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It doesn't look like the profile photo anymore; it looks like a junker now with strips of clear coat peeling off. What's the solution...anyone?

Clue: At the same time I noticed it not charging I also noticed that my DRL headlights aren't working. I'm wondering what might knock out both circuits. Clue #2: I started the truck and moved it out of the garage, up to the house to load it up. It was okay. I shut it off and ran into the house...

Latest development: I put some freon in it and the darn thing started making cold air! lol In all the time I had it I never even thought to charge the A/C. BUT, I took it for another test drive, and while sitting at a red light, the brake pedal is fading away under my foot. What now?

Low mileage truck (97k gently-driven) This truck has run perfectly for the two years I've had it but this Winter it began running rough on cold mornings. After it warms up to operating temp it's fine-as-usual. I read the codes and they are as follows: P0172 (System too rich Bank 1) ... P0300...

I didn't notice this for the first few months I drove it. But when Winter came it sounded like a rod knock. High pitched and hollow sounding just like so many rods bearings I've heard over the years. On cold mornings I start it and it is quiet. In approx. 10 seconds I hear a knock developing...

6.5 Engine Diagnostic Troubleshooting Checklist 6.5 Engine Diagnostic Troubleshooting Checklist Copy and paste this checklist into a new post, then answer all the questions by typing in your data into the (red) blanks as indicated - click in the middle of the blank, start typing...

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I will endeavor to fix problems with my own truck. Local garages charge $99 to $125 per hour to work on diesel trucks. I don't begrudge a skilled mechanic his wage but I'm retired now and I must begin to work on my own truck, myself. I just don't have the money to pay. I have always fixed my own...

We bought this truck with a bad motor. We had a good one in the yard but I'm not sure what the year is. We dropped it in. It runs like a champ for about a year! One day it shut down. A check revealed a bad sender on the AUX tank, with holes and loose tubing and a total mess. It was full but...