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Deezl Smoke

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  1. Pretty much exactly what youtube university says too. I'll have to remember the "Cummins's'z" reference.😁 This X15 E is supposed to have ISX genetics. EGR and sensors seems to be common complaints. Do you know much about cab and sleeper air conditioning? I have an idea, but I need to run it by someone with experience.
  2. My late girl friend was from Cali. I have lots of farm friends in northern Cali. Cari's (said late gf) daughter lives in Turlock. When Cari's daughter came up here to live with us for two years for some sort of internship(?) for grad school, she was just like you. Had no idea what humor was. Triggered at the first joke. Triggered at everything actually. Mad at everyone that had an opinion that differed from hers. Mad that Cari and I did'nt support socialism and the woke movement. Just an overall grouch and pee'd off person. Then, after some time had passed, she started to see that we were just fun'n, and that laughing and an occasional smile not only felt good, but got better results when she tried to make friends here. After about a year, she actually made a humorous reference to California.😲 She finally figured out that our reference to Cali was just in humor and not any sort of disdain for the people. I still stay in contact with her weekly, even though she moved back to Turlock to live with her dad. She has managed to keep her newly found sense of humor, even though they asked her to leave it in the receptacle at the border. Maybe it's too late for you to loosen up and find a sense of humor, I don't know. I feel sad for you. But I also know you don't care. Being triggered is just part of your life.
  3. I second that motion. I'm sure Cali is beautiful and all that, but........ A couple months ago though, I actually travelled into California for the first time in my life. It was mother's day actually. I was leaving my property in Christmas valley, and went to Klamath Falls to visit friends. When I left there, I took 199 to 101. Never again. But thankfully I never had to get out of the truck, so no Cali stuck to my shoes.😲
  4. Ya, I'm leaning toward moving on. I fear inspections and testing are coming soon to the Willamette valley. Intact trucks are available in the price range, just need to find one as clean and corrosion free with a non-smoker driver history.
  5. It is a commercial truck. Pete 386, Cummins ISX. It's been sitting a while for sale on the side of the road. Talked with the owner, but is reluctant to admit the reason for no sale is the delete. But he did say a couple times, "make me an offer".
  6. I don't want to drive my nice 2021 rig in de-icer during the winter. So I am considering a second rig just for winter running. A much simpler machine, very little water with heated tanks, for short durations, mainly to my property in south central Oregon. I found a 2013 truck that has been deleted, but is a very well kept truck with non smoker owner/driver. 1: Deletes done wrong are as much expensive as broken emissions. 2: what have any of your heard or learned about rv emission testing or requirements going forward, as in nation wide etc.? Any other thoughts or opinions?
  7. 👍 Ok, now, just for conversation sake, not advice, but "heater" hose typically has no fuel rating. I have had even old school fuel rated hose dissolve in new fuel. Of course that took time, not over night or anything. But if the valve is at the davco, then heater hose would be no worry. If however, the hose open to fuel 24/7 and the valve is later on the frame, I'd worry about the fuel softening the heater hose and rupturing. Just fwiw. IMO etc.
  8. I have one in the truck, and it is on, but I dont seem to be in a cb traffic area here in Oregon. Now and then I'll be on the same road and direction for a short while as someone, but mostly I just hear a few job site users for a few minutes, then nothing. Hopefully soon there will be a neighbor travelling with me occasionally in their rig, and they also have a cb, so maybe then it'll get some use.
  9. 👍 I think they make a shielded HD 3 wire abrasion and weather resistant, for mobile use. IIRC....(ya right, I'm old) I bought some at Platt many years ago. Or do you think shielded would even be a good idea?
  10. I absolutely hate the smell of ulsd. I do everything I can to not get that stuff on me if I'm going to be in a cab. I don't know why, it just bothers me. Gear lube, or most any other service product not so much. But the ulsd, more so than the old diesel, really bothers me.
  11. Link to davco drain valve on davco's site. Or, google "davco drain valve threads. Appears to be 1/2" NPT. I'd use 1/2" hose. Any hydraulic store should be able to make up a short single braid or even textile braid low pressure hose with 1/2" npt ends easy enough.
  12. Not sure how close to the windshield the Volvo curtain gets, but my Pete 567 the curtain stays a ways back and allows the dash to get quite hot. I would think it similar to volvo as the 567 has a wider one piece windshield like the volvo. I did leave the track in place, just removed the stops at the end and slid the curtain assembly out. The stored position of the cab curtains interferes with the stored position of the sleeper curtains and makes a heck of pile of curtains right behind my head when driving. So that's why I'm looking for the separate dash shade. I can just fold it and put it in the sleeper cubby when not in use, and not have to deal with the bulky curtain pile when driving.
  13. It did, but I removed them as they are a real pita to keep folded when not in use. When new, they are nicely folded and strapped into their corners. Once used, they never go back. Just too much clutter in that area right beside my head. So I'm looking for a shade that I can just setup when needed, and fold to store in the sleeper cubby when not.
  14. Finally spending enough time out and about in the rig, so need a sunshade for the windshield. Which brand or type do you use or have used and either like or dislike? I see several on amazon. I dont think I need a custom fit shade, but it's a tougher decision when you see sunshades for semi trucks listed with rearview mirror cutouts. So far I've only ever come across one day-cab with a rearview mirror and that's because I installed it. But..... Thanks.
  15. If the mods wish to delete this reply, I understand. However since we are on the topic of type of campground, the space and reservation topic is brought up, I wish to give a shout out to "Secret camp and RV park" just off 101 in southern Oregon at the Rogue river. In may I was caught out short in the evening and all of the parks I called went to voicemail except Secret. I told him the situation, and he said come on back, I have a spot for you. Met me at the driveway, pointed to the spot with power and water. I paid cash, and had a great time. Quiet. Unloaded the XR, went to town for a few groceries, and slept well. Next morning rode to the beach for a few minutes, loaded up and went to the office to say thank you. Told the manager thank you so much for the last minute stay. He is a humorous old sailor that left me with a quick bit of wisdom. He said" and remember, it's always better to have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy". Said with a sailor slur, you can find the humor.
  16. Deezl Smoke

