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    Need brake pushrod adjuster

    Previous owner mickey moused an old brake master cylinder into the truck. Trying to replace it with the correct one. The adjuster screw on the booster pushrod is missing and without it the pushrod is way too short. What are my options? Any one happen to know the size/threads and if I can...
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    Well past time for brakes

    Had a front caliper stick, which I guess is pretty common. Thought maybe the slider pins needed some grease. This is the first time I've looked at the brakes since I bought the truck last year. Well the pins had no grease on them and looked like they never had, plus the piston boots were just...
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    The truck finally earning its keep

    Well after months of fixing things on the truck, it finally debuted as my tow and service rig for rally. The truck was beat on all weekend. I towed 130 miles. No problem for the truck. The engine died on me twice on the highway. The first time I thought I had killed it and really broken...
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    Crackling noise

    I'm this weird crackling noise. It's hard to explain what it sounds like. Maybe like a blender making a smoothie with small ice chunks left in the mix. It's coming from the center of the dash (not necessarily *in* the dash). When I bought the truck, my first fear was that it was the turbo...
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    Batteries drained overnight

    The truck has finally been starting consistently enough to get an inspection and drive it to work yesterday. No issues on the way, but when I got to work, I turned the key off but nothing shut off. I killed the motor at the FSS but realized with all the accessories still on, I'd have a dead...
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    No glow plug action again

    Glow plugs aren't working again. Same as last week, I get a split second of the wait to start light then just the after glow clicks. Truck doesn't start. This thing has never started more than once in a row since I've known it. I checked the hacked plug on the intake, it wasn't grounding...
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    Glow plug in intake runner???

    So is the #6 glow plug supposed to be in the intake runner on the top of the engine? There is no hole in the head where I think it is supposed to go. Tim.
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    Turbo bearings dying?

    Finally got my truck. But, bad omens have turned into bad noises. About 45 minutes into the drive home (2 and a half hour trip), I hear a weird buzzing, groaning sound from the center of the dash. Blower fan wasn't on, I turned the radio off, no change. It started at the same time as wind...
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    And the bad omens begin

    I order some SCA additive and test strips for my "new" truck. Tracking said they were delivered and no sign of the package. Ok, working on getting that resolved. Went to go pick up the truck today from the seller. He started it to move it and clean the snow off, then it died and would not...
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    New member to the IDI fold

    I'd been searching for a truck to use as a tow/service rig for my rally car and for around the house chores. I settled on the simplicity and cheap parts of the IDI. Been hunting for the right one for a while. Bought a truck today (and coincidentally got my authorization to post!). It's a...

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