Gas vs PSD
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Too often when somebody says "70-80" that means he sees 80 downhill and drives with the needle on 70, what makes actual 68 mph and average 65.
I don't know you Krewat (and Bill) that well. How long takes you to drive 500 miles?
Talking about restrooms. California on I-5 not only closed about 50% of rest areas, but on those that are still open they deleted paper towels, leaving only annoying air dryers that in cold weather can give you a flu.
I started carrying paper towels with me. Have toilet paper in my truck just in case as well.
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It is exaggeration, but did you ever try on foggy, 45F morning spend 5 minutes under barely warm air trying to get your hands dry?
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Unloaded. Same avg speed gets me 7 towing and 10.5-11.5 with an empty trailer.
I know, I really do ignore a lot of it too.
I'm talking about 80 MPH average speed.
You know, I never thought this:Would end up with this:
I know, I really do ignore a lot of it too.
You know, I never thought this:Would end up with this:
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If an engine has a net torque of 457 ft.lbs, but a similar diesel has 600, the gasser can keep up, but only by using shorter gearing (tranny and rear end)
Point: the diesel is a more capable engine, but the gasser can be made to compete by "using a pipe on the end of a breaker bar" to get more leverage.
Point: the diesel is a more capable engine, but the gasser can be made to compete by "using a pipe on the end of a breaker bar" to get more leverage.
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I did travel in lot of 3rd and 4th World countries. The worse had a bottle of water standing on the side of the throne, but it took California Burger King to make me wiping my behind with toilet seat cover.
Are we becoming 5th World?
So what do you use in such a situation?
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I check first and don't go if there is nothing there to use.
Worst case is shop towels out of the truck.
Worst case is shop towels out of the truck.
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don't recall seeing too many rest areas in TX. With CA closures it takes average 150 miles between the legal stops. Good luck in holding it 
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Love's truck stops and What-A-Burger are always nice rest rooms.
I like to run a long time between stops anyway.
We have almost none. The same year they cut funding for that they raised it for DPS patrol cars and officer over time.
I like to run a long time between stops anyway.
We have almost none. The same year they cut funding for that they raised it for DPS patrol cars and officer over time.
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Talking about restrooms. California on I-5 not only closed about 50% of rest areas, but on those that are still open they deleted paper towels, leaving only annoying air dryers that in cold weather can give you a flu.
I started carrying paper towels with me. Have toilet paper in my truck just in case as well.
I started carrying paper towels with me. Have toilet paper in my truck just in case as well.
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The whole arguement of the gasser using gearing to "make it compete" is on the same level as a diesel using a turbo to "make it compete". So there isn't a need for an explanation for the "longer bar" analogy.
Goes back to the argument of gassers say "take off the turbo" and the diesel guys say " to run the same gear". That's been beat to death already.
