This whole story began with a simple email from our Associate Publisher, David Hamilton, who had a friend with a cheap diesel truck for sale. The line in David's email that grabbed our attention was: ...

QUESTIONI have a low-mileage, showroom-condition, 1985 Ford F-250 two-wheel-drive pickup that has water in the oil and has been diagnosed as DOA. It has been sitting in a garage since 1990. The engine ...