Get to know your Injectors
Injector cups, tips, sleeves, and tubes; there is some confusion in the industry about what these parts do and where they are. Injector cups are mounted on the injector. It...
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Victory Road Truck Show, Electrical Problems, Dyno tuning, and more!
HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS Pittsburgh Power and Long Haul Detailing hosted the Victory Road Truck Show on Saturday, October 3rd. This was our first truck show, and it was a huge...
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Pete 379 and the new Engine Polygraph
With great pleasure I am introducing you to a very special old school owner operator from Mississippi. JR Hillhouse’s beautiful black 2007 379 Peterbilt is powered by an NXS Caterpillar...
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Dampers & Balancers, High Pressure Fuel Pump Test
Many owner-operators ask us about the difference between a damper and balancer, do they need one or both, and what is the purpose? Let’s start with the Torsional Viscous Damper...
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Still working on Big Cams, Thermostats, Gauges, and Fasteners
Several years ago we thought the mechanical Big Cam Cummins and 425B Caterpillar engines would be gone by now, but they are not. In fact, as of this writing we...
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Aux. Coolant Tanks, ECM Babysitters, and More!
HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS Auxiliary coolant tanks, we have talked about this several times on the radio show. It’s a cooling solution only to be used when a larger radiator is...
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Limping it to the Shop
Vibrations can break anything. This is a carrier bearing bracket out of Steve Kron’s 10 miles per gallon DD4 Detroit powered truck. His rear drive shaft was out of alignment...
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Blast From the Past 359
A BLAST FROM THE PAST - Last week we had a 359 Pete in our shop with a Big Cam Cummins 700+ horsepower engine we built years ago. This engine...
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N-14 Engine Trouble, Detailing, and Max Mileage
Several years ago Kevin Rutherford and I were talking about setting money aside for a maintenance account and the amount per mile was 10 cents for pre-emissions trucks. ...
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Max Mileage Review
Below is an email I just received from Leland Johnson, President of Johnson Motor Freight Inc. He’s been running his fleet on Max Mileage Fuel Borne Catalyst. I had a...
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Radiators, Tractors, and Max Mileage
It’s that time of year again, winter is over, and our trucks have suffered from the ingestion of road salt (sodium and magnesium chloride) spray into the radiator and air...
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How to Install a Torsional Vibration Damper (TVD) and Balancer
This video is a quick guide on how to replace your damper and install a balancer for a smooth running engine. Manufactures recommend the damper be changed at 500,000 miles...
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