Greetings knowledgeable ensemble!
I've found the wonderful lists of fluids and checklists of things to do when picking up an MV, which will help me a lot. As someone who first got his knuckles greasy on a '68 Volvo sedan and hasn’t owned anything much bigger, I’ve got a few greenhorn questions for your input:
I'll be driving a little over 300 miles from Columbus to Roanoke and understand that pulling the rear interaxle driveshaft is about a twenty minute job that could help the fuel efficiency for a road trip. Right now my toolbox has just 1/4 and 1/2 inch drive sockets in it. <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_help.gif" alt="Help"> What tools/implements of destruction would I want for the task? Any hints on procedure?
A former delivery truck driver has told me that diesel has such a low vaporization point that it is considered acceptable to leave the engine running while fueling up. Before someone at a truck stop beans me with a tire iron, is this common practice at commercial fueling centers? We leave them running at the rescue squad when tanking up, but I don’t know what the "real world" practices are.
On the diesel topic, has anyone run biodiesel at any strength through their engines?
If VERY BAD THINGS happen on the way home, what type of wrecker do I need to ask for with an M109A3? (Please don't make me use this information!)
Lastly, where is the best place to mount my St. Christopher’s (Patron Saint of Travelers) medal in an M44 series cab?
Warmest regards (it got down to 23F this morning in Roanoke!),
I've found the wonderful lists of fluids and checklists of things to do when picking up an MV, which will help me a lot. As someone who first got his knuckles greasy on a '68 Volvo sedan and hasn’t owned anything much bigger, I’ve got a few greenhorn questions for your input:
I'll be driving a little over 300 miles from Columbus to Roanoke and understand that pulling the rear interaxle driveshaft is about a twenty minute job that could help the fuel efficiency for a road trip. Right now my toolbox has just 1/4 and 1/2 inch drive sockets in it. <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_help.gif" alt="Help"> What tools/implements of destruction would I want for the task? Any hints on procedure?
A former delivery truck driver has told me that diesel has such a low vaporization point that it is considered acceptable to leave the engine running while fueling up. Before someone at a truck stop beans me with a tire iron, is this common practice at commercial fueling centers? We leave them running at the rescue squad when tanking up, but I don’t know what the "real world" practices are.
On the diesel topic, has anyone run biodiesel at any strength through their engines?
If VERY BAD THINGS happen on the way home, what type of wrecker do I need to ask for with an M109A3? (Please don't make me use this information!)
Lastly, where is the best place to mount my St. Christopher’s (Patron Saint of Travelers) medal in an M44 series cab?
Warmest regards (it got down to 23F this morning in Roanoke!),