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TDR Members, Issue 80 is being mailed from the printer next week (April 30, 2013).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please allow 10 – 14 days for delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>TDR Members outside of the United States should allow approximately 14 – 21 days for delivery.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What will you find in Issue 80?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In February, the folks at Cummins’ Columbus MidRange Engine Plant opened their doors for me to take a tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Knowing that their 2013 Open House and TDR Get-Together would coincide closely with the publication of Issue 80, they covered the nuts and bolts of the 2013 engine and allowed me to take pictures of the new parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So for those TDR Members who cannot make it to the June 6 – 8, 2013 Open House and TDR Get-Together, I was able to capture in Issue 80 much of what you would have seen. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Other things that you will find interesting include:</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- “<u>The Good and Bad of Biodiesel</u>” by our lube oil and fuels expert, John Martin.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- The "$<u>942 Fuel Filter</u>" by Andy Redmond talks about injector problems with a ’05 HPCR engine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(The owner kept changing the fuel filter to try to solve the problem.)</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- Cummins provides some insight into air filtration with their publication, “<u>The Importance of Using a Paper Air Filter</u>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I tie their technical discussion back to air filters of ten years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And we take a look back at 1952’s Indianapolis 500 race and wonder why the Cummins race team didn’t take their own advice.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- In “Backfire” we present an “<u>Emissions Boondoggle Update</u>.”</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- And as we all know, writer Kevin Cameron can make a nut or bolt into an interesting read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In Issue 80, Cameron writes “<u>About Those Bolts</u>” and makes you think about the fasteners used in everyday life.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- We include the latest truck Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) in “Cummins Column.”</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- Regular features include our quarterly fixes from writers, Donnelly and Anderson as well as accessory add-ons by writers, Dalgleish and Holmes.<br/><br/></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- And we trust you will appreciate the cover photograph of TDR Member, Nicholas Hettel's, Fourth Generation truck. <br/> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Enjoy Issue 80, and please continue to spread the work about the Turbo Diesel Register.<br/><br/>Robert Patton<br/>Editor, Turbo Diesel Register</span></p>[/RAW]
#adTDR Members, Issue 80 is being mailed from the printer next week (April 30, 2013).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please allow 10 – 14 days for delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>TDR Members outside of the United States should allow approximately 14 – 21 days for delivery.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What will you find in Issue 80?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In February, the folks at Cummins’ Columbus MidRange Engine Plant opened their doors for me to take a tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Knowing that their 2013 Open House and TDR Get-Together would coincide closely with the publication of Issue 80, they covered the nuts and bolts of the 2013 engine and allowed me to take pictures of the new parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So for those TDR Members who cannot make it to the June 6 – 8, 2013 Open House and TDR Get-Together, I was able to capture in Issue 80 much of what you would have seen. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Other things that you will find interesting include:</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- “<u>The Good and Bad of Biodiesel</u>” by our lube oil and fuels expert, John Martin.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- The "$<u>942 Fuel Filter</u>" by Andy Redmond talks about injector problems with a ’05 HPCR engine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(The owner kept changing the fuel filter to try to solve the problem.)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- Cummins provides some insight into air filtration with their publication, “<u>The Importance of Using a Paper Air Filter</u>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I tie their technical discussion back to air filters of ten years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And we take a look back at 1952’s Indianapolis 500 race and wonder why the Cummins race team didn’t take their own advice.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- In “Backfire” we present an “<u>Emissions Boondoggle Update</u>.”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- And as we all know, writer Kevin Cameron can make a nut or bolt into an interesting read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In Issue 80, Cameron writes “<u>About Those Bolts</u>” and makes you think about the fasteners used in everyday life.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- We include the latest truck Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) in “Cummins Column.”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- Regular features include our quarterly fixes from writers, Donnelly and Anderson as well as accessory add-ons by writers, Dalgleish and Holmes.<br/><br/></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- And we trust you will appreciate the cover photograph of TDR Member, Nicholas Hettel's, Fourth Generation truck. <br/> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Enjoy Issue 80, and please continue to spread the work about the Turbo Diesel Register.<br/><br/>Robert Patton<br/>Editor, Turbo Diesel Register</span></p>[/RAW]
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