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[ShadowsPapa]

I understand, the OP is here for help. He calls it " Pow or Shazaam" or whatever.

Then he details the issue. "So. I had One gallon of fuel left". On a diesel!!!

End of story.

You can't help stupid.

I am now a farmer. In 2022 we had a couple blizzards come thru. -16 degrees F. My neighbors tractor quit running... my tractor ran fine.

He was running summer diesel!

I put in a quart of diesel winter supplement in his tank. I said give it 24hrs.

It started up and ran perfectly the next day.

Ignorance can be fixed. Arrogance takes work. Defining the 2... is usually simple. I am trying to help the OP.

I plugged in my block heater............ can't help having some left-over fuel in the tank when a sudden blast comes out of Canada into Iowa. Your semi tractors you have a different situation. I see a number of them sitting along the interstates at the beginning of winter when the first REALLY cold snap hits.

The good old days, you could run a diesel out of fuel and it just cost you a ton of work and energy, but no damaged parts - as you had to prime things again to get it running. A lot of pumping of that little primer pump.

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[Figmo]

FYI - disconnecting both batteries was a good first diagnostic, but to be thorough you need to leave them disconnected for 5 or 10 minutes. There are devices in the electrical system that retain a charged state. So to truly REBOOT them, give it some time after disconnecting the batteries.

You could also short pos to neg after disconnecting to ensure no residual voltage in the system.

 

[red/green hawk]

I'm just glad when I was 16 yo in North Iowa and drove my dad's car in a recently plowed field and got it stuck that the Bobbsey Twins, a.k.a. @ShadowsPapa and @OldButStillJeeping weren't the farmer at the door I was knocking at to ask if he could pull me out.

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

I'm just glad when I was 16 yo in North Iowa and drove my dad's car in a recently plowed field and got it stuck that the Bobbsey Twins, a.k.a. @ShadowsPapa and @OldButStillJeeping weren't the farmer at the door I was knocking at to ask if he could pull me out.

I love that stuff. Got tractors and winches on my trucks and ATVs.

I would be there for you if a close neighbor. Iowa is a distance from me tho.

If you were drunk I would let you sleep it off in my house and pull you out of the field the next day. Maybe call your pops if you are under age and I knew him. We would also serve you breakfast.

Country folks help each other.
That being said...

There is no excuse for running the truck on empty unless it is a no fuel station close by - emergency situation.

Lets be responsible for our actions.

Put a 308 in a 30'06 and the barrel blows out at the chamber... etc, etc. Lol

Or, I haven't changed the oil in 20,000 miles and the engine seized up... please help me. Lol

Or.. I was at 1 gallon left of fuel and the fuel pump went Kaboom!

Be well. Jeep sane.... 1 gallon left.. LOL. You really can't defend that.

Pick your battles. Wisely.

With all earned respect.

Eric

 

[red/green hawk]

I love that stuff. Got tractors and winches on my trucks and ATVs.

I would be there for you if a close neighbor. Iowa is a distance from me tho.

If you were drunk I would let you sleep it off in my house and pull you out of the field the next day. Maybe call your pops if you are under age and I knew him. We would also serve you breakfast.

Country folks help each other.
That being said...

There is no excuse for running the truck on empty unless it is a no fuel station close by - emergency situation.

Lets be responsible for our actions.

Put a 308 in a 30'06 and the barrel blows out at the chamber... etc, etc. Lol

Or, I haven't changed the oil in 20,000 miles and the engine seized up... please help me. Lol

Or.. I was at 1 gallon left of fuel and the fuel pump went Kaboom!

Be well. Jeep sane.... 1 gallon left.. LOL. You really can't defend that.

Eric

Oh there was an occassion or 2 I ran out of gas. Didn't have a cell phone to call to have dad bring gas, he qouldn't have anyways. Had to hoof it back to town. But to be perfectly honest I didn't learn to not run out of gas I just learned to keep a gas can in the trunk...

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I'm just glad when I was 16 yo in North Iowa and drove my dad's car in a recently plowed field and got it stuck that the Bobbsey Twins, a.k.a. @ShadowsPapa and @OldButStillJeeping weren't the farmer at the door I was knocking at to ask if he could pull me out.

We help people. You'd be amazed the number of times a neighbor or I, or even BOTH, got out our tractors and tow chains and blew the roads open and pulled people out of trouble.
I was headed to town with my wife - dressed for shopping, not off-roading, and ran across a guy who slid off the icy road into the ditch. I stopped and offered assistance. Winch to the rescue. I could barely stand up on the ice - I had to hold onto my JT to walk around it, open the hood, turn the switch, then pull the rope out. I laid in the snow under his car to hook things up. Got dirty, took time out of the day, my wife waiting patiently in the truck (she loves helping and giving) and the guy had a smile that said it all. When I first stopped he said "you'd do that for ME?". Uh, yeah!

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

Oh there was an occassion or 2 I ran out of gas. Didn't have a cell phone to call to have dad bring gas, he qouldn't have anyways. Had to hoof it back to town. But to be perfectly honest I didn't learn to not run out of gas I just learned to keep a gas can in the trunk...

The OP, according to his posts, runs the tank down to "1 gallon" with frequency.

It's not a emergent - once and a while dealio. OP does it a lot.

He owns this fubar.

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

Your semi tractors you have a different situation. I see a number of them sitting along the interstates at the beginning of winter when the first REALLY cold snap hits.

Not semi tractors, Sir. Farm and utility tractors. I don't even have a CDL.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Not semi tractors, Sir. Farm and utility tractors. I don't even have a CDL.

Well, I didn't mean the "your" literally...........
My diesel experience is with very early GM diesel trucks (HAHAHAHA) and with my farm tractors, combine and so on.
Case, IH and Case/IH
and John Deere (their diesels ran like crap in the winter, regardless of the fuel)

 

[Rusty PW]

OP hasn't hasn't been on since last Tuesday morning. Think you guys have flamed him enough. Wonder what they have found out with his JT?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Wonder what they have found out with his JT?

Fuel pump went...........

 

[Rusty PW]

Fuel pump went...........

The electrical issue too.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The electrical issue too.

Gotcha covered -

 

[Rusty PW]

Gotcha covered -

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

OP hasn't hasn't been on since last Tuesday morning. Think you guys have flamed him enough. Wonder what they have found out with his JT?

He might be a AI bot.

He might be the actual Caped Crusader.

I hope he isn't, and comes back so he can educate us on running the fuel tank to 1 gallon with regularity. And as to why that makes sense.

He might be a genius. He might be.

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