Coming up with an idea for a column is tough sometimes for someone with AMDD (Attention Motor Deficit Disorder-common among people who can't focus on anything that doesn't have a motor). So I started rummaging through old notes I'd taken when we first started Diesel Tech magazine
I had one harebrained idea way back then to catalog every common diesel problem I saw in the various shops we worked with. Then we could use it as a resource for reader letters.
However, with AMDD, that idea didn't last too long. It wasn't an issue of not coming across engine problems so much as the writing them down part.
Regardless, I'd hate to see the idea go to waste. Somebody might get some use out of my brief spark of office busywork. The following are common problems with GM diesels, how to fix them and what to look for.