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Posted: 5/3/2021 7:56:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By midcap: dang...can't win for losing I actually did that with a def tank cap........ no lie. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:17:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Oh boy...D8 at the landfill caught on fire. Apparently, it's so bad the field guys are kicking it back to the shop. Can't wait to smell this thing. The good news is it'll probably just smell crispy. A good fire usually kills most if not all the landfill stank. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:20:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Is what it is. Other than the eleventy bazillion screws that hold the console together. And recalibrating. Basically all the t4i and newer paving related machines are a joke. Nothing but stupid electrical issues and failures and plus1 is terrible. I'll work on older ones with web gpi everytime. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:50:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: The good news is it'll probably just smell crispy. A good fire usually kills most if not all the landfill stank. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Oh boy...D8 at the landfill caught on fire. Apparently, it's so bad the field guys are kicking it back to the shop. Can't wait to smell this thing. The good news is it'll probably just smell crispy. A good fire usually kills most if not all the landfill stank. The week I started here, there was a D9 in the shop that had the cab go up. Owner sold it off to someone and we drug it out and shoved it on a lowboy. The smell of the landfill machines never really bothers me but they sure do stink up the whole shop when they're in. 
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:50:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Basically all the t4i and newer paving related machines are a joke. Nothing but stupid electrical issues and failures and plus1 is terrible. I'll work on older ones with web gpi everytime. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t have much experience with web gpi but I love plus one. It could be because I only work on genie books with web gpi rarely and plus1 frequently |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:51:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: The week I started here, there was a D9 in the shop that had the cab go up. Owner sold it off to someone and we drug it out and shoved it on a lowboy. The smell of the landfill machines never really bothers me but they sure do stink up the whole shop when they're in. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20190211_133659-841954.jpg I’m sure it pales in comparison but we get some forklifts out of cheese factories that stink pretty bad. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:56:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Basically all the t4i and newer paving related machines are a joke. Nothing but stupid electrical issues and failures and plus1 is terrible. I'll work on older ones with web gpi everytime. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Is what it is. Other than the eleventy bazillion screws that hold the console together. And recalibrating. Basically all the t4i and newer paving related machines are a joke. Nothing but stupid electrical issues and failures and plus1 is terrible. I'll work on older ones with web gpi everytime. FUCK Plus 1! Just a shitty ass program. Nearly every time I load a config file, it says there's a mismatch even though their spreadsheet says it's the correct one. I had a roller completely lose its configuration during some PSP I was doing and ended up having to talk directly with THE paving dude at CAT to get it sorted. At least with the AP600 and 1000's, it's all CAT control. Oh, and fuck screed heaters and conveyor chains.  
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Posted: 5/3/2021 8:58:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtDivision: I’m sure it pales in comparison but we get some forklifts out of cheese factories that stink pretty bad. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtDivision: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: The week I started here, there was a D9 in the shop that had the cab go up. Owner sold it off to someone and we drug it out and shoved it on a lowboy. The smell of the landfill machines never really bothers me but they sure do stink up the whole shop when they're in. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20190211_133659-841954.jpg I’m sure it pales in comparison but we get some forklifts out of cheese factories that stink pretty bad. I could see that smelling pretty bad. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:11:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TheRealSundance]
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:23:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: The week I started here, there was a D9 in the shop that had the cab go up. Owner sold it off to someone and we drug it out and shoved it on a lowboy. The smell of the landfill machines never really bothers me but they sure do stink up the whole shop when they're in. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20190211_133659-841954.jpg The handful of landfill d9's I've seen are BAD about lighting up. They just aren't sealed up as well as the others. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:26:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheRealSundance: Had on of the main hydraulic lines blow. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32522/7E7B87E5-C9A0-42BB-AB7A-A0DD55F13751_jpe-1928743.JPG you guys rebuild 330s? Shit...that's an easy fix. No one really rebuilds exes, they just go out to pasture where they rot away. But, hey, it's your money, we'll fix what you want. 
