Re: [A/S] Joys F250 SD Diesel Oil Filter and . . .

["Mr. Joy H. Hansen" <joytbrew@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom,

I did go to the dealership and to the service department.  They recommend
tightening the filter as posted on the oil pan and not as indicated on the
oil filter instruction icons on the box.  The shop uses a special strap
wrench and tightens it as far as it will go.  e.g. 1 and 1/2 turns.

My tightening would only get to one full turn.  However, the last 1/4 turn
was after the filter rested overnight.  Might have pressed the oil film out
from the seal so it was nearly impossible to move.  Next oil change, I'll do
the full 1-1/2 tightening past contact.

I know there's a lot of P.S. diesel owner's out there and that at least some
change their own oil.

Hmmm, what to do with the old oil?  A local auto repair shop uses it for
their furnace to heat the shop as a supplement to wood heat.  Rather than
purchasing #2 fuel oil at $1.50 a gallon.

My brother works for a major oil company and he says that the refiners have
been converting auto diesel and home heating oil to gasoline all summer.
Guess it's to keep the price of auto gas low to satisfy the administration's
need for cheap gas.  However, the conversion has ended because there isn't
any place to sell or store the gasoline - thus the continuing fall in price
at the pump.  I haven't seen a significant drop in auto diesel in this area
and several stations are still pricing their diesel at $1.60 plus.  Others
have dropped it to $1.25, about $.15 higher than premium gasoline.  In the
major populated areas like Hampton, VA or the Washington DC suburbs, diesel
can be found for $1.12 a gallon.  Fortunately, I'm finding the lower cost
fuel for my puller!

On the bright side, I'm totally pleased with the F250 super duty P.S.
diesel.  Haven't got my Safari on the road yet, but I'm confident that it
will pull without much notice by the F250.

                                                     :) '69 Safari, Joy