Mopar1973Man

Well gang... As of 3:07pm yesterday we lost power to a tree that fell throught the power and phone lines. It remained out for over 14 hours. But also brought forward the fact I need to do some maintenance on my power plant. The batteries are nearly wiped out They would barely hold up for about 1-2 hours with just a few small appliances running. Then after that going out and fighting with the gasoline generator to get it started... :banghead: But all in all we had power till about 9pm and I shut down the genrator. The pelton wheel could hold a refridgerator and freeze for the night. So I need to look into new batteries for the system...

I'm getting there really quick...

If you going to do the stainless bottom make sure to let a shop do it... They are a real pain in the arse to do... I put mine on from all the rock chips from the road gravel has taken all the paint off.

Check the manifold for cracks too... Some have reported cracks on the bottom.

Well the dodge on the hood actualy goes on the tailgate... There is no decals on the hood. There is only a the RAM logo on the doors. Then the SLT badge behind the quad doors. http://forum.mopar1973man.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1146 http://forum.mopar1973man.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1145

Also if you just recharging a system... Don't buy freon with oