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when using the manifold heater you don't want to bump it, just turn it on and leave it on until the eng runs smooth. I would imagine bumping it does very little to help the system.
you might want to but if the truck is running on all 8 and not stumbling, I don't see the reason. BUT the hmmwv GP controller does this at all temps, I'm told it was done to help keep them clean and last longer.
have you checked the fluid level? was it full before the 100 mile trip?
Try moving the lever while the input is turning, ie engine running and letting up on the clutch just enough to barely spin the shaft. you might have a misalignment in the gerset that having things moving will help.
yup, it's crazy but that is the way it is. technology is ahead of the state testing dept, that is not surprising.
I'm sure you will get some variation from dept to dept but on this issue I doubt it.
You have to imagine and know in the back of your mind that the people giving you the test have...
yup, it's back assed for sure but you get the point with his language. make sure you use your tire gauge and check all the pressures, tire depth, and lots and lots of other things. you must specify the min tread depth for steer and rear tires too. don't just say they are OK.
You must also...
Trust me, you can't use them. I have tried. The test was created before disc brakes came on class 8 trucks.
There are certain items you can miss and still pass but not with the brakes.
During the brake protion of the test you must follow "their" guide lines exactly and no you cannot find it...
Disc brake trucks don't have adjusters so you can't use it to take your test. It is just like the 818, it doesn't have the equipment so you can't use it. If you do you will not get an airbrake endorsement.
You can get a reg lisense without airbrake endorsement and you will be limited as such...
I took my road test in the 818 and I passed first time out. They would not pass me on the pretrip bc the truck didn't have all the equipment as I started before.
They could care less about what kind of stock shift it is, as long as it's a stick thats all that matters.
You must also not leave...
they may refuse it because it does not meet the two types of air leakdown tests that are in the ga driving manual. Even if you go so far as to install the red and yellow airbrake knobs on the dash like I did it does not meet the test requirements. If the person giving you the test is a moron...
I just took my CDL last year in Georgia, AND I tried to use my 818.
DO NOT DO THIS!!! the people giving you the test do not know how to give the tests in the 818. It does not have air brakes and it does not have air over hyd. THERE IS NO PROPER TEST IN THE GEORGIA SYSTEM FOR THE 818 AND THIS...
I just bought 2 solar battery chargers at oreilly, $25 each. 1.8amp, same as a trickle charger. simply alligator clip each one to each battery and it should keep you ready when you need it. very helpful if you park far away from an outlet.
if you can find anything tow, then buy it. thats stuff is like gold and anybody who knows what they have will not sell it cheap. I thought about one for my hmmwv bc I see a lot of guys with turret's but I never found all the pieces to do one.