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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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Well get going then Jay!!
 
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselCamper01
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you need to get your priorities straight brother
 
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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Allison uses a castrol oil specifically, or the same stuff you got for yours. Any diesel oil is fine.
I use Rotella in the truck. What kind of coolant do I use?
 
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SO I am looking for some opinions.When it comes to an air tank would you get a steel or an aluminum. I know the aluminum won't rust but what else is the difference between them?
Get steel. Then paint it.
 
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Used 6.0 fluids. No sense wasting good stuff in government motors crap
ROFL!! The cute thing only takes 10qts
 
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Well Tom aluminum is lighter so your truck will go faster and you can polish it to look like chrome!
SO really what you are saying is the only other difference is how shiny the tank will be, LOL
 
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Well, one tank is ferrous and the other is not.
 
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ROFL!! The cute thing only takes 10qts
Extra oil for next time
 
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SO really what you are saying is the only other difference is how shiny the tank will be, LOL
Just buy one of those pancake compressors or small portable ones. Put inverter on your truck and plug it in. Go to go.
 
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Any coolant works. Dex if thats whats in there. Otherwise, global.
 
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Should I flush it out and put dex back in?
 
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Just buy one of those pancake compressors or small portable ones. Put inverter on your truck and plug it in. Go to go.
I've got a gas powered compressor he could install!
 
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