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    How to know if engine is hydro locked?

    Been sitting for a few months and I tried to start it. It made a slight revolution and stopped. I thought batteries were dead so I put the trickle charger on it overnight. Batteries are good now but still won’t turn over. How would I check for hydro lock? I’m guessing pull the injectors and...
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    anyone else having problems with newer interstate batteries

    I had trouble with a pair. Had a hard time getting warranty. Decided I wasn’t going to spend top dollar on batteries anymore so been buying cheapest I can. I got rural king batteries in it now so far so good. Third year on this set. Getting hard to start so I took them in on warranty. They said...
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    Finally! 97 4x4 12 valve

    Don’t know about ats trannys but the stock trannys have bands that need adjusted. Just back off the lock nut and torque to the spec called out for that year. If you over torque them it will grab hard when shifting. For a short while lol. Nice looking rig. I’ve got a 97 4x4 dually. It’s kind of...
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    Battery light comes on when glow plugs engage

    I haven't tried jumping it. I've been testing voltage at the passenger side because drivers side has the air intake over the positive post. I get 13.62 on the passenger side. Decided to check the drivers side. I'm only getting 12.45 here. I'm kinda scratching my head now. How can it only...
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    Battery light comes on when glow plugs engage

    The alt is charging. And cables are clean and tight. I seemed to think the battery light comes on when key is cycled but goes back off? It stays on for the duration of the wait to start light and then goes out with the wait to start light. Something's definitely dragging the batteries down...
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    Battery light comes on when glow plugs engage

    My truck has been slow to start. Batteries seem weak. The batteries are a year old. I took them to be replaced under warranty and was told they are still good. The battery light comes on when the wait to start light is on. Didn't do this when batteries were new. It goes out after truck...
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    Typical Oil Consumption?

    Why don't Idi's like Rotella? I was thinking about using it since I put it in everything else.
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    Died while driving, major oil leak

    Just pull the cab off. It will be easier... Lol.
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    6.4 Liter front bumper retrofit on 1993 F350

    That's a nice upgrade. I have a wrinkle in my front bumper and have been looking for a replacement. What year is that bumper. Oh 08-10 I see. Looks like the frame stubs have to be cut. Dunno if I want that.
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    F-Superduty F450

    I have the same issue with my F350 with the crane in it. By the time I got the welder, compressor and tools on it was overloaded. Had to put the welder on a trailer.
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    $350 IDIT complete - It's a runner!

    A heat gun works good on my Witte MD12 diesel engine but it's a single cylinder. I bet it would help. I'd try it before I used ether. Made the mistake of using that on a Cummins once. WD40 works too. I always use that on motorcycle engines.
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    B99 fuel?

    Biodiesel mix destroyed the o-rings in the Bosch rotary IP on my BMW 524 to. Once it started leaking it got on the timing belt and destroyed it. Fortunately I caught it before the belt broke. That stuff is hard on certain materials.
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    Why you should only centrifuge wmo

    So. Once it's filtered you just pour it in the tank, mix with diesel, pre heat it?
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    Anti Gel Treatments etc?

    I have been driving diesels for 20 years. Had two gell ups. Once in my 1986 BMW 524td driving home at 2 am, -5 degrees, 40mph winds. Couldn't get the car to run over 15 mph. Made it 12 miles to a Pilot truck stop. Bought a bottle of hot shot and poured it in the fuel filter. Made it home...
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    Watch those air filters.

    What is the "go to" filter? My truck has started blowing white smoke like crazy. I'd like to start with the easy stuff first.
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    Charging issues

    What is 3g? I'm having charging problems too. I did a search but 3g is to. Short to perform a search, just get an error saying so.
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    Glow plug pics 10,000 miles on wmo

    What wmo forum do you use? I've been wanting to make a centrifuge. I recently purchased an old medical one hoping to convert it over to clean wmo.
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    Thinking of building a trailer

    What pump are you using?
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    Thinking of building a trailer

    Oh yeh I see now. My trailer pivots behind the axle....hmm got the wheels turning now. Thanks.
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    Thinking of building a trailer

    That tilt trailer is pretty slick. I'd like to seen some plans on that or at least some detailed pics. I've got a tilt bed but it's configured a little different. I don't think it would take much to redo it like that one.
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    Only cranks after being plugged in

    I'm not new to diesels, have had numerous Cummins. Having said that it is common in the Cummins world to cycle the heater grid twice for quicker start. Key on wait for start light goes out, key off, key back on, wait for light goes out then start. I have no idea if that works with glow plugs...
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    Another white smoke question

    Well we've had 40 -50 mph winds all day and I have no wind break so pointless to try to video the smoke. Ill have to save that for another day.
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    Another white smoke question

    I don't drive it much. It's a crane truck so I just use it around my place when I need to lift something. When it is being used it is idling most of the time. I have to leave it running while using the crane so the batteries don't go dead. When I bought it a few months ago it would smoke on...
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    Another white smoke question

    I recently adjusted the tps to get the transmission shifting right and today I noticed quite a lot of white smoke even after engine had warmed up. Any connection there?
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    Realistic budget of a 2wd -4wd and goodies build

    I haven't read the whole thread but thought I had mention a website with tons of Cummins swaps. It's called 4btswaps. I'm sure you must know about it but in the odd chance you don't maybe check it out. Good info there.

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