Bad delete club?

[Rawze]

(04-24-2023 )3LTrucking Wrote:  Purchased a 2011 Peterbilt 387 in October of ‘22, knew it needed an inframe at the time of purchase (dropped #5). Had my mechanic of 20 years do the inframe, he’s done numerous 2250s 871s and N14s for myself and people I know, so quality there isn’t in question.
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All too often, people put way too damn much trust in others "just because they have been around a long time".. and that is a dangerous no-no with this newer equipment.

I would not most mechanics any more far enough to throw a wrench at them. In general, the ppl who have been around the longest, who build engines, almost always have the worst habits, and also are seriously under-trained on the newer engines.

You need to go back and ask them what they set the liner height to?.. you need to go back and ask them if they let the head gasket crush over night and then re-torqued the head the next day.. you need to seriously be concerned!.

Did they use a Brand new head?.. or a reman?.. or had the original sent out and machined / repaired?. Did they use all 100% genuine OEM parts?. Did they put in all new rods or at least had the brass wrist pin bushings replaced in the old ones?.

Newer ISX engines are NOT LIKE OLDER ENGINES OF THE PAST!!!.. AND MECHANICS THAT WORK ON OLDER ENGINES WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOREVER ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THE MOST MISTAKES WITH THEM!!!.

You also said they are also not too computer savvy. This is a big red flag all in itself!. - DID THEY BOTHER TO DO AN INJECTOR LEAK DOWN TEST AFTER GETTING IT BACK TOGETHER?... EXACTLY LIKE THIS VIDEO SHOWS TO DO???.
ref: http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?t...3#pid75483

So... If they say the typical garbage like, 'they set everything back at factory spec.', then your in trouble and it likely will not last but a couple few years, and blow head gasket again. Here is your future...
ref: http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?t...5#pid41315

And lastly, just because someone has done numerous engines.. does not mean squat actually!.

-== and yeah.. my post is to shake people up a bit and stop them from putting too damn much blind faith in others, because that is how people end up with big problems around here. It is blind faith that makes 90% of all people end up with bad delete programming, and 60% of about everyone that has ever come on here who "had an inframe done by that reputable shop they swore by .. ehemm." just like you describe .. end up with costly, repeating engine failures down the road too.

(moving on)...
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It being a 2011 truck.. what engine is it?.. you did not say.

(before it was deleted) .. Is it a DPF only truck (CM871)?... or is it a common rail engine with DPF and SCR(CM2250)?>. What is the engine ser# (the ESN#)?. -= 2011 trucks with ISX's in them can be either one.


your descriptions seem to fit the bad delete scenario so...
Yeah.. bad deletes is a plague in the trucking industry. Copy the program out of the engine and e-mail it to me for a proper review of what someone did.