ANTIFREEZE FOR YOUR TRUCK – TDR ISSUE 62 (Click to open PDF – 2 meg) With the wide choice of antifreeze products at the auto parts store, it puzzles the mind. Which one is correct for your Dodge Turbo Diesel truck?
KILLER DOWEL PIN – TDR ISSUE 57 (Click to open PDF – 3 meg) The dowel pin has been (starting with production in 1983), and continues to be, used on the Cummins B-series engine as a locating and alignment point for the attachment of the front gear cover to the engine block. The problem that has been encountered by owners is predominately with the ’94 to ’98 12-valve engines. DEBUNKING LUBE OIL MYTHS – TDR ISSUE 55 (Click to open PDF – 3 meg) In this article, the TDR will initiate readers into the mysteries of the lube oil industry and, along the way, debunk a few lube oil myths. 2nd GENERATION HANDLING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS – TDR ISSUE 53 (Click to open PDF – 3.5 meg) Most of you are familiar with the death wobble, but it bears mentioning again. It is violent caster shimmy where the tire and axle shake after striking a pothole, un-even road surface or bump. This usually involves the right front wheel. We learned that a worn track bar can allow the axle to have some side to side moveme