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The only thing you should add to the fuel is something like diesel Kleen, to help keep the fuel dry, and inhibit the growth of algae. I also add either highly filtered used motor oil, or 2 cycle ash less oil, at the ratio of no more than 50:1. I normally try to keep it at 50-70:1. This keeps...

He is at the 163 on I20, heading westbound. He will be in my ao around 1300 hours

I have 13113 miles and 428 hours, for an avg of 30.6 mph. Truck was never rebuilt, everything has a 3Q72 on it, with a build date of 1973.

The 250 has a preheater in the manifold, with a diesel fuel injection system. The instructions should be on the dash, with the primer pump. The glowplug is 12 volts, everything else should be 24 volts

Very Impressive........

How are you checking the temp? It should be 180 at the thermostat, using a laser gun. As cold natured as the 250's are, you may have to block off some of the radiator, since you are in Maine.

Thats how it works in SC........

Check the grounds on the tank and the back of the gauge.

:ditto: I remember those days also. Making sure I had enough fluids, hoses, belts, etc to drive some 800 miles home.

My local bank has a website to sell cars, and they have a mail truck on the site :mrgreen:

I notice that the only two folks moving are Tony and Ron. They are blurs in the photos. Zout is so fast, he doesn't even show up in the pictures.

Geez, Richard has fooled another poor soul. Yes Wreckerman is a good troop- even if he is from Alabama.....

Thats just wrong..... What a waste of a good M814.

Some people have all the luck........

Well, if you have been chewed out by Doghead, welcome to the family. Merry Christmas to one and all.

Mine came back as a D30 postal truck?

Gotta watch that backend stuff. Noticed the site was down, figured Drew was upgrading again.....

What is that, aircooled V12? IMPRESSIVE........

Welcome to the MV madness from Aiken. Home to the longest MV cargo truck in SC.

That is in good shape. When I checked mine on the 814, it was 1/3rd full of water, and the rest was a creepy junky looking crud. Washed it out with gasoline, scrubbed it with a clean 3m green dish scrubber, and rinsed it with more gasoline. Dried out the gas, put everything back together...