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I've done 800 miles in 1 day in my M1008. It was pouring rain. I was driving though Oregon which has 3 trailer trucks. I could pass them on the uphill but they would pass me on the downhill. Couldn't see see anything when they were next to me which happened regularly. Interesting trip. If...

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I dumped WAY too much ATF in my TH400 before I finally found the leak. The plug for the parking brake panel shaft had popped out. In fact, I rebuilt the transmission with my favorite Hughes kit and STILL had the leak 😢. I finally found it and hammered some copper tubing in the hole. Hasn't...

Can you get some donor steel rims and have them welded on your centers? For the M1008 I found a bunch of Dodge rims from 2000ish on Rock Auto. They were cheap.

If you have 17 inch rims Yokohama Geolandar MT are available in 37x12.5. Mine are under a M1008. I had to hand mount them because I didn't have a running truck at the time. They're not balanced and are still smooth at 65mph. I have load range D tires. They're made in Japan. I can tell they're...

The price tag is a bit of a shocker. It's $200 for an 8oz tube but that is a lifetime supply for normal people. I started buying a tube for every propeller shaft seal job which is close to $20k. It takes just over 4oz which means I can't use a tube twice 😉

I ask because I used to have a lot of pneumatic controls in my fleet. Many valves would fail every 2-5 years. The crews were using whatever white grease they had which was usually white lithium. They were supposed to be using silicone on PTFE grease. The petroleum greases caused premature...

Can you put two 12V heater plugs in series?

I see so much complaint about the CTIS systems. Is it typically the controllers that fail or the valves and seals? If it's the valves and seals what are you using as a lubricant?

If you got boxes of glow plugs someone was probably chasing glow plugs failures with junk glow plugs. I strongly suggest the 60G plugs as it is rare for them to swell during a failure. Does the truck have a ballast resistor on the firewall? The starter and/or starter solenoid should have a tag...

Look closely at the battery trays. There are little metal tabs in the bottom that fit the group 31 batteries to keep them from sliding around. I also believe the trays already have blind welded for 1/4 rod for the hold down. You can use the universal hold downs at the auto parts store with these...

The 12/24v system works fine. Don't mess around with a 12v conversion. The stock battery trays work with group 27 and group 31 batteries if you're looking for a less expensive option. If the low coolant light is flashing check for leaking head gaskets by running the engine with the radiator...

The OEM mounts are no longer available. The aftermarket rubber mounts sag and go metal to metal in 6 months. With that said, the poly mounts transfer less noise than any available rubber mounts. FYI, there are two sizes of poly mounts. Make sure you get the big size. I believe 3.1121 is the...

Wix is the better filter for these engines and is readily available. I don't see any reason not to run one. Don't run Baldwin oil filters in Cat 3500 series engines.

I put a direct mount dipstick on my transmission which eliminates the tube. This may give more room for the downpipe...

I suggest you read about API service grades. They typically supercede each other. The only exception is the most current generation of oils. Chevron Delo 400 is available in a SDE and XLE formula. The SDE is for 2017 and earlier engines while the XLE is for later.

Detroit Diesel used to have a shutdown air damper for stuck rack situations due to an injector getting stuck. Perhaps you should consider the same? https://www.amot.com/en/4262c-air-shut-off-valve/ I converted all of my Detroits to spring actuated racks so I could get rid of the dampers.

The tech manual has a paint by numbers scheme for the pattern.

This is a 6.5 with a 6.2 IP but this is the level of smoke you should expect. https://photos.app.goo.gl/VVXyvRNMJYMkndBe7

The 6.2 shouldn't make any smoke at all once the glow plug cycle ends. If you had a mechanical problem I would expect it to get louder as you rev the engine. It doesn't. I feel that points towards an injection pump issue.