Like an avalanche. They didnt offer a enclosed roof height area, where the XUV did. The avalanche was not water tight (at all) even with those covers over the bed, they leaked water, and the...
I have only put about 300 miles on it now in the last 2 years and 3 months.
She always starts (under its own power or with a jump start), but vehicles dont like sitting for that long.
Its really...
Yesterday...
Jump Started it, I guess the battery tender clamp I had on it wasnt making a good connection.
Drove it above 60 miles to pick up a Mahogany dining room table I found on FaceBook...
Due today is the new under hood light for my girl's 2002 TB. The old one was causing an intermittent draw and has been unhooked for about a year before I recently remembered that I "was gonna"...
Was having an issue with my front wipers coming on when the car starts and also spraying windshield washer fluid on the TB. Thought maybe a dodgy multifunction switch. Popped a new one in and...
Replaced the oil pressure sensor. As usual, replacing the old part was straightforward despite having to do it blind and in a tight location (in between the intake manifold and the firewall).
The...
Ok, the truck is booked in with a local heavy duty mechanic. Great guy, by the way. Swinging by the dealer parts tomorrow for a new hub just in case. While the dealer wants to absolve them of...
Round 1..... no dice. Used the puller and the 8 pound. Hopefull it might have budged, just a bit.... almost broke the windshield as a small impact socket I put on the forcing screw went...
Its still in the shop sitting (lucky to have shop room and a surplus of vehicles) it was soaked with pb blaster. I am thinking of using some version of a large puller, whether a 3 jaw or even a...
My favorite penetrating oil is Free All. I've had really good success using it.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/free-all/free-all-0-95-lbs-penetrating-oil/fal0/re12
I would try soaking it...
Yeah, this Ram is a pain. I remember similar but not as severe when working on my 2011 Ram 1500. We do get heavy potash on the roads in the winter but we just don't have the humidity like you...
Helping wife to prepping to make Easter dish and dessert for family gathering on Sunday. Later picking up daughter's ride from shop and swapping rides at her work so I can get my 05' SWB TB back...
Pulled the connector on the oil pressure sensor and, sure enough, it is oil wet so the sensor is leaking. This may also help explain the minor oil leak I have been trying to track down.
Posting this just to enable people searching on this topic.
In trying to buy the correct end links for my AWD 2003 Bravada, I found that there were various tie rod ends depending on...
@movietvet there is no c clip from what I can see. The inner tripot came off the differential stub shaft easy enough but the rest had been a nightmare.
so, an all night soak, cycled more heat...
I finished up the brakes on our new to us 2020 5th gen Ram 1500. I bled 1.5 litres of brake fluid through it, greased the slide pins, popped the rotors, antiseize on the hubs and a little grease...
Maybe the big thing is to tune the TCC to lock up at 100% instead of slipping and sliding up to it. Cuts down on wear on the clutch and heat. You can also get valve body kits to do it too.
Look in to a Power Probe Draw unit. You tube videos about that, too.
It helped me find an intermittent draw through the under hood light and thru the lighter socket that she uses for her cell...
You only live once, do it! :celebrate:
I redid the math on the HP estimate.
If HP = (MAF g/s × 3600 / 453.6) ÷ (BSFC × AFR)
then HP = (490 × 3600 / 453.6) ÷ (.6 × 11.5).
HP = 3888.9 ÷ 6.9...