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    truck is rattling my teeth out

    2007 5.9cr quad cab 4x4-this thing is driving me insane:mad: at about 70 -75 mph going down the interstate, if i hit a bump with the left front tire or im turning gently to the right, the truck will start hopping up and down and dang near rattle my teath out. truck has 70,000 miles on it. i...
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    this is intersesting

    cool little read http://www.glgroup.com/News/EPA-Policies-Encourage-Fuel-Uses-for-Used-Motor-Oil-7299.html
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    optimizer

    im lookin to start building another 6.5 but im not gonna do it without getting my hands on a good block. such as the amg optimizer block or a p400 block. so. if i buy a 6.5 out of a hummer, how will i know if its a optimizer block? what is the casting numbers of the optimizer? are all 2001...
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    diesel fish/ski

    im thinkin about puttin together a oil burnin boat with a 6.5td, i think it would be a pretty cool project. the problem is that i dont want to use the stock exhaust setup with the crossover pipe. i would rather go twin turbo and cap the boost off at about 12psi with a air/water intercooler...
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    6.5 in a boat

    im thinkin about puttin together a wmo burnin boat, i think it would be pretty cool to spend all day on the lake and not have to worry about gas prices. im thinkin that would be a pretty cool project plus it would make takin my son fishin almost a free trip as far as fuel cost is concerned. i...
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    injector nozzles

    anybody got aftermarket nozzles on their CommonRail? im looking at a set of +60HP nozzles for my truck. the truck is stock. are the 90HP's to big. i plan on puttin the nozzles on and later getting a better intercooler. the nozzles im lookin at are from BD. is it true that you will gain about...
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    quick question

    whats the thermostat temperature on our trucks, you know like are they 180 degree stats or what?:dunno mine only gets up to 200 degrees when im towin somthin heavy and im thinkin that the thing might have a 180 in it...just curious im in Iraq and dont really have anything else to post so i...
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    TDIs and wmo

    ive been lookin at gettin the wife a tdi. she wants a diesel cause for the last couple of years i have been fillin my tank up with wmo and i pay less to drive my truck then she does to drive her camry. so here are my questions. does any of the vw diesels have weak injector pumps. example...
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    please make the beaping stop

    2007 5.9 TD 2500 quadcab every time I touch the brake pedal the warning tone sounds. the warning tone also sounds when i hit the turn signals right or left. the right and left turn signals are also doing the double time but all the bulbs and lights work as far as i can tell. its the same tone...
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    warranty questions

    i really want to get rid of my stock muffler in my 07 5.9cr but the guys at the muffler shop told me it might void my warranty. i dont get this, i have seen plenty of guys with gas trucks get flowmasters installed the same day they got the truck. it didnt void the warranty for them.:dunno...
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    cool info for wmo burners

    thought you guys would like this. the guy in this thread got his sg. down to .85. #2 is .84 sg. (sg= fluid thickness). he mixed 33% k-1 and 66%wmo. came out to the viscocity of #2 diesel. .01 difference isnt enough to worry about:rolleyes: but for each batch of wmo you get the sg will be...
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    kickin a dead horse

    i havnt put one on my truck yet but i said id get back to ya when i learned more about the hho thing. well... after messin with my bud's 06 cummins for a while he started to tell me about the hho gen we put on it. after putting some miles on it he said that he has noticed mpg gains while in...
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    delete pipe

    i know this is kinda a silly question but im gonna ask just to make sure. im thinkin about getting a cat delete pipe for my 07' 5.9L anyone had this on a 4.5 or newer 5.9? pros? (i expect/want better mpg) cons? (dont really expect any but id like to make sure) i dont have to worry about...
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    wmo pump solution?

    the major problem with running wmo is the fact that its viscocity makes it hard to source a good fuel pump that wont kick the bucket when its cold and the oil is sluggish. i noticed that alot of guys are wanting to try and use a converted/modified power steering pump. my question is.... why not...
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    wmo in a 2007 5.9

    i see that wmo works in the 2003 5.9 common rail models but will it be the same for my 2007 5.9 im not completly sure what i got when it comes to differences between the two supposedly i have a EGR--will this be effected by wmo?? are their any other differences i should know about? if...
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    07 2500

    well i havnt been on here for a while-i sold the 6.5 about a year ago and bought a 07' 2500 4x4 cummins-i love this thing but my question is-what the difference between an 06 and an 07. all of the performance stuff pretty much stops at 06 is it just cause of the 07 emmision standards or is...
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    wife says i can sell the 6.5-thank god

    ok- i have permission to sell the suburban and get a truck that a stop dieing on us at every inopertune time. not that the 6.5 is a lemon or anything-its just that im getting tired of having to carry around a tool box for when it $h!#@'s itself:mad: . the wife says it has to be a quad cab...
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    hot wires=no lift pump pressure

    ok-heres the deal. i can get in and start the truck in the morning and it runs just great but then it stops getting fuel and dies. let it sit for a minute and it a start right up and run alittle bit then die:mad: -on and on like this and every time i start it, the dang thang will run for a...
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    please help-its trying to eat itself!

    my 6.5 is vibrating at idle really bad after it hits about 200degrees. when everything is cool it idles perfectly. when it gets hot it a start to vibrate really bad no matter what gear im in but it only does it while stoped. as soon as i touch the gas it smoothes right out. could this be...
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    what do you guys think

    been looking at fuel heaters on the net-for my wvo. i found this one and it looks pretty good but i havent heard of this one before. anyone got experience with this heater- it looks like it has a AC plug for heating the fuel before startup-i think this a help my single tank conversion alot. of...
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    rerouting the return line

    ok-ive read this someplace and i dont remember if it had a good outcome or a bad one. im thinking about unhooking my return line from the tank and splicing it into the supply line prior to the liftpump. thinking this a help with keeping my fuel temps up-but im worried about over pressurizing...
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    WMO and other fuel blends

    some people with engines that dont have optic sensors(like the gm 6.5) have ran wmo blends as heavy as 100% the most i can get to run in my truck is 25%wmo and 75%wvo or diesel. any higher than this and i throw codes. i belive its because the optic sensor cant see through the fuel because the...
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    another new guy

    hello, looks like im another new guy to register on this site. seems to be a couple of us within the last month. i hope this means the rest of america is finally seeing the benifits of diesel.;Sweet well i quess an introduction of my ride is in order. its a 97' suburban heavy chassis 2500 its...

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