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Posted by Ultradog MN on December 19, 2006 at 13:37:58 from (71.220.57.46):
In Reply to: speaking of 2 stroke diesels posted by campo on December 19, 2006 at 07:41:36:
I spent a year driving over the road in a truck powered by an 871 Detroit. 671? cant remember now
The old saying on those two stroke Jimmys and Detroits (pronounced DEEtroit lol)was that you had to drive them like you were mad at them. If you weren't mad enough then you needed to slam your fingers in the door so you would be.
I was driving for Tri State Motor Transit out of Joplin MO.
For about a month they teamed me up with another driver so we could haul class A explosives non stop without having to shut down in a safe haven.
The Brits were fighting the Argentines in the Falklands War and the US was resupplying them with munitions.
We were somewhere in West Virginia hauling a flat bed load of 500 lb. bombs when the Detroit puked a sleeve. White smoke was pouring out of the exhaust so I shut it down right on the side of the Interstate.
The truck was still steaming when a WV Trooper came along and asked me what the trouble was so I told him.
Then he saw the Class A explosives placard and asked me what the load was. I told him it was 500 lb bombs. Boy, he about crapped his pants and backed his car about 500 yards behind me and sat there with his lights on till the tow truck came.
I still chuckle about that poor cop.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on. I really did like driving that DEEtroit. Lot more fun than a Cat or Cummins.
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