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    HINO 155 ON THE HIGHWAY

    Can anyone share experience as to whether a 2010 Hino 155 with the 4.7 L engine is a highway capable truck? Thanks much.
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    DOT DIESEL for DUMMIES

    Ive owned a few gas cube vans as a contractor for decades and want to get back into it. Bought a 2012 Hino 195 last week with 300 k kms on it. It'll be in an independent diesel shop for a few weeks having work done from springs to def to get it saftied. Im not particularly mechanical and this...
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    Hino 155 Engines

    Okay thx... Im hoping to get a food service contract..And in your opinion with the extra 35 hp with the 210 hp model195 , doable?
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    Hino 155 Engines

    Have been seriously looking around for a small Japanese cab over truck. I am budget conscious. The sooner I learn from some others experiences the better re this. From what I see on the net the Hino 155 had the 173 hp engine from 2009 to 2011 and then in 2012 started dropping in the JO5E (210...
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    HINO BRAKE SENSOR

    Can anyone enlighten me about the system re. the wear sensor for the rear disc brakes on a Hino 195. so- is this as complicated as the 20 ,,,,,,,dollar cable that plugs into the brake pad and is often disabled by twisting the two wires together,, to fool the light on the dash? Or.. If someone...
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    ISUZU N SERIES TRANSMISSIONS

    Appreciate your honesty and the Frankenstein ref
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    ISUZU N SERIES TRANSMISSIONS

    Im a novice and not even close to a mechanic. But I do want to learn and understand. So the 4HK1 (T & TC...?) engines are in 100's of thousands of truck from the early 2000's to the present. The hp ratings range from 175 to 215. What's that all about? Is Isuzu detuning the engines because the...
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    HINO 195 LONGEVITY

    Your attempt is appreciated
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    HINO 195 LONGEVITY

    ... JHHHDL2H1DK001144, THX
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    HINO 195 LONGEVITY

    Cant tell you how much I value finding a forum where someone experienced tells me what I want to hear. Makes emptying out my piggy bank alot less stressful. No, havent driven it as I'm 3000 miles west at the other end of the country. Did finally get the truck into the Hino dealer in Quebec City...
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    Just to say thx re Hino 195 in Qc.. Not having any luck getting my reply up in the thread

    Just to say thx re Hino 195 in Qc.. Not having any luck getting my reply up in the thread
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    HINO 195 LONGEVITY

    Ive owned an older Isuzu npr gasser. Came to love the feel of sitting up high, exceptional visibility and maneuverability. Found a high mileage(382,000 km/..230 k Miles?)Hino cabover in Quebec, It's a 2013 195 Penske truck so Im hopeful it's in reasonable shape.... It's what I can afford, and I...
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    hino fb

    Dropping a larger engine into Hino FB? Anybody know of this ever done? I would like to pickup a cheaper Hino FB with the jo5c 168 hp engine and swap in the gutsier hino jo5e with 200 + hp and have a highway capable truck. Any experience appreciated.
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