Aaron

You should have been able to hear me getting fatter from there

Put the pump in a vise, and spin the pump with no fuel in it till it stops turning LOL

Would you believe my parts department quoted a customer $780 for a USED 7.3 IDM?

Hey man, that's the AS IS picture, before any modifications. I shoulda took a pic of the plate after the burger was all done, lettuce and tomatoes UNEATEN, naturally.

More importantly, why is a fucking cardboard/tin gasket and a handful of nuts over a hundred bucks?

Apparently there's a software modification for the FICM on the 6.0 trucks that accomplishes the same thing, so I've read.

There was just a broadcast message regarding this, stating that guys are replacing pumps when doing the gasket and evaluation at WPEC is showing there is nothing wrong with the pumps. But I hear where you're coming from...I've done one of these before and I was leery of the whole works just replacing the gasket until I saw the truck drive away.

I have a known good test FICM

That's TWO beef patties, my friend It comes with a side, I opted for the soup this time.

“We can’t bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don’t go anywhere. Like that time I took the ferry over to Shelbyville; I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have any white onions, because of the war; the only thing you can get was those big yellow ones.”

Wasn't directed at me, but Yep! And I got a picture of me and Grumpy Jenkins hanging in my shop.

Gentlemen...I present to you...The Fat Joe.

I think your BG man is full of SHIT

We have a 500 siting on our lot awaiting a throttle body. Been there 3 months if I recall rightly. I ordered a DPF for an 08 truck last week, the gasket/nut kit to install it is BACKORDER, despite having SEVERAL DOZEN particulate filters in stock at our primary warehouse.

We get three.

Couldn't remember offhand, thanks Keith.

But the important thing was, I had an onion on my belt. Again, couldn't resist.

This is the first dealer I've ever worked at that has HAD sick days. We used to get 'Personal Paid Holidays' at the union shop I was at, at Kingland or Highbury I didn't get sick days.

Check the oil level, if you haven't already.

Isn't there a rough-run concern related to that water in CAC/white smoke during rainy conditions concern? I can't remember the bulletin number offhand.

Someone switched the 'oil pan bolts' impact gun with the 'pinion nut' impact gun at the factory. (Yes, I know the engine and diff aren't assembled in the same place, it's a joke about assembly quality and examples of 'it's not my job') Kinda like the lady the other day wanted to know EXACTLY why the check engine light was on in her escape, because "I build those engines." Took all of my strength to reply with "Well, you sure didn't fuckin' build that one very good, didja!"

Mitchell manual says 8.0, 8.5 for dual alternators.

You don't have the truck on site? See if customer can bring vehicle or picture of the accessory drive.