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I kinda like the big filler tube. One station I fill up at has pumps for tractor trailers and usually isn't very busy. I pull up to those pumps with the big nozzles and fill up in half the time. Not a bother in summer but when it's cold out I'd rather not spend much time holding the fill nozzle lol.

My 08 treats me just as well, also my first diesel, that I personally owned. Same deal at those temps set fast idle while glows are cycling, run them twice and she fires right off. My gas trucks never started so well. I could never adjust a choke well either lol. I'm starting to think I need to...

I don't use a block heater. Don't have one installed and so far no need for one anyway. -15F and still starts fine. I love watching those Super Pooper Fords try to fire, crank crank crank...blow some white smoke...crank crank crank...rinse and repeat. This old 6.2 fires in under 5 seconds.

Seems this one isn't a screw on it's more than just a small seal leaking. When the bail is flipped it no longer tightens enough to even keep it in the can under any kind of force at all. The rubber is shrunk and hardened. I mean I could just go ahead and order a new China thread on, but why if...

I see you have your problem solved, good deal ;) If you ever do run into the air in proportioning valve issue, I cracked the lines one at a time and bled them the same as a bleeder valve on a wheel cylinder with a helper at the peddle.

Be easier just to split the difference and drive 55 on the highway. I get between 17 and 18mpg on the highway that's posted 65mph. Of course I don't know how some states think of driving below the posted speed limit but I've had State Troopers behind me and never an issue. They just eventually...

I've also had an instance where a proportioning valve on my last truck was air locked resulting in the same problem. Once I bled it out I had no problems doing the rest of the system.

I certainly could have used that donkey schlong today. In the plus side I hope my moron Ford loving neighbor was paying attention. His beloved F350 won't start unless it's plugged in all night, even at 20 degrees. I should have taken a video, 3 degrees, no block heater, and my M1008 fired right...

Are they going to have the same rubber deterioration problem though due to age?

Never thought about them. Looking through what they have I see Buna-N as fuel oil and hydraulic oil resistant. A 12"x12"x.75" piece is $99 :cookoo: Neoprene 6"x6"x.75 is $34. Better, but still a lot to make a rubber seal. I may try some back yard hack. I was looking into the hardness scale and...

That may work if I can find some rubber that's thick enough, and I can get it over the lip at the bottom. Could probably even cut it out with a hole saw seems I don't know anyone with enough coin to own a laser cutter lol.

Yeah, that's also what I labeled the images as lol. I thought about silicone but didn't think it would hold up long. I get catalogs from Reynolds Advanced Materials, pourable casting materials and such, maybe I could make a form to pour some rubber compound around my old d1ck :shrugs::whistle...

This is where the seal is that needs repair...

Waiting on my phone to send to my pc email, can't upload from my phone. That's not a bad idea for the can gaskets, I have 2 yet that need gaskets. One of these days I'll upload one of the cans, USAF but it has some AN fitting on the side at the bottom. Some after thought, or AF used to...

I have a fill spout for my fuel cans that leaks. The rubber is hardened and cracked from age, but otherwise the rest of the spout is good. Have any of you guys repaired the rubber seals on those? It doesn't look like it will come off without breaking it.

Now that's a good idea, I like cruise and intermittent wipers. How well does the cruise work on these older vehicles trucks? I've actually never used it on anything but the newer computer controlled cars.

That would have shut it down, but still no way to start or release the shift lever. Really not any cheaper because the column is messed up inside, would have needed to be replaced anyway because it was locking up. I could have filled a kids sandbox with what I cleaned out of this truck when I...

Yeah, I could definitely use some antitheft help lmao. The ignition tumbler locked up on me and couldn't shut the truck off. After a half hour out came the sawzall.. Had to get crude because it was also locking the shift lever. I should have known something was going on, it stuck a couple...

Anything that will slow them down and discourage them has got to be a help. I thought about using an electric solenoid from a newer car but my doors don't even lock yet lol. I gotta get door locks and a new steering column/lock cylinder.

I've been thinking about a way to lock my fuel door also. I have a neighbor that is a thief and drives a coal burner, don't trust him a bit. For now I park in front of one of my security cameras. Thinking a simple stainless cabinet lock from Lowes or a hidden latch. Thoughts are to spring load...