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    Cruise control works when it want's to...so annoying

    So I have an intermittent issue with my cruise control. the power button on the steering wheel works. I have a 50/50 shot that if I hit SET, that the cruise will work. I drove 6 hours today on the highway, cruise set and worked fine, got off an exit, stopped at a stop light, took off, got back...
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    possible clock spring failure?

    I'm having a couple electrical issues and I think it may be the clock spring. My horn hasn't worked in months, and the LED on the on/off switch for the cruise stays lit, even when the truck is off. Now this morning the cruise wont activate, the LED is still lit up, but cruise doesn't engage and...
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    Dirty-Maxx after 600hp build regrets

    Last summer I had to rebuild my LBZ after a bad injector cracked the #3 piston, so I did my usual, and asked advice from some builders on how to correct for broken pistons and cranks (my 09 LMM had a broken crank also). One of the builders, owns a diesel performance shop and he truck pulls a...
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    Rod caps??????????????????

    Ok, so I'm disassembling my LBZ bottom end to get the crank out so I can get it keyed. When I took the rod caps off, I find they look like the pics below. All 8 of them. This is the first Duramax that I have torn into the short block. In my 30+ years of turning wrenches, I have rebuilt many...
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    oil pump priming

    Is there a way to prime the oil pump on an engine stand? When trying to start this engine in the truck, I cranked it for like 5 minutes and wasn't getting oil pressure. I don't know if it won't prime with just the starter, of if the engine needs to fire up to prime the pump. I don't like the...
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    Cam drive gear on crank pin sheared

    I need some help, I need to remove the cam drive gear off the crankshaft. I don't want to remove the crankshaft, is there anyway to get this off without removing it or ruining the main bearings? I bought this LBZ to replace mine that ate 2 valves and ruined the engine. This engine has less than...
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