Typical Shop Work

[Hobert62]

2 local guys in the areas both with about 10 trucks each built freightliner gliders for years.      They have both switched to building westernstars.    

[carlotpilot]

t s   do you happen to have an injector removal tool for a 5 cyl mercedes engine . dumb question i know but i need to know what one looks like ?

[Truck Shop]

On 12/1/2017 at 3:29 PM, carlotpilot said:

t s   do you happen to have an injector removal tool for a 5 cyl mercedes engine . dumb question i know but i need to know what one looks like ?

Sorry, no I don't. And it's not a dumb question.

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[41chevy]

On 12/1/2017 at 6:29 PM, carlotpilot said:

t s   do you happen to have an injector removal tool for a 5 cyl mercedes engine . dumb question i know but i need to know what one looks like ?

Is it for the 2.7?

I have dimensions and pic to make that set of pullers.

[carlotpilot]

On 12/2/2017 at 8:33 PM, 41chevy said:

Is it for the 2.7?

I have dimensions and pic to make that set of pullers.

yes   paul its a 2.7  i did find a puller on e bay  so at least i know now what to look for . not sure yet whether i`m going to tear this motor down and fix it or just try to get rid of it as is  its in an 04 dodge sprinter decent shape van  with low miles . doing a parts cost search then we`ll decide

[41chevy]

22 hours ago, carlotpilot said:

yes   paul its a 2.7  i did find a puller on e bay  so at least i know now what to look for . not sure yet whether i`m going to tear this motor down and fix it or just try to get rid of it as is  its in an 04 dodge sprinter decent shape van  with low miles . doing a parts cost search then we`ll decide

I can tell you with out the pull tools and installer tool you can do damage to the cam drive cover.Plus sometimes the injector literally comes apart during removal.

Edited December 5, 2017 by 41chevy

[carlotpilot]

1 hour ago, 41chevy said:

I can tell you with out the pull tools and installer tool you can do damage to the cam drive cover.Plus sometimes the injector literally comes apart during removal.

thanks for the heads up the shop manual for this thing makes it sound easy. still checking on parts . i will get a puller from somewhere . i want to get a bore scope in there and try to see whats going on before i buy any parts or gaskets. book says head is removable with motor still in the truck and it looks like you should be able to get the pan off

[41chevy]

1 minute ago, carlotpilot said:

thanks for the heads up the shop manual for this thing makes it sound easy. still checking on parts . i will get a puller from somewhere . i want to get a bore scope in there and try to see whats going on before i buy any parts or gaskets. book says head is removable with motor still in the truck and it looks like you should be able to get the pan off

Amazon had them for about 45 or 50 with free shipping. Same 2.7 is used in Jeep also. Here's what I did up for you

 

 

[carlotpilot]

 don`t recall right now but i think eb was 35 45 something like that    any way i need to get one on the way

Edited December 5, 2017 by carlotpilot

[Truck Shop]

                              This is where that Series 60 at the start of this thread landed. Through the last 6 years we've bought 29 gliders this the last one the company will buy. The other half of the fleet

                               are DD15's and 16's. From here on no more pre-emission engines, those old engines just don't get the mileage. She has a total of 40 miles from test drive.

 

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[HeavyGunner]

What kind of mileage are you guys getting with the DD 15's? We average about 4-4.5mpg summer and 3.7-4mpg in the winter. Was never really that impressed with the mileage considering the old 3406E that I used to drive got closer to 6mpg and that was lots of pulling across the freeway in Wyoming where I could do 75 mph. 

[carlotpilot]

turned into a really sharp rig in spite of the mpg

[Truck Shop]

6 hours ago, HeavyGunner said:

What kind of mileage are you guys getting with the DD 15's? We average about 4-4.5mpg summer and 3.7-4mpg in the winter. Was never really that impressed with the mileage considering the old 3406E that I used to drive got closer to 6mpg and that was lots of pulling across the freeway in Wyoming where I could do 75 mph. 

Our DD15's with 13spd run around 5.8 with a DT12 automatic 6.7, the Series 60 averaged 4.8 to 5.2 depending on driver.

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[j hancock]

Looks very tidy under hood!

[HeavyGunner]

1 hour ago, Truck Shop said:

Our DD15's with 13spd run around 5.8 with a DT12 automatic 6.7, the Series 60 averaged 4.8 to 5.2 depending on driver.

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Ok, I think  lot of our problems are the trucks are poorly specd for the job they're doing along with a fair amount of pto time multiple times a day doesn't help either. Then again dirtymilkman was telling me on this forum he averages nearly 7 mpg in his truck with lots of idle time and averaged something around 30 mph speeds throughout the day. 

[BillyT]

 There was an article in "Car and driver" about glider kits using pre emissions engines predictably anti truck! What a surprise! The anti truck bias will outlive all of us! Anyone old enough to remember the school bus accident in kentucky when the plaque on the highway said "truck"  bus accident? The "truck" in question was a Toyota P.u. with a drunk at the wheel! Trucking industry pressure caused them to change the plaque! The latest slanted commercial on tv is the Subaru ad "a truck failed to stop" so that's why we drive a suburu! They don't show the truck, but you can be sure the average motorist pictures an 18 wheeler! Ironically in the majority of 18 wheeler/automobile crashes statistics show the automobile driver to be at fault!