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  1. 2004LB7

    Hurt my Jetta last night 😟

    Prices have come way down ever since that VW emissions scandal. Used TDIs are selling for about $4k or so around me with about the same milage and year range. So if it comes to it, it would be another TDI. Even if I found one with a bad engine, I could swap mine in
  2. 2004LB7

    Hurt my Jetta last night 😟

    Taking a late night run to the post office. Was raining. Yellow street lights and a yellow curb/center divider that blended in with all the yellow reflections in the wet road. Didn't see it until I was too close to stop. Drifted just enough outside my lane to have the driver front front tire hit...
  3. 2004LB7

    November '24 Chat -- Thanksgiving, here we come.....you bunch of turkeys!

    A doozy. Reports before hand where saying multiple inches. Some places where supposed to get 8-10". Which if it did would cause so much flooding here California would be forced to declare a state of emergency. But I think we here in the Sacramento area probably only got maybe an inch and a half...
  4. 2004LB7

    Street Build? Cast or Forged Pistons?

    The legend has spoken....
  5. 2004LB7

    Thinking about getting a two post lift

    Many metal recycling places have scalea as does landfills.
  6. 2004LB7

    Thinking about getting a two post lift

    My 05 RCLB came in at a few lbs shy of 6k lbs. So I'd bet a crew cab would weigh a bit more My 08 CCLB dually is about 8k. Tom's recommendation for a 9k is solid advice. You never want to run them at their max all the time
  7. 2004LB7

    New from downunder

    Welcome
  8. 2004LB7

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Had someone on the TDI forum ask if I can make more of the carbide rillers for the CP4. He wanted to purchase 6x of them from me. So I got out my diamond tooling and popped these out Cut them from longer rods. Domed the polished the ends. Used 1 micron diamond paste to do the polishing. Green...
  9. 2004LB7

    2005 duramax crank no start

    Injector O ring is only to keep debris from working it's way down the injector bore. They will run without them or even when split or damaged. I wouldn't worry about it. Just replace any you find if you pull injectors. But don't go out of your way to replace them an injectors still in. Might be...
  10. 2004LB7

    2005 duramax crank no start

    Very hard to understand you, due to all the words and sentences running together. Maybe try separating the sentences and paragraphs so it's easier to understand. And add punctuations where appropriate Not sure what the 229 and 300 psi is in reference too. But both are too low to start the...
  11. 2004LB7

    2005 duramax crank no start

    Sounds like you need to take it to a competent shop. Do you have a scan tool that can read the pids? Fuel pressure, balance rates, mm3, crank counts, etc? This would be very helpful in diagnose. Could also be electrical. Maybe a rub through on the harness that the LLYs are known for. Or the...
  12. 2004LB7

    November '24 Chat -- Thanksgiving, here we come.....you bunch of turkeys!

    "improve business performance" by closing stores? Sounds like something a company would say right before filing for bankruptcy Next up. 80% discounts....
  13. 2004LB7

    Street Build? Cast or Forged Pistons?

    Neither are better. It's application based. Historically forged has only been good for performance as it's life was limited to the aluminum ring groves. Where as cast has steel groves that last longer so are more applicable to street use and daily driving. There are a few coming out with steel...
  14. 2004LB7

    Help! Truck No Start

    Cold and hot sensitivity. The biggest issue will be trying to charge them in below 0°. Lithium plating happens and shorts out the battery making for a fire risk. The other issue is the lack of an affordable quality BMS that can tolerate the huge currents used to start diesels. If LTO batteries...
  15. 2004LB7

    Spindle nut socket for 2005 2500HD

    From what I recall. Some of the auto parts stores (advanced Auto, O'Reilly?) have them hanging up on the shelves. Several different sizes But a drift and hammer has always worked fine for me. But I have some experience with how the bearings feel when torqued properly and don't need a torque...
  16. 2004LB7

    Help! Truck No Start

    They are connected in parallel. So, if one goes, so does the other
  17. 2004LB7

    Help! Truck No Start

    Classic symptoms of a very dead battery or bad connection
  18. 2004LB7

    Help! Truck No Start

    Just trying to determine if it really is a battery issue, connection or stuck engine. Start with measuring the voltage of the batteries while cranking. Let us know what it is. Put a charger on them overnight and try again. Clean the terminals and the other end of the cables Look at the engine...
  19. 2004LB7

    Help! Truck No Start

    Is the engine rotating at all or does it seemed licked up? What happens of you hold the key for a little longer?
  20. 2004LB7

    Spindle nut socket for 2005 2500HD

    Oh, I forgot about that nut behind the axle flange. Bend the tab open and then a punch and hammer to unscrew if you don't have the special socket with the prongs. Mark location and number of turns so you can put it back to the exact same tightness, unless replacing the bearings too.
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