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It sounds like you found a good shop to do the diagnosis and fix. Your issue could have turned out so much worse. I am sure that you have a new found respect for a "water in fuel" warning. Good job following the right path for repair and thank you for posting the solution. John

Update for others’ benefit: I finally bit the bullet and hauled the truck to a reputable diesel mechanic after siphoning 10 gallons of clean diesel out of the tank. They told me disposal for diesel had gone from $0.10/gal to over $4 so I was going to save what I could! Bracing myself for the worst, I was actually happy the bill was only $1200! The truck has a flatbed and what they found was that the idiot installers used radiator hose for the filler tube and the rubber inside had deteriorated and clogged the screen in the tank. There are also vents on the top of the tank that were missing and so rain water was coming in that way! Wasn’t an issue for the prior owner because he used it infrequently and kept it garaged. So the tank was dropped and cleaned out, hose replaced, vents corrected, and the new VCA replaced again. Thankfully injectors and CP3 ok. The mechanic had just finished working on a similar rig with the worst fuel contamination problem he’d ever encountered. Guy had an aftermarket oversized fuel tank that had an indentation where the fill hose goes in allowing water to collect and for some reason get in. CP3, injectors and fuel rail all needed replacing plus more, I’m sure. Over $3k for injectors alone…I’m feeling very lucky at this point! Thanks for the guidance here!

Interior is out now... If anyone needs special pics or curious whats behind the dash- hit me up... Wiring is coming out slowly. Still not exactly sure if every single harness will need swapped or if I'll just do it all to avoid confusion down the road. Might rebuild the hvac box again, found that Genos Garage has a ac/heater box seal kit for $55 I might try instead of just making my own with peel and stick foam tape-pita.... Found a 2003 1/2 ton disc brake axle for $300 I might get to change the rear over to disc's. You only have to move the spring perches in just a bit apparently, well see lol. Its coming along! Wish me luck! **Still needing insight on what else I'll need swapping over to auto from manual... surely wiring and more?

been a busy summer doing other things, but things are still moving forard...just slowly...