Well the company "Better Idea Ford" 2008 158K mile 550 Power Stroke diesel left us stranded early yesterday AM on the side of I-35 near the IA/MO border and had to come home on the hook. Lost power in a big cloud of smoke and de-rated to 20 mph
No compression in No's 1,2 & 8.
Oil showed about a gallon overfull.
Was not a fun day for all involved, thankfully I was in the jump seat after delivering a plow truck the day before in KC,MO. and the blade for it to Topeka, Part of an order for the KS DOT.
The day before (wed AM), when we left the plant, the Navistar plow truck I was to deliver gelled up before we even got off the lot.
It was -12 and I immediately was concerned when I got there at 4:30 AM to find it was sitting outside, un-started, not plugged in, and full of blended (yeah, right) with "additive package" fuel.
They got it inside, finally, and pumped about 1/2 the fuel from the tank and refilled it w/No 1, which they should have done the day before! I never have put much faith in all the snake oil additive crap that's supposedly good to, what, -20?? And I have even less faith now!!