Cant get Volvo started! D12 Engine Is there a way to prime?
#22
05-17-2009, 04:31 AM
No it is done with the ignition on, but not cranking. That line I said was STRAIGHT from the maintenance manual.
And SickRick, you should know from my Really Bummed Out thread that it isn't my fault, I have been sitting here in this town now for 8 days! Sorry but in this NC heat I am not just gonna sit here and not idle. When I got here there was probably only 20 or so gallons in the tank, and of course with the truck just sitting and waiting on paperwork to give it the new companies tags, insurance, etc, no one is going to pay for fuel, I had to shell out the few bucks to give it some fuel so I could move it out of a store parking lot. Not to mention the guy that is taking over this truck is rather shady, he has a buddy of his coming sometime today with their truck to siphon some fuel out of it to put in this one so I can move it about 40 miles down the road. All I know is I cannot wait until Tuesday so I can hop in a truck and start pulling some freight again  . It sucks to leave this truck though, I really love it, I would rather have this truck then any Classic Pete or KW! She might not be as powerful or beautiful, but you cannot beat the comfort and ammenadites (SP?) this truck offers. It is pretty much the closest to being a super sleeper as you can get without being one . My goal is just to run my arse off so I can save up for a down payment on my own truck, I know quite a few places I could lease onto and do descent, and maybe down the road get my own authority once the economy gets better.
#23
05-17-2009, 05:30 AM
If it was aftermarket how would it be in the service manual?
__________________
My Trucking Blog: http://matcattruckin.blogspot.com/ Website I am making for drivers: http://www.4thedriver.com As I sit looking all around, Confusion and uncertainty is all I found. The answers are there, But I do not know where. Optimistic and hopeful dreams, Are all I have so it seems. The future I do not know, So all I can do is take it slow. But I do know it will work out, So I wait and watch without a doubt.
#26
06-03-2009, 12:39 PM
just yesterday, i never have run my truck (also a volvo) as low on fuel as i did. Figured i might make it to my fuel stop. I looked down, and my fuel guage was just above the E. I looked down a few miles later, and it was ON the line for "E". Now, i wasnt about to run it out of fuel, so i found the next exit with a truck fuel island. Instead of asking to be opened up for emergency fuel, i just put in 8 gallons to get me to my fuel stop. LOL....you ran a truck out of fuel......even i'm not dumb enough to do that. Last edited by Kevin0915; 06-03-2009 at 12:42 PM.
#27
06-03-2009, 12:59 PM
sure helps to read once in a while. would have been the first thing i did rather than post on here showing i didnt know the number for hooked on phonics.
just yesterday, i never have run my truck (also a volvo) as low on fuel as i did. Figured i might make it to my fuel stop. I looked down, and my fuel guage was just above the E. I looked down a few miles later, and it was ON the line for "E". Now, i wasnt about to run it out of fuel, so i found the next exit with a truck fuel island. Instead of asking to be opened up for emergency fuel, i just put in 8 gallons to get me to my fuel stop. LOL....you ran a truck out of fuel......even i'm not dumb enough to do that.
__________________
My Trucking Blog: http://matcattruckin.blogspot.com/ Website I am making for drivers: http://www.4thedriver.com As I sit looking all around, Confusion and uncertainty is all I found. The answers are there, But I do not know where. Optimistic and hopeful dreams, Are all I have so it seems. The future I do not know, So all I can do is take it slow. But I do know it will work out, So I wait and watch without a doubt.
#28
06-03-2009, 02:19 PM
First off, we all know how bad your 'first thing' reactions tend to be Mr. 911. Second off, with the Volvo I didn't have a choice or chance to not let it run out in that instance, so you are making comments on things you don't know. Also, a volvo has a rather large reserve point, you could easily do 150 miles after you hit dead E in a Volvo, they purposely tune the sensors up high so that if you hit E you still have plenty of fuel to get to a fuel stop.
let me know when you want to take your VCR off flashing "12:00"....
#29
06-03-2009, 02:38 PM
OHh yeah, stupid me, truck stops don't wiz by parking lots in the middle of nowhere when you sit in them for 2 weeks because your boss is changing who he is leased too and no one wants to pay for fuel in the process, espially when the nearest truck stop is an hour and a half away, and you are in a part of the country where it is 80+ degrees outside.
__________________
My Trucking Blog: http://matcattruckin.blogspot.com/ Website I am making for drivers: http://www.4thedriver.com As I sit looking all around, Confusion and uncertainty is all I found. The answers are there, But I do not know where. Optimistic and hopeful dreams, Are all I have so it seems. The future I do not know, So all I can do is take it slow. But I do know it will work out, So I wait and watch without a doubt.
#30
06-03-2009, 05:44 PM
OHh yeah, stupid me, truck stops don't wiz by parking lots in the middle of nowhere when you sit in them for 2 weeks because your boss is changing who he is leased too and no one wants to pay for fuel in the process, espially when the nearest truck stop is an hour and a half away, and you are in a part of the country where it is 80+ degrees outside.
by your own admission, you should be able to run the truck 200 miles+ on an eighth of a tank, yeah?? whats the proboem...mom still has to speak for you, or do you not have your own voice to speak for yourself?? |
|
