- EGR Cooler blew apart - downtime 12hrs
- Starter - downtime 8hrs (lucky enough to be sitting at one of our shops when it died)
- Electric fuel pump (secondary pump, I think) - downtime 18hrs
- A/C - 1st time - downtime 2.5 days - front half of the a/c system completely rebuilt
- A/C - 2nd time (5 days after the 1st time) - downtime 2.5 days - Entire system had to be rebuilt, all new sensors & compressor. They didn't flush it out the 1st time around
- Turbo - downtime 18hrs and counting. One week ago Cummins said there was nothing wrong with a turbo making a sound comparable to a cat being slowly lowered into a running blender.
When I put the truck in the shop yesterday for the turbo, scheduled PM, a set of wiper blades and a tire replacement, the shop asked if there was any other issues. Well, ya, there's a few, but I won't let them do the repairs because I need to drive, damnit - I've done enough sitting around in the garages lately:
- Door mirrors shake like they're going to fall off. I have short bungies wrapped around the top braces to keep them somewhat stable.
- Right CB antenna brackets inside the mirror "fell off" - antenna is just laying in the mirror. No worries - I use my own setup.
- Massive water leak coming through the windshield in heavy rain. Duct tape is a Godsend.
- Hood still needs replaced from when I was backed into over a year ago. It's intact, but has a massive gash in the front-left corner.
- FM antenna snapped off. This happened when I touched it with a squeegee while cleaning the windshield.
- Cab airbag leaks occasionally (but never when I'm sitting at a shop).
- Front bumper paint is about 50% missing. When I got the truck 200k miles ago, it was missing about 5%.
Can't win, can ya?