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Randy, Thanks for the info. Is anyone planning a "big truck" parade thru the Village?

Perlux?

I am ready for Macungie. Hopefully the MH will be too. Don't know about the pole in the trailer. Let's pray for sunny skies and no rain. I already sent the show registration and made hotel reservations at Hawthorne Suites in Fogelsville. Randy....I need help with my mamory.....Thursday night, is that the night we volunteer to harass instruct the Nuns-in-Training? Hopefully "red" is still working there. I must say she was my pet student. I sure would like to pet her. BTW Carl...who is going to chauffer me to and from the hotel?

The original 3406DIT was 325hp and 3406DITA was 350hp or 380hp. Spent many a day "pulling the throttle" on those engines at the Testicular Center. The DITA used a water to air charge air cooler. It was years later when CAT went to air to air (ATAAC CAT). Better torque on the CAT is mainly attributed to the larger displacement.

A person recommended White Diamond. It can be bought at Advance Auto Parts. I bought a bottle to try but have not used it yet.

I believe the 2V engines used a stamped steel valve cover. The 4V engines used a cast aluminum cover. 4V engines started production in the mid 1980s. Most 2V engines used a "high swirl" combustion design. In other words, the intake air flow (along with piston bowl design) created a swirl in the combustion chamber to promote good mixing of the fuel and air. 4V engines typically use a non-swirl combustion process and designed the piston bowl to do the fuel/air mixing (along with higher fuel injection pressure). I think the switch to 4V design was "increased power" due to the fact you could "push" more air into a 4V cylinder. As for 2V engines being more responsive.....it depends on the turbo and fuel pump along with basic engine/combustion chamber design. As for CAT (I will put my CAT hat on), remember, CAT's engine experience was based on off-highway operation. They had a lot to "learn" about on-highway engine operation. CAT engines for many years were low cylinder pressure (BMEP) design versus Mack which had a high cylinder pressure design. CAT was about "finesse" whereas Mack was "brute force". Hence a purring kitty cat versus a barking dog.

Me thinks you were on Route 22 near Blairsville. Did you stop and see Captain Barry or didn't you have time?

Randy, I did not realize Jim lived so close to Macungie. It has been several years since I talked to Jim on the phone. Although I was not "tight" with him, he always remembered the TMC people. I think TMC was his favorite technical/trucking organization. I know it broke his heart when he could no longer attend TMC. Jim was definitely an icon in the trucking industry and will be sorely missed. Again RIP Jim! Don't be too hard on yourself for not getting more information from Jim. There are many things we all should do but never see the "urgency" until it is too late. My mother has dementia and I am "kicking" myself for not "recording" information when her mind was "good". In the end, there is a reason why we do or do not do things. However, we may never know the reason.

Jim, Only one person knows why. And isn't it interesting, Randy posted Jim Winsor's notes about the Maxidyne just days before. Makes you wonder why things happen as they do.

Nice pics, thanks for posting. Gotta love the dry southwest. Was/is the R for sale?

ULSD fuel does not have the lubricating properties as of old but use a good Diesel fuel conditioner (Stanadyne, Power Service, etc.) and you should be okay for storage.

Thanks Paul. Did I ever tell you I HATE IE11? But not enough to switch to Chrome or Foxfire.

HDT article about Jim... www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/04/jim-winsor-longtime-trucking-journalist-passes-away.aspx P.S. You will need to copy/paste the link to see the article. IE11 does not make this a hotlink.

Just learned Jim Winsor passed away today. We lost a true friend of the trucking industry. Thanks Jim for all you did. I must say I am proud to have known Jim and interacted with him at TMC (Technology and Maintenance Council). My condolences to Jim's wife and family. May he rest in peace. From a friend: In his last days Jim was very alert and still sharp with his memory, especially about TMC and all his friends. He always asked about the current events and still remembered most of the events of the past. Thanks Randy for the write-up on the Maxidyne engine.

Many of us have Donelap's disease.

If I only had an extra $11K laying around.

Hopefully I can get a "nice" copy (of the magazine) at Watt's.

Good suggestion Carl. Also, after you leave it soak, try "tapping" the top of the piston with a 2x4 and then soak again. This may create a "crack" to allow oil to seep along the rings. Repeat as necessary. Update: after reading PZ1's post below - perhaps you can rig a press to put pressure on the piston then soak it like Carl's states. Combination of soaking and pressure may break it loose.

I was thinking that Werner truck must be the only truck in their fleet that did not have an accident. Or is a new one that was put there BEFORE it had an accident?

Wifey said mine came in the mail the other day but it "looked like it went thru the shredder."

Not sure if this will work but Barry (Watt's Mack) listed a camelback for sale.

Blame it on Al Gore global warming

Actually it is any shade of black or white and most have black/charcoal interiors.

RIP. You know you are getting old when all your "childhood" favorites have passed or are passing away.