joecool911

I knew I was low, but the hill out of my house ran me out of diesel. Scangauge said I had 4.8 miles to empty, which is set for 32 gallons. Bottom line is ran dry. I'd of been fine on more less level ground. But the 10% grade out of my house put all the fuel out of the pickup area. I can't remember which lines are suggested to crack, but I did what was easy...1,3&4. Fired up after bleeding those. Yahoo!!! First time I've run the truck dry.

I still have an automatic, but am looking into a change or a different truck. Was just wondering about the outcome of the more common issue with an NV4500.

So then you just loose the use of 5th gear?

What happens when the 5th nut fails on an nv4500? Loose 5th gear or everything?

Got a tank of 20% bio this week. Looks like I'm running 2 MPG less than my normal stuff. So the cost per mile is exactly the same with the current 30 cent difference in cost. So there's got to be 30+ cents to make any difference in end cost and I have less range. My Scangauge makes the comparison easy well before I fill the tank up.

You could call Vulcan Performance. They are just north of Vancouver. See if he has any suggestions.

So a culvert pipe and tee post is all I need?

There goes my dream of a 10" exhaust system?

Thanks guys. Might start with Diamond Eye 4" without muffler and go from there.ncan always add a muffler later if my wife decides it's too loud.?

Yesterday I heard a 2nd get start in a parking lot. Very throaty and the turbo spool up was also very obvious at start and idle. Is this possible with just exhaust work or is this a turbo upgrade too?

Scangauge doesn't seem to calculate idling into trip mpg. Soon as you start driving the cost value starts from zero.

That's great!

Before it died or still going?

Probably because crude is on the rise.

Bottom line... But worst case...slight reduction in btu, but the cost per btu is quite a bit less with the b20. I was more worried about the potential cost of added maintenance using it. I hear stories of the local bus system having to replace injectors and filters because of bio diesel. They might be using b100? Since installing a fuel pump that keeps fuel pressure in proper range (higher) and diesel recirculates. After a couple of filter changes I don't get much gunk in my fuel filter anymore. I think the recirculating fuel has cleaned out the tank and I'm now only cleaning out new contaminants. So I was concerned about cleanliness of the B20. Even fuel filters aren't cheap. My regular station must have pretty clean tanks.

Trump ain't right?

Safeway has 20% bio diesel for 50 cents a gallon cheaper than my normal station ($1.50). Is it worth running that stuff and in my truck?

Awesome!

How come you didn't invite me?

Primary should be the bigger one?

You guys have any ideas on ways to keep tools from rusting in the shop? Unheated and 100% humidity.

This is worthless without a pic.

Here's my little place. Taking out trees for better sunlight for garden.

That's awesome! I don't have exhaust brake though. What about a potato in the tail pipe?

Sorry.... Extended idle operation, especially in cold weather, can lead to stuck valves and bent push-tubes due to insufficient cylinder heat. This allows varnishes/oils to condense on the exhaust valve stems, leading to stuck valves, and damaged valve train components. When we go hunting, snow and ice can accumulate on Windows requiring warm up prior to driving. Temps in the low teens are common. 3 cylinder high idle seems perfect for these conditions...but do we need to worry about damage to engine?