UpNorth_10
Expert Expediter
Hi All,
Thought I'd share this with the group. About a month ago I was under load from Dayton OH to Detroit. The check engine like on my FL70 came on (Blinking) and it started running really rough. I pulled over and checked what I could out. It was not running hot and had good oil pressure, made the decision to limp it to Stoops Freightliner in Lima OH. The CAT computer said I had a bad #3 injector (motor had 298K). so i said replace it. When the mech opened it up he noticed that the #3 plug off of the injector harness was bad, and was sending insufficient voltage to the injector. He clipped the end and put a new one on. 400$ later I was on the road and truck was running fine.
Well on Thurday night I was pulling into the shipper at a Chicago location and the same simptons magically appeared. I bailed out of the load and limped my rig to the Chicago IH Truck Shop in Huntley. They put the computer on it and it said -open circuit #6-. So they took the lid off and sure enough the #6 portion of the harness was bad. So instead of clipping it and replacing only that end we replaced the whole harness. WOW what a job, all of the rockers have to come out etc. The price of the harness alone was 530.00.
So I guess what I am saying is, if this happens to you go ahead and replace the entire injector wiring harness the first time. It will cost a little more up front, but u will end up saving about 500 in shop fee's plus you won't have to turn down a load do to mechanical failure for a 2nd time.
Hope this helps someone.
UpNorth
Thought I'd share this with the group. About a month ago I was under load from Dayton OH to Detroit. The check engine like on my FL70 came on (Blinking) and it started running really rough. I pulled over and checked what I could out. It was not running hot and had good oil pressure, made the decision to limp it to Stoops Freightliner in Lima OH. The CAT computer said I had a bad #3 injector (motor had 298K). so i said replace it. When the mech opened it up he noticed that the #3 plug off of the injector harness was bad, and was sending insufficient voltage to the injector. He clipped the end and put a new one on. 400$ later I was on the road and truck was running fine.
Well on Thurday night I was pulling into the shipper at a Chicago location and the same simptons magically appeared. I bailed out of the load and limped my rig to the Chicago IH Truck Shop in Huntley. They put the computer on it and it said -open circuit #6-. So they took the lid off and sure enough the #6 portion of the harness was bad. So instead of clipping it and replacing only that end we replaced the whole harness. WOW what a job, all of the rockers have to come out etc. The price of the harness alone was 530.00.
So I guess what I am saying is, if this happens to you go ahead and replace the entire injector wiring harness the first time. It will cost a little more up front, but u will end up saving about 500 in shop fee's plus you won't have to turn down a load do to mechanical failure for a 2nd time.
Hope this helps someone.
UpNorth
The mechanic that repaired it the first time should have told you to replace the whole thing, or at least warned you that it would need to be replaced. I have cobbled things together to get back on the road but I never leave it that way long. Fix it right, or don't fix it at all should be all of our motos.