Millis OTR journal

I thought that game was great personally. Killer display of defense by both teams.

 

I'm starting to understand why when I took my truck into a terminal and had to sit for longer than necessary. My next truck will be a KW, but it will have a Cummins. No question. These engines are as temperamental as my ex wife. Paccar sucks.

 

Trick learned directly from a KW mechanic. When changing fuel filters, do one at a time. Never do both at once. Change one, doesn't matter which. Prime it without bleeding, start the engine. Done. Let it run for 5 minutes, shut it down. Change the other filter, rinse and repeat. Done. God this engine is a temperamental pain in my butt. This process works. Now I know. Debug your tanks with Bio Kleen once a quarter and your filters will last the entirety of your PM period. Use Deisel Treat on every fillup. All problems solved. Diesel Treat is the bomb. Can't believe I ever ran without it. My truck runs like a raped ape ever since it became a regular routine two months ago. Best tip I ever got. If you're O/O, look into it.

 

This may sound like recycled rhetoric, but here we go. I don't trust a dealership mechanic unless I can see them the the crosshairs of my rifle. What you experienced never happens. I have two guys I call now for everything. Both are KW mechanics, and both hate the fact that their hands are tied because of shop procedure. I go to them on their days off with a case of beer for their consideration and cash for their time. It's funny how many problems go away when you do things that way.

 

Money circumvents everything. I pay less and get a straight answer. They make more and don't have to put up with company BS. Win win.

 

This is a "duh" statement at this point. My posts are gonna stray from Mills from time to time because people are contacting me about O/O stuff. Know this, and remember it. Used trucks are fine to start with. Mine was used. Investigate your options at the time of purchase. I am fortunate I did that. Today's repair woulda hurt like hell if not for my original setup. I had an extended warranty on my truck that was already paid for, I just had to pay for a transfer fee. I had a bad wire harness to my tail lights, not covered. I had a shop fee for hooking up their laptop and downloading the codes. Not covered. I had 6 hours of shop time at $135/hour plus fixing part of my after treatment system. Covered. Total bill was over $3k. I paid $115. Yup, this beer tastes great lol.