other dog

Yes, even I...onced changed the oil in my hot rod '72 Nova. Used that expensine Union 76 racing oil, I worked at a 76 station, and dumped 5 quarts in before I realized i'd never put the drain plug back in.

Jeez,the all-americans been closed for a while,i was told it had to do with health code violations,structural problems etc. with no money to repair. I fell into the 104 cluster#$%k/trap awhile back myself,so dont feel bad LOL! just about all the "good" truckstops along there are gone ,remember Jarrells before the all-american? Speed &Briscoe?( T/A now) i always liked the petro at the 104,but i dont do "flyin'hooks" no matter what,dont like em" never did!......................Mark

"Good" truckstops are nearly impossible to find anymore. I used to like to stop at Pharoah's on 81 in Pa.- i'd go out of my way to stop there, good home cooked food, no instant anything, no frozen anything, a 16 oz. t-bone was around $7.00 (ok,so it's been a while), and the waitresses all wore very short skirts...very short. Then it was sold, then it sucked, now it's closed.

All truckstops cater to now is tourists and 4 wheelers. They want trucks to come in and buy $800 worth of diesel fuel, spend some money, then get the hell out. I was waiting at the Pilot for the fuel desk girl to turn the pump on, but she had to wait on all the tourists lined up to buy Dr. Peppers and Doritos first, so I left- and the low fuel light was on when I got there.

The old 76 Truckstops used to have a section in the restaurant reserved for truck drivers, and the sign said they would be served first, 'cause they gotta go. Don't see anything like that anymore either. It's all fast food and tourists.

I haven't been over that way in a while, but if I had to go northeast i'd usually stop at the 98 because there was always plenty of parking space. I'd usually walk over to Burger King and get something to eat, then take a nap until the D.C traffic cleared some, then get up and go in the store for a Red Bull before I hit the road.

Remember Big John Trimble? He used to broadcast the first trucking show on radio on WRVA 1140 from Jarrell's truckstop, before Bozo or any of the others. He was the first I remember anyway.

Does this mean Spot's out of a job?

My hat's off to you Randy. The world needs more people like you. Sorry to hear about your losses too. Trey

Amen, brother.

I like no. 3.

I'd rather see Dave kick Tony's ass. He's the company brown nose, know-it-all, snitch, and a-hole in general. Every company's got a Tony.

Wonder if the air leaks down over night?

If it did there shouln't be any problem pumping it back up first thing every morning.

Hung Chow calls into work and says, 'Hey, I no come work today, I really sick. Got headache, stomach ache and legs hurt, I no come work.'

The boss says, 'You know something, Hung Chow, I really need you today,I got customers piling up outside. When I feel sick like you do, I go to my wife and tell her to give me sex. That makes everything better and I go to work. You try that.'

Two hours later Hung Chow calls again. 'I do what you say and I feel

great. I be at work soon........ by the way, You got nice house.

Shouldn't feel that way, looks like you've done some considerable upgrading to the grillin' shack.

Here's my pork loin from yesterday.

now that looks good enough to eat!

No, I have customer's cars piled up outside so not a lot of time to work on my own stuff. New grandaughter is taking up quite a bit of time too......

Rob

That'll keep you busy for a while- looks like you're pretty far behind!

Tough choice at my age...never thought i'd say that. The Mack would probably be more fun for a longer period of time, but i'd like to at least take the other for a test drive.

Well the fat man finally got off his ass at the internet chair and did some work today. Got the flywheel, pilot bearing, clutch assembly all mounted up. Also pressed a new bushing into the throwout crank arm, replaced the bushings in another clutch housing, (since I had them) and slid the new 13 speed up into the truck. Was really a sumbitch to get the ears bolted to the sides of the housing cause of all the interference items down there. Also got the driveshaft bolted back up to the companion flange on the trans. I have yet to get the carrier bearing bolted to it's mount and a floor jack holds it elevated, install the shifter, run the air lines, and a few minor things to be truckin again. Need to pick up a new suply line to the regulator as the regulator is relocated on the new trans and the former line is too short to reach. Gonna run synthetic trans oil in this gearbox, (SAE50 Delvac) and have to get that either pumped in, or dumped in through the top till is comes out the fill plug on the side. With the exception of the fasteners I removed and reused, most everything was replaced. The flywheel was surfaced, flywheel bolts replaced, drive dogs replaced, clutch relined, center plate replaced, pilot bearing replaced, throwout fork and shafts and bearings replaced, release bearing replaced, clutch brake replaced, so should be pretty good to go. Also had the power steering pump rebuilt while the truck was down and replaced the drive coupling for safe measure but I'd installed that a few weeks ago.

