Mopar1973Man

I typically kick the throttle up for a burst to match my RPM's so I'm not dragging the clutch to meet my downshift R's but to be close and drop the clutch in with little effort or shock. Most of mine is from skidding logs in the forest. Can be a bit harsh at times.

I would have to side with Wild & Free... NV4500 are a better transmission in the sense of rebuilding compared to the NV5600 transmission which is rather difficult from, what I've learned about them. Even though NV4500 only has 4th and 5th overlapped it still a awesome transmission for towing. I've only use 3rd gear on a local grade which isn't a biggy. But all the other highway grades I can pull 4th gear with no problem.As for that clutch it looks like it failed like mine did but I didn't shear mine off like you did.

As for my RV I won't advise hanging a 650-700 pound ATV off the back. Its bad enough I got a 50 gallon water tank right at the rear bumper so the 650-700 pound ATV might pose a big tongue weight issue being I'm rather marginal now with a full tank of water. I didn't opt for the toy hauler for the simple reason I did want to have fuel / oil fumes inside my living area. So that's why I selected a bumper pull trailer because then the bed can haul the ATV, generator, fuel, extra supplies, etc. My RV has very limited storage for odd ball things...

Hex0rz, I got a few place you might want to hang out then. http://www.idahoturbodiesels.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=168 http://forum.idahoopencarry.org/ Both are good places to learn more about your 2nd amendment rights for the state of Idaho. One is the IdahoTurboDiesels.com which is a forum site based in Boise, ID and then the IdahoOpenCarry.org site for information about open and conceal carry of weapons. Personally knowing the police force is reduced and not as present any longer I tend to open carry my 9mm Star pistol more now. MoparMom isn't liking it much but what good is a weapon at home in a closet when you out travelling around the state? Yes. I've got a concealed weapon permit too so I'm good with covering up too. Like I picture I saw on idahoturbodiesels.com basically said, "The average 911 call response time is 25 minutes but the response time of a .357 is x,xxx feet per second." With that being said knowing my county sheriff office is over 52 miles away. so it could be 1-2 hours at least before a Sheriff or deputy would arrive after my 911 call. As for people there is still a lot of good people around here but lack of money, beer, liquor, drugs, etc will make good people do really strange and stupid things. So here at my place I lock up every night nothing is left open and unlocked. All vehicles are put in a garage for the night and even there the vehicle are locked up. RV is locked up, Guest house and shop are locked up. Even the main house is locked up at night. What is nice is the fact that since we are out in the wilderness there is no street lights, no yard lights, nothing. Trust me some nights are so dark that you would kill yourself stumbling around in the dark trying to get to my front door. Good luck getting into the house and trying to get out before either Diesel or I get you!

I don't see why not. I would still limit it too 3 years or 30K miles which ever comes first. This is Dodge owner manual specs.

I would suggest it... Mine is doing exactly the same thing.

Like this bracket... This bracket was discontinued and no longer produced.

Weird... :think:Some of the strangest things about ECM problems that are hard to figure out.

Problem. Can't haul the ATV in the bed of the truck with a 5th wheel or a gooseneck.

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...

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).

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).

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...

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.

9 years in the same spot too...

Yes. 1989 to 2002 is all power steering fluid.2003 and forward is ATF.

Busted... Yeah your right this is 3rd Gen... 24+ hours without sleep does some weird things to you.

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.

Here is all about the CCD network on the truck. http://articles.mopar1973man.com/general-cummins/34-engine-system/81-ccd-data-bus

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)

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.

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.

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.

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)

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