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    Bidding on a truck that won't start even with a jump.

    Many vehicles have been sold thinking the engine was locked up, only to find a bad starter.
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    Fuel, contaminated, odd...

    Your fuel has emulsified - the free water has been blended into the fuel and the separation will require expensive filtration media. When we clean tanks and fuel we implement "T.A.C.T.", Test, Analyze, Clean and Treat.
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    Ether on mep-002a

    Try a rag soaked with gasoline over the air intake.
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    Fuel, contaminated, odd...

    When we find a tank with milky white fuel we know the owner has tried to treat water with one of the local available additives. The milky white is from the amount of water is greater than the additive. Most biocides do not address the water (the food source for what most call algae), biocides...
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    Nasty Fuel System

    The fuel tanks we hate to clean are those that have been "bio-fueled". Most recent customer had two 130 gallon saddle tanks that were severely contaminated with "bio-fuel". He would call and ask "how we doin", maybe the end of the week I would reply. First thing his crew did when we returned the...
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    Show Off Your Bed Crane

    For lifting spare and whatever .
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    hi from st pete fl

    Hey neighbor,
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    Hose ends ... upgrade to camlocks?

    We have used the black camlocks in the pass and now we use the yellow ones found at Goodyear Rubber. The black ones would become difficult to separate while the yellow ones allow us to change with less effort and mess.
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    Autopsy of Failed Fuel Level Sensor on MEP003A

    Serious corrosion in ULSD these days.
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    What's your Deuces' name?

    "In Deuced Labor"
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    Is a 1971 deuce a good towing solution for me?

    I'm in St Petersburg and deal with Nathan & Paul over on 49th St N, north of Park. Worth while to check them out. Mention: Alpha - Tango - Charlie, (the tank cleaning guy)
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    So it shall be "In Deuced Labor". Thanks
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Took my wife for her first ride - she compared it to "in deuced labor". Go figure!
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    Split Rim Safety

    Early 60's I took the place of a guy that loss his life to these tires. In Wilmington Ohio on 3C highway we worked at a truck stop, Betty Janes Truck Stop. I changed tires daily it seemed and the fear was in you every minute while handling those brutes. Glad to say I never had an incident, very...
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    M925A2 Fuel Tank Algae?? Black tar substance on bottom of tank

    Being in the fuel tank cleaning business, we see this everyday. Thick, black, greasy diesel fuel turned to sludge.
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    I never introduced myself

    I work daily with my grandson, and I know how rewarding it can be.
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    MEP003 Fuel Additives

    Being in the business of cleaning fuel tanks and most recently the DeSoto County Florida back up generators. What I recommend for long term storage of diesel fuel is Sentry Diesel Plus. Wish I could add more to the product and service require to maintain proper fuel quality.
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    Oil in Deuce's Exhaust Manifold.

    I have a Detroit 4-53 in my boat and you have to run it over 1100 rpm's just to minimize the slobber.
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    Tactical Doc's M923 fuel preservative choice

    If you can find Sentry Diesel Plus, use it. We carry it in 5 gallon pails in our service trucks.
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    M109-a3 1969

    Being a fan of slow going trawlers I have always estimated fuel usage by gallons per hour. These heavy a$$ trucks are pretty much the same way.
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