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Logistics Pro
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From: Carson City, NV
My trucks hubs filled up with water yesterday when I was stuck in the stream, I saw the bubbles coming out from around the outside of the hub, I popped the caps off to let it all drain out. Think I should take off the hubs and repack my bearings, or could I just let it dry out and it'll be fine?
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Post Fiend
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From: Manchester, CT
i have a noise coming from my front left assembly ... hmm. was hoping itd be as easy as something stuck in the brakes but i dont think it is. when i spin the front driveshaft, only the front right u joints (im not 100% on front end stuff, are the ujoints the things that should spin) spins? i could have sworn usually the right and left spin...
edit: hub was just stuck locked. noise is still there though.. wonder what it could be
edit: hub was just stuck locked. noise is still there though.. wonder what it could be
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From: Wallingford, CT
Happy birthday though, Andy.
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From: CT
Thanks guys 
I got home a little early to take the kids out to dinner tonight.
Miles I think you are going to have to put in a new oil cooler also.
I did not know what year the truck was as far as the SCT fitting.
If he deletes the EGR he will need a SCT tuner to get rid or the check engine light.
Bulletproof diesel does make an upgraded EGR cooler.
I got home a little early to take the kids out to dinner tonight.
Miles I think you are going to have to put in a new oil cooler also.
I did not know what year the truck was as far as the SCT fitting.
If he deletes the EGR he will need a SCT tuner to get rid or the check engine light.
Bulletproof diesel does make an upgraded EGR cooler.
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Wallingford, CT
Miles I think you are going to have to put in a new oil cooler also.
I did not know what year the truck was as far as the SCT fitting.
If he deletes the EGR he will need a SCT tuner to get rid or the check engine light.
Bulletproof diesel does make an upgraded EGR cooler.
I did not know what year the truck was as far as the SCT fitting.
If he deletes the EGR he will need a SCT tuner to get rid or the check engine light.
Bulletproof diesel does make an upgraded EGR cooler.
No SCT tuning or STC fitting needed for an 04.
Diesel Van Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: ~ Qatar ~
Hello Everyone:Hopefully I can be more in touch with the chapter now that I'm settled in.
I'll keep the Afghanistan stuff over in the Off to Afghanistan again thread.
I didn't have time to properly lay up my van before I left, hopefully my brother will take care of that for me or have it taken care of by a shop.
- Engine oil
- Front & rear differential oil
- Transmission fluid
- Radiator coolant is past 5 years
I plugged the solar panel in to the cigarette lighter this time in the hopes that it keeps the batteries charged. Some might recall that the last time I went to Afghanistan that after a month my batteries were dead flat.
I'm hoping that those batteries died due to age (about due back then) and that the solar panel didn't suck the life out of them.
This time I plugged the solar cell into the cigarette lighter rather than the 12V accessory outlet I used the previous time.
There is a slight voltage difference when I meter the two, I'm thinking there might be a diode (or something) in the feed to the accessory outlet that interferred with the solar cell.
Also back then my aftermarket powered antenna would go stupid when it rained, I have since yanked the wires to it.