Real World Quiz for Newbies.

Ya you don't always want to put your faith in your jake. Don't go barreling down a mountain with the assumption of your jake is going to stop you! Also another biggie is to not put your faith in those automatics!

 

Yeah I learned the jake lesson that day. Better on eagle than out west. Or off-interstate PA. I'd've been a statistic by now.

 

You can quickly get displaced when you are used to the same ol' running day in and day out. Sometimes stuff like this can really catch you by surprise! Always try to keep the unexpected in your mind. I sometimes make it a game to always play the different scenarios in my head of what I would do if something particular were to happen. Whether it be your jake going out or some kind of accident happening or a particular unique situation I always try to quiz myself as to what I would do. I dream this crap up as I drive and problem solve. Keeps me busy and on my toes!

 

Sometimes the reality of the answer is terrifying. Example: guy cuts you off on a downgrade. Play the scenario of what to do if his wreckless driving causes him to lose control. Reminders like that keep me always searching for my escape route.

 

it not a wise idea to put your life or someones elses life at risk, for a three dollar jake switch. take your time and dont rush down the mountains. jon

 

run for your life jon

 

It's not the jake switch. My clutch switch failed at the inspection station. (unbeknownst to me) Murphy's law: things break at the worst possible time. Like I said, I learned my lesson. I check my jakes at the top of the hill every time, an go into the hill one gear lower than I used to.

 

I would open the air filter and shove my shirt down the air intake. If this was in my own truck (one can dream...) I would carry a CO2 fire extinguisher specifically for this scenario

 

You would not do a thing if you try to shove a shirt down the air intake. The engine is running BACKWARDS. It will be blowing exhaust out the air intake. If left un-attended the engine will suck the engine oil up from the bottom heat it and keep it running. They explode when they reach a higher RPM. You try to keep any air from getting in so you cover the exhaust pipe or pipes if you can. You want to take either the source of air or the source of fuel to shut it off. Since the engine already has a fuel source from the oil the only thing you can take away is the air supply. This was a problem on the old two-stroke diesels and I've seen it happen on more than one occasion. I have not seen it happen on any four-stroke.

To answer my question on the vibrating mirror. Since you check the truck before you started and the mirrors where fine the first place I would look would be parts that can fail any time. My first check comes from experience, twice, and that would be checking the drive shaft. I've saved two before any damage occurred. If that's not the problem then the tires could have picked something up or damage from the road could have happened. If those did not produce the problem then the whole steering system would be checked. I would go until I found the cause or I expended all the knowledge I have on the problem.

 

GasHauler-

They don't always run backwards when they run away:



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