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Just passing along some information that might help someone under sub-zero fueling conditions. Spent one night in Iowa last week east of Des Moines. Overnight temps were well below zero for at least three nights. I ran the motor to prevent any problems, and had 40 gallons still unboard when I...

I wish I could find the exact formula for a good isolator/solenoid. Any info you have on this is appreciated...I had an RV type mounted in the battery box and it worked well until is corroded and started failing. I have not found something right since. Maybe a moot point now, I just use 4...

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide The url above is at least one article I found about this. The plant in St. Thomas will close in March, and another in Portland after labor contracts. I think the St. Thomas plant had a strike a couple years ago, albeit a brief one, and recently, the entire second...

Hoosier in Ft. Wayne will do the job with a Watson-Chalin of your choice for about $6500. Either a HD variety or the lightweight version. I was going to get a 20K rated Granning from G-Tek in Detroit, but backed out of it as I didn't like the financing. If you must do this, do it as a pusher. A...

Speedco is my primary vendor. 2 filters on an ISC and 22 qts. of oil, have risen now to $153 this month. That is up by $25 over last year, due to new oil, and a recent other increase. I use Delvac and if I got Baldwins, and Rotella, I could shave $10-$15 off that. I change the secondary (suction...

My guess would be some farmer's old nag...Nelly Belle

Yes: C-9 is history. I doubt it had much to do with fuel efficiency however. The problem was those engines were mated to Allisons, and mostly 5 spds? Need to be careful when spec'g 6 speed Allisons, so top gear is not such a low ratio. Secondly, and primary, is that the engine was redundant: not...

For a non-production aftermarket sleeper for the money, probably cannot be beat. The bread & butter manufacturer in our industry. However, it depends on what you want to spend? I would have a customized sleeper built by Double Eagle, or other, if I ever thought of doing this again. For about...

S & J Truck Parts in Ft. Wayne, IN. Their phone # is 260-749-5831. They are located off of 960 near the Frtlnr. dealer, behind Hoosier Body on the right, and also not far from Bentz. They specialize in take-off and like new Peterbilt and KW sleepers. They have up to 70" high roof Petes and may...

Oh baby: at that rate (I'm assuming you were lightly loaded, no high winds, etc.) you could easily run 65 & drop to 9.8 mpg? Still would be great. Curious- was this climbing hills, or fairly flat terrain? What is your gearing? I know your trans has 2 o'drives and top gear is .65, but what is...

Greg seems like he has done his homework, but there are some rule of thumb issues here. If one is leaving his vehicle in hot weather for a week or so, it would be best to fill the tanks, to keep condensation to a minimum. Draining tanks does not seem to be an option to me, but whatever suits...

That does sound excessive. Mine is just two yrs. old (ISC 315) with 260K, and it barely uses 1 qt. in 12,000 miles. Hopefully, that doesn't go up much over time. I never go over 13K between changes. I use Mobil Delvac and my oil pressure has been consistently better over the Shell Rotella...

I have a 2005- ISC and I notice no difference in performance with either fuel. As far as fuel economy is concerned there are so many variables it is hard to tell whether mine burns off more of the 15 ppm to do the same work or not. However, if I was a betting man, I would say that I use more...

I agree- I just think that a 13L engine is overkill for what we do. One would have to be hauling tandem loads a lot to justify it as far as I'm concerned. Seems MB should offer a wet sleeve engine in the 10-11L range. I would not buy the MBE900 for that reason. I can rebuild my ISC or get a...

Shouldn't even be thinking about a new truck, but what the Heh, I like the new Pete 384 with the High roof 70" sleeper option, etc. Available with ISM, but no C-9. I called Jon Mosier for kicks, and he says he will no longer build the 9500 with the C-9. Cat is discontinuing the C-9. Jon said...

I agree. Puts you on the Chicago board and food is good. Can even have a refreshment now. By the way, the pitstop up at Bolingbrook is just as bad. Both joints want to charge you for zero services!x(

O/O in a D unit. Had mine installed in top of Unibilt-Pete sleeper by Double Eagle in Shipshewana, IN. Total cost around $500. Got the Maxi-shroud and rain sensor, and it works great. Lose some air flow with the shroud, but not enough to worry about. I can sit in the driver's seat with the...

THank YOu very much. I cannot understand why some folks want to be so vindictive toward A Team ( and others). If you do not agree with, or even dislike the man, nothing obligates someone to make a post like some of these. Just go away and post something else, somewhere else. The personal stuff...

Right: they have a gear-bound truck not set up for expediting. My first was like that and was a stock unit off a lot. 70 mph top speed and still got 8 mpg with a 3126. MY next Pete's with ISC's both get 8.5-9.2 and one did 76 & current one does 86. The gear bound trucks will never get that...

I know that Morgan has several repair/production facilities, but other than that, if you want the original company to fix it, you have to go there. That is why when mine needed major repairs, I went to the local shop that UPS/Overnite suggested. At home in Detoit, I use Hulet Body. So best is...