I spent some winters on the ice roads and you can produce diesel that stays fluid, but the seals and switches are still a problem. DEF is basically water with urea. Its freeze point is lower than water because of the urea, somewhere around -15 C. The amount that we use as we’re h...
in part because of a hankering to invent a solution for the pollution-spewing internal combustion engine. Affronted by the smell and smoke from diesel engines, in the late 1980s and early 1990s he developed a filter for the particulate belched by trucks, based on technology ...
I’ve noticed that Chrysler is using a new eight-speed automatic transmission for rear wheel drive cars and trucks. I don’t understand how this is more efficient than a more typical four-speed automatic. Plus, with twice as many gears, this transmission has to be really heavy. Care to c...
Diesel oil catch can pros and cons Long term, there really is no reason why you shouldn’t install a good quality catch can. It’s the only legal way to keep your vehicles EGR working and your intake manifold clean. This helps maintain good fuel economy, power and ultimately reliability....
Virginia Run’s Jim Hart asked if large, semitrucks coming west on Route 50 would have to make a U-turn at Pleasant Valley Road to access the site. Pritchard initially said they would, so they could make a right turn into the site, but later said they’d have other options. ...
something as simple as a 10-dollar speed sensor can leave you stranded. The further you rollback the clock in the truck world, the less invasive the electronic nannies will be. This ultimately gives classic full-size trucks an edge up in in reliability. Of course, many full-size wheelers...
These were the monster trucks of their day. In a way, this subject is mostly moot, as almost all modern diesel engines are turbo-charged, with the exception of some smaller agricultural and industrial engines. Forced induction solved the inherent issue of a diesel’s inability...
Sometimes it’ll be an ego-driven desire—to be famous and renowned, to leave one’s mark, to be thought of and posthumously remembered as great. Other times the ambition will be fueled by a borderline-insane level of confidence and optimism that gives someone the gall to be idealistic. ...
I chose the 5th wheel choice because of the winds in the prairies and the ability to leave the rolling house and drive elsewhere. He chose an 8' camper on a long bed Dodge diesel and I have what I believe to be the smallest 5th wheel ever made,...
When you count the extra effort and infrastructure to transport and store hydrogen, your efficiency goes down even farther (Wikipedia quotes a 22% power-plant to wheel efficiency and modern diesels can do 25%). You also have CO2 as a byproduct, so you don’t help the greenhouse gas ...