2nd Generation Dodge Non-Powertrain

Well my Volt gauge is saying that I'm no longer getting 14 volts. Took it to an auto parts store to get a diagnosis &said it was the alternator. So I went to the good folks at Geno's Garage to hook me up with an alternator rebuild kit for my Denso. shipped to my door was a little over 40 bucks, as opposed to 150 or more. Should be here any day.Never rebuilt one, I'll let you know how it turns out. I'll pass on a piece of advice that one guy that checked my charging system offered, was to charge the batteries one at a time not in series. Just take off the negative cables. Don't want to replace these babies, one is 800 cold cranking amps & the other is 1,000 I slow …

Hi Everybody.....I'm new to this forum. I found your website while I was looking for information on the web for a weatherhead needle valve for my fuel line.........Looks like a great website & forumI'm having some problems with my fuel pressure gauge...I recently installed a new ISSPRO electronic fuel pressure gauge & Vulcan universal fuel line on my truck. I have the fuel line attatched to the test port on the VP-44. Everything seemed to work fine at first after I got the gauge installed. The fuel pressure readings stayed constant (14-15psi at idle) & fairly constant when driving. After about 3 times driving the truck the fuel pressure gauge started goin…

So awhile back I got a random code while priming my truck. So I went to Autozone and had them scan it because I was just getting a compainion code on the odometer. Sure enough they scanned it but somehow in the process my diagnostic port. I have been meaning to find a replacement but somewhat let it slip out of my mind till today when I bumped the connector and heard it short. Sure enough I had no radio or dome light. After a quick track down I found the IOC fuse blown in the fuse panel on the side of the dash. I decided to pull the connector off the wires the rest of the way and tape up the wires until I can find a replacement.Anyone have a part number or possible …

Well jacking my truck up and doing a check it would seem the ball joints on my passenger side are about shot. Not to mention how my steering is starting to pull to the left pretty bad. I figure with all the miles this thing has on the clock its about time to give the front end a good go through. So while I am going to give everything a good check I am wondering what brands people recommend on these trucks? I have used Moog in the past on passenger cars for idler arms, ball joints, tie-rods, etc. Heck I even used the el cheapo Duralast ball joints in a Mustang 5.0 and they seemed to hold up fine but then again that car didn't deal with near the amount of weight and ab…

Since I installed the Airdog 100, which goes straight to the VP44, will I have a problem in the winter with no fuel heater. It gets cold here in Idaho at 4800ft, in the winter....thanks

Alrighty, first things first, I'm new here and fairly new to the cummins truck. I run under the same handle on cumminsforum.com. Ok, here's the issue. About a week ago, did a bit of a brake stand, tripped the P0500 code and the P1693. Those were the only two I could get on the odometer readout. Just got a scangaugeII yesterday and hooked it up today. Can't pull any codes with the scangauge, P1693 still on the odometer check and P0500 gone (even after trying to trip with a small burnout). I understand the P1693 is a companion code but I can't get anything else to come up on the odometer and nothing shows up with the scangauge at all for codes. Small…

Well... I got another first for the books my fan controller is acting weird... low position is no working at all but all the other positions are working. I'm going to assume the fan resistor in the HVAC is shot...

My power steering has been crap the last few weeks. Turns great to the left, but not worth a damn to the right! :mad We just replaced the power steering pump, and tried to flush or bleed the lines, and it does the same thing as before we replaced the pump. Any suggestions?

So, I have a condensate drip in the passenger footwell. I cant tell where it is coming from. Condensate does come out of the drain in the firewal (engine compartment) but will drip into the cab. Ideas? Note: its quite a bit of water after an hour or so of driving. Cant find any cracks etc. :confused: Thanks!Ken

hey all this is my first post on hear my queston is where can i go to and get my pump turnd up and get more black smoke mor than i have now dont get a hole lot and want more and i cant spend eney money doing this because 1 dont have mutch monney 2 have a baby that will be hear eney day i just wont a little more horse power than stock with out dumping ahole lot of money into the truck but i live in grangeville idaho so if eney one knows eney one around hear or can tell m how to do it let me know thaks i have a 95 dodge 12 valve it looks like this tell me what u think of my work in progerss

Hey Guys I am new to the forum, and I am trying to learn all I can about taking care of my Dodge Ram CTD. I am not really much of a mechanic, but I am trying to expand my horizons with this truck. I was wondering if somebody can tell me the easiest way to change out my brake fluid. I just got this truck, and I really don't know when it was done last. I don't want to get air in the system and have to deal with that. Any recommendations on fluids and change intervals would be great. Thanks!Also I am looking for a hood to replace my damaged one.

I have been having some trouble getting any air to come out of the vents after atleast 20 miles have gone by. It blows nicely and then after 20 miles or so you can barely feel anything come out of the vent. I thought it might have been a vacuum issue but I don't feel anything out of the defrost vents when it is doing this either. The fan always sounds the same, making a ton of noise but something is cutting all the air flow off. Any ideas? :confused:

I just can't drive my CTD daily. (signature 2001.5 w/ 4 wheel discs) It seems I get brake chatter every time it sits. The garage... claims rust forms under the pads where they sit against the disc. He claims he gets lots of work from folks who let vehicles sit... claims they all do it! Physically, I can not pull the brakes myself to check... but I'm damn tempted to replace the discs with something that won't rust. Stainless steel (some won't rust) or ceramic.I'm sure somebody here knows more about this than I do.Russ

Where is the best/ cheapest place to buy guages? Also, is anyone on here from the twin cities mn area that knows the best place to have some installed?

My son barrowed my truck and drove 200 mile with it on. I t got pretty hot the only good thing if there is one he didnt stop till he got home and I went out and felt the heat and took down the road about ten mile to cool rearend off and me. What do I have to look foward to now. Anybody have anything like this happen before? And the ABS light and brake light stay on.

Hey,Got the email about cleaning inactive accounts. Don't cut me off man! I just started to look into this and figured I would post to make sure I was active. My steering box/ gear appears to be leaking and is a bit sloppy. I saw this at a autopart chain's site. AGR Performance Steering gear. "Super Box 2 Variable ratio 13-16:1 with firm valving for better handling and drivability at hwy speeds. Many performance components like AGR’s tribearing, Billet aluminum caps, etc. All in vibratory finished case."Anybody recommend this or something else? Sounds good, I like the variable ratio idea, but this aint no sports car.

Hello, I have a 98.5 quad cab LB 4x4 with the camper/towing package. It didn't come with the lights. I found the wires up underneath the bumper for them. Did they not put on from factory because of the tow package? And if possible can they be installed. I like the the ones on your truck Mopar Man but in my state they would give me trouble at inspection. Thanks,John

Hello all, I have to replace my clock spring which i just picked up. My cruise doesn't work and horn sucks too. hard to push it to work. I need some detailed info on removing and replacing. Any help would greatly be appreciated.Thanks,John

Does anyone have any good places to buy cummins decals from?

I have the violet with white stripe connected to the light green (actually yellowish-green). Both High & low beams light up but when I release the lever (after changing to high beam) there is an overall dimming negating any advantage of the double connection. Can't figure what's up - it used to work ok. (This on a late 02)