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Thanks for the tips. It’s always fun going to CAT with our motor serial number and they give you that look like we are stupid.

Funny, People always ask me can I teach them and my response is always I can teach you how to operate the machine….I can not teach you how to be creative.

Interesting I figured actually machining it.

What not the Milwaukee orbital sander?

Found this thread. As I'm seriously considering pulling the oil cooler off and checking it I was wondering does the turbo have to come off or can it be done leaving it on? Trying to figure out all the gaskets and o-rings I need to do this job. is the cooler to the block a gasket or RTV?

I'm not an automotive engine machinist but I am a machinist with a mill. Isn't it just a matter of fly cutting it minimally till it's flat with a good finish? I've never seen them do a head before.

Is there a thread that discuses the oil cooler redecking more in depth? would it be easier or cheaper to purchase a new oil cooler and gasket?

The IFSKit.com

So why wait for a ticking time bomb? Is there an upgrade or something to prevent it? I’ve got the IFS kit on order.

I’ve heard Howes is good.

I was talking with a good friend that goes way above on his research and he recommended using a diesel fuel additive because the newer diesel fuel doesn’t have all the lubricants that it used to. Looking for opinions and or recommendations on what you use and why.

So using the 668, it says up 300,000 miles in normal and 150,000 in severe duty. in you fleet what’s your filter and fluid change mileage?

That’s a loaded question, all the hours and days in preparation or if the bed, driveshafts, fabricating the hoist and special tool and trans removal about 5 days but the actual unbolt and rebolt new one maybe 8 hrs by myself.

Wow that’s amazing to here!

Do a continuity test from the PDP to the battery box on both the 12 and 24 volt.

You can always ohm out the relays to help determine there health a good relay should show 0 ohms on the contact sides, not the coil. A bad relay will have anything above 1 or 2 ohms in my opinion.

Sounds like you’re on the right path. Looks like a pretty straight forward setup. Are there limit switches that stop it at full up and full down?

First to ever see one of those on these trucks.

That was a good read. I searched this site and google(with steelsoldiers) using barometric pressure sensor and that never showed up! Would have saved me a bunch of time.

For reference I just changed my old ATF fluid and filters. It’s been about 8 years and 30,000 miles on that fluid and filter. And the fluid and filters were super clean, barely anything on the drain plug magnets and like mentioned earlier only the finest of particles could be seen in just the...