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    update on truck warming up with bizarre symptoms

    Well, I got the tank dropped after wrestling with the frozen skid plate bolts, and when I removed the sending unit, the tank was so clean that I easily saw the galvanized interior, and the sock was almost like new. Just for giggles, I started it up before removal, she ran rough- nothing like she...
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    running rough after warming up, with bizarre symptoms some help please

    Alright, here goes: bought a 1028 from fleabay, and it's been my daily/only driver for a year and 10k miles, with little to no problems. I do regular p.m.'s, check under the hood often, hopefully to spot any potential problems, and don't modify or monkey around under there. I was driving home...
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    bucking & surging at speed

    Howdy, I'm looking for a little advice. Bought a 1028 about 6 months ago, and I've put about 5k miles on it since then. It's always cranked and ran fine until coming home this afternoon. I was running about 50ish, when it felt like I kicked it into passing gear, and after that, it was bucking...
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    new to me truck-have a few questions.

    Howdy ya'll- well, I went and bought a 1028 and have a few ?? I found that the oil cooler in the radiator sprung a leak, so there was about an inch of oil floating on top of the antifreeze. How crucial is the oil cooler in my particular situation- 12 miles each way to work, with the am commute @...
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    new guy in northern Cuba, I mean south Florida

    Recruit Hank reporting for duty. I'm a north Florida fella stuck down here in Lake Worth for the foreseeable future. I'm a total noob when it comes to diesels, but have 30+ yrs. playing with old muscle cars and I'm ready for a change. What are the "trouble spots" I need to be looking for, when...
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