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    Cummins Big Cam 400 - intermittently dies?

    I've got a Big Cam I 855 in an old Freightliner that randomly dies like it's running out of fuel - usually when you're on a hard pull. When you spin the filter off, it's full, so you crank the snot out of it and it starts again. Then it might run fine for a week, or it might die in 5 minutes...
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    HELP! T444E POWERCHOKE 90psi Comp on three cyl.

    How are the cylinders #'d on a Powerstroke? Are you saying you lost one bank, or every other one down each side? I almost wonder if it isn't something in your lifter rack that went haywire, if it's the former..... I've seen engines that did similar things. I had a used 390 once that did...
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    Overheating With Auto??

    Are some coolers better than others, or are they all about the same? I think the tranny's getting to the end of it's lifespan anyhow, and the next one's gonna be a built one, not one of these cheapie remans - does that change the recommendation any? So just a regular air cooler, and cork the...
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    Overheating With Auto??

    My company pickup is a '99 4x4 with an auto, and 220,000 miles. From day 1, according to the boss, this thing would heat with a trailer - I've flushed the system, and everything looked perfectly okay, not too terribly dirty, and it didn't seem to make any difference. I'm assuming it's the...
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    '95 Ford F-150, good truck?

    I had a '95 with a 302/Mazda 5 speed/3.55 rears. It seemed very high-geared picking up a load, but it was manageable. Now, this could be just rumor, but I've been told some of the 300-I6's had ZF wide-ratios behind them, like came behind the small-block powered 250's. If so, they may have had...
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    70's F-500/F-600 with C-6 trans

    The only F-series trucks I've seen had a Morse tower that hung under the dash - I suppose then the column wouldn't necessarily be different.
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    '85 351 HO for sale

    I've got a complete smog-legal engine for sale, with ALL the emissions equipment. It's got a new air pump, starter, recent alternator, very recent professional 4 bbl.carb rebuild, and virtually all new vacuum & emmission hoses. It runs like a top, and only has about 1-2 lbs. variance between...
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    V-8 Cummins

    903's really weren't all that horrible, but they weren't great, either. I had a couple N/A's in farm tractors, set at 300 hp. from the factory, and they held up pretty good, both got inframes at around 5000 hours and are still kickin' at 7-8,000, last I heard. (They found new homes about 10...
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    Try a M.D. BOMB party?

    Well, the only one I spent much time with was a tandem, and it just flat didn't have enough gears. It might be okay for what you're doing with it, a lighter truck and all, but if you end up with a pretty good load on the trailer, it could be a little disappointing. Also, it could have just...
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    70s F-600/700 brake drums

    They give about 10 different dimensions for the brake drums, you can actually figure what drums you need without a part number, if you have the hubs mounted on the truck.
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    Try a M.D. BOMB party?

    Hey Duke, was that $5200 on the 6613 for just the tranny, or the driveline and everything? I've driven a few 6+1's and really, really didn't like them much......have you looked for a used one? I might be able to help you out with that, but shipping might be tough........
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    electric trailer brake question/problem

    Pretty much all the trailers I've ever dealt with had the brake magnets grounded to the frame of the trailer without a separate ground wire all the way to the plug. Most did have a ground wire in the plug, but it just went down the harness and hooked directly to the frame at the end of the...
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    70s F-600/700 brake drums

    Okay, if you go to http://www.webbwheel.com/ and dig around a little, they've got a .pdf of their catalog - but it's 84 pages, and I'm on dialup.:eek: LOL It should give you all the measurements you have to take, and give you a Webb part #. I'd bet your IH dealer either is a Webb dealer, or...
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    70s F-600/700 brake drums

    Whoops, answered you over at the other place before I saw this'n:D . Offer stands, though. It should be a pile cheaper than going through Ford, too.
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    Chrome lug nut covers

    I've got 'em on a couple trucks - it keeps the threads clean and keeps the anti-sieze from splattering all over the rim (on the back, at least). I don't necessarily like the looks, but they actually DO have a sorta-function.
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    Try a M.D. BOMB party?

    Dang, man, we need to get you an overdrive. Have you ever figured out what'll fit?
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    New tires, truck shudders at 35MPH

    I have an uncle with a Chevy LUV like that - it has about 250-275,000 miles (diesel, of course). He can drive it wide open on a gravel road steering with his elbow, drinking coffee and talking on his cell. Nobody else can keep it on the road on pavement.:D But in all seriousness - If your...
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    New tires, truck shudders at 35MPH

    It takes some miles for those Equal bags to grind up - you might give it some time. If not, a spin balance should solve it, since it sounds like they're running true. I've a couple old wrecks with Daytons on the front, and the local shop hates trying to balance 'em(read that - big $$) -...
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    911 members support list info thread

    Jake Han In the San Luis Valley, CO (Poncha Pass~La Veta Pass~Wolf Creek Pass) (719) 588-3902 [email protected] One pretty well-equipped shop - hand tools, power tools, metal stuff (drill presses, welders, plas, chop saws, etc.) No hoist, but have tranny jack, pretty good supply...
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    slack adjusters: manual vs auto

    I don't like 'em either, but autos do seem to work okay, if they're in good shape. Most aren't, though, that I've run across. The ones I've got on some older IH's have got a plug in the side, with a little spring and a plunger with some little ratchet teeth on it. I'd bet if you can back...
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    Wedge brakes

    Okay, I had to tear it the rest of the way apart today to see how it works - they've got a little self-adjusting ratchet that looks like the plunger/spring setup from an automatic slack adjuster, and yes, mine are self-adjusting, just different from what I was used to looking at. One side had a...
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    Wedge brakes

    Hey Duke, I'm about halfway through a brake job on a set of Stopmaster II's on a big-ass 18,000 lb. Rockwell, under the front of one of my Paystars. They've got regular old star wheels, just like a car. :rolleyes: PITA, if you ask me. Anyhow, there's one for each shoe, and the plugs are right...

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