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Post by BillyCement on Aug 14, 2008 15:50:04 GMT -5
 I'm a little uncomfortable with having a White Castle right next door to an animal hospital. If I ever find a flea collar in my burger I am outta there! |
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 14, 2008 15:51:41 GMT -5
My compliments to the chef..............
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Post by concretejoe on Aug 14, 2008 17:23:14 GMT -5
That cab does have windows that work doesn't it?
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Post by concretejoe on Aug 14, 2008 17:23:46 GMT -5
I love Sliders. I get a sack of 10 and a pop.
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 14, 2008 17:38:25 GMT -5
That cab does have windows that work doesn't it?  |
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Post by jmcy28 on Aug 14, 2008 17:46:00 GMT -5
HEY ! ! Billy What were you doing in clifton??
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 14, 2008 17:56:38 GMT -5
HEY ! ! Billy What were you doing in clifton?? |
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Post by jmcy28 on Aug 14, 2008 18:03:04 GMT -5
Nice............I stopped the other day on JFK bvld union city, could'nt stop farting for 3 days..
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Aug 14, 2008 19:33:18 GMT -5
Now that's what I'm talkin' about. White Castle and an XM radio. ;D
Call me ignorant, but, what's with the pyrometer?
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 14, 2008 19:50:25 GMT -5
Now that's what I'm talkin' about. White Castle and an XM radio. ;D
Call me ignorant, but, what's with the pyrometer?  ;D |
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Post by Mort on Aug 14, 2008 22:18:33 GMT -5
Through the magic of Microsoft Paint, I'm sure.
The only Pyrometer I've seen is on this ancient Mack Maxidyne we have for a water truck, which used to be a mixer. I guess I'm a spoiled dude, I can't imagine driving one of those as a mixer. I consider myself a fairly competent driver, but I bet if it came down to it, I could barely shift gears in that thing. I just leave it in 4th when I'm watering the mine.
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Aug 14, 2008 23:52:15 GMT -5
I use Adobe Photoshop.
There is a gauge in our trucks labeled "Air Cleaner" No one knows what it does, or why it's there, and it's never been out of the green. I'll take a pic of it and post it tomorrow.
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Post by concretejoe on Aug 15, 2008 7:23:38 GMT -5
I use Adobe Photoshop.
There is a gauge in our trucks labeled "Air Cleaner" No one knows what it does, or why it's there, and it's never been out of the green. I'll take a pic of it and post it tomorrow. It measures the resistance that the air has going through the filter. Basically it tells you if the filter is getting clogged. |
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 15, 2008 17:27:14 GMT -5
I use Adobe Photoshop.
There is a gauge in our trucks labeled "Air Cleaner" No one knows what it does, or why it's there, and it's never been out of the green. I'll take a pic of it and post it tomorrow. |
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Post by gant on Aug 15, 2008 17:42:08 GMT -5
i drove a mack dump truck for cash the other night and it had a pyrometer.. never got over 900
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Aug 15, 2008 19:24:01 GMT -5
I use Adobe Photoshop.
There is a gauge in our trucks labeled "Air Cleaner" No one knows what it does, or why it's there, and it's never been out of the green. I'll take a pic of it and post it tomorrow. It measures the resistance that the air has going through the filter. Basically it tells you if the filter is getting clogged.  |
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Post by Mort on Aug 15, 2008 23:27:22 GMT -5
You know how I know if my air filter needs to be replaced? I look at it every 6 months or so. If its dirty, I replace it.
On the car, I mean. On the mixer, somebody else takes care of that stuff.
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Post by mixedupdiesel on Aug 16, 2008 10:24:25 GMT -5
I wish we had White Castle here.
The pyrometer measures the Exhaust temps, and how the engine is burning. The more fuel you dump in, the hotter it burns. Get things too hot and you melt the tops of the pistons, and the turbocharger turbine. Bad stuff.
I'm betting the pyro is post turbo.
