I am Alex, a Diesel Technician for big rigs who likes the get dirty and getting headaches to find out the truth about your big rigs questions. My area of expertise is Semi-Trailer Trucks.
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This is what is going on with DEF QLS (Quality Level Sensor) on International/Navistar trucks. As, February 2022, RWC group is helping owners with this issue to drive temporary without the DEF gauge feature. Check your local international dealership for more information.
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Learn about Diesel engines 101
Remember, the five events common to all internal combustion engines are
1. Intake
2. Compression
3. Ignition
4. Power
5. Exhaust
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Learn about Diesel Engines 101.
Engines and motors are different from one another. Motors do not use combustion as an energy source. Instead, motors convert other sources of energy, such as hydraulic pressure, electricity, or compressed air, into mechanical energy.
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Engine dynamometer.
The engine dynamometer measures engine performance only, usually when the engine is removed from the vehicle and mounted onto a special frame. It is coupled directly to the engine flywheel and measures performance independent of the vehicle’s drivetrain, such as its gearbox, transmission, or differential.
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Which manufacture, in your own personal opinion, has design best looking truck so far in 2021?
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Electrical Shorts or short circuits
May occur anywhere in the circuit and can be difficult to locate, especially if they are intermittent. A short is a circuit fault where current travels along an accidental or unintended route.
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Thermal efficiency
It is a comparison between the amount of energy released during combustion and the mechanical energy available at the engine flywheel.
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Torque Output
Torque is the twisting force applied through the crankshaft to the flywheel. Torque is generated by cylinder pressure and crankshaft leverage. Higher compression ratios. produce higher torque output, and higher torque enables vehicles to accelerate powerfully and smoothly.
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In heavy-duty truck, bus, and off-road equipment applications, diesel engines are used almost exclusively because of the following advantages:
1. Superior fuel economy.
2. Higher engine torque output.
3. Greater durability and longevity.
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Diesel History Fact: While other truck manufacturers had installed diesel engines in their trucks for decades, it wasn't until the mid-1950s that Volvo became the first manufacturer to mass-produce turbocharged diesel-powered engines like the kind used in today's vehicles.
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