nyoffroad
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I one time filled up at a small mom n pop type station and ended up with a partial tank of gasoline, truck ran like crap and lost power and IIRC it smoked too. I'd run a tempory fuel line to a clean can of fuel and hope that the engine settles down and runs right. Good Luck!Dependable, new glow plugs 3 months ago as a matter of maintenance. New fuel filter last month. Never used ether or other sprays. I was leaning towards rod knock, but want to DIY as much as I can before outsourcing the bottom end work. I have heard of bad fuel as a source of the knocking. If the fuel is contaminated, how can I tell?
Drock, I'll have a good look at the flexplate bolts, but I have some smoke that accompanies the noise; would that jibe with a cracked flexplate?