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Sounds like my notorious pet peeve, Fuel delivery or lack thereof. My 2 cents for whats its worth.

Over the last 37 or so years I've had commercial vehicles plated in one state insured in two or three other states and operated all over the US and CANADA. For the last 20 years there have been at least 2 and some time 3 insurance policies in effect at the same time (don't ask). Set down face to...

The CDR regulates the amount of blowby inside the engine back into the intake. If the guys that removed it did a good job looping the hoses(no leaks) it will put the internals under negative pressure but not a great deal. Diesels are not "air throttled" but fuel throttled. If the looped hoses...

Tires are one of the maintenance practices best done DYI. Once the shop see's them I would guess the shop will not touch them or that the price will be astronomical. Just my 2 cents. By the way, it takes me all day to do 4 with run flats. Lots of breaks!

That heater has to be plumbed into the heater hose. You can run into problems with the circulation being blocked by the engine thermostat in some configurations . Hope this helps.

If your truck did not have a top installed when you got it I believe the A frame may have settled to the rear. I experienced the same problem with one of my trucks. I used some large clamps with the pads reversed to pry the frames apart. It worked but I also had to go back later when I...

You live in California, they do not sell any decent parts cleaner in your state!

To add my 2 cents, been there done that. The axel on the floor jack can be chained to the top bolt for the shock to compress the lower control arm upward with the floor jack. I would not suggest this for anyone other than an experienced wrench spinner. Look at your fingernails, NO grease, don't...

Brand new to you??? First attempt at starting it??? Did it come out of Georgia??? Most don't realize that most if not all these trucks will require the fuel and start system to have a complete overhaul and cleaning, including a fuel tank removal. MAC, KASCAR,HPG for parts.Nothing cheap about...

Block heater......did it come with this?????

THANK YOU for the follow up!!! It's helpful when we see the problem fixed. If you are new to diesels you are going to have an interesting first winter where you are. A J

THANKS for the follow up, wished everyone would do this!! THANKS again.

Got up on the wrong side of the country???

PS... put your clear line on the output side of the mech. pump and see what you get right out of the pump...... that should answer the pump question once and for all.....

You may have the answer in front of you, read between the lines...............When you replaced the suction line between the pump and tank the problem disappeared????????? Between the pump and filter is under pressure, fuel out no air in??????? If the hose between the tank and pump is clear and...

Pull the vent line (small line on the top of the pump) off the pump then crank it and watch for fuel from the top the pump or out of the vent line if you pulled it at the t on the frame rail. Should not be any fuel! No fuel, eliminates the pump. Cheap and easy, 3/8 inch line from the pump inlet...

The oil is black becauses of soot, common with diesel engines. My two cents is use Shell Rotella 15/40 with the Wix 51060 or NAPA 1060 (same filter) . You should see what the stuff looks like at 20000 or 25000 miles, and the oil analysis says its still good! Your pressure numbers look good. If...

Can not tell from your write up if you have already pulled the a arm bolts, if not once the nuts are loose it helps to spin the bolt back and forth with an impact wrench for a few seconds to loosen it up, they come out much easier. You will need the snap ring pliers to remove one of the rollers...

Put a fuel line out of the filter into a clear container , submerge the end in the fuel while cranking and see if you are getting bubbles in the fuel, indicates you are sucking air into the line. If not, my guess its pump rebuild time or at least have it on a test stand to eliminate it from the...

Action covered the ones at the tank. They are a couple inches long in the fuel line. My trucks also have one just before the fuel filter also. Greater authority than me says they can be tossed. Now is a good time to replace all the fuel lines. They are under suction between the tank and the...