Post turbo pyros are not very useful when checking how hot your EGTs actually are, as the exhaust loses 100-200 degrees between pre turbo and post turbo, but they are really good for telling you when you're safe to shut down the engine. When you're going to shut down the truck, you want to wait until your pyro is reading between 300-400 degrees. Any hotter and when you shut the truck down, the turbo will continue to spin for up to 2 minutes (it will do it the same if you shut it down with it cooler) and while it's spinning, it has no pressurized lubrication (normal) but the thing is, the EGTS were high, and if it's about 450 degrees or above, it cooks the oil, and makes it coke on the bearings, or build up. Overtime if you shut it down with the EGTs above 450, the buildup gets so bad that the turbo doesn't get enough oil to where it needs to be, and wham the turbo bearings overheat, some seize, some the shaft breaks and sends little chunks of turbo down into the engine, bad news for the motor then.
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 16, 2008 11:13:04 GMT -5
I wish we had White Castle here. The pyrometer measures the Exhaust temps, and how the engine is burning. The more fuel you dump in, the hotter it burns. Get things too hot and you melt the tops of the pistons, and the turbocharger turbine. Bad stuff. I'm betting the pyro is post turbo. Post turbo pyros are not very useful when checking how hot your EGTs actually are, as the exhaust loses 100-200 degrees between pre turbo and post turbo, but they are really good for telling you when you're safe to shut down the engine. When you're going to shut down the truck, you want to wait until your pyro is reading between 300-400 degrees. Any hotter and when you shut the truck down, the turbo will continue to spin for up to 2 minutes (it will do it the same if you shut it down with it cooler) and while it's spinning, it has no pressurized lubrication (normal) but the thing is, the EGTS were high, and if it's about 450 degrees or above, it cooks the oil, and makes it coke on the bearings, or build up. Overtime if you shut it down with the EGTs above 450, the buildup gets so bad that the turbo doesn't get enough oil to where it needs to be, and wham the turbo bearings overheat, some seize, some the shaft breaks and sends little chunks of turbo down into the engine, bad news for the motor then.  Thanks for the info. |
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Post by Mort on Aug 16, 2008 22:13:55 GMT -5
I wish we had White Castle here. The pyrometer measures the Exhaust temps, and how the engine is burning. The more fuel you dump in, the hotter it burns. Get things too hot and you melt the tops of the pistons, and the turbocharger turbine. Bad stuff. I'm betting the pyro is post turbo. Post turbo pyros are not very useful when checking how hot your EGTs actually are, as the exhaust loses 100-200 degrees between pre turbo and post turbo, but they are really good for telling you when you're safe to shut down the engine. When you're going to shut down the truck, you want to wait until your pyro is reading between 300-400 degrees. Any hotter and when you shut the truck down, the turbo will continue to spin for up to 2 minutes (it will do it the same if you shut it down with it cooler) and while it's spinning, it has no pressurized lubrication (normal) but the thing is, the EGTS were high, and if it's about 450 degrees or above, it cooks the oil, and makes it coke on the bearings, or build up. Overtime if you shut it down with the EGTs above 450, the buildup gets so bad that the turbo doesn't get enough oil to where it needs to be, and wham the turbo bearings overheat, some seize, some the shaft breaks and sends little chunks of turbo down into the engine, bad news for the motor then. Uh, yeah, me too. Thanks for, um, telling us what we already, um, knew. |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Aug 17, 2008 12:27:57 GMT -5
I'm a little uncomfortable with having a White Castle right next door to an animal hospital. If I ever find a flea collar in my burger I am outta there! |
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Post by mixedupdiesel on Aug 17, 2008 14:29:41 GMT -5
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Post by Mort on Aug 17, 2008 15:33:45 GMT -5
I miss North Carolina. It had way better fast food than we do up here. And awesome barbecue restaurants. And Cracker Barrels.
Hell, put in a few more teriyaki and Thai places, and I'll move back.
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Post by lounge on Aug 20, 2008 21:28:55 GMT -5
white castle huh. never heard of it i gess the havent made it this way
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Aug 21, 2008 20:43:20 GMT -5
white castle huh. never heard of it i guess the haven't made it this way
My bummer is that out here on the West Coast, I can only get White Castle in the frozen foods department of the grocery store. Not at all the same.
For more about our eating habits, read the "Favorite Driving Food" thread. |
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Thanks for the info.
