Recent Content by DBradham

I guess i feel better... . just trying to figure out WHY i now have fuel in my oil that was not there untill 22000 miles. If fuel is being dumped at a rate that cannot be fully burned ... washing down the cylinders... and diluting the oil... why is the truck not "speeding up"? our bogging down...

OK I know there has been alot of talk about it and up until now I have had no problems (2008 3500 6. 7 megacab)untill now. I did notice something that started happen:confused:ing the same time the oil level started to climb. When using my exhaust brake(sliding vane turbo) I noticed that the...

Sliding Vanes OK Im back... ... makes perfect sense that the exhaust braking is performed by restricting the hot gas flow by a sliding vane on the hot side of the turbine:) Does the turbo gets its exhaust boost from a upper deck pressure controller signaling waste gate actuation??? Is this a...

Just got back from the dealer The CEL had a "bad temp sensor code" set. Now as stated in the beginning I typically use the eb to help warm the engine. I rairly use it in the winter after warm up as the roads are VERY icy and sometimes your driving on a few inches of packed snow. To use the eb...

08 3500 MegaCab 6spd auto 16000 miles..... a couple thousand miles ago I had to have the ECM changed... . I live in Alaska and one morning at -50 F the truck started. . sounded wierd and died. The dealer couldnt tell me why it failed, it probable froze to death. Anyway I always turn the brake on...

Dealership called today and verified that it was the ECM that smoked and not the PCM. They are picking up the tab which is good..... new ECM is over 1500 dollars. They also gave me a ride to scoot around in at no cost while they fix the truck. I bought some battery blankets from genos that...

2008 3500 4X4 turbo diesel megacab, rhino liner, are top, light force offroad lights Brand new to this but here goes... Up here in Alaska its been -30 below for a couple of weeks. I keep the truck plugged in as soon as I turn it off and has been starting with no problems. It went down to -45...