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04-02-2009, 09:33 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vernal Utah
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  | 1998 ford 9000 so I just flew back into Vernal from san jose(can I say california road ways SUCK!!!) after looking at a "new" tire handler truck. It has a 2126 cat diesel in it with the typical California emmision control stuff. the company is giving a steal on it, cause It gonna cost to much to get back to standards, and It has a problem with oveheating when pulling a grade....... SO my question is, what is the possible causes of over heating when pulling a small grade with the inline 6 caterpillar diesels? It will be pulling into the mine next week sometime, and I have to get it into working order so I can mount the new 993 loader tires...... ANY ideas? |
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04-02-2009, 09:36 PM
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| thermostats would be my first guess |
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04-02-2009, 09:42 PM
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| I wondered about that. I was also going to ask if the emmission equipment being removed would help the heating up problem..... I have to have the motor re adjusted by cat so it'll handle the 6000 elevation difference, and they are going to turn up the motor anyway. I was thinkin that I would change the thermostat, water pump, have the radiator boiled, and put a new fan in..... but, as it will spend most of it's life on 14-15% grades, I cannot have it over heating... any other things to check? |
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04-02-2009, 09:43 PM
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04-02-2009, 09:47 PM
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| thats true...... give me more.... I have 30,000 to spend on upgrades for this truck....(cannot change the motor, and the tranny, and both rear axles are brand new) and I have Zero emmisions to meet. |
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04-03-2009, 12:01 AM
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 on right on flat road but leans out on hills .shd | |
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04-03-2009, 05:50 AM
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| batty, you are going to be the first person i call when i have to put in a new water pump. i despise those things worse than a starter. what is the pyrometer saying?? |
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04-03-2009, 07:26 AM
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| It doesn't have a pyrometer yet.......(yet being key word) |
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04-03-2009, 09:05 AM
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| what is showing heat then?? the coolant or the oil?? am guessing that you have verified that the fan is coming on and off. |
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04-03-2009, 09:18 AM
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| I wasn't able to get it to overheat........ but then san jose was only 65 degrees when I was there. the coolant temp gauge is what they are going off of I guess.It did lack in power though...... caterpillar is already scheduled to come change that for me though |
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