Mopar1973Man

Simple... * Injector cleaners - Not required. If you want to clean injectors remove and hand clean there is no solution in a bottle. Think about it PS is 400:1 ratio. So you have 4,480 ounces of fuel, and adding 11.2 ounces to 35 gallons of fuel. This is only a 0.2% solution! Even with 100% injector cleaner it still will not clean the carbon off. The only thing I heard of from ISX is Carb Dip. Still you need to wipe all parts off to remove the carbon. * Cetane - Increasing cetane will decrease BTU's of the fuel. So you want to reduce the cetane to gain BTU's. Dark green - summer fuel -=- Light green - Winter fuel * Lubricity - Today's fuel here in the US does NOT meet Bosch's standards at all. Bosch requires <450 HFRR for fuel lubricity score. Today's fuel is about ~520 HFRR on average. As you'll see below is really damaging to a Bosch VP44 Injection Pump. From top left - Pump shaft top right - pump vane hub. From bottom left - roller shoes bottom right - Advancement piston From top left - Pump shaft top right - pump vane hub. From bottom left - roller shoes bottom right - roller shoes * Summary - This is why most people use strictly 2 cycle oil. Because it does reduce cetane (increase BTU's), decreases HFRR score to score that meets of exceeds Bosch's requirements.

So I got the 96 Dodge out and hitched up the BigTex Wagon and wheeled over to the wood pile with the ATV and splitter. In 3 hours managed to fill the BigTex completely full of split wood. Sad part is its all wet and will have to dry under the trees out back. But I've still got enough wood to fill the BigTex 4-5 more times.

I would drain the transmission and pull a PTO cover and weld on a bung for the sensor on the PTO plate. As for the EGT's you need that more than the Trans Temp.

Do not mix products. Mixing like you show PS and 2 cycle oil negates both products. PS = Cetane booster (lowe BTU's) 2 Cycle = Cetane reducer (higher BTU's) PS = High HFRR score (lower in lubricity) 2 cycle = Lower HFRR score (high in lubricity) So you been wasting money on two products washing out both and going no where. Any additive with a score less than 450 HFRR s best. Remember the 2 cycle oil score is poor because its 200:1 ratio 128:1 is roughly 380 to 420 HFRR.

Tend to agree with the guys here. Fix your FASS pump don't band-aid the problem. The FASS pump even the smallest of the series should be good enough to hold any pressure you wish. So more than likely the pressure regulator is sticky.

I feel its best to use a impact tool or wrench and dead blow hammer to free exhaust hardware. Typically after all the heat cycles the metal tends to weaken on harden bolts so just putting a ratchet on or wrench on it and pull tends to break them off. Don't ask how many bolts I broke off in the turbo. :banghead:

My local Chevron fuel station sells double flare brake line in a assorted lengths. So I would cut and double flare the existing ends then add a small piece of brake line with brass brake fittings in-between. Yes you'll have to drain the fuel tank and drop it to do the repair correctly. Other than that your a safety hazard to you and others.

FASS is the common place runner now. Bit more money but solid.

Oh Yeah... Like at 1-3am I'm on top of my game and have natural night vision and steady as a rock. Are you kidding. At 1-3am I'm going miss the broad side of the barn too.

I tend to dis-agree with any wiring mods to the truck. Like he even states doing a APPS sensors wiring mods. Why??? Remember these truck ran 10-12 years without this mod...

Great I'll have front row seats to the action.

Got a problem. I can't shoot in the yard. North of me there is houses, south of me there is houses, east of me is the highway (illegal to shoot across roads), west of me is the mountain. So even if I could get out of the house with him here I would have to hope he ran back up the mountain in the dark and shoot towards the mountain at about 1-3am in the morning. Just not happening.

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In a nut shell the more weight you shave off of rotational part the more HP/TQ you can put to the ground and the better your MPG's will be.

Might be true but still calculating all the fuel for the truck, wood splitter, chainsaw, and the 2 cycle oil for both the truck and the saws. I'm still way cheaper for heat than electric or propane.

Here is a awesome article on rotational mass and its effects. http://hpwizard.com/rotational-inertia.html

Up here Tamarack (or Larch) is considered Platinum wood up here. The Gold is Redfir. Me I grab anything close to the road that I can cut up and load in my trailer without busting too much tail to get it. If I got to work excessively them there is no need to even try. There is so much fire kill wood its just stupid to pass up Alpine fir and Spruce which is considered Silver grade. So I've just got to haul home a bit extra to make it through the winter so what.

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... or take it out for a ride on a long straight and allow it to come to stop on it own. Rolling to a stop and then carefully reach in and check all the rotor temp by touch. The warm on usually is the dragging caliper.

Yeah talk to ISX he's the family guru for 12V stuff. As for the 5th gear nut I'm also a 5 speed owner as well and no issues with 5th gear nut now and 222k miles and still rolling. This includes heavy hauling mountain driving too.

Woke up this morning to a fogged in yard and temps down to 37*F. If it was raining at all I know when the fog lifts there will be snow on the mountain sides.

Damn Bear got my Macintosh apples last night what few where left on the tree.

Hey gang...Does anyone have any secrets to the ABS on the 2008 Dodge? What I got is the Fire Chief with his truck where the ABS pump is actually pumping up the brakes till they are smoking without ever touching the brake pedal. He's only got about 59k on the clock. Dealer is over 100 miles away and they want it to look at. But he want to just fix the issue with the long journey. So so anyone got some clues for my Chief?

Heck... I just had my fire meeting tonight and it rain the entire evening after sun down. :cry:You get to see a bit of snow on the highest peaks around here. (7k feet and above).