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    intake tubes?

    :dunno what are the intake tubes?? mine is losing coolant and i called the dealer today and he said the intake tubes were bad in my intake and that is where my coolant is going ??:dunno
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    lossing coolant.

    well i am lossing coolant, and dont know why? the upper hose is not rock hard i can still squeeze it. after running. now i went and bought more dexcool, and when i took the cap off the coolant rose in the tank. well i add some more to it drove it 12 miles home and the light came back on. LOW...
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    burp the cooling system???

    how do you burp the cooling system i think i have air in mine it is all the time gettign a low coolant light dealer said they think it is air where a guy there took the cap off hot and sprayed coolant every where??
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    head gaskets

    are the head gaskets a real big issue with the 2001 duramax, how often do they go out and what is a noticable problem that points to the head gasket??
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    just bought my first GMC

    yeah i had a 94 idi i sold and i have been looking around some for trucks found this one for 24,000 i did not think it was a bad deal
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    just bought my first GMC

    thanks for the info, this truck also has a tow package also, it was well took care of the dealer said the truck was bought there new in 01 and a older couple bought it to pull a camper, and the frame had no dirty or road grime you can still read all the tag on it with having to wipe them no...
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    just bought my first GMC

    well i have also been a ford man i had a idi diesel in my 94 250, well to day i ran across a deal i thought and bought a 2001 gmc sierra 2500 hd slt fully loaded leather and all 4x4, crew cab sb. it has only 58,000 miles on it and i noticed the lines to the injectors goes in the top of valve...
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    where can i get one of those timing tools at i can not find them listed at any of the parts store
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    do you know where the page is??
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    how do you advance the timing? that i dont know how to do i know the concept on the gasser but a diesel i am lost at.
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    nope still there and louder then before but i am startign to narrow that to a exhaust leak because i do have leaking pipes under the truck and ai am about the fix all that with 3 inch but at idle she pours out the blue smoke
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    okay how do you check the timing on the diesel and the ip pump. and i drove it hard for about 12 miles today. now she has more pick up but when i get on it there is no smoke.
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    should i shoot this ole girl?

    well everyone i got a problem. and i can not figure it out i am new to a diesel and i need the truck. now i bought the truck a while back spent a year redoing the body and frame, i installed new tanks and luk clutch, drove it had a knock, well i ran diesel kleen in her it went away. then i...
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    turbo problems

    thanks for the reply i am using hte factory garrett turbo. i got some manifold cement tonight at the parts store
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    turbo problems

    hey all. i have question my intake side on my turbo where the y pipe is. it is leaking bad, can not find a gasket or anything on it. can anyone help me out here. the leak is where both cast iron pieces meet.

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