Mopar1973Man

My same thought too why I don't jump for Cummins name brand right away.

Hey AH64ID suggestion for your table. Now find a nice fold up chair to allow another person to sit at the tip of the table as well.

Stay way from Idaho right now its pouring snow right now heading into our second inch since morning.

Still flowin' I have a hard time with the synthetic idea being all the local truckers (loggers and other wise) I running this same oil in their over the road trucks. I'm finding a very very small percentage of Over The Road truck even consider synthetic as a option. But weight wise I would adjust weights for long term exposure to minus temps. Like where I'm at I might see week or 2 weeks and pop back up again. Not worth losing sleep over it being once again these big over the road truck run the very same oil.

Yes. I'm set at 0.008 intake and 0.018 exhaust currently.

Kind of like a set of Load Range G's I found at Big O Tires (235/85 R16 3,750# @ 110 PSI) even fit on stock rims.

Who needs a a darn GPS to get you lost. I've got MoparMom shes been reading road maps since she was a little kid. Never been lost yet. As for winter driving conditions I'm typically a slow going person myself. But with a trailer in the mix and sudden changes in forces like you did with trailer brake can make all kinds of things happen. Out here its a rule of thumb to never drive at night in the winter time because of road conditions changing so quickly from one mile to another. I've had nights where it was required to drive 30-35 in a 65 MPH between deer and elk and the black ice....

Valves are super easy to do and have a wide range of tolerance. Intake valves: 0.006 to 0.015 inches Exhaust Valves: 0.015 to 0.030 inches Nothing to get picky about. Book calls for 0.010 intake and 0.020 exhaust. I set them at 0.008 intake and 0.018 exhaust. Like I said there is all kinds of room for valve lash and nothing to get picky about.

Ummm... You could do the valves yourself with basic hand tools in about 1 hour. http://articles.mopar1973man.com/2nd-generation-24v-dodge-cummins/26-engine-systems/121-valve-lash-adjustment May I ask why are you having the turbo cleaned? If your using a good quality air filter and not a washable you'll never have to touch or clean the turbo. Go to NAPA pick up a thermostat. Then without draining the coolant just remove the 3 bolts on the thermostat cover. It will spill a bit most of maybe a quart or two. Might want to do this outside. Then pull the old thermostat out and put the new one in. Replace the cover and 3 bolts. Then top off with coolant your done. Yeah... Now I would let a shop take that on.

Wow! I wish... I swept ours out in October because it was nearly plugged tight. I pulled out enough to fill a 5 gallon bucket half way. Then again it started to plug up around January when it was darn cold. Again another half of a 5 gallon bucket. I typically light the fire run the pyrometer up to 1,200 to 1,400*F and let it sit and cook for a bit. Then turn it down to day running and it stews at 600-800*F most of the day. My bad spot is the top 2 foot of chimney where its the coldest and doesn't hold enough heat to keep it clean.

15w-40 engine oils with temps as low as -20*F no issues.

Also makes a difference in how you take care of your lead acid batteries. Being I typically get 10-12 years from a battery.

I learned that last fall. Ugh. Plastic injected u-joints on a 2005 Dodge Ram (Cummins). I would have to say it is easier.

Interesting...

Seems the bad word filter caught you. LOL. I'm sure you put J A P S for a word right?

Huge find... Another thing you don't want to do is attempt to jump start the truck. If the batteries are weak or dead just replace them. So many nice gems turn into complete turds because turning to wake it from its slumber and pissing it off. I would do like Disel4life said bring a flatbed in and have it towed off and everything check and inspected properly. Oh 92700km is 57601.11 miles. It's not even broke in yet.

Problem is with nozzles alone you can't pick and choose to get the proper flow match. Then looking at spray patterns you stuck too. Then you also have to take the injectors into a shop and have them pop tested. I would opt for a full injector that the set has been flow match and pop tested within tight specs. I tend to stay away from Edge Juice products too many bells and whistles to screw up a good tune. The alarms and limits will change the fuel maps if setup wrong. I typically suggest to people to turn them all OFF don't use them. What they miss is they set the limit to low and the defuel start even earlier. So like most I see set the EGT at 1,100 and it start to defuel at 900 and working its way to max defuel at 1,100 so the truck seems really doggy and tune is off. Edge Comp is exactly this just box. No bells and no whistles.

Yes... It's a completed product now. Testing is all over for version 2 high idle kits.

Not holding out just been busy... Between working with Ed and fire fighter classes...

Also kind of common with larger tires to put stress on the transfer case making it harder to shift in and out. I find rocking the truck forward and backward helps a bunch.

I never really liked the newer Ford products. As for Chevy I was willing to try a Chevy Diesel at the time in 2002. Since my Dad worked for GM in Van Nuys, CA I figured I could get a pretty good discount on a truck. Well I was mistaken... The best a GM dealer was willing to do at the time was drop about $2,000 off the price of a Duramax at about $53,000 total. I went back down the street to the Dodge dealer and bought the 2002 Dodge 2500 for $32,000... Just the shear price was enough to make me drop a GM. I'm still ahead of the game with my 12 year old Cummins...

I would like to thank CTcummins24V for the quick write up and I've moved into the article database for others. http://articles.mopar1973man.com/2nd-generation-24v-dodge-cummins/26-engine-systems/445-engine-oil-pressure-sensor

I had a close call myself with the 1996 Dodge. I was moving truck around the yard hop in the 96 pull it out of the garage quickly slammed it in PARK and did quite get she started creeping off. Ran back and caught it. Usually when your in a hurry you do stupid things. Like with my truck hitched up and hauling firewood I'll take the time to chock all the wheels before leaving the truck parked on a slope.

Ummm... *1972 Dodge Power Wagon *1973 Dodge Charger SE *1976 Dodge Power Wagon *1977 Dodge Jamboree Motorhome *1978 Dodge Magnum XE 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Mopar, Dodge and Chrysler products are in my blood... * notes vehicle sold no longer owned.