Everything posted by Mopar1973Man
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Temp fluctuation
I would suggest it... Mine is doing exactly the same thing.
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lift pump.... I would of sworn it was in the tank!
Like this bracket... This bracket was discontinued and no longer produced.
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Temp fluctuation
Weird... :think:Some of the strangest things about ECM problems that are hard to figure out.
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different WD hitch comparisons
Problem. Can't haul the ATV in the bed of the truck with a 5th wheel or a gooseneck.
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help on diagnosis.... 2000 ram ctd with 6 speed
Something UltraGauge will not be able to do... ScanGauge II is going to be capable of data-logging and using USB cable to dump logged information to a personal computer. http://www.pureenergysystems.com/store/ScanGauge/USB.htm Something to aid in deciding on which to buy...
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98.5 OEM Fuel Filter
I did the same thing too kept the stock filter can and added a Vulcun Big line kit to the filter to the VP44. Stable and very little pressure fall from idle to WOT. (2-3 PSI only).
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different WD hitch comparisons
If got a Reese WD setup for my 8,500# trailer. Mine is the chain and bars type and believe it or not I had to lighten the tension on the bars because it was capable of making the rear of the truck too light and promoted sway issues. In theory 13-15% of your gross weight will be tongue weight. So roughly speaking for my own trailer using 13% against 7,500# gives me 975# of tongue weight. But my water tank is at the very rear (at the rear bumper) of the RV so this tend to make my tongue lighter (not good).
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Am I just negative ? Or is our nation and world really on a downhill slide?
First thing you need to do is move to a location where you away from any services. Like I'm 20 miles north of New Meadows, ID and 15 miles south of Riggins, ID. There is no cell service here at all. There is phone, power and internet. That's it. We pull the satellite dish off the house 8 years ago and no longer have TV either. No FM radio either. Since we are so far out power is a issue too. When storms or a accident occurs sometimes power can be out for 24 hours or more like 7 days. So I'm completely self powered here with hydro, solar, or gas power generator. I've got 24 volt battery bank hooked to 4Kw inverter to power the house. So the way I designed everything was to consider what if everything was to quit power, phone, highway washed out, no emergency services, etc. This it was the way it was for the 1996-1997 flood of Idaho. The highway was washed out in several places, power lines dumped in the river several places, telephone lines where yanked off the houses from falling trees just down the road. Our plan is to have enough supplies for at least 30-60 days of normal life. The flood had us trapped on a 2 mile island without services for over 9 days. It was tough. But we made it fine with the few things we did have. But now we are well stocked and ready for any storm or outage. You got to remember even every day shopping for bread, milk, and eggs is not a quick round the corner thing for us. Even this is a 35 mile one way (70 mile round trip) to McCall, ID. Like I broke a pulley on the lawn mower blade deck and had parts order for my truck (A/C Parts). Now you got to go to Ontario, OR for stuff like that which is 125 miles one way. This takes planning and consideration. You don't just hop in the truck and drive that distance to pick up 1 part and come home. What you do is delay as long as possible and get a shopping list together for Ontario, OR and then make a day trip of it. Like right now MoparMom and I have to do a Emmett, ID camping trip with RV to go shopping at Winco. This is where we do cases of can goods, large amount of meats, etc. This is slick because now you can store all the frozen and cold stuff in the RV and not hurry home. Not to mention after shopping all day the last thing you want to do is try driving 3 hours back up canyon. So at least you can get so good sleep and be safe driving home! I will admit there is a world of difference between the way I live to most people that life in a city. I always think to myself I'm responsible for my family and me. There is no one else out here to bail us out. What I mean is truck breaks down who are you going to call? There isn't cell service here. Someone breaks into the house the county Sheriff is over 2.5 hours away like calling 911 is going to do anything. So I have my choice of weapons to protect my family. I do work for the local fire dept. so fire protect I'm covered. But what I'm getting at is that I do not rely on public service very much to bail me out. I make sure I never get to that point.I better quit...
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Am I just negative ? Or is our nation and world really on a downhill slide?
Call 208-628-3441 and talk to Carolyn Friend wonderful Real Estate lady. http://www.blevinsrealestate.com/ As for getting back to basics I'm just about there myself. Very simple life style.
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pyrometer sensor location
9 years in the same spot too...
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mopar fluids
Yes. 1989 to 2002 is all power steering fluid.2003 and forward is ATF.
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mopar fluids
Busted... Yeah your right this is 3rd Gen... 24+ hours without sleep does some weird things to you.
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straight pipe
Straight pipe 3" with no issues. I don't see the need to even upgrade my 2002 to 4". My EGT's are very controllable even towing up steep grades.
