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1983 Cabover Freightliner repairs.
1983 Cabover Freightliner repairs.
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Working on a cabover freightliner with a big cam 3 Cummins that smokes really bad and has some hvac problems as well.
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Maybe cover the turbo outlet, and the after cooler air inlet. Ounce of prevention is a pound of cure.
Oregon doesn't have any of those bs laws
They should come on up here
Rode in one of these trucks in 1978 from LA to Phoenix in August. Hot miserable bumpy ride pulling a set of doubles through the California/Arizona desert. Temps in the hot time of day was about 120 with afternoon thunderstorms to cool the place down to around 95. The truck ran fantastic the entire way even the trip back to LA. I think it was a road ranger trans 18 speed. It was super hot in the cab during the heat of the day, I removed my shirt and pants and drenched myself with a canteen of water to get some relief. It had 260 air, 2 windows down at 60 mph.
Solution: don't run in California.
I used to have a smog license in California and I got fed up with it Give you a perfect example why it's b***** I had an Old 76 Toyota Land Cruiser that wouldn't pass smog it was close It never came with a catalytic Converter so if I put one on now it passes blows the environmental numbers runs Clean Is way under a limit For co and hydrocarbons runs just as clean as a new car but it's al it's illegal because now it's modified That makes any sense
Warren what is the brand of space heater running in the shop?
On some of the freightliner trucks the air system has to have pressure before the air comes out of the vents in dash I have run in a bunch of them that way when I am fixing air conditioning systems and will air system messing around with the bad air dryer it may not maintain the right pressure. I was taught with the big cam 855 Cummins to set the valves just like any other 4 stroke diesel engine on number 1 TDC you can set half of the valves and then turn a full turn to number 6 TDC and set the other half and then go thru and set the injectors exactly like you did I had a big cam 4 non STC industrial engine that sounded and smoked like that truck and I put new injectors and I had to hunt around to find a old Cummins diesel mechanic and he came and showed me his method and it just purred nice when I was done and it went from 20 gallons of fuel per hour down to 16 under full load it was in a John Deere self propelled corn chopper and with 8 rows of corn going thru it was all it could handle set at 400 horsepower. Keep up the great videos
Hey Warren, you know that the ESN on an 855 and N14 is stamped into the left side of the block near the deck around the number 2 or 3 cylinder head right? Those data tags are always gone off those things. It's somewhere near the back of the block.
What a beautiful old Freightliner, Warren. The owner looks like he takes very good care of that truck. Thanks for sharing such an awesome piece of trucking history.
Most of the world clean air bureaucrats copy californias legislation eventually ,which in my country is a farce . A few weeks ago a cement truck caught fire in Melbourne (austalia) . The firemen had a difficult job getting the fire to go out . Being an electric truck didnt help😮
I have a small cam Cummins used in a 250kw generator with 1300 hours. It was installed in a tv transmitter for CBS in 1968. Spent entire life in climate controlled environment. Never had a cold start is anybody interested in the engine and or generator. It resides in Pennsylvania .
Warren, no mosquitos in your shop today. Great video, never seen under the hood in a cabover before.
First thing you do before you jack up a cabover is check the cab for shit that will go through the windshield. Then you can jack it up.
My first truck was 72 freightliner cabover with 8v 71 318 with a 13 speed and 44.4 rears big bunk. 22 years old, and I was in tall cotton. 69 now man alot has changed.
I had Cummins 444 with the step timing control. I always set the overhead like the old big cam 1 engine. Never had any problems and was running coast to coast.
i think increase the rpm will make big difference on the fuel injection and automatization on the injector
LUV THE VIDS HOPE 1 DAY YOU SAY HI BACK…😅😅😅
That’s not a low flow,that’s a big cam 3. How do you stand to work in your piled up,nasty shop and do engine work with oil dry under the engines? Enjoy your videos tho.
Thanks Warren for the good advice on how to adjust the injectors and valves.
Did just the overhead on my Kenworth w900a with a Big cam 3.
Do you still use those TTI ring spanners I sent you years ago Warren? Cheers mate
Terminator state of Arnold Schwarzenegger.I noticed him at c*v*d with his authoritarian demeanor.
About time you had a nice easy job warren .
Working through the fault list .
Don't disappear in all that smoke 👍👍👍
Hey Warren ,thank for another great video. You got recognition from Chris, @ Professional Struggler from the UK..
Boy ya never know what you’re gonna get pumping a cab up lol I got a chuckle when the coffee cup fell.
Rough and ready mechanic at his best what a guy you are warren show how these shiny spanner’s mechanics how it’s done
If your local guys don’t want to get you injectors try Area Diesel Service in Illinois. They have a YouTube channel and sell all sorts of diesel parts or rebuild your stuff.
California is a dumpster
Those blower motor switches are still available from Freightliner, although the typical parts guy probably can't figure out how to look them up. I just replaced one in my FLC last year, same switch that cabover uses. That old iron is good stuff, it just works. Cheaper to pay the ticket for running it into Cali than to buy a brand new truck you can't keep on the road.
Hello Warren. I used to live out in the stick's and when I retired I had to move in to town. I keep a low profile and I keep out of the way of people. Otherwise they tell you what you can and can't do. I hate having live in town. It's because of being a diabetic and having bad legs. If it wasn't for my condition. I would be out of the town tomorrow. I don't know why people can't leave me alone.
Must not use road salt or brine in your area because if they did that old cabover would be rotted into non existence