The Bad Drivers of Ontario Thread

[nobbie48]

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I remember cracking all the fuel lines on an old tractor after running it dry. That was a pain. I've fuel starved a modern diesel once when it was crazy cold and it gelled but that obviously didn't introduce air so when it warmed up it was fine. I can't imagine this truck will be happy. Hell, dumping in 5 gallons may not even be enough to get the pickup fully submerged so you may not even be making progress when you start cranking.

I bled all the injectors but a mechanic told me often just one will get things going. Even a gas car might not restart on one gallon. And diesel smells so nice as it lingers. SF

 

[Dirty Frank]

@PrivatePilot how upset are modern diesels when you run them dry? What a moron. Not sure if he was trying to make it to cardlock just up the street or what but I can't imagine the fuel system will appreciate this treatment. This happened in Barrie this morning.

Who hasn't got caught up from relying on modern technology and believing that fuel is only a few turns away only to get caught up by a road closure or similar nonsense.
A few times in my travels my reliance on conveniences like GPS have had me very worried about making it to the next fuel stop due to a bridge out or other road closure.
Or he could just have been a idiot.

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