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troyp37
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1d ago
Watched a guy in Amarillo diagnose a no-start with a test light and 4 feet of wire
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hart.ryan
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2d ago
Just realized my 7/8 impact socket split on a rusty lug nut at 6am near the Portland rail yard
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simonw41
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3d ago
A guy at the Truckee truck stop showed me his 3 gallon bucket trick for catching coolant leaks, and I've used it on 6 rigs since
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dylanwilliams
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4d ago
Was sure a $9 fuel cap gasket was a waste, but it fixed a hard start on my 7.3 after 6 months of chasing it
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abby_king22
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4d ago
Tried a $12 magnetic drain plug on my 6.7 and the stuff stuck to it surprised me
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hugo_gonzalez68
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4d ago
PSA: That $60 fuel additive kit for my 6.7 Powerstroke did not give me the 2 mpg the counter guy at O'Reilly in Tulsa promised
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the_fiona
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5d ago
Unpopular opinion: that week I found a cracked block on 3 trucks in a row taught me more than any class
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jana_davis90
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5d ago
Unpopular opinion: throwing parts at a no start is smarter than chasing wires first
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wright.drew
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6d ago
Vent: my old shop towel trick got me out of a frozen fuel line in Minnesota
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kai_west
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6d ago
Watched a kid pull a 6.0 Power Stroke cab with hand tools, made me rethink my whole shop setup
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wade_hall
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7d ago
Rant: my $29 impact wrench from the farm store beat my $180 name brand on a rusty 7.3 manifold
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sagea88
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8d ago
Guy on a podcast claimed every diesel shop should stop using impact guns on drain plugs, and I can't decide if he's onto something or just old school
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andrew_kelly
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9d ago
Vent: lost a whole day chasing a no-start on a 6.0 Power Stroke in Bakersfield
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daniel_walker8
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9d ago
A old timer at the Flying J in Amarillo said I was torquing my injector hold downs wrong
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joseph448
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12d ago
Guy told me my torque wrench habits were lazy, and he was right
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