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scangauge
Here is all about the CCD network on the truck. http://articles.mopar1973man.com/general-cummins/34-engine-system/81-ccd-data-bus
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mopar fluids
Transmission (Manual) is the only one I suggest the Mopar fluid for. The rest is common every day fluids. Engine oil 15w-40 (pick a brand)Power Steering fluid (not ATF)Transfer Case is ATF+4 but ATF+3 will work also.Axles 80w-90 GL-5 Gear lube is fine.Coolant (pick a brand all are good)Brake fluid (Any DOT-3)
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scangauge
My Setting for the 2002 Dodge CumminsFuel Type: DieselaFuel Offset: 22.5% (RV275 Injectors)Fuel Offset: 19.6% (Stock Injectors)Speed: 1% (Corrected for 0.5 MPH offset more true number vs. hand math)As for the speed offset my GPS constantly shows the speedometer off by 0.5 MPH and if I set for 0% speed then the miles are highier showing higher MPG's so I opted for 1% to reduce the speed so the miles are lower and closer to correct and showing slighly lower MPG causing me to fight harder for good numbers. :wink:My Settings for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500Fuel Type: GasFuel Offset: 233% (Not a typo)Speed: 0%So I can quick change settings and hook up to either rig and see real data. As for the lack of data I would check for error codes or watch for them. Sound like a CCD Network issues coming.
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Coolant flushing
I typically drain it out with the nose low to aid in capturing as much as possible. (~5 Gals) But I flush with irrigation water and let it run out on the ground there is no way to capture coolant while flushing nearly impossible.
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Am I just negative ? Or is our nation and world really on a downhill slide?
Way ahead of you... I've been watching the collapse of the local economy here. The only thing that's holding it together right now in the Sheep Fire, Wesley Fire, and a few others locally. With most of the forest locked up and hunting is very limited I doubt highly hunting is a economy factor as of right now for us.We don't have the violence or the big crime up here per say but the local business are closing up and large amounts of homes up for sale. Local food stores prices are so darn high here its best for us to hitch up the RV and haul down to Boise, ID and camp out for 2-3 days and shop WalMart, WinCo, etc. and load up the house properly with bulk amounts. Price of diesel is up to $4.709 a gallon in New Meadows and rising. There is people here that make a living off of dumpster diving and fishing out scrap metal and hauling it to Payette, ID. Now down in the larger cities like Boise, ID and Ontario, OR I've been seeing more and more homeless hanging around WalMart and K-Mart. Sad. :(But on a another note I'm been released from the SAR's mission with the road guard duty and will be back here on duty once again.
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scangauge
Same fuel station.Same fuel pump.Same direction at the same pump.Fill till the pump cancels by itself. Don't top off!Mine is dead on the money as of current mods. (+/- 0.1 gals)
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Time to switch hats again...
Well after day 4 of working SAR's for Idaho County and Sheep Fire security I've cleared over 928 miles of driving back and forth. Finally got a bit wore out on this and reported this to the Security lead of the ICP camp. He's said he would do everything he could to relocate me on the south end of the fire closer to home. In the mean time I've got 2 days off yet and got to catch up with James my buddy and help him take care of his vehicle today. I got to change CV joints on his Ford Explorer. (2000 4.0L) Fun... Then I can get back to work on the fire again.http://goo.gl/maps/gl3vl
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lift pump.... I would of sworn it was in the tank!
This is a old school AirDog short bed bracket which is no longer produced. You could fab out a bracket I'm sure for you application too. As for the mount there is no holes in the frame it's a clamp on style mounting.Personally I would chop off the quick connects and go back to the old school JIC and Pshloc fittings... Talk to Eric at Vulcan Performance.
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Automatic Transmission Diagnostics
I guess someone needs to take it back over to the Article database and add it to the pile.
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Lift Pump Confusion - 2001
I'm full 1/2" line from the Drawstraw I to the VP44 including the stock filter is on the system. There is is no old fuel plumbing left in my setup. The only reason I said this is from driving up and down forestry road the filter use to get dents from all the roads and tree limbs I would run over. I figured on day I would be unlucky and poke a hole.
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Auxiilary Fuel tank
Well you could just use 2 valves one for the suction lines and the other for the return lines. Then both tanks would be usable. As for pumping from tank to another typically results in a mess. I seen so many times where a person does this and then ends up over filling the tank and pushing diesel out of the main tank all over the highway. Best to just hook up both and use the second tank first then flip back to the original tank as a second because it has a gauge. Or if you really slick change up the sender and hook both up on a toggle switch. My old 1972 Dodge had the behind the seat tank and then a aux tank under the bed. Just had a pull knob toggle switch that controlled the fuel valve and the fuel gauge. Same thing could be done on our truck just got to plumb the return line too.
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Small cracks in the frame
I'll have to take a peek at mine... I pulled a lot of heavy logs and trailers...