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    Best company to sign on with

    Wouldn't even attempt that on my phone! Awesome advice and comparisons. However (and there is always a "however"), I would have to question the financial #'s vs the class 8 trucks all the way down to the sprinters. I think your way low on the operating cost on units larger than the sprinters...
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    Dt466 oil leak mystery

    Pretty sure it's the flux capacitator. Unless you have a spare Delorian laying around for parts I suggest you bypass main transdimensinal diffuser through the secondary plutonium worm hole generation coupling. If you still have loss of oil then it has to be from the gravitation localizing...
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    10 MPG in a Tractor Trailer?

    aaah, thought I had that one for sure. Heard good and bad things from Volvo drivers on mileage. From what I gather some trucks just didn't get that good of mileage, almost like it was just that particular motors thing. Still, I very much dislike CAT!
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    10 MPG in a Tractor Trailer?

    I agree with the the dealer. There will probably be no mpg gain by decreasing the hp. If anything zorry you will probably lose mpg by decreasing the hp. Not that hp really means anything because it is a fictional number made up based on torque. Which I don't really understand myself because...
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    99 IH 4700 Driveshaft / Axle Placement questions

    I had one of these trucks years ago. It was a FL-70 with a 24' dumping bed. I had used a few before I bought this truck as a Cab and Chassis. I used it to mainly haul building materials and steel. I cant remember what the wheel base or Cab to axle was off my head but I do remember that I had...
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    Cat to Cummins swap - Need info help!

    Mine were stamped Navistar, when you get your next shippment of yellow chineese junk look again! I am aware that navistar made diesel engines for ford and ford really did not design it but I just wanted to throw it in there since I was having bad experiences with ford as well. As far as...
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    My Air compressor governor keeps freezing (3126 setup)

    A comonly overlooked problem is a missing wet tank between the pump and drier. Some trucks, especially those bought farther south, often don't come with one. While changing the compressor will solve the problem, it will be a short lived resolve. I have bought two trucks that I had to ad an...
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    Report 5-hour energy drinks linked to several deaths

    omg, it doesnt look that long in this little box that only shows 3 lines at a time. Sorry for that long post.
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    Report 5-hour energy drinks linked to several deaths

    Thanks for the advice. I did go to the ER 2 weeks later. I already scheduled a stress test (doctors very persistant request). See what happens there. Im not really gonna get all worked up about it until after the results. I can tell you all one thing and I dont care who believes me and who...
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    Report 5-hour energy drinks linked to several deaths

    I drank those energy drinks for about 12 years now (2 or 3 a day every day). Mostly Red Bull just because I liked the flavor, not really for the kick of energy as it seems to be a hard crash two hours later. But here is my 2 cents on the whole 5 hour energy/energy drink thing. Two weeks ago I...
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    Cat to Cummins swap - Need info help!

    Guido, I cant agree with you more, it is my fault I did not research enough into the mechanics of this motor. Now, to claim I have no one to blame but myself would be a stretch. Afterall, I didnt design or market the C7. Nor do the truck manufacturers utalize my imput on which engines they...
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    fuel additives

    MXZ, I use Power Service in all my engines year round. (Cummins, Mack, CAT and International). Its not really a winterization thing with the Cummins or Mack since they return so much fuel that the fuel tanks are always hot. But, the CAT and International dont seem to return any fuel as the...
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    Miles for new valves

    Is you Hino between an 03 and 05 model year? There were manufacturing issues with heads through these years due to manufacturing being jobbed out to the cheapest bidder. Casting imperfectins caused hairline cracks that did what you are saying. Causing valves to go bad from the heat and carbon...
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    Air compressor CAT 3126

    I agree with you slo-ride. Ive replaced the unloader valves before. Only $23 for the two unloader valves and I didnt need a gasket. Also, its a quick repair compared to pulling the compressor and power steering pump.
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    Cat to Cummins swap - Need info help!

    at this point I dont care anymore. I'd just eat the $$ for the satisfaction of knowing that CAT wouldnt make a Cent on parts from this engine ever again! Can you believe they wont even get back to me? As you can tell Im a humble person, only wanted to make a few points.
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