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So my Eco Hubs are mounted. I still need to relearn transmission, since it feels like all my shift points are now wrong, but other than that, I am super impressed. Took a 20min quick test drive, accelerates to 65 fairly quickly (GPS verified, I still need the correct setting on the switches of the speedo). Truck is a 98 A0 1079, need to make the gov tool and turn up the screw a little. But even with the A0, speed wants to keep climbing!
I do have the bigger Turbo, but yet to install it or find the governor that goes with it. I would also love to install a PacBrake, because as I said, the truck actually coasts now, when you let off accelerator. A very strange sensation, I have to say, in a good way, until you are faced with a significant downhill!
I can't even begin to describe how QUIET it is though. I am going to have to address the wind noise around the doors now too. Had never heard it before. I did also install a set of the prototype metal/rubber gaskets on one side of the truck to test them out. One thing I do what to add, it might seem obvious to everyone else, but first adapter plate, I actually installed the wrong direction. Had to clean off RTV and all and re-install it. All and all, it took me about 6-7 hours. Wasn't dithering, but most of the time was spent cleaning surfaces.
3m product, great for cleaning flat gasket surfaces. Been suing it for years on transmission pans and sealing surfaces.
Clean!
Attached the wrong way, time to swap it around. DOH!!!!
One more tip, on the new design with the threads to the outside for removal purposes. Put the bolt on "before" you RTV it in place, otherwise you will be cleaning RTV out of the hole/threads. New fill hole design works perfect too, put a a quart in each hub in no time. Need to get a bigger pump to refill rear diff though. That was tedious.
Finished product! Love the clean look.
Man, I can't wait for some longer trips now!
Gaskets used for testing purposes. So far, so good. No leaks. Will report back.
So questions remaining. Speedo reads exactly 50% of GPS speed. Does someone have a link for changing speedo switches?
Anyone have a line on a 290hp governor and or pacbrake to go with my 290hp turbo?
I do have the bigger Turbo, but yet to install it or find the governor that goes with it. I would also love to install a PacBrake, because as I said, the truck actually coasts now, when you let off accelerator. A very strange sensation, I have to say, in a good way, until you are faced with a significant downhill!
I can't even begin to describe how QUIET it is though. I am going to have to address the wind noise around the doors now too. Had never heard it before. I did also install a set of the prototype metal/rubber gaskets on one side of the truck to test them out. One thing I do what to add, it might seem obvious to everyone else, but first adapter plate, I actually installed the wrong direction. Had to clean off RTV and all and re-install it. All and all, it took me about 6-7 hours. Wasn't dithering, but most of the time was spent cleaning surfaces.
3m product, great for cleaning flat gasket surfaces. Been suing it for years on transmission pans and sealing surfaces.
Clean!
Attached the wrong way, time to swap it around. DOH!!!!
One more tip, on the new design with the threads to the outside for removal purposes. Put the bolt on "before" you RTV it in place, otherwise you will be cleaning RTV out of the hole/threads. New fill hole design works perfect too, put a a quart in each hub in no time. Need to get a bigger pump to refill rear diff though. That was tedious.
Finished product! Love the clean look.
Man, I can't wait for some longer trips now!
Gaskets used for testing purposes. So far, so good. No leaks. Will report back.
So questions remaining. Speedo reads exactly 50% of GPS speed. Does someone have a link for changing speedo switches?
Anyone have a line on a 290hp governor and or pacbrake to go with my 290hp turbo?
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