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:37:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: The handful of landfill d9's I've seen are BAD about lighting up. They just aren't sealed up as well as the others. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: The week I started here, there was a D9 in the shop that had the cab go up. Owner sold it off to someone and we drug it out and shoved it on a lowboy. The smell of the landfill machines never really bothers me but they sure do stink up the whole shop when they're in. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20190211_133659-841954.jpg The handful of landfill d9's I've seen are BAD about lighting up. They just aren't sealed up as well as the others. I don't know how it could be any worse, I swear I spend 2 days just cleaning out garbage whenever they come in for undercarriage work.
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:40:13 PM EDT
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I pushed the dead 836 into the shop this afternoon so I'm guessing the shop will be ripe in the morning. A good thing is the machine has been sitting since December so it doesn't smell too bad, well until I start dropping pans and stirring it up.
We have had a few D8 at the landfills burn, all have been repaired, no total losses. Years ago I rebuild a steel mill 988F, Caught on fire and burnt the cab, valves and trans. It then sat for a few years until they decided to rebuild it. Lucky for us it was a certified rebuild and we had a 988F we were parting out so had the parts to repair it. It was really beat up besides the burnt parts. They had to find some tires to put on to haul it, as they had taken them off to use on another machine years ago.  Attached FileVery rough.  Attached FileAll frames and parts were painted before assembly.  Attached FileMache went back to paint for final paint work.  Attached FileAt the job the new bucket, chain and fire suppression were installed.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:51:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Shit...that's an easy fix. No one really rebuilds exes, they just go out to pasture where they rot away. But, hey, it's your money, we'll fix what you want.  sometimes we do.349E fell off a dam into the water while it was working. Operator was ok and swam out of it. Machine was recovered by divers. I rebuilt it. Complete hydraulic rebuild, engine, all electrical, cab, Swing gear.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:51:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: I pushed the dead 836 into the shop this afternoon so I'm guessing the shop will be ripe in the morning. A good thing is the machine has been sitting since December so it doesn't smell too bad, well until I start dropping pans and stirring it up. We have had a few D8 at the landfills burn, all have been repaired, no total losses. Years ago I rebuild a steel mill 988F, Caught on fire and burnt the cab, valves and trans. It then sat for a few years until they decided to rebuild it. Lucky for us it was a certified rebuild and we had a 988F we were parting out so had the parts to repair it. It was really beat up besides the burnt parts. They had to find some tires to put on to haul it, as they had taken them off to use on another machine years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_unloaded__JPG-1928776.JPG Very rough. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_burnt_JPG-1928777.JPG All frames and parts were painted before assembly. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_cab_JPG-1928779.JPG Mache went back to paint for final paint work. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_painted_JPG-1928782.JPG At the job the new bucket, chain and fire suppression were installed. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_complete_jpg-1928783.JPG It's like a time machine back to the 80's.
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:51:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: I pushed the dead 836 into the shop this afternoon so I'm guessing the shop will be ripe in the morning. A good thing is the machine has been sitting since December so it doesn't smell too bad, well until I start dropping pans and stirring it up. We have had a few D8 at the landfills burn, all have been repaired, no total losses. Years ago I rebuild a steel mill 988F, Caught on fire and burnt the cab, valves and trans. It then sat for a few years until they decided to rebuild it. Lucky for us it was a certified rebuild and we had a 988F we were parting out so had the parts to repair it. It was really beat up besides the burnt parts. They had to find some tires to put on to haul it, as they had taken them off to use on another machine years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_unloaded__JPG-1928776.JPG Very rough. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_burnt_JPG-1928777.JPG All frames and parts were painted before assembly. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_cab_JPG-1928779.JPG Mache went back to paint for final paint work. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_painted_JPG-1928782.JPG At the job the new bucket, chain and fire suppression were installed. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/988f_complete_jpg-1928783.JPG holy smokes, that's the same rig? |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:56:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: sometimes we do.349E fell off a dam into the water while it was working. Operator was ok and swam out of it. Machine was recovered by divers. I rebuilt it. Complete hydraulic rebuild, engine, all electrical, cab, Swing gear. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_037_JPG-1928808.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_041_JPG-1928809.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_040_JPG-1928810.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Shit...that's an easy fix. No one really rebuilds exes, they just go out to pasture where they rot away. But, hey, it's your money, we'll fix what you want. sometimes we do.349E fell off a dam into the water while it was working. Operator was ok and swam out of it. Machine was recovered by divers. I rebuilt it. Complete hydraulic rebuild, engine, all electrical, cab, Swing gear. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_037_JPG-1928808.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_041_JPG-1928809.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101506/349E_tfg343_040_JPG-1928810.JPG Whoa. That would've been a hell of a ride. I don't even like driving skid steers up dovetails with no bucket.