Been entertaining and my shoulders are paying for it. Bout busted my ass when I gave the trans output shaft a slight twist while pushing the trans against the clutch disc splines and it fell in. Everything lined up nicely except my bearing lube line was between the pressure plate and throwout fort shaft. There was enough room to feed it back by hand so was easy to fix.

Rob

So, while the fat man was doing all that, what were you doing?

Wow Rob, you make me feel so worthless...I should have been working on my fuel filter- At least I had more fun than you did!..I think.

Both of my sons came over, and some other folks too. I was worried that I had too much food, then worried that I didn't have enough, turned out to be just right!

A great time was had by all!..even though Mark didn't come and tell us any truck driver stories. That was a great disapointment, but we still had a great time-everybody loved the ribs, so that made my day.

My official rib cookin' uniform-thank you Mike!

4 racks of ribs- 1 had Bone Sucking Sauce, 1 Open Pit, 1 Kraft, and 1 Sweet Baby Ray's. Cooked them all the same, then wrapped them in aluminum foil and added the barbecue sauce. I like Open Pit, but Bone Sucking Sauce was everyone's favorite by far.

I also cooked a huge batch of chicken wings, that's taters, onions, and mushrooms in the aluminum pan.

Well now, it's about time you got back here your Ma and I were worried sick! Was just about to send out an APB and hire a pack of hounds to hunt you down! Welcome back Mark!

In fact, they were making their final preparations before leaving on their search when you turned up.

Welcome back Mark, I even went and bought $9,212.42 worth of meat yesterday to cook on the grill today as soon as I heard you were back, come on up and have a good meal!

That was for a piece of chicken, a rib, and a pack of hotdogs.

He should at least throw in a pair of gloves with the fingers cut off, so you can really look buffessional driving down the road.

I believe i've found it. Not a good picture of it by itself, but I think this is the one I saw.This is from the '09 show.

Larger view from the same picture-

The curvature at the top of the hood opening matches the top of the grille shell too. I've never tried to install a grille upside down so didn't know so many holes would actually align. Maybe he used "self drilling" screws to retain it but there was open holes where there are no screws?

You know me, always trying to give someone the benefit of the doubt cause I absolutely hate calling somebody a effin moron.

Rob

And I thank you for that.

other dog...a.k.a. effin moron.

Haha...securing gravel! That is awesome!

I wonder if they tighten the straps every time they stop.

here's another one-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/110735974004

...or not-

Jay,

Rob is probably right - as usual - Siloo is a good diesel fuel additive, if an additive is actually needed.

The ultra-low sulpher fuels don't seem to burn as well, and some say they lack lubrication qualities. (And the ULSF exhaust doesn't smell nearly as good)

Using our old trucks like we do, we don't really put many miles on them, and the fuel can sit for long periods of time.

I think the bigger concern is the water loving quality and the rubber hating quality of the ULSF with Ethanol blends.

Avoid Ethanol at all cost. It will eventually do damage to your old rubber seals and fuel lines. And, if left sitting for long periods,

it will attract water.

Neither rubber particles nor water droplets are recommended by your engine manufacturer.

There is a genuine concern over "red fuel", but I think it's not a huge problem for antique vehicles, especially those with Historical license plates. Mind you, I'm not saying you should use red fuel, but I think a red additive won't cause you any real problem, especially if you have the can or the receipt with you.

And besides, jail today isn't too bad a place, unless you are in Arizona, where you have to wear pink and sleep in tents.

Paul Van Scott

Hi there Paul,glad you dropped in! I know I speak for everyone when I say we've missed you...much like vision386.

Hugh Rowland is driving a Mack dump truck while his truck's being serviced on Ice Road Truckers.

Why does that photo look familiar?

uhhhhh........couldn't say........I took it on the Minneyapperlis turnpike at the tollbooth. I just turned the "capture sound" thing on on my camera. It doesn't actually record sound, just prints what was said when you download the picture.