    Day Cabs

    Yep, I get it. My reference was that MDTs are over 10k gvwr and for change of class purposes, "can" depending on your state, be quite similar to an HDT.
  17. Deezl Smoke

    Day Cabs

    I think the majority of MDTs are "day cabs". ? My state, Oregon, has a website "askODOT.com" I have used it many times with absolutely awesome results. It's important to leave contact info, like your cell phone number if your state has such a site. Also, often a state requires a percentage of their criteria be met, not usually 100%. As rickeieio mentions, the resource guide has a lot of great info.
  18. Yep. It can be all too easy to find excuses or reasons to not get the creeper out or cardboard, or.... and crawl under there, but the underside is where all the work gets done and the most abuse takes place.
  19. It's been too long now, but IIRC, the n14 has no charge system. It is literally a mechanical suction.
  20. As usual, profound words of experience and wisdom.
  21. Following. I knew I was missing something lately here. Thanks for pointing it out. I too hope he is well and just experiencing a computer glitch or something easy.
  22. Basically it's a simple physics thing. Just the rear axles of any tandem hdt weigh more than most any travel trailer. A couple analogies come to mind. If you ride motorcycles for example, and you were to weigh say 180lb, and ride a 150lb motorcycle, you will have good control over it. If on the other hand you were to jump on a 800lb motorcycle, that motorcycle will control you, not the other way round. Or, opposite of you hdt towing a tt, think about a toyota corolla trying to tow your 32' tt. It'll beat the crap out of the toyota. An f350 towing your 32'er, there will be some allowance between the pu and the trailer. They are closer to the same weight, so when though the pu should control the tt, the tt has some say in the matter. It will let the pu know it is back there. With the hdt, there is no allowance. The tt can be tipped on its side, sparking away on the asphalt, and the only way you would know with the hdt is if you see it in the mirror. The hdt wont even know it, or give any feed back as to what is going on back there as it is so much heavier and more powerful. That weight of the hdt will not have any mercy on the tt going down the road. It will not "give" at all. An f350 will have plenty "give" as the trailer hits bumps etc. So ya, I'd tow it with an hdt all day long, but would have a hitch between them that has some allowance capacity.
  23. Here in the PNW, western Oregon, near Hillsboro, there is a local owned shop that has been in business for decades. Many mechanics have served their entire career at this shop. I use them first. Hillsboro Diesel. 503-640-4669 They do not have all of the laptop softwares, but high level Cummins and Cat ET I know they have. They are also Detroit 2 stroke specialists. Very few of those left in the world. But many older conversion buses have Detroit 8v and 6v engines.
  24. As Mr. Cobb once said "it's smiles per gallon, not miles per gallon". If ecm failure is a known issue on any brand truck, then yes, maybe having one on hand is a good thing. IMO, the only issue with your ecm availability is the D12. If it were a D13, I'd bet ecm's are plentiful. There's not much else that is different from a truck with a D13. Again IMO, I'd only look for things that are specific to my truck that may be hard to find. Otherwise, and I don't know anything about Canada or Mexico, but all across the USA, there will be people that "know things". Once sourced, those people can find things that no longer exist. It's a culture. Some are on craigslist and other ad media, some are word of mouth, but once you get a feel for your local underground resource, it'll work anywhere.
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