Weekend maintenance on the '01

[JR]

Did your primary driver quit on you Nick?

 

[NIsaacs]

What is different about these parts, other than price??

Is it kinda similar to the FSS for a VW Rabbit being the same one as for a 5.9?? Same part, but different price...

They all look slightly different but I think the dimensions that matter are the same. The 91.5-99 all use 180* t-stat as oem, my '01 uses a 190 so I think the fan clutches are configured to match the t-stats. My '01 kicks in at about 200-205, my '91 about 190. I think the older ones will help.

 

[NIsaacs]

Did your primary driver quit on you Nick?

Kinda, she don't like the freeway haul She is okay with local light weight runs

 

[NIsaacs]

Average fuel mileage for three days was 11.5 mpg, works for me.

Woo Hoo, finally got a down hill loaded haul, the haul fuel mileage posted is an uphill loaded haul. Three trips, one was loaded both ways, hauled my loader to the pickup site.

Averaged 12.93 mpg. same weight as before. Hauled 3 more loads the next day, loaded one way only, my mileage should go up a little. I will check it today when I fill.

Had a new Ford 550 ambulance (non emergency) try to suck me up on a 4 lane 6% grade when I was empty 15k, cruise set at 70 mph, he didn't get-er-done

 

[NIsaacs]

I think I have asked about this before, but what is the skinny on aftermarket intake manifolds? All hype or some truth. I am looking at this one:

https://www.dieselautopower.com/diesel-power-source-arctic-air-intake-manifold-int-man-24v

 

[JR]

Good for 25 hp

I don't see any mention of wether or not the grid heater is left in place or eliminated. I believe that is as big a restriction as anything.

 

[NIsaacs]

Good for 25 hp

Yes, if I add up all the "fake hp" I wouldn't need my juice

I wondered, because my son swears by them but his were/are all 3rd-4th gens.

Dap has a good answer here: Note the difference in the pics. Makes me wonder why they tout the 2nd gen in the ads if they don't work as advertised.

https://mopar1973man.com/topic/1748...urbo-for-my-01/?do=findComment&comment=231396

 

[NIsaacs]

Hauled a hot load for my son to Flagstaff yesterday. Blew the soot out of the old truck because I had a pre scheduled customer for a 10 am pickup. I preloaded the night before so I could leave early and get back in time. Running 67 mph on the two lane and 77 on the freeway, 259 mile round trip only netted 12.39 mpg. This was a small load, 900# in my dump, so about 16k gcw. That stretch from Winslow to Flagstaff will suck some fuel.

Had a big truck pull out to pass in front of me, then just stayed next to the truck he was passing, pretty sure it was deliberate. When I got tired of it and pulled off at a rest stop, I had 2 big trucks and several cars stacked up behind me.

All the freeway truck stops are ripping off the trucks at 50 cents more for diesel than the down town stations, yet gas is the same. I guess they figure cars are more important.

On the way home I stopped in Holbrook at the little park and checked all my running gear temps, just to stretch a little. Rear axle 175, transmission 175, t-case 150, engine oil pan 167, trailer tires 103-108, truck tires front 100 rear 110 and trailer hubs high 90's. It was a nice cool morning @ 77 ambient. I made it back with time to spare

 

[GAmes]

I quit buying fuel at truck stops when Pilot bought out Flying J. The difference in price of 50 gallons exceeds the cost of a shower almost every time. I rarely have a trailer hooked up that won't fit into a convenience store fuel island. Gas prices are the same, IMO, because cars and light pickups can go anywhere. Truckers are a captive audience and are treated like they are ATM machines.

 

[JR]

I started using the commercial stations again this year with the EFS fuel card.

Here's my most recent purchase

Invoice43062LocationKINGSVILLE, OHCurrencyUSD/GallonsFees$0.65
ProductUltra Low Sulfur DieselQuantity100.000Unit Price$2.074Sub Total-$207.41
Discount Received$48.50

I always check Gas Buddy to compare prices at the cheaper stations and at the time everyone was over $2.40 which put my savings over .30 per gallon.
Not alot but it does add up over the course of the year.

Edit, here was the original pump price before the EFS discount.

 

[TFucili]

Hauled a hot load for my son to Flagstaff yesterday. Blew the soot out of the old truck because I had a pre scheduled customer for a 10 am pickup. I preloaded the night before so I could leave early and get back in time. Running 67 mph on the two lane and 77 on the freeway, 259 mile round trip only netted 12.39 mpg. This was a small load, 900# in my dump, so about 16k gcw. That stretch from Winslow to Flagstaff will suck some fuel.

