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05-07-2004, 04:35 PM

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Diesel Man

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I'll keep this short; my first Diesel truck experience was 1997 when I borrowed my father-in-laws 89 Dodge Diesel and used it to tow my Road Runner to the open road races in Nevada. Since that time I have been hooked on the Cummins Diesel!

Now for the good news, that same truck is now mine, and it only has 75,000 miles on it. It's in 100% original condition. No modifications what-so-ever. The bad news is that it's had very little maintenance and no upgrades to fix any factory bugs.

The first thing I want to do is to go through it and do all the basic maintenance.

Can someone please tell me where to buy (preferably online) the filters;

Oil Filter
Fuel Filter
Transmission Filter & Gaskets (auto)
Air Filter

After that I’d like to find out if there are any “critical” modifications I should do to the truck. My plan is to fully restore it and drive it daily.

Thanks for any help you can give me.
Best Regards,
Diesel Don

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Diesel Don
89 W250 4X4 Diesel
70 Road Runner 440+6, air grabber, pistol grip 4 spd

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