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  1. dieselkidd04

    front suspension problems just wont quit!!

    well first of all I just did ball joints on my truck last weekend they were shot, wasnt hard at all i bought a press kit from harbour freight for 50 bucks and it worked good, now my truck rides a little better but its pullin hard to the left, checked it out some more and found i need inner-outer...
  2. dieselkidd04

    Shocks Opinions

    im running the Bilsteins , cant complain nice ride quality, i didnt put the spacers in , just got the longer shocks.
  3. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    well guys first i want to apologize for the delay of the responses, ive been busy , lots of overtime , well the truck is running now it runs good, no returning codes, got the efi live with egr delete tune done and have no returning codes, the only thing is there is a small fuel leak on one of...
  4. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    hey guys sorry for the delay,we were having techincal difficulties with the computers here , well i removed the engine harness from the left side , all fuel and coolant lines, egr, egr v-manifold in the middle of the engine. unbolted the compression side of the turbo and removed it found no...
  5. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    well my dog dixie kills mice like theres no tomorrow but anyways the mice made a nest under the turbo , my brother informed me that the filter had fallen off, my guess is the corn was probably gathered in and or around the filter area and it just got sucked right into the turbo,these engines...
  6. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    alright well,tried to clean the peices of corn out of the turbo, couldnt get them out, also i couldnt get the turbine wheel to spin with a long screwdriver, had to remove everything around turbo, intercooler tubes,intake horn, wastegate and brackett, unbolted front turbo horn(which was fun and...
  7. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    Well got home from work today,opened a beer and took a look at my dads truck, no signs of boost leakage used soapy water on all intercooler tubes and hoses, there was some rubbing on the pipe near the powersteering pump but nothing causing a leak, my dad checked the maf sensor and cleaned it, I...
  8. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    well just got back from work thanks for all the replies, the truck had a edge attitude programmer on it but it was just recently taken off to upgrade to efi live but that hasnt happened yet, gunna check the intercooler tubes tomorrow for boost leaks and ill check the map sensor, ill keep the...
  9. dieselkidd04

    Low power/Lots of black smoke!!!!!!!!!!

    well my dads 04 lb7 started running like dog shit so i took it for a spin, when you get on the throttle it has little to no power and just pores out black smoke, changed the fuel filter just to keep it simple,no luck plugged it into my code reader, had 6 codes but i think some are old ( at least...
  10. dieselkidd04

    loosing coolant need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    well i did a oil change today as well as an fuel filter change, my lly has been using very little coolant over the past few months( dont exactly have money to tear into it) and today when i looked at the fuel that came out of my filter it had a red bubbly substance that separated from the fuel...
  11. dieselkidd04

    6" suspension lift -who should i go with

    im gettin ready to order a 6" suspension lift for my 04 duramax and just not sure which company is best to go with,also could use some insite on tires too im gunna go with 35's.
  12. dieselkidd04

    low/reverse housing cracked and leaking, need help!!

    well thanks guys i guess ill start pullin the trans then,hopefully i can get the truck up high enough to slide the trans out from under it, i had this problem when i did a clutch on my 04 zf-6, but hey i appreciate all the help.
  13. dieselkidd04

    low/reverse housing cracked and leaking, need help!!

    Just recently had my allison go into limp mode due to loss of fluid, inspected and found that there was a crack in the low/reverse housing on the rear of the trans and it was spitting fluid everywhere, began teardown, removed housing, and planetary gearset, but now that im trying to re-install...
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