America's Diesel Podcast
America's Diesel Podcast was born from pure diesel enthusiasm. Ben Little and Tyler Lucas have decades of experience in the diesel industry and are passionate about light-duty diesel trucks. From technical topics and fantasy builds to industry news, they tell you what you need to know, why you need to know it, and how to apply it.
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Ep. 131 Ben's Excursion Part 1 - Basics
Combing over the vehicle. Finding little things here and there. Muffler. Blower Motor Relay. Rear Window. Door actuators. Key Fob. IC Boots, found boost leak. Zip ties. Stereo. Fuel leak. Chased a clunk, rear end re-fresh.
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Ep. 130 Ben's OBS Part 7 - Nitro Gear Pt 2
Part two of the overview of the Nitro Gears install on Ben's blue OBS. The day off and an epic dump run with Ben's 3 year old son.
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Ep. 129 Ben's OBS Part 7 - Nitro Gears Install ...
Overview install of the Nitro gears and Ford Locker in Ben's Blue OBS. Also a look ahead at whats to come.
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Ep. 128 Summer 2021 GET READY
Fuel economy. Road trip truck and trailer prep. Maintenance. Be prepared, be a man.
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Ep. 127 The News #3
Our new 2021 F450. Limited edition Shelby F250. West Coast Drag Racing! Small dog rides on diesel engine. Fuel smuggling in India. NO more GM Diesels.
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Ep. 126 Ramblin' #4
Pancakes, 2020 Ford Ranger Review, Tow rig Tanget for Tyler,
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Ep. 125 HEUI Injectors EXPLAINED
In this episode we explain the mystery behind all the codes and how 7.3 injectors are labeled.
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Ep. 124 Q&A #3
You ask them, we answer them. High HP daily driver trucks, 7.3 vs 6.7 Cummins swap, 2020 L5P, BorgWarner EFR Turbos, and EZ LYNK Tuning.
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Ep. 123 So Close! But Not Quite...
Parts that JUST didn't quite make it or take off. TAG, Scottie Intake, Loadleashes. BD Intake for 6.4's. H&S Oil Coolers ECODiesel. Bully Dog DPF's, Diprocal Gauges, CFM+ comspoite intake manifold.
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Ep. 122 Ben Lives Up To His IG Name
@SPOOLBUSBEN LIVES AGAIN!! After being left down by a junker Excursion at a dealership, Ben found a diamond in the rough, get this, on his way to work, around the corner from Diesel Power Products. Needless to say, Ben gained about 8900lbs over his...
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Ep. 121 Scan Tools, Scrap Yards, And Dealerships
Saturday’s are for THE BOYS! A few Saturdays ago, Ben, Tyler, and SnapOn Bryan, went to small dealership to check out an Excursion Ben had his eye on. After that experience they boys made their way to the junk yard to find an engine.
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Ep. 120 Rule Of Thumb
Things that go without saying, which means you don’t need to say them. We’re saying them. Inventory your parts before you begin working. Save your receipts. Put order confirmations or receipts/shipping emails in their own folder. Do...
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Ep. 119 2021 Goals: Truck and more!
The guys talk about both their 2021 truck goals, truck buying habits, and non-diesel 2021 life goals.
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Ep. 118 The News #2
The guys discuss a 2019 Ford F350 that recently sold for $275,000, HyTech Power's new hydrogen injection kit, Kenworth's new class A electric truck, and diesel industry emissions.
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Ep. 117 LBZ vs 06-07 5.9 Cummins
Matt Ewald sent in a great question about what truck to chose and what mods to do. He has some VERY realistic budget figures and also VERY realistic power goals for the truck and what it will be used for.
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Ep. 116 Lenny 7.3 Injectors With Lenny From Dyn...
It’s Lenny from Dynomite Diesel again! This is a bit of a throw back to when Ben visited Dynomite and had the awesome privilege of testing his old crappy stock injectors and then seeing how Lenny does his magic.
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Ep. 115 Ramblin' #3
ECODiesel Guys. Shelves in garage. Garage lighting. The right tools for the job.
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Ep. 114 Listener Q&A #2
Warm in winter. 2003 5.9 HP goal for work truck. Water, Propane, Hydrogen? 5.9 CR No Start, possible Algae.
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Ep. 113 Diesel News #1
It’s the NEWS! Ben and Tyler bring you the news in this series called DIESEL NEWS. NOTE Yes we know, this is an old episode. We filmed it, and forgot about it. If you would like to be included on our ADP Diesel News Letter Email, shoot Ben or Tyler...
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Ep. 112 World's Fastest Ford Diesel Truck
It's a 7.3. Yes, you read that right. The worlds fastest Ford Diesel Truck (1/4 mile) is a SEVEN POINT THREE. HEUI FOREVERRRRR.
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Ep. 111 Christmas Gift Ideas
Christmas is just around the corner. Let us help you get your diesel dude or gal a present that they will be happy with -AND- that will work on their truck.
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EP. 110 Ramblin' 2
In this Episode Ben and Tyler talk about everything from Carhart to Electric Hummers. Not to mention trucks and "C" Walking. You're not going to want to miss this.
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EP. 109 High Mileage 7.3L Performance Plans
Ben has been recieveing an influx of calls about adding performane to higher mileage 7.3's. Not just 7.3's that has some miles on them, but we're talking 300K+. In this episode we talk about what you can expect and the best frame of mind going into a...
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EP. 108 Winter is Coming- Cold Start Issues
The temps are getting low, it's time to talk about your truck and winter.
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EP. 107 2010-12 Ram- Emissions Intact Performance
Those of you with EARLY 4th Gen Rams (2010-2012) this episode is for you! Ben and Tyler go over a solid list of modifications, which are broken into 4 levels, that you can do to your 10-12 Ram to make more power with your emissions intact. This was...
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