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Posted: 5/3/2021 9:58:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: It's like a time machine back to the 80's. For a steel mill, they are perfect. Right size, very few electronics, zero emissions and built strong. Yes, same machine but it was a certified rebuild so it got a new serial number. It obviously got another used cab that was then rebuilt along with a bunch of new or used sheet metal. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 10:06:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: For a steel mill, they are perfect. Right size, very few electronics, zero emissions and built strong. Yes, same machine but it was a certified rebuild so it got a new serial number. It obviously got another used cab that was then rebuilt along with a bunch of new or used sheet metal. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: It's like a time machine back to the 80's. For a steel mill, they are perfect. Right size, very few electronics, zero emissions and built strong. Yes, same machine but it was a certified rebuild so it got a new serial number. It obviously got another used cab that was then rebuilt along with a bunch of new or used sheet metal. We had a small (904-ish size, don't remember the model) loader come in from a local foundry for our weld bore guy to fix up the lift and tilt arms. This thing was jet-black inside and out. Found the hitch slopped out so they decided to scrap it/sell it and came and got it. Glad I didn't have to touch it other than the one time to move it. 
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Posted: 5/3/2021 10:16:33 PM EDT
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We have a chemicals disposal place that trashes their 930 loaders, Brings them in for work, takes forever to approve the work. The whole time they are trashing the rental machine. Its so bad they just buy it to save on the rental and damage costs.
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Posted: 5/3/2021 10:41:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Shit...that's an easy fix. No one really rebuilds exes, they just go out to pasture where they rot away. But, hey, it's your money, we'll fix what you want. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By TheRealSundance: Had on of the main hydraulic lines blow. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32522/7E7B87E5-C9A0-42BB-AB7A-A0DD55F13751_jpe-1928743.JPG you guys rebuild 330s? Shit...that's an easy fix. No one really rebuilds exes, they just go out to pasture where they rot away. But, hey, it's your money, we'll fix what you want. Just wondering if people rebuilt excavators. |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 10:57:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: We have a chemicals disposal place that trashes their 930 loaders, Brings them in for work, takes forever to approve the work. The whole time they are trashing the rental machine. Its so bad they just buy it to save on the rental and damage costs. I'm also the rental/yard guy at our shop. I fucking hate them. In a few weeks when the interns graduate one of them is taking the yard guy spot from me. I'll be happy. Cant tell you how many times I'm upside down in a machine and I get bugged to load or unload something or a rental needs prepped. |
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Posted: 5/4/2021 3:42:46 PM EDT
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Lol scannerdanner turned an rcm upside down with the ignition on
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Posted: 5/4/2021 3:48:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: Lol scannerdanner turned an rcm upside down with the ignition on Been waiting on this video forever. Cant wait to see it. |
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Posted: 5/4/2021 7:33:27 PM EDT
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Finally got into the locked up tfsi.
I figured this was the cause.  Attached File Attached FileValve springs failed, chucked retainer, dropped valve and kaboom. Not gonna tear down any further, engine is fucked, time for a new one. |
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Posted: 5/4/2021 9:16:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: Finally got into the locked up tfsi. I figured this was the cause. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/317810/20210504_172700_jpg-1929745.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/317810/20210504_172656_jpg-1929746.JPG Valve springs failed, chucked retainer, dropped valve and kaboom. Not gonna tear down any further, engine is fucked, time for a new one. Over-rev or random failure? I've seen them do that on a 3-2 money shift. |
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Posted: 5/4/2021 9:57:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Exorpmtech: Over-rev or random failure? I've seen them do that on a 3-2 money shift. Random failure. I've seen a number of exhaust valve springs fail, this is the first intake. Has about 85k miles on it |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 5:18:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: Random failure. I've seen a number of exhaust valve springs fail, this is the first intake. Has about 85k miles on it Never seen a valve spring fail in a non race engine before |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 8:54:38 AM EDT
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If you do this long enough, you will see one of everything break in ways you wouldn't expect.
