Recent Content by Dylan Thomas

My understanding is the caliper casting should be free to move/slide laterally on its slider pins and along the interfacing (flat) surfaces of the caliper and the steering knuckle. The slider pins have bushings and I apply the grease between the pins/bushings as well as between the...

I apply grease onto the flat surfaces of the front wheel steering knuckle which interface with corresponding flat surfaces on the brake caliper. These surfaces are exposed to road spray and, therefore, don't remain greased for very long...

Thanks for that tip. It's probably the next item to replace if this brake dragging problem persists. I too have experienced an internally swollen rubber brake line on the LF wheel of my 1996 Dodge B2500 cargo van. That condition was evidenced by an initial pulls-to-the-right braking action...

My truck is an early 1998 with a 12v Cummins. This truck has a history of front disc brake dragging. I've learned to periodically remove the brake caliper pins and apply disc brake grease to them. I also periodically replace the brake fluid. The truck doesn't get used a whole lot so when it...

I wonder if it is possible to clean the fuel tank in situ? https://fueltecsystems.com/?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5f2lBhCkARIsAHeTvlgAU36kdKjvCx333oOltNpqYmOivedRg5dD8lP56G5JQEMyIhRtQq8aApRGEALw_wcB

Thanks. I added a couple ounces of Biocide to the fuel tank and topped up its fuel level. Not sure what PS is but I'm interested in some kind of fuel additive which would eliminate any water in the fuel. I wouldn't add any additive.

This can't be a good idea.

I'm not sure what 2-stroke engine oil has anything to do with a Cummins turbodiesel engine...

After replacing the pre-filter strainer, I road-tested the truck and the results are good. The engine motored up some long, uphill grades at nearly full power and it didn't hiccup, shudder or stutter. I also cleaned the old fuel strainer for re-use perhaps at some future date. The fuel...

I'm up to my elbows in diesel juice working to eliminate fuel starvation and get engine running again. Fuel pre-filter strainer is caked with fuel-flow-restricting spooge! This is "Smoking gun evidence" for the cause of my diesel engine's fuel starvation problem. New fuel strainer is in the...

I just received a Fleetguard fuel pre-filter/strainer and it is unusually small compared to the much larger pleated paper fuel filter. I can readily see how this little strainer can become filled with fuel-restricting debris.

Excellent photographs! It helps me to visualize what is inside my fuel tank. Hopefully, I'll find a debris-blocked pre-filter strainer when I open up the fuel heater's bottom enclosure. My understanding is the design of the fuel tank module mitigates potential for fuel starvation. When I was...

This problem happened shortly after having added ~15 gallons of fuel to a tank that was ~1/4 full. I normally use the truck for a short-distance (12-mile round trip) trash haul. The problem happened when I drove on the highway on a 50-mile trip. If the fuel pre-filter isn't caked with...