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Thanks, i will check turbo tonight,I know Im wishing. Truck still looks great,wonder what a rebuild cost. i wouldnt attempt to rebuild my self, but i could pull the engine and replace myself,or just sell as is and take my loss and buy new. two girls in college not really ready for payments...

thanks for your thoughts, im leaning on your thoughts also. a buddie of mine said he has heard of a bad turbo causing blow by ? any thoughts on that?

using a quart every 500 miles.

I have a 03 5. 9 that i have 270,000 miles on the engine with no troubles or engine repairs until the last couple weeks. Im getting blow by smoke pretty bad where when you stop at a stop sign you can smell it. i just started burning oil pretty bad also. when opening the oil cap i have smoke...

9mm is the way to go, less recoil and she will feel more comfortable shooting and ammunition is a lot cheaper to shoot. Remember, Its not the power it the shot placement that counts. Teach her to shoot good and the 9mm will do the Job. You can always advance her later once she is very...

Well, I put new shocks on this past weekend,and I lowered my air pressure in my tires to 60psi. . this did seem to make a handling difference. I have not had any DW yet. But I'm pretty convinced that Tires are a Big factor, This will be my last set of BFG All Terrains. I will go with a straight...

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Well I change out the Steering stabilzer last night, drove it this morning, not much difference if any. Good news was it had Life-Time warentee on stabilzer so it didn't cost me anything. Going with new shocks this weekend, same senerio(lifetime warentee). I'm still thinkn tires, when I had them...

YOU KNOW I KINDA QUESTION THE TIRES MY SELF AND DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY HAD A HELL OF TIME BALANCING THESE TIRES LAST WEEK. I PONDER THIS MY SELF MAYBE A BAD BELT OR JUST A BAD TIRE, I HAVE 25,000 ON THESE TIRES. JUST TALK TO MY FRONT END SHOP AGAIN AND HE SUGGESTED CHANGING OUT THE STABALIZER...

Completely stock suspension, I also had the ball joints look at front end shop and they said they were fine, I also can't see any issues with the ball joints that I can see? thanks for your reply's, keep them coming, i need to solve this, i drive a lot of miles each day. thx

Lately I have been noticing a little ruff ride in my truck and then I had the notorious death wobble happen. I started diagnosting by getting my tires balance and rotated thinking that might be the issue, it wasn't... then took my truck to front end specialist and had tie rods replaced. . wasn't...

Go to FAQ Frequently ask questions under (3rd generations no-engine transmissions) on this site, it has the entire procedure.

I've been bowhunting for 30 years and it seems like I have own every brand there is. BY far there is not a Bow out there better than a Mathews. trust me spend the money, Its worth it. Bow-tech in my opinion is second best to Mathews. Bow-Tech Bows are loud for Hunting, You will need to tweak the...

Thanks for your reply WoodChuck! I accomplished the HVAC removal this weekend and fixed my Blend door problem and had no issue with airbags when testing. The write up in TDR from (SCBRODER) was extremely helpful. There is no way I could of done this job without his excellent write up with...

This weekend I'm tearing apart my dash to replace my broken blend door in my hvac unit. My question is: when re-conecting the negative battery cable to test my unit prior to putting my steering colume and dash back together is there any threat that the airbags my go off ? Any advice is...

I'm replacing my defrost blend door and lower housing on my hvac unit this weekend. Ive pretty much figured out the procedure from the Great Post here on TDR. My only question and concern is: When reconnecting the negative battery cables to test the hvac doors (prior to installing the steering...

Yep, mine broke on the passenger side and unfortuntely the day it broke off my wife was getting in the truck and she went flat on the concrete on her back. I thought for sure she was hurt but she came out of it ok. I have a large man that rides in the passenger side with me quit often and i was...

Thanks for your replys! I have been a little spooked about the Lift Pump with this many miles and no issues, your advice on having an extra one is good advice, I will go with that and also HBarlo adivse on hoses also. I did replace the fluids when i replaced the water pump. I 'll have The AC...

Well I finally hit the 200,000 mile mark on my 2003 and the only parts I have had to replace is the waterpump and Fuel Control Actuator and of course brakes and regular service on the engine and transmission. I did replace the Shocks and Tie rods about 20,000 miles ago. My batteries still seem to...

Hey Folks. My drivers side front axle seal is leaking badly and my front wheel bearings on the same side are somewhat loose. The leakage is all over my brake assembly area. I thought i would try to fix both at one time. How big of a job is this for your semi-medium skilled weekend mechanic. If...