Gambi80

We added an aftermarket a/c unit to my dad's R a few years ago. Everything was bolt on, the condenser went underneath the radiator and the blower and all that bolted to the back wall of the cab between the seats. I can't remember off hand the name of the company that makes them. I know it's not the same truck but I'm sure things can be adapted well enough.

You just never-seize it for the next guy, right??

How about something like this...side impact 'airbags' optional.

Is that chinese 'hee-haw'...?

Check the flux-capacitor...which can lead to a bad muffler bearing and cause your 5th wheel to go flat...making for hard often times 'jerky' acceleration.

oh ha ha. Could be worse...that one guy on here is a big freightliner/deeeeee-troit fan.

Nice lookin ride... I'm usually cruisin the banana peel around north central Illinois...within 50 miles of I-80/I-39 jct.

I got to use the Huck bolt tool a couple times when I worked at Mack...pretty neat. They tried getting me to mechanic for them, had me do various things to see how I did. I sucked...I'm fine doing things on my own time, but working on stuff like that and having to be in a half ass hurry all the time, no way.

So...to sound nieve...what did you guys do in the 80's, 90's and early 00's as mechanics? Things were quite a bit simpler then, looking back. I would guess more of the work was in your 'hands'...not up to some diagnostic b.s. and your beloved tech support chatroom.

Thought you were a Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-troit fan...? Though I'm not hardcore, I can't see myself driving an auto shift semi. But if I ever visit Australia (which I really do hope to in this lifetime) I'd have to have an auto there. I've tried clutching with my right leg before, wasn't pretty...I could only imagine the damage I'd do shifting with the other hand.

What goes wrong with that truck all the time...or is that just exagerated? I work with a guy who's got a KW with that Acert engine...complains about the mileage, solid 4.5 no matter what he does. I don't feel bad for him though cause he's got a CB radio that'll drown out anything within 30 miles, makes for an annoying day. Some day I'll get it with a sniper rifle.

Yea I'll drink to that. Good thing my equipment is from the last millenium.

Oh master of the photoshop...thought maybe you'd air brush out the suspension... Yea its fairly quiet...maybe all the important people are in the 'corporate forum'. Someday when I learn how to hack, I'm going to snoop in there and see what all goes on.

Shit I'll go halfsies if I get to keep the truck...and one gun big enough to blast a coyote in half at 200 yards.

Ha! I feel your pain. I had mine 'checked' out the other day at a reputable diesel joint. The guy more or less said that I need a complete overhaul of the fuel system...to the tune of about $4,000. To do anything really, the pump has to be pulled off and if you're going to go through that much trouble, why not just do it all. He 'thinks' that the econovance deal is not doing what it's supposed to and one of those alone costs $1900...! Secondly, the slow acceleration could be a bad governor, another $800. Too many parts, too much money on that crap. I'll just run it with its abnormally high pyro temps...hopefully when it craps out it catches fire so I can get a new one rather than rebuild.

lol...yikes!

Practicing for married life...?

Yea...mine didn't cost as much as a fairly nice house either. So anyway, after all this b.s....did you get your question answered...???

Stand directly over the front over your motor and look down between the front of the head and water pump, you'll see a small fuel return line running from there down to the fuel lines near the injection pump. Follow that line (maybe 2 feet long or so) and see if there's any signs of seepage. I had that problem with mine...cranked and cranked it till it would finally start...it was seeping where it hooks to the head...it wasn't dripping, just damp. I replaced that line and it was good as new.

I'll pass on that.

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Pocket lint or the lint from your toes...?

When I become rich and famous I'm going to build a nascar track...but make them all turn right instead of left and then see how confused they get.

Ahh...it doesn't have those stupid lookin mufflers on it that thost DPF trucks have, that one has regular mufflers. I can't go with an old(er) truck, I need my creature comforts.

Ah hahahaha...that reminds me, did you see that...wtf is his name...dude on Fox when he interviewed obamama? Kept interrupting him and just got him so discombobulated. Funny funny. That guy can not speak without help...a puppet without strings perhaps?