Actually I sincerely wish that you would stick around and post responsibly and in a thoughtful fashion.
For instance, if you are driving at 'gridlock speeds' that is TAILGATING, not drafting. Somebody else already pointed out that you left out what gear you were in, so it was not clear in your first post that you weren't at cruising speed and you did call it drafting.
Did I call it drafting, or did I just throw it out there in a thread on that subject? I'd think I'd say something like "as an aside..." in that part of the post. Either way, I'm at fault if there's any paint transfer or worse. I'm the sort that given the choice'd rather drive off a cliff than so much as scratch someone's car.
Simply stating that you use WD-40 on a diesel that has glow plugs might lead someone less experienced than you to think THEY can do it safely too.... WD-40 is old school, and when glow plugs came along the practice became obsolete.
Really? I've got some ancient glow plugs from at least the '50s if not earlier. Really neat looking boxes they're in, and they're big as spark plugs. Ether's the real old solution, I know better than to suggest anyone pick up a can of that, if you didn't know what that stuff was before asking you are going to crack a piston or worse.
As I explained before, GPs don't do a bad thing if you're using a responsible amount, but the assumption is that they're not cutting the mustard if there's a question of the engine starting or not. If the battery's weak, the draw from the GPs is enough to slow cranking to the point where it will not fire under any circumstances. In that case, a properly sized whiff of accelerant and immediate cranking (no waiting for the GPs to draw down the battery) will usually get anything to light off first crank revolution. Always try the normal stuff first, needs some cranking to be sure the fuel system's bled through anyways, or the ether won't do any good.
Ordinary people (they just own the car and may have as little as ZERO mechanical knowledge) come here for good information(often in desperation), and it is incumbent on all of us to keep in mind who the 'audience' really is. I am sure you would feel bad if someone lost the use of their work transportation through a misunderstanding of what they read here. Everything that is posted here is (for all practical purposes)available on the web FOREVER, so I try to post accordingly and wish you to do the same.
I cut my 'automotive forum' teeth over on pirate4x4 and the attitude toward the uninformed there is... Different. 'Chase them off so that it doesn't turn into just another forum where good info is drowned out by the same ten questions new guys ask.' is the general idea over there.
Colors my responses a bit, even though I know this is a much gentler place. I try to tone down my ass hole tendencies, but it leaks out a bit from time to time. Spent my whole life trying to passively discourage social contact, I'm good at it.
Either way, I don't have a bone to pick with you personally, but when I disagree with your 'automotive wisdom', I will continue to put in my own two cents.
Bill