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Hey, did you have to have the Allison transmission reprogrammed when you switched to the highway axle gears? I upsized to the 53" tires on my M1081. Now when my speedometer reads 45mph I'm actually running 55mph (in 7th), so it's improved my cruising quite a bit. However, it has a tendency to...
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I think I might have done the same thing you did. I removed the front glad hands, capped them off with plugs. I drove it like this for months with no issues. I jumped in it today, and it seems like the parking brake is not releasing. Did you just put the glad hands back on the front...
Hey, I think I might be having the same problem you had. I jumped in today, and the brakes seem locked up. I don't think they are releasing. Plenty of air pressure. That said, I have my front glad hands capped off; one of them was leaking a while back, so I removed them and capped them off...
I also wanted to get my mech fan to run less - super loud and draws a noticeable amount of power - works great through. So, I mod'ed up a hood scoop that you can see from my pictures. The slope of the radiator, and the hood just aren't conducive to directing air through the radiator in stock...
Totally agree with Retiredwarhourses - first thing is to confirm the temp gauge: go by a cheap laser temp, and confirm the engine temp by pointing it at the top of the radiator, or the thermostat housing.
If you are running hot, and the fan is not on, then you can disconnect the upper temp...