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The week we rebuilt a 6.0 Powerstroke in a parking lot in Flagstaff
Got a call from a buddy whose rig blew a head gasket on I-40. We had no shop, just a borrowed engine hoist and a tarp. Took us four days, working with borrowed tools from a local parts store. That old truck fired up on the first crank, which felt better than any shop job I've ever done. Anyone else have a story about a crazy field repair that just worked?
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thomas831mo ago
Man, that's the real stuff right there. The kind of fix you never forget. I once swapped a water pump on a dirt road using just a socket set from a gas station. Felt like winning the lottery when it held. Those parking lot miracles hit different. Pure relief.
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dylan2651mo ago
Hell yeah, that's when you learn what a car is really made of.
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