Re: IH 274 opinion

Posted by RodInNS on January 31, 2007 at 11:02:39 from (142.177.83.108):

In Reply to: Re: IH 274 opinion posted by Hugh MacKay on January 31, 2007 at 08:41:55:

Hi Hugh,

I wouldn't argue the speeed thing with you. Fully agree.
I'm not going to get into what I think of the GM light diesels either. That'll only start a war.

Nova Scotia has gotten more retarted about safety inspection too. Just starting this month, all brake drums will be pulled to inspect brakes, and inspectioin fees have gone up to help cover it. The shops are already screaming about that because they say the fee won't cover their time. I smell a lot of bad shoes coming on......
That's going to be murder on commercial vehicles with all the labor to pull those bloody drums. For what? Here comes the safety nanny. I'll leave it at that before I get mad....

Dunno about the Cummins at 250. But ya know something? I know a fella down here that had an '89 Eagle with a 3406 ...probably "B" Cat. He bought the truck on the road, in the states, when he was running for Global. That truck ran hot from the day he got it. 220-230 was plum normal. 250 wasn't unheard of. It bothered him, in as much as anything bothered this fella. Cat went over it and over it. Checked gauges, verified it WAS correct. Tried and tried to find why it was running so hot. They never did. He sold the truck to his cousin, and he ran her a few years hauling cattle. That old Cat started rapping on him coming over Mt. Thom one Friday with a load of machinery, going into the sale barn for the fall consignment sale. He dropped the trailer and drove the old dog over to Nova's boneyard in Brookside. Engine done, top 2 missing from a 13 RR. All that was left was a pair of 40000 # Rockwells which he had put under her. The odometer read a little over 2 million MILES (US truck). The only work ever done to that engine was a head set. The bottom end and the cylinders were never touched, and she was still a good tight starting engine. He thinks a wrist pin went bad because she never lost pressure either. This on an engine he never thought would last the day out... So, running them warm may not be such a bad thing.... Time will tell I guess.

Rod

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