black connector on the ECU. I suspect someone has got a couple wires in the wrong spot on the twelve pin connector. The last eight of...
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    Threaded Viscous Fan Clutch Installation And Removal

    I am wondering if anyone knows what the viscous fan clutch manufacturers procedure for installing a viscous fan clutch on a threaded fan hub? The proper torque spec for the different threads. I have always just threaded them all the way on and with the correct wrench on the hex given the wrench...
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    Crane Hydraulic Line Question

    I have a project tomorrow replacing the hydraulic lines that connect to the control valves and the boom cylinder the winch and the boom extend cylinders on a Simon RO TC145-63 truck mounted crane. The hydraulic lines that are there now have a lot of worn spots on them and are ridiculously long...
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    Guess I should Have Locked It Out!

    One of the warehouse guys was putting a pallet of parts on the racking in the warehouse with the small Clark LPG powered forklift and he damaged the very unprotected hydraulic brake lines. I was tasked with repairing it. I carefully drove it in the shop using the park brake to stop. I raised the...
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    Freightliner M2 Clutch Adjustment Problems

    I installed a clutch in a 2006 Freightliner M2 earlier this week. The truck has a C7 Cat and a Eaton 6 speed. The new clutch was ordered from the VIN. When I took the new clutch out of the box it was a 14" Eaton SOLO clutch. The one that came out was a regular clutch and was not original. The...
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    Grease Fitting Thread Size?

    I am working on a 2007 John Deere 35D. A couple grease fittings were damaged so I went to the cabinet where the grease fittings are kept but we had nothing that fit. The calipers and thread gauge say it is 1/8"BPST. Can anyone here verify that is the correct size? The used fitting measures...
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    Looking For A Wiring Diagram For a John Deere 310C

    I'm looking for a wiring diagram for a 1991 John Deere 310C. A friend has the machine and the alternator quit charging and the wiring at the alternator has been butchered. The tachometer quit at the same time as the alternator quit charging. Thanks In Advance! Terry
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    Looking For A Manual For A Deere 35D

    Does anyone here have a manual for a John Deere 35D they would be willing to share? A friend just bought a 2007 in decent shape with 2400 hours on it.
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    Older International Instrument Cluster Repair

    The intermittent or dead International instrument cluster. I have repaired dozens of these over the years. The weight of the wiring harnesses at the connectors at the rear of the cluster causes the solder joint between the connector and the printed circuit board to fail over time. Its a simple...
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    Cat 315L Weak Travel on Right track

    A family member has a 1995 Cat 315 excavator for his hobby farm. Its in decent shape for its age. The undercarriage must have been done not long ago and all the boom pins are in good condition and the buckets have lots of life in them it has just over 11000 hours on it. Its a model # 315L...
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    Simon RO 1367 hydraulic leak inside boom.

    I'm going to pick up this crane truck and bring it to the shop tomorrow. It's a 1988 Simon RO 1367. The owner is using it to build a few building on his property. He was unloading some trusses and it started leaking hydraulic oil from inside the boom. The leak happens when you retract the...
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    Freightliner M2 Wiring Manual.

    Freightliner used to have a wiring manual for the M2 available on their website. The website has changed and now is no longer accessible to the average person. Would anyone here have a copy for the 2010 model year and up?
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