You know you are a diesel head when....

[HoleshotHolset]

... your buddy pulls up in his new ride and you calmly walk towards the truck, pop the hood, and point out where the diesel powerplant SHOULD be.



... you think that "Friends don't let friends drive gassers. " should be a nationwide advertising campaign.



Matt

 

[JFitzgerald]

... when you have a broken foot (clutch foot) and :{ every time you hear a diesel go by because you can't push the pedal for a while.



Just drove it today after two weeks of "diesel withdrawal". Man, I missed my truck.

 

[WadePatton]

... you put a huge load of firewood in the bed, then drive all the way to town to see how she pulls the hill with a load--and to enjoy the cushy ride for a while.



Did that twice already. Town is 12 miles out of the way. I cut wood 2 miles from the house.

 

[TPCDrafting]

... you check the door badge on all rams going by on the road to see if they bought one with the right motor and if they didn't you wonder why. .

 

[JFitzgerald]

Originally posted by tpcdrafting

... you check the door badge on all rams going by on the road to see if they bought one with the right motor and if they didn't you wonder why. .

That's me too, if I see a "V" to the right of the badge, I just shake my head and think "what was that guy thinking?". My wife just rolls her eyes.

 

[Ben Rumson]

You look to the drivers side fender applicay on EVERY Dodge going the other way to see if it's another Cummins or not. This is true of every honest one of us - isn't it!



You want to replace the "Cummins Turbo Diesel" applicay on the front fenders with a new applicay that simply says "BOMBED" (does anyone out there have the ability to make these? - bet you'd sell a fair share of them... put me down for 2!)



It's impossible for you to read the most current TDR Issue WITHOUT a pen in hand to highlight points of interest and then jot down your own quick reference to your favorite information in the back cover of the book.

 

[f.boyle]

most of the people who ride in my truck very much also join in on calling the engine in oncoming Rams. it will sit slightly lower than a gasser (think its the torque) I also will guess as of the trannie either real truck 5/6 spd or the 1/2 truck rolling an auto. :-laf

Frank

 

[HoleshotHolset]

... . your 'name' on the computerized bowling scorekeeper is always "CUMMINS DIESEL". - did this last night here in sunny Madison, WI at Schwoegler Lanes! :-laf



Matt

 

[WadePatton]

you stop and rewind the show you're watching to replay the awesome big rig sounds.



Sopranos- two or three shows back when "Tony" walks up to the phone booth by the highway.

 

[Ben Rumson]

...

... you look for puffs of black/grey smoke from large diameter exhaust pipes to see if they've bumped things up a little.



... you look carefully past the back of the passinger rear tire to see if your buddies exhaust pipe stays a full 4" or if it necks down to 3" as it travels towards the front of the truck.

 

[R.ebel]

You cash out an IRA account to support your bombing habit

 

[HoleshotHolset]

... . you get a "Holiday Season" (politically correct... ) card from PIERS!



Just got mine yesterday... . man, he has nice handwriting! :-laf



Piers, Al, Kate, Louise, etc... ... thanks!



Matt

 

[WadePatton]

Yeah, the card is cool! I think I'll hang it on the mirror.



You know you're a diesel head when you have a CTD nightmare! It was something like this: I was in the back seat, the whole family was in the truck, my aunt from out of state was driving and it was overheating... and she was forgetting to shift until 4000rpm! On top of that my truck was DIRTY!

the horror:{



I finally got them to stop the truck and was able to sneak out and start checking under the hood and took over the driving position. It was just AWFUL!



Glad I woke up.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I think you need therapy... .



Quickly get on the phone (credit card in hand... . ) and call Piers... . he'll give you your needed fix.



Matt

 

[HoleshotHolset]

You know you are a diesel head when.....



... . Class-8 truck drivers look at you funny when you give them a thumbs up for driving a straight-piped Peterbilt.



... . your summer schedule is predetermined in the winter time around all the upcoming diesel events.



Matt

 

[HoleshotHolset]

... you are upset that there are no downloadable polyphonic cell-phone ringtones featuring diesel engines.



Matt

 

[MCummings]

You know you are a Cummins head when you literally LOL @ the P. C. when you find out the new 6. 0L PowerStroke can't have an E-Brake with more than 20PSI backpressure, because the Valves will float at 22PSI.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Merrick, you weren't the only one LOL... .



Matt

 

[WadePatton]

... when you roll down the windows of the CAR to smell and hear the CTD in front of you. and it's 30 degrees out and the Girlie is IN the car with you.



I'd been truckless for a few days when that happened.

 

[onestackdram]

you know your a diesel head when... ...



you and your wife are driving literally cross country in you CTD with stacks and hauling a 40' 5th wheel, and you go to pass the PETE in front of you and notice that is the NICEST rig you have ever laid your eyes on (custom air brush paint job and rig and trailer, chrome goodies everywhere) you get up to the cab and notice that the driver and passenger of the rig are both sitting in the driver seat to check out the 6 wheeler as loud as he is.....