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Ran it for diesel mechanic friend. He said he thinks it might be a stuck valve. That cyclical noise is puffs of air coming out of the intake. Which I guess makes sense if it's a stuck intake valve? His recommendation was to pull the valve cover. So when he's back here next time, we'll give...

Yep, air filter is in the canister.

I've got an infrared kitchen thermometer. Will idle it and check exhaust manifold for each cylinder. Question... am I running the risk of damaging the engine idling it for this kind of test?

Thanks. What do you think of the possibility of stuck injector? I hadn't run it in a few months, which was what caused this whole thing. Would a couple of bottles of seafoam in the tank be advisable?

Or is that maybe just the air compressor running and I'm freaking out over nothing?

So I went to fire up my whistler deuce yesterday and engine tried to run away. Put it in 5th and dumped clutch. I panicked for a second because it was such a surprise and the fuel cutoff didn't do anything so it took me a second to engage my brain and put it in 5th and dump the clutch. Truck...