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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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thats the best thing about are idi no compter to rat us out lol but iam not saying go speeding and get in a wreck
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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One more reason for me to never buy a new car/truck.
 
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got that right
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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Well i've got newer ones all my big trucks are electronic it is not feasible to run crosscountry with a mechanical anymore.
And one day we will not be able to buy parts for our idi's anymore.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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but thats not today is it buz kill starmilt
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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Dont buz me I've got three of them I want to keep running.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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Well i've got newer ones all my big trucks are electronic it is not feasible to run crosscountry with a mechanical anymore.
And one day we will not be able to buy parts for our idi's anymore.
My truck never left me stranded. Sure things go wrong, but never something that left it unable to carry me home. Thats the nice thing about mechanical components. When they go, they rarely fail completely.

If IDIs are indeed getting more popular then I can see these parts being available for many years to come. I'm sure the same was said about cars from the 60s and 70s that had carbs on them and you can still keep them running if you wanted.
 
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i dont think they stop makeing parts anytime soon
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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Not talking soon but I can see them outlawing them for you Joe maybe sooner than you think a lot of irrigation motors already outlawed in cali.
 
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what irrigation motor have been baned
 
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Older diesels Joe we cant even crank our apu's in cali anymore if there diesel and they all are unless we buy a 2008 model.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 02:03 AM
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apu is that trucker talk ?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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Auxillary power unit (had to make me type thay big word) we use them for our heat and air conditioner so we dont idle our big motors less fuel and pollution and wear and tear on our engines. Cali was pushing us to get them for less pollution after everybody spends 7500 bucks then they outlaw them.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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o u could have said it was a genertor
 
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Basically that is what it is but they have an air unit built in. The one I had had a heat exchanger for a heater too.
 
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