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hannahj49
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51m ago
Vent: a stuck injector cup on a 6.0 Power Stroke ate 3 days of my life
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shane_wilson
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10h ago
DAE use a dab of grease on battery terminals instead of fighting corrosion all winter?
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parker_hall5
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14h ago
Alt went out on a 2016 Pete 579 at 2am outside Waco, limped it 9 miles on the batteries
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sagejackson
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19h ago
Shop foreman told me to stop using a torque wrench on drain plugs, and I still think about it
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faithpatel
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3d ago
Found out the hard way that a $40 fuel filter swap on a 6.7 Powerstroke can turn into a $3,800 injector job if you skip the water separator drain
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faith27
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5d ago
Spent $200 on a smoke machine to chase a boost leak, found it in 10 minutes after 3 days of guessing
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casey268
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5d ago
Unpopular opinion: the old timer who told me to always crack the injector lines last was right and it cost me a turbo
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the_cameron
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7d ago
My fuel filter housing cracked on I-80 near Lincoln and I had to limp it 9 miles with a zip tie and a hose clamp
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logan271
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7d ago
My old shop teacher in Dayton said to torque by feel on small bolts and I finally get why
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casey342
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9d ago
Almost reused a torque-to-yield head bolt on a customer's 6.7 Cummins, that was a $3,800 mistake waiting to happen
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vera_green69
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9d ago
Ngl I was torquing head bolts dry for 3 years until a guy in Amarillo showed me his thread gauge
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charlieh74
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10d ago
Shoutout to the old timer at the truck stop in Amarillo who told me to stop torquing injector hold-downs by feel
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finley_smith
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11d ago
Followed the book on injector torque for 2 years before a old timer at a truck stop in Amarillo called me out
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cameronpark
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13d ago
Saw a post about "just add more DEF" and lost it a little
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faith27
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14d ago
Air dryer purge valve kept freezing last week, traced it to a $6 check valve
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