looking at buying an fl60 with a 5.9 and an allison.has a few minor issues with the speedo cluster and the intake preheater.wondering if there are any forums out there that deal with the freightliners?

 

I know www.thedieselgarage.com has a medium duty forum. You might try that.

 

might want to try a camping forum, i know they are used as high class big buck tow rigs, or even maybe a racecar forum?? Just an idea

 

I work for freightliner tmp, if I can help in any way or if I can find some info for you let me know.

 

expeditorsonline.com has a Truck Talk forum that has several FL 70 owners discussing service , etc .

 

thanks guys,checked out the dieselgarage and will check out that expeditors site.eclancy that is exactly what i intend to use it for i have a edit 5th wheel that gives my 1 ton dually more then she can handle.and for the price of these m/d trucks why not step up.maintainence may cost more but as they say bigger is always better.

 

You might also try trailerlife.com . They have a forum for towing vehicles

 

Work for Freightliner as well. Let me know if I can help.

ftltmp, do you work at the Cleveland plant or training center?

 

Instrument cluster gremlins are very common in FL series. We have 36 in the fleet and over two years the dealer hasn't figured it out. Constant ABS lights coming on. WIF lights constantly coming on. ECU 128 codes. "CYCLE" warnings coming on the dash. We've had several Allison automatic problems related to wiring/communication problems with the factory FL80 ECM. We're replacing air dryers every 2-3 months on the FL80's with the Mercedes 900 series engine. We've had to replace every single fuel tank on them except for seven of them from rotting out. We've already replaced three aluminum fuel tanks on the new 2006 FL80/M2's because the bolts on the driver's side rear spring perch has rubbed through the tanks and the bolts on the L/F half fender has also rubbed through some of the tanks. These new M/2's only have 8000 km's at the most.The bigger problem is we only have ONE Freightshaker dealer to deal with and they're clueless.
No offense to you other Freightliner mechanics, but we've taken the TEAM dealer of our vendors list and will no longer buy freightliners in our future fleet purchases.