Keith Browning Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I know some of you have seen this but this is my first. A 2005 with a cracked rear cover from the HPOP Quick Connect fitting failing. I guess that when some of these fittings fail they separate with a vengeance. Either that or the fitting has been rubbing away at the cover for a while and finally pushed through trying to escape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james richards Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 have seen a few , unfortunately most have been in econolines with all the extra crap in way buses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott B Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thats a first for me.I have seen the blocks slammed against it but Never a cracked cover(Yet).Those friggen things aint light either.I have heaved many off while underneath Internationals.The C-15 CAT rear cover is actually lighter than these are.Its Aluminum but its also twice the size.Dont forget to stick a hacksaw blade up in and cut the sealant at the Bedplate ends before you pull it all the way off.We had one guy that forgot and actually ripped out 3 inches of the Bedplate gasket on one side LOL.... He saw no Humor in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Scott, the Power Stroke cover is aluminum and it is not used to mount the rear of the engine to the frame like the VT365 or a C7 CAT, thank God. That makes it much smaller and muuuuuuch lighter. I performed one of those rear engine gear recalls and took note of the cover and thought... "just like a real truck engine." /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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