That would work well for the motor repairs on our Dodges at work.

 

Gotta have it! Morris can you move this to the "No Topic Thread"? Are there T-shirts available or only decals?

 

Thanks for the info, that's awesome.

I didn't see the outriggers until you mentioned this.
I was about to ask djanzen how in the world the chassis would handle an extended boom and even 1,600 lbs.
Someone would have had to virtually smack me.

 

That can be done!

 

I can`t move this to the Man/Sask chapter as I`m not a mod in this forum.
I can post a thread in the Man/Sask chapter on the decals.
Sorry, no Chapter T-Shirts are available.

 

I know a company that might be able to change that!

 

Well I found out today that you can drive a f550 1400kms on the highway with the electrical connector to the fan unplugged. but cannot run the compressor for a hour and a half without the engine overheating!! was using the compressor for a long period of time today and the truck smelled warm, i look at the gauges and the temp is in the hot , started looking around the engine and found the plug to the fan flapping loose. plugged it back in and the engine cooled right off, funny thing is no codes on the dash or wrench light? WTF you would think the fan unplugged would throw a code????

 

You would think that, perhaps there is a stored code that wouldn't set the CEL? It's very possible IMHO.

But your example makes lots of sense to me. When running on the highway you're having lots of air flowing through the radiator keeping things cooled. The semi trucks I used to drive had air fan clutches, they were either on or off and no in between. You heard loud and clear when they engaged, and that was a rare occurrence unless pulling a long grade in warm weather. But moving 80,000 lbs through the air at 65 MPH rarely required the use of the cooling fan.

Of course when you're stopped there is little air moving through the radiator and yet your engine is still making power. This will get things hot in a hurry if there is no cooling fan!

 

Oops.
You would think it would alert the driver.
If it does store a code in secret, that doesn't help anyone.

Anyone have a guess where coolant temps are when the gauge is to the far right?

 

Dean what did you think of the truck so far on a good drive like that??

 

Sorry to hijack this thread but I need a service call.
After sitting all winter my L8000/3208 acts like it`s got air in the fuel system, that happened afew years ago.

 

Good luck finding a mechanic Morris, lol

 

I didnt drive that far. The company who built it drove from penticton BC to Saskatoon. then I have driven to vanscoy and back.
The truck drives nice for the weight it is. Lots of power six speed trans takes a little to get use to. I can hardly wait for it to be off warranty! Its getting deleted and chipped.

 

Have you cracked the injector lines to purge out the air?

 

Have you changed the fuel filter lately?