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Posted: 5/5/2021 8:56:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: Finally got into the locked up tfsi. I figured this was the cause. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/317810/20210504_172700_jpg-1929745.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/317810/20210504_172656_jpg-1929746.JPG Valve springs failed, chucked retainer, dropped valve and kaboom. Not gonna tear down any further, engine is fucked, time for a new one. just send off the head to get reworked
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Posted: 5/5/2021 9:08:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By midcap: just send off the head to get reworked I stuck my bore scope down the hole where the valve guide once lived. it looked like the valve cut a hell of a grove into the cyl wall. the piston looked like the remains of Nagasaki. I couldn't get a picture of it worth a fuck. |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 9:17:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: I stuck my bore scope down the hole where the valve guide once lived. it looked like the valve cut a hell of a grove into the cyl wall. the piston looked like the remains of Nagasaki. I couldn't get a picture of it worth a fuck. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: Originally Posted By midcap: just send off the head to get reworked I stuck my bore scope down the hole where the valve guide once lived. it looked like the valve cut a hell of a grove into the cyl wall. the piston looked like the remains of Nagasaki. I couldn't get a picture of it worth a fuck. Ooof...yeah that engine is fooked. |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 7:20:29 PM EDT
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Pushed the BBQ'd 8 in this morning. Not nearly as burned as they made it out to be. But still, engine harness, engine to cab harness, power train/chassis harness, power guard harness plus one actuator, couple a/c lines, and maybe the starter. Haven't gotten much of the trash out to see where it really started, but it looks like it started at the starter and moved up to the ECM connectors and toasted them too. Hopefully it didn't dork up the ECM itself. Kinda want to pull the cab to make it a bit easier but I don't think they want me to.
Waiting on approval, but we're pretty certain we'll be doing undercarriage, rails, and pads too. You can see they're a bit thin. Segments on the other side are missing some parts of their teeth.  
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Posted: 5/5/2021 7:56:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Pushed the BBQ'd 8 in this morning. Not nearly as burned as they made it out to be. But still, engine harness, engine to cab harness, power train/chassis harness, power guard harness plus one actuator, couple a/c lines, and maybe the starter. Haven't gotten much of the trash out to see where it really started, but it looks like it started at the starter and moved up to the ECM connectors and toasted them too. Hopefully it didn't dork up the ECM itself. Kinda want to pull the cab to make it a bit easier but I don't think they want me to. Waiting on approval, but we're pretty certain we'll be doing undercarriage, rails, and pads too. You can see they're a bit thin. Segments on the other side are missing some parts of their teeth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0590-1930400.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0589-1930401.jpg Field guy: drives out to job and looks at machine.... 1-800-lowboy. Yanks axle shafts and leaves. Screws off the rest of the day but charges 10hrs. |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 8:05:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Field guy: drives out to job and looks at machine.... 1-800-lowboy. Yanks axle shafts and leaves. Screws off the rest of the day but charges 10hrs. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Pushed the BBQ'd 8 in this morning. Not nearly as burned as they made it out to be. But still, engine harness, engine to cab harness, power train/chassis harness, power guard harness plus one actuator, couple a/c lines, and maybe the starter. Haven't gotten much of the trash out to see where it really started, but it looks like it started at the starter and moved up to the ECM connectors and toasted them too. Hopefully it didn't dork up the ECM itself. Kinda want to pull the cab to make it a bit easier but I don't think they want me to. Waiting on approval, but we're pretty certain we'll be doing undercarriage, rails, and pads too. You can see they're a bit thin. Segments on the other side are missing some parts of their teeth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0590-1930400.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0589-1930401.jpg Field guy: drives out to job and looks at machine.... 1-800-lowboy. Yanks axle shafts and leaves. Screws off the rest of the day but charges 10hrs. Kinda what I was thinking when I checked it out after pushing it off the trailer.
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Posted: 5/5/2021 8:43:46 PM EDT
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Since we are all talking about our day. I did a simple PM service on this Taylor reach stacker. Third day in and they decide to put me on the road. I’m not mad, just thought I’d be training more, doing what? I’m not exactly sure lol.
