stranded!!

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by txnewbee, Aug 7, 2012.

  1. txnewbee

    txnewbee Light Load Member

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    Have a 2000 freightliner century class with a detroit series 60 in it I was driving down a dirt road and didn't see this huge pot hole I breaked hard but I still hit the pothole pretty hard then my truck just died it'll start every no and again but wont stay on for longer than id say 2-3 seconds any ideas??
     
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  3. txnewbee

    txnewbee Light Load Member

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    Problem sovled! One of the times I got it to start I just revved the crud out of it and it stayed on wooot wooot
     
  4. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Change your fuel filters. It sounds like you jarred some crud loose.
     
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  5. joserojas

    joserojas Bobtail Member

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    That is good to hear,just be safe out there.:biggrin_25520:
     
  6. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    Hope this cured the problem. What were you doing on a dirt road? Hope you don't incur the wrath of the pot hole on the way out.
     
  7. starsonwindow

    starsonwindow Medium Load Member

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    He is following the GPS to the T and then maybe he will turn back around get yourself a BFH and pound on the fuel filter a while!! Be sure not to break the glass!!!!!
     
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  8. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    hey now, if i didn't follow my gps down them dirt roads. i wouldn't be making delivery. cuz them dirt roads is where they be. up in them there hillsides yonder.
     
  9. drdave

    drdave Light Load Member

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    Glad to hear your rolling again. What in the world were you doing on a dirt road? Smile
     
  10. PeterLiner

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    Century+Dirt=Strange math, to me.
    Anyhow, the pre S/T Century(your Century) is becoming quite expensive to buy parts for. The S/T prices, on parts, are climbing steadily as well. Sorry, but I suggest upgrading.... Columbia DD60 EPA04 is decent on parts. Spare yourself from a DD60 EPA07. When you decide to go EPA010 "DD13,15,16/Cascadia" expect a myriad of problems. Yet, Detroit is fantastic on warranty repair/replacement. So is Freightliner. I don't know if DD or FL pays for "downtime" though.
    Of course, I would not drive a PX132/113(Cascadia) or CL120/112(Columbia) in "the dirt" any sooner than I would drive a Century(C120/112) into it. They ain't dirt trucks. Smile.
     
  11. Heavyd

    Heavyd Road Train Member

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    May have hit hard enough to make the fuel "bounce" up enough in the tank for the pick up tube to suck some air.
     
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