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2020, Catalyst -

Below is an email I just received from Leland Johnson, President of Johnson Motor Freight Inc. He’s been running his fleet on Max Mileage Fuel Borne Catalyst. I had a phone conversation with him just two days before and asked how he was able to get the drivers to measure the catalyst each time. This chemical is powerful and you DO NOT want to over treat the fuel, 1 oz. per 25 gallons of fuel, 1 cc per gallon of gasoline.  What Leland did was purchase several glass jars that hold 7 ozs of catalyst, enough for 175 gallons of...

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2020, Catalyst, Cooling -

It’s that time of year again, winter is over, and our trucks have suffered from the ingestion of road salt (sodium and magnesium chloride) spray into the radiator and air filters. The road spray that comes off of the tires of the vehicle in front of you is highly corrosive and accumulates on the fins of the radiator and in the air filter.  The tubes take the heat out of the coolant and the fins take the heat away from the tubes.  Without the fins the radiator will not cool the antifreeze.  The radiator shroud enables the fan to draw...

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2020, Balancer, Damper -

This video is a quick guide on how to replace your damper and install a balancer for a smooth running engine. Manufactures recommend the damper be changed at 500,000 miles and a failed damper will cause major damage to your crankshaft and other moving parts. Visit our website for more information.  

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2020, Boost, Catalyst, Rebuild -

Are you running Max Mileage Fuel Borne Catalyst in your diesel fuel and your Harley Davidson?  If not, you are not doing justice for your engine.  The catalyst will burn 60% or more of the soot and carbon in the combustion chamber and it ignites diesel fuel 33% faster than diesel fuel alone.  Webasto and Espar cab heaters will not have to be cleaned because there will be no soot in the firing chamber. If you work on your truck and must change the exhaust pipes, guess what, you will not get dirty because there is no soot in the...

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2020 -

  HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS When you hear Pittsburgh Power what comes to mind? Is it our service shop? Our ECM tunes? Our engine rebuilds? We recently realized we actually have 8 different businesses all wrapped up in one. We are first and foremost a diesel repair shop, but we’re also an engineering and tuning shop, a manufacturer, a bottling company, a parts distributor, a brick and mortar retailer, a phone retailer, and an online retailer. Many businesses exist that are just one of these things, but we do it all. This year we’ve been in business for 43 years and wanted...

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