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Old 05-23-2018, 02:38 PM   #81 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Sub - '84 Chevy Diesel Suburban C10
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I had to avoid a dangerous very large rotating, golf ball hail producing storm that was spawning other storms around it a few days ago. Luckily I was in the firebird.
I guess if I was in the leaf I could have sat there just to see what golf ball size hail would do to a leaf.
Thunderstorms here aren't like thunder storms in MA. I remember living on the east coast and people freaking out over pea size hail. Pea and dime size here is a regular occurrence.
New England thunderstorms are maybe an inconvenience, here they can kill you.

I have no problem pumping gas and diesel with out electricity. I have a 37 gallon diesel tank that's gravity feed, my diesel suburban can dispense diesel from its 42 gallon tank, plus three 5 gallon diesel cans then for gasoline I have my trailer mounted 17.5kw generator trailer its 16.5 gallon tank can gravity feed fill cars or gas cans, three 5 gallon gas cans plus a small 2 gallon can for 2 stroke gas for the chain saws and weed eater.
I can go for a few days with out needing liquid fuel.

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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.

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