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patp79
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1d ago
Pro tip: a 30 year guy told me to stop torquing lugs dry, and I argued with him for 20 minutes before I tried it
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kaip11
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2d ago
Dropped $260 on a used compression tester and it caught a head gasket before I torqued the head back down
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parker_jones50
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4d ago
Showerthought: my '93 12-valve hit 500k miles on I-80 near Lincoln and I can't decide if it's luck or maintenance
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the_daniel
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5d ago
Warning: watched a guy strip a drain plug on a combine in Ames last fall and it changed how I break every bolt loose now
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parker_jones50
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6d ago
A new kid called my injector test 'grandpa style' and then his truck would not start
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logan632
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8d ago
Tried torquing head bolts in 3 passes instead of 5 on a 5.9 Cummins and the results made me rethink my whole routine
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quinng72
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10d ago
Watched a guy pull a 7.3 injector in a Walmart lot near Amarillo and now I carry a rag in every jacket
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wendy_bell83
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11d ago
Hot take: idling a cold diesel for 20 minutes in winter does more harm than good
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rosep87
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12d ago
I finally checked my torque wrench against a buddy's calibrator, and 3 years of head bolts were 15 ft-lbs light
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margaret234
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14d ago
Wrote off a hot torque check on head bolts for years, one guy in Omaha changed my mind
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simon_sanchez58
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15d ago
Vent: I went with a reman turbo over a new one and I am second guessing the call
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shane751
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16d ago
Showerthought: setting injector lash with feeler gauges vs. watching a laptop do it for me
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haydenj90
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16d ago
Pro tip: pull the injector before you trust a compression test on a 6.7 Cummins
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the_alice
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18d ago
The old timer in Tulsa who told me to quit torquing head bolts in 3 steps
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leo_jackson15
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19d ago
I finally stopped using a 1/2 inch impact on lug nuts after 9 years
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