battery (Page 3): The noise is what I like about those trucks.

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

wd4ity wrote:

The only drawback to that truck is that noisy engi... (show quote)

The noise is what I like about those trucks.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

wd4ity wrote:

I was an auto mechanic for years before going into... (show quote)

There ya go 👍

fishinphil

i worked in a company that made, engineered and designed thermal management systems. You would cry to hear the times the so called engineers got schooled by us"floor guys" on what will or wont work on their ideas we had to bring to fruition.So i hear ya wd

fishinphil

i worked in a company that made, engineered and designed thermal management systems. You would cry to hear the times the so called engineers got schooled by us"floor guys" on what will or wont work on their ideas we had to bring to fruition.So i hear ya wd

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

wd4ity wrote:

I was an auto mechanic for years before going into... (show quote)

Well it worked fine on paper...🐟on

fishinphil

they used that one several times....lol

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

Fish Dancer wrote:

The noise is what I like about those trucks.

Yeah Fish, Ford actually put a specialty designed injector in #8 cylinder to reduce the rattle. When I replaced my injectors last year I replaced them with larger ones eliminating that specific one in #8 and it’s a bit louder now but doesn’t bother me. I’ve been around loud engine’s all my life. From 18 wheelers to the biggest Cat dozers...🐟on

wd4ity Loc: Middle Georgia, Forsyth

That's exactly what they said. "That pipe wasn't shown on our blueprints". Well, it had been there ever since the building was built. But those engineers would never leave their ivory tower and come down to the production floor and actually look around.

fishinphil

hey dozer dave....do you find yourself asking"what was that again?" a lot?

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

DozerDave wrote:

Yeah Fish, Ford actually put a specialty designed injector in #8 cylinder to reduce the rattle. When I replaced my injectors last year I replaced them with larger ones eliminating that specific one in #8 and it’s a bit louder now but doesn’t bother me. I’ve been around loud engine’s all my life. From 18 wheelers to the biggest Cat dozers...🐟on

Kinda figured that one from your handle. 😀. My son used to drive long haul. Always enjoyed the sound of his rig when he would pull onto our property after he’d been gone for a couple of weeks.

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

fishinphil wrote:

hey dozer dave....do you find yourself asking"what was that again?" a lot?

Yeah sometimes. I’m always asking the wife “what did they say” when we’re watching tv. My hearing is bad when there’s a lot of background noise. Even though I’ve always worn ear protection my hearing is impaired. It won’t be long before I’ll need hearing aids. But I’m hanging out as long as I can...🐟on

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

Fish Dancer wrote:

Kinda figured that one from your handle. 😀. My son used to drive long haul. Always enjoyed the sound of his rig when he would pull onto our property after he’d been gone for a couple of weeks.

Yeah I miss driving especially when I see one of those pretty rigs rolling down the highway. It’s been 20 years since I’ve been behind the wheel. But I still can get some seat time on the dozer. I’ve got a small one I use here around the place...🐟on

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

My neighbor had borrowed his girlfriend's car for a couple of days and somehow (?.. didn't say) the battery had run down. Asked me for a jump, so I grab my cables and pull up, popped the hood, as had he. Shane just looks up at me quizzically and says.."where the hell is the battery ?"
Turns out that her little Saturn coupe has the battery IN THE TRUNK !!

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

I have a Buick Park Avenue the battery is under the rear seat lol. There is a hot post under the hood where you can actually jump the car or charge the battery

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

Back in 1969, I bought a new MGB. It had two 6 volt batteries under the "rear seat" (it WASN'T a seat)! They were wired in series for 12 volts. Each one cost as much as a 12 volt battery, so the cost was double when it came time for new ones. I did a modification so that I could just use a single 12 volt battery with the same capacity as the pair of 6 volt ones, problem solved! When your battery is that far from the engine, you can't get away with #4 gauge battery cables. Wish the engineers could see that! Their main goal is to save every penny possible when manufacturing a vehicle.