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My name is Kerley.I am a retired contractor from California and Nevada.Six years ago my best buddy died. He willed me his 1998.5 Dodge 4x4. I had it shipped from Nevada to Alabama, where we chose to retire. The dodge sat for three years. I did not really need it as I drove my 1990 Dodge Cummins/4x4 which was pretty much bullet proof. Finally I sold the 1990 and put the 1998.5 back into service. First I installed new battries and windshield wipers and serviced it completely. It ran alright but never had much energy. One day we went to town and I needed fuel. Pulled into a BP where they advertised diesel fuel. I pulled up to the diesel pump. When I flipped open the fuel doo…

This site was mentioned in a post over at ecomodder.com. I am a new owner of a 2006 3500 QC ST dually 5.9 with a 6 speed manual. It was a lease truck with a flatbed and 133k miles on it. The family-owned dealer said he put on all new brakes (rotors/drums and pads), new heater core, all fluids changed including the rear end. Detailed by his daughter. New motor was installed around 90k - so says the dealer. I think the PO might have meth injected it. There were a couple of plugs in the exhaust manifold that might have had a couple of "somethings" installed and removed, most likely from the old motor. Regardless, the engine had no signs of head coking or other leaks, shifts …