by webbiesmechanical | Oct 8, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
Air pressure isn’t just a number on the dash — it keeps your suspension stable and your brakes working.Lose pressure too quickly, and you’re in for a rough ride — or worse, all your brakes could lock on. That’s exactly what happened with this Kenworth T909. The driver...
by webbiesmechanical | Oct 1, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
You’d never think a split rubber hose could write off an engine — but that’s exactly what came close to happening here. This white Kenworth had just come back from a job up north when the driver noticed a turbo fault code pop up on the dash. He did the right thing —...
by webbiesmechanical | Sep 26, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
A customer came in with a frustrating issue — their engine brake wasn’t working properly. Sometimes it wouldn’t come on, other times it would stick, making driving unpredictable. At first glance, nothing looked too unusual. But after a closer inspection, we spotted...
by webbiesmechanical | Sep 24, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
This Kenworth had just one trailer on, but halfway up the hill, the dream ended in an oily, sudden, smoky shutdown. The truck shut down — pulled up as safely as he could and got out to check. What he saw would make any one’s heart sink: a river of engine oil running...
by webbiesmechanical | Sep 22, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor
This is an intercooler out of a Volvo FH16 we recently worked on. The truck came in for a radiator job, but once we pulled it out, we discovered something else — the intercooler was also broken, with a hole that was leaking badly. So what happens when your intercooler...
