Keith Browning Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I just read something elsewhere and I thought of this a few weeks ago when my dealer got a round of chassis cabs in with bodies installed. For some reason this body manufacturer decided to place the rear mud flaps behind the tail-pipe on theses 6.4L equipped trucks. Not quite sure how long they are going to stand and fight. Anybody seeing problems yet or too early to tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Ryder has been building them with the flaps about 2 inches behind the pipe. I had one come in that had a hole burned through it at around 200 km. Mind you, this was pre-07S49... but I don't know if it went 'flame-thrower' or not. But I still think it will be an issue either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHNO60 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banghead.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/boxing.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/drinkingdude.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/poke.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendpowerstroke Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I love the smell of burning plastic in the morning /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbup.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well, today I replaced a leaking radiator in a Ryder truck with about 130 km on it. While bleeding the cooling system, it started to regenerate. The mud-flap was actually smoking on the back-side. I measured the temperature of the mud-flap at around 360 deg. F. I imagine that I would have been able to push a pick through the flap like knife through hot butter. Keep in mind, this is likely the trucks first regen, so I wonder how many regenerations that it will last through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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