You might be a redneck if...

[Cummins Pilot]

At least he didn't use PVC or water pipe. Judging by the cheap beer cans in the bed he can't afford to plumb in the other side yet. Hopefully he bought good quality duct tape.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

The tip was that if you are ever towed (hookup from the rear axle) to make sure you plug the open end of the exhaust. If you don't, and are towed backwards the air rushing down the exhaust can cause the turbo to freewheel. When the turbo freewheels and the engine isn't running there ain't no lubrication on the bearings.



Ever watch a Jet engine while the plane is setting on a ramp, if the wind is blowing it's turning... ... no oil also and bearing failures on a jets are extremely rare.



Jim

 

[WyattEarp]

Im with Justinp on the Crappy beer, must be a young guy, im guessing off again on again girlfriends, still considers himself single LMAO... Just my observation you can tell alot from the junk in the bed of a truck .....

 

[powerstrokethis]

I take it dougie is not a member on here or if he is he doesnt get on... ...

 

[nickleinonen]

Originally posted by Crunch

Gee, I wonder if there's a connection between the rust and the open vertical stacks?



A bit off topic, but a couple of years ago I was listening to the "One Minute Maintenance Tip" on the Midnight Cowboy Truckin' Show" (WBAP 820-AM) and heard what I thought was the most interesting of the series. Naturally, it dealt with the big rigs. The tip was that if you are ever towed (hookup from the rear axle) to make sure you plug the open end of the exhaust. If you don't, and are towed backwards the air rushing down the exhaust can cause the turbo to freewheel. When the turbo freewheels and the engine isn't running there ain't no lubrication on the bearings.

i was preached the same thing when i was in school. there were 2 options to fix it. one was to cap the stacks, and another was to cap off the intake. both ways work. the problem is caused by the valve overlap iirc

 

[cumminspwr01]

We used to do the same thing with our excavators for the same reasons.