tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post5378267352114874095..comments2024-03-03T21:52:36.774-06:00Comments on A trainwreck in Maxwell: I told my boss something yesterdayKurtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-19207370260020043702021-09-28T09:44:22.083-05:002021-09-28T09:44:22.083-05:00We deliver cooking oil to restaurants. The new tru...We deliver cooking oil to restaurants. The new trucks are still diesel as the prime mover, but the pumps are battery powered.<br />When they work.<br />If you don't boost the idle to over 10,000 it'll die after less than 5 minuets- which sucks in 100+ Texas temps........ so there is no fuel savings there.<br />KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-70858046911247219792021-09-26T07:27:20.187-05:002021-09-26T07:27:20.187-05:00Yup. Just like on modern fire engines with the DEF...Yup. Just like on modern fire engines with the DEF exhaust (performing "REGEN, Keep Driving Until Message Clears") or the computerized engine/pump controls. Works great, until it don't. Alot to be said for the mechanical throttle and pressure relief valves.Glypto Dropemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567172318032611333noreply@blogger.com