Gray Lee (u/the_gray)

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Can we talk about the push for wireless everything?

I was finishing a job in a brick house in Denver last month, and the client insisted on a fully wireless system against my advice. The main panel lost signal for 12 hours straight during a snowstorm, and the cellular backup failed too. Has anyone else had a major failure that made you stick with hardwired for key components?

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the_gray•1mo ago

Just blew $400 on a 'universal' turbo rebuild kit that didn't fit a single thing in my bay

Ordered it online from a place with good reviews, said it covered 6.7 Powerstrokes from 2011 to 2019. Got it in, the gasket shapes were wrong, the v-band clamp was a different size, and the cartridge had the wrong bolt pattern. Spent half a day trying to make it work before I had to eat the cost and overnight the right parts from the dealer. Now I'm out the kit money and the rush shipping. Anyone have a supplier they actually trust for this stuff, or is it dealer-only for turbos now?

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Can we talk about the push for wireless everything?

Just blew $400 on a 'universal' turbo rebuild kit that didn't fit a single thing in my bay

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