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    How do you check the clutch with a G56?

    I just got a new (to me) '06 3500 with a G56. Someone spent a lot of money on mechanical upgrades and there is a South Bend Clutch sticker on the back window. I know the sticker is worth 10-15 HP but, with all the money I CAN see, it's possible it has a South Bend, too. All of the other manuals...
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    What do Northerners do about rust?

    Hmmm... it seems that Eastwood has a few products that they claim are good for rust. I wonder what the long-term results are. It's not expensive so, if it works, I wonder why the factory doesn't just use it from the get-go?
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    What do Northerners do about rust?

    I just got an '06 that's beautiful up top, but looks like the pits of hell underneath. This truck came from Ohio and I'm in Florida. The only way we could come close to this type of damage is to drive it into the bay on purpose and leave it there for a few months. Needless to say, nobody does...
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    What type of oil/filter to use?

    I finally made the transition to the dark side and I couldn't be happier. I've been driving a 7.3 for a while but I just got an '06 5.9 24v with a G56. In the 7.3 I just ran Delvac and the tractor seems happy with it as well. Is the Cummins happy with Delvac? Walmart also sells a Mopar oil...
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    I want a nee Dodge for Christmas - which one?

    lpennock: Wish I would have seen this sooner. I found my unicorn a few days ago. I'll be making some posts with questions. It was an Ohio truck so the underside looks like the pits of hell. But it looks like a creampuff up top. I think driving a nice truck in snow is the same thing as kicking a...
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    I want a nee Dodge for Christmas - which one?

    As I keep looking for my unicorn, I see they are selling for a lot more than what they are worth. I keep getting drawn back to my original purchase of a Ford. The Ford is a nice truck, always has way fewer miles than a Dodge, and sells for several thousand less. It looks like I would expect to...
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    I want a nee Dodge for Christmas - which one?

    I don't really need super-duper power any more... i'm much older than I used to be. I have a 60 hp tune on my pow-turd-stroke right now and I've been happy with it. I did test drive an '07 automatic that they wanted too much money for and it was faster than my OBS 7.3. So I don't think I'll have...
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    I want a nee Dodge for Christmas - which one?

    Ford does make a beautiful truck, but a Dodge dually isn't a slouch either. But the Ford interior definitely wins. As far as the ZF goes, I have a ZF 5 behind my powerstroke and I love it. I don't haul that much but, when I do (one or two times a year), a diesel really reveales its purpose...
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    I want a nee Dodge for Christmas - which one?

    I have a 3/4 ton diesel now that I have to Fix Or Repair Daily and I'm getting sick of it. There are multiple failure modes for the Rue Goldberg Powerstroke and I think I've experienced about 80% of them. I am looking for a very specific truck and it is hard enough to find that I am considering...
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    Well... it's definitely different. It's much worse now. Oh well. At least I have everything together and it's all loose to do it in 1 day next time.
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    Well, I think I'm on the back half of two days of fun. Apparently some good-ol boy had been in there before. Three of the pedestal bolts were loose - like finger tight. The big O-ring was like plastic and the little one was like brand new. I hate to do it, but I'm going to put it back together...
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    Along those same lines... I didn't mention it because you said it was running rough and you are sure it's coming from under the valve cover... I had a rod knock - I was sure of it. So sure, in fact, that I pulled the pan and replaced the rod bearings (yes, you can get the pan off with the cab...
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    And, looking at prices, it looks like an OBS aftermarket pedestal is about twice as much as the newer one.
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    I wired the exhaust valve open a ling time ago, but I have considered dealing with the actuator. I'll have to see what I'm dealing with once it's in my hand, but is it as easy as pulling the actuator components and then weld up the hole that the rod came out of?
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    He already posted that he tried unplugging injectors. He even pulled them and swapped them. He's also done a contribution test.
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    It's the turbo pedestal. It was obvious once I knew what I was looking for.
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    I saw that you have a new IPR. That's why I memtioned that I have a tune because that can change the high side pressures. It's probably not the problem, but it's not hard to clean. If you do a search on youtube for "7.3 ipr cleaning" the best video is only about 3 minutes long. The key is using...
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    My high side oil pressure was down where yours it at idle until I cleaned my IPR. Now it's closer to 600 at dle, but I am running a tune. Fuel pressure is fine from what you're describing. My inline filter will clog occasionally and I don't even notice a difference until fuel pressure gets well...
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    That can make a difference - you bought the truck with a problem, put some parts on it, and it's still broken... Are these the same injectors, just sent in and rebuilt? Or a completely different set? Dumb question, but did you change the oil? And have you verified the quality of the fuel? You...
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    7.3 slight miss, knock, but compression and injectors seem OK... What could it be?

    Why did you have the injectors rebuilt? What was the problem before? When did this problem start?
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    Big oil leak into the valley - possible sources?

    I have a giant oil leak that's started recently. I'm thinking it's got something to do with the HPOP. It's a big leak - it looks like the AC dripping water. I loose about a gallon of oil in about 30 miles. Looking under the truck, you can tell it's coming from up top. It's running down the sides...
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    Intermittent high pressure oil trouble.

    For anybody finding this on a search... it was the IPR. It's a mechanical fuel pump truck, so there was a bit of crap to pull off to get the IPR out. I couldn't believe the crap I got out of it - both metal shavings and sludge. The parts that were supposed to come out by tapping required plyers...
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    Died and won't start!

    What's your high-side oil pressure? Have you checked your oil lately? Running out of oil does exactly this.
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    Intermittent high pressure oil trouble.

    I've has a fuel pressure gauge for years and everything is normal with that. It's a mechanical pump, so fuel pressure bounces between 40 and 60. Whatever the problem is, it is something that happens pretty quickly, it's on the high pressure oil side, and it can be VERY short lived. If I'm...
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    Intermittent high pressure oil trouble.

    This will probably get long, but I want to cover everything. I think I'm missing a crush washer and pushing combustion gasses into the high pressure oil system... I had a bad high pressure o-ring and I was pushing oil into the fuel, so I swapped and resealed my injectors about 200 miles ago (I...

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