The journey begins - purchased a truck.

Back in the saddle, 13’ wide. New agent. Sounds promising.

First ‘plus permit plus escort ‘ for a LONG time. Was getting sick of trying to bid ‘all inclusive’ loads , because it invites the demon of cutting corners.

Felt guilty for having to hire a second car in MO, even passed it by the agents ear - “No , whatever it takes, safety and quality first” .

Good to hear for a change.

 

5/8th hose out the top of oil cooler did this.

Dummy driver saw CEL, SEL and low water lights, cleared codes, ignored as a glitch in the ECM, and continued.

Codes repeated. 20 miles later, pulled into truck stop (not a lot of options for OS parking on route). Temp was fine till I pulled in, then shot up to 210. Shut it off.

Lost 6 gallons.

For some reason, I had cable tied a bunch of 3 foot sticks of various size coolant hoses, complete with unions and clamps to match, Goooood dummy driver.

$50 for 3 gallons of 100% , and 3 gallons of water, and away we went.

All remaining old black hose is getting replaced for blue silicone when I get home.

Skated in to my stop right at pumpkin time.

I’m starting to understand @Rideandrepair ‘s user name better

 

I still have to beat it out of my head, that trucks don’t fix themselves. I looked at the guages and oil and water are fine - and I’ve had some random CEL/SEL issues before, so I didn’t immediately stop.

Ive still yet to learn to spend money at the house. I’m glad I had all the parts, because I’m pretty light on tools on the road, all the heavier stuff is at the house. I became frustrated at having to drag all kinds of crap around for loads, places to store it, misplace parts, tools etc.

Funny these threads lately about “Buying a truck” - the honest truth is that you have to remain diligent, put in extra time, deal with disappointing times and changing freight - be prepared, stash money away, try and stay focused.

It gets tiring. And I no longer recommend it as freely as I once did.

Some, myself included - can be their own worst enemy.

 

Oh - and @sawmill touched that darned hose last - so I blame him.

 

Just added it to the cart.

I’ll take your word for it - might have saved me the 6 gallons of coolant.

Do they make a product that removes the mask from your eyes?

 

Well make up your mind, I deleted the first and added the second.