Bruce R Leech - 4-25-2005 at 08:06 AM
check with Marcos gunnet he can order them if he doesn't have them.
name is not spelled right...
Bruce R Leech - 4-25-2005 at 08:15 AM
he usually git's parts ordered in Les than a week and he is good at doing the work.
Anonymous - 4-25-2005 at 08:22 AM
I found that Gonher makes a filter for the Dodge Cummins and I found one after mine started a leak at the Station in Loreto. I figured I would be
there for years but I even found one on a Sunday morning.
Fuel filters are a whole different story and I have trouble getting them from the dealer.
Diesel maintenance
Bajalero - 4-25-2005 at 08:31 AM
Pompano , just a suggestion that could save you a lot of money and heartbreak - do the filter changes yourself.
Most diesels have vertically oriented fuel filters so they can be (COMPLETELY) filled with fuel before they are screwed on. This is important as it
can be the cause, as you probably know, to loosing the prime.
A sloppy mechanic can knock dirt into the filters when they're being changed. At the very least , if you decide to have someone else do the work ,
clean the area near the filter housing before the job is attempted. A little debris in the pump is no fun.
It can be a messy job but once you've done it a couple of times its not so bad . Lero
Phil S - 4-25-2005 at 06:37 PM
My Dodge diesel in Loreto started acting up couple years ago, and after a call to my dealer in Oregon, was informed that there is a Cummings shop in
LaPaz. So we drove down, and was able to get a filter replaced, and was informed that there are Cummins marine engines in LaPaz, and enough to
warrant a shop. Don't remember name, but was there two years ago. Spoke no English. (they don't have to. This is Mexico)
prime
fishinrich - 4-25-2005 at 07:52 PM
roger---To prime the fuel pump is easy. the lift pump which is located down and to the right of the fuel filter has a arm on it that when operated
manually pumps fuel up to the fuel filter thus priming it after changing it then the truck starts right up with out grinding on the starter. There
are numerous places in la paz to get cummins parts as 80% of the hotel cruisers use cummins engines. fishin rich
biodiesel?
eetdrt88 - 4-25-2005 at 08:11 PM
any of you diesel truck drivers got any knowledge or experience with biodiesel???I've got a ford diesel truck and i'm seriously thinking about using
the stuff...its cheaper and burns cleaner from what i've heard...
bajalou - 4-26-2005 at 08:04 AM
Willie Nelson has recently started a company to produce and distribute it.
On The Road Again... with Bio-Diesel
willie-nelson-billboard
Farm Aid Co-Founder Willie Nelson has put up a billboard to attract truckers to use the alternative bio-diesel fuel. Called BioWillie, the fuel is
made from vegetable oils, like soybeans, and can be burned without modifying for diesel truck engines.
Says Willie:
"There is really no need going around starting wars over oil. We have it here at home. We have the necessary product, the farmers can grow it."
farmaid-neil-willie2-2004.jpg
Neil Young used the alternative fuel to help make a difference by touring Greendale with a bus run on bio-diesel. Here's a photo of Neil and Willie
getting pumped up on bio-diesel at the 2004 Farm Aid Benefit.
It apears to be a really coming thing!
