Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

Armor all is bad for rubber.

Keep up on your Maint. When on hometime. You shouldn't need emergency parts on the road.

I wouldn't dream of taking my car or bike on a road trip if I found something that could be a problem.

 

So when a hose clamp breaks on Sunday, under a load, you call a tow truck?

 

When my hose clamp broke. The hose popped off. Someone had to bring me some antifreeze.

And it wasn't a tow.

 

That reminds me, I used to keep at least 8 gal. If old AF in the passengers step box. I broke a clamp a few mo.s back, Luckily, I was on the fuel island. In over 23 yrs. 3 Trucks, been on the hook twice, Once for a locked up engine, once for a totaled out Truck. Knock on wood. Being prepared, is key. The 3 turbos I’ve blown, we’re on the road, Along with broken front spring, water pumps, fan clutches, A couple injectors. An unexpected repair is just that. A 20 yr old Truck that always makes the delivery, doesn’t just happen by chance.

 

You’re basically breaking in a new engine. Might take 75k or so before your fuel mileage comes back to what it was.

 

About what speed you cruising at?

 

That’s exactly what I was thinking, pretty good mpgs for a fresh engine. Expect up to 1 mpg gain around 70 k

 

I’ve never been around a DD15. But the 12.7 I had took right around 70k after the overhaul to start acting like it did before.