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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 07:08 AM
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Why they must have run out of extension cords. What temp will winter Diesel wax up? Does the block warmer also warm the fuel system?
 
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 10:26 AM
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Why I believe that is the problem, the fuel lines gel and restricts the flow
 
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 05:38 PM
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Who would prep all those busses for -20F weather? Why not Illinois, that's for certain.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 07:56 PM
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Why the buses get canceled at -38°C here
 
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 09:10 PM
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Why did we pour a half gallon of isopropyl alcohol in every tractor that left our truck terminal?

I hated to jell up in the middle of the night at below 0 and nobody for miles around, before anyone had cell phones.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 03:54 AM
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WHy do i remeber the early morning calls as a kid-- my parents (and grandparents) owned an implement dealership- I remeber the phone calls when it was really really cold of guys tractors that wouldn't start and they had cows to feed.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 03:20 PM
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Why it was warm enough here today that I got to put my starter on the truck..
 
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 09:07 PM
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Why it was warm enough here today that I got to put my starter on the truck..
Why does that make John happy?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 05:29 AM
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Why do I think that is much better then push starting it? :-)
 
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 06:16 AM
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Why nothing wrong with...

 
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 08:35 PM
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Why am I thankful that my V10 doesn't have to be cranked? LOL
 
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Old Feb 8, 2019 | 07:03 AM
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Why that’s why God created youth, strong backs, and obedience.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2019 | 06:58 PM
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Why I think the starter works best
 
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Old Feb 8, 2019 | 09:35 PM
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Why do I think John is right?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2019 | 07:00 AM
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Why that’s why they dont have crank options?
 
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