After bombing around in a severely over loaded transit 250 I’ve come to realize that Nissan makes a superior work van.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 8:47:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Field guy: drives out to job and looks at machine.... 1-800-lowboy. Yanks axle shafts and leaves. Screws off the rest of the day but charges 10hrs. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Pushed the BBQ'd 8 in this morning. Not nearly as burned as they made it out to be. But still, engine harness, engine to cab harness, power train/chassis harness, power guard harness plus one actuator, couple a/c lines, and maybe the starter. Haven't gotten much of the trash out to see where it really started, but it looks like it started at the starter and moved up to the ECM connectors and toasted them too. Hopefully it didn't dork up the ECM itself. Kinda want to pull the cab to make it a bit easier but I don't think they want me to. Waiting on approval, but we're pretty certain we'll be doing undercarriage, rails, and pads too. You can see they're a bit thin. Segments on the other side are missing some parts of their teeth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0590-1930400.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/IMG_0589-1930401.jpg Field guy: drives out to job and looks at machine.... 1-800-lowboy. Yanks axle shafts and leaves. Screws off the rest of the day but charges 10hrs. I can neither confirm nor deny this might happen sometimes. 🤣🤣 Not by me though. I'd never do something like that. |
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Posted: 5/7/2021 8:29:19 PM EDT
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Mmmmmm crispy.
  
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Posted: 5/7/2021 9:37:53 PM EDT
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A truck filled with nothing but kias came and dropped them off today.
Feel much better |
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Posted: 5/7/2021 10:34:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOOF   |
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Posted: 5/7/2021 11:18:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryAt least yours can be fixed with new terminals and connectors. Had to take apart the left side of the engine, then stand on my head through the floor to get the rest out.    
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Posted: 5/7/2021 11:32:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DonofKalifornia]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Never seen a valve spring fail in a non race engine before Friend of mine had a brand new C8 Corvette, they use the same valve spring as the 6.0 in Express vans and pick ups. They break valve springs right and left, so now there is a ‘recall’ to run the engine for 2 hours at 2,000-3,000 RPM. He was running the engine at just under 3,000 RPM and a valve spring broke, valve hit the piston slamming it back in the head, and the valve head into the piston. So he has to put a new engine in a brand new C8 ready to deliver to the customer, GM pays 13.1 hours to change out the engine that takes just under 30 hours to change out. Then the service manager fucks up and does not call PQC for approval and GM says fuck you, we aren’t paying anything and stick the dealership with a $25,000 bill for the engine. Have heard quite a few of both the C8 engines and 6.0’s breaking springs. I have replaced valves and a piston in a few 6.0 Express van engines in the van. I have seen Camaro and Corvettes break front connecting rods from guys impacting the dampener bolt off and on when replacing oil pumps. Guy sent me pics from a GM dealership in Italy, both front connecting rods broken, no signs of heat on the front crank journal, just the entire big ends of the rods destroyed. Engine even had factory software in it. I told him run a VIS on it and the engine had an oil pump replaced about 800 km before. The guy replacing the oil pump cranked the rods impacted the dampner bolt back on, cracking the powder metal rods. |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 12:02:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DirtDivision]
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Who’s the Mercedes guy here?