Had a big truck pull out to pass in front of me, then just stayed next to the truck he was passing, pretty sure it was deliberate. When I got tired of it and pulled off at a rest stop, I had 2 big trucks and several cars stacked up behind me.

All the freeway truck stops are ripping off the trucks at 50 cents more for diesel than the down town stations, yet gas is the same. I guess they figure cars are more important.

On the way home I stopped in Holbrook at the little park and checked all my running gear temps, just to stretch a little. Rear axle 175, transmission 175, t-case 150, engine oil pan 167, trailer tires 103-108, truck tires front 100 rear 110 and trailer hubs high 90's. It was a nice cool morning @ 77 ambient. I made it back with time to spare

It would be educational to pull a couple loads on one of your regular "milk runs" and compare fuel tickets just to see if the new HO is as hard on fuel as I think it is

 

[NIsaacs]

I have a bench full of parts to go on the '01 in the morning. Changed the oil and fuel filter this afternoon, too hot to do any more I like first light, nice and cool.

New radiator, 180* 12 valve fan clutch (Mopar), Raptor 150 lift pump, washer bottle and fuel canister drain valve.

 

[JR]

Nick haven't you replaced the radiator in your Gen 2 before?

 

[NIsaacs]

Nick haven't you replaced the radiator in your Gen 2 before?

Yes, one time 7 years ago. It looks fine inside and out. Still trying to cool it down some. Pretty sure the 12v fan clutch will help some on the short hills but since I am changing both at once it will be hard to determine which is doing what.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

Keep us posted on the temps.

I took a rad out of a 01 that was running warm. From the "outside" the rad looked fine. After I pulled it, you could tell it was blocked from the outside - a LOT of crud blocking air flow. Used a LOT of foaming coil cleaner (for A/C units) and a lot of time to get it clean. Ran MUCH cooler. Of course replacing it would have been easier, but I had the time...then..

I'm sure you already know this, but make sure your flow through the condenser is not being restricted.

 

[NIsaacs]

Hauled 3 easy loads of cinders today, down hill loaded so not a good test for the radiator/fan clutch yet. It never got over 190*, AC on with 95* ambient.

Not impressed with the Raptor 150 pump over the 4 year old 100 model. It helped a lot on cruise psi but at WOT still dropped to 8 psi. Fuel temp still goes to 153* after a 5 hour run, 2/3 tank of fuel left. I have it set at 17psi at idle.

The new drain valve fixed my overnight slow start. I replaced the O-rings a few years ago and that fixed it until recently, Fleetguard part, cheap too at Geno's.

Washer bottle fixed my leaky one, I think I let it freeze

 

[JR]

Mixing your own juice Nick?

I haven't kept up with the Air Dog pumps in years but there did not used to be a difference in the motors between the 150 and the 100. I actually had a 150 given to me by a friend years ago with a bad motor. I was going through Raptor pumps like crazy at the time. The seal that seperates the motor from the fuel side would leak, saturate the motor...then it was only a matter of time. Air Dog was good enough to send me new pumps without asking for the old ones back so I amassed some spares....
I ended up using a good Raptor motor on the 150 base, I had to cut the pigtail off the motor and adapt to the harness but it did work well up until I sold the truck. Only problem I ever had was fuel gelling - the final gummed up on me twice. Kind of a prone position for a final fuel filter at -30 and colder, I'm pretty sure the oems put them in the engine bay for good reason

I'm sure you know this but you can adjust your fuel pressure with some 1/4" washers as shims on your return line. At least you could with the older units.... perhaps there is an easier adjustment method by now. Mine was a pretty old unit.

Where are you measuring fuel temp?

 

[NIsaacs]

Mixing your own juice Nick?

I'm sure you know this but you can adjust your fuel pressure with some 1/4" washers as shims on your return line. At least you could with the older units.... perhaps there is an easier adjustment method by now. Mine was a pretty old unit.

Where are you measuring fuel temp?

JR, sometimes I don't pay attention and I get the 32* fluid instead of the -20*, then I forget what is in the bottle.

The adjustment is easy now, just a lock nut and screw. I am not sure how much is too much. The more you give it at idle the more it gets at WOT but am afraid to go over 17-18 psi.

I am not sure where the monitor gets it's signal, at the pump I assume. It may not be all that accurate but it will give ambient at first start, so it must be close. I don't know how important it is but some people report 120* temps.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

....... I think I let it freeze

What?!? - it doesn't get that cold in Arizona! (at least that is what other people kept trying to tell me when I lived there)

 

[JR]

Are you still running through the OEM fuel lines?