I’ve been playing with this 1983 300 d for a couple days. It’s been sitting 5 years, fired right up after putting a jump pack on it. It seems to have a little bit of a rough idle. If you watch the return to tank lines coming off the injectors there are two that pulse pretty prominently. Could this be a bad injector? There’s also a whine during acceleration. I’m not sure if it’s the turbo spooling or is it the trans? I wish I was a better mechanic with these things.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 12:25:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LittlePony]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtDivision: Who’s the Mercedes guy here? I’ve been playing with this 1983 300 d for a couple days. It’s been sitting 5 years, fired right up after putting a jump pack on it. It seems to have a little bit of a rough idle. If you watch the return to tank lines coming off the injectors there are two that pulse pretty prominently. Could this be a bad injector? There’s also a whine during acceleration. I’m not sure if it’s the turbo spooling or is it the trans? I wish I was a better mechanic with these things. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/245997/8F87B57E-4DFE-4825-A3C6-6099E3E0FC47_jpe-1935630.JPG might want to contact this gentleman, if its a 70s or 80s MB he is your guy. https://mercedessource.com/ he might even have a video on that particular issue on his youtube. @DirtDivision |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 1:48:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: might want to contact this gentleman, if its a 70s or 80s MB he is your guy. https://mercedessource.com/ he might even have a video on that particular issue on his youtube. @DirtDivision You never cease to amaze me |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 2:01:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtDivision: You never cease to amaze me i try. its difficult for me to admit that i know some things about the last analog MBs. grandfather left alot of books. |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 2:13:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: i try. its difficult for me to admit that i know some things about the last analog MBs. grandfather left alot of books. I don’t understand why you would be hesitant to share that knowledge. It’s definitely a niche field. |
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Posted: 5/9/2021 3:46:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LittlePony]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtDivision: I don’t understand why you would be hesitant to share that knowledge. It’s definitely a niche field. It's just embarrassing. Also make sure the throttle cable and cam are in good shape they have a tendency to stick WOT I really should have gone into car restoration instead like I originally planned but no I had to listen to other people Eta, here is a video by you guessed it, I'd make sure this is good and the brakes just becuase it can kill people @DirtDivision  Required Maintenance After Buying an Old Diesel: Throttle Linkage Inspection, Service and Repair |
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Posted: 5/10/2021 2:17:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonofKalifornia: Friend of mine had a brand new C8 Corvette, they use the same valve spring as the 6.0 in Express vans and pick ups. They break valve springs right and left, so now there is a ‘recall’ to run the engine for 2 hours at 2,000-3,000 RPM. He was running the engine at just under 3,000 RPM and a valve spring broke, valve hit the piston slamming it back in the head, and the valve head into the piston. So he has to put a new engine in a brand new C8 ready to deliver to the customer, GM pays 13.1 hours to change out the engine that takes just under 30 hours to change out. Then the service manager fucks up and does not call PQC for approval and GM says fuck you, we aren’t paying anything and stick the dealership with a $25,000 bill for the engine. Have heard quite a few of both the C8 engines and 6.0’s breaking springs. I have replaced valves and a piston in a few 6.0 Express van engines in the van. I have seen Camaro and Corvettes break front connecting rods from guys impacting the dampener bolt off and on when replacing oil pumps. Guy sent me pics from a GM dealership in Italy, both front connecting rods broken, no signs of heat on the front crank journal, just the entire big ends of the rods destroyed. Engine even had factory software in it. I told him run a VIS on it and the engine had an oil pump replaced about 800 km before. The guy replacing the oil pump cranked the rods impacted the dampner bolt back on, cracking the powder metal rods. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonofKalifornia: Originally Posted By LittlePony: Never seen a valve spring fail in a non race engine before Friend of mine had a brand new C8 Corvette, they use the same valve spring as the 6.0 in Express vans and pick ups. They break valve springs right and left, so now there is a ‘recall’ to run the engine for 2 hours at 2,000-3,000 RPM. He was running the engine at just under 3,000 RPM and a valve spring broke, valve hit the piston slamming it back in the head, and the valve head into the piston. So he has to put a new engine in a brand new C8 ready to deliver to the customer, GM pays 13.1 hours to change out the engine that takes just under 30 hours to change out. Then the service manager fucks up and does not call PQC for approval and GM says fuck you, we aren’t paying anything and stick the dealership with a $25,000 bill for the engine. Have heard quite a few of both the C8 engines and 6.0’s breaking springs. I have replaced valves and a piston in a few 6.0 Express van engines in the van. I have seen Camaro and Corvettes break front connecting rods from guys impacting the dampener bolt off and on when replacing oil pumps. Guy sent me pics from a GM dealership in Italy, both front connecting rods broken, no signs of heat on the front crank journal, just the entire big ends of the rods destroyed. Engine even had factory software in it. I told him run a VIS on it and the engine had an oil pump replaced about 800 km before. The guy replacing the oil pump cranked the rods impacted the dampner bolt back on, cracking the powder metal rods. So using a impact wrench on the damper bolt caused the rods to break? |
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Posted: 5/10/2021 4:56:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By midcap: So using a impact wrench on the damper bolt caused the rods to break? Crazy, but I will believe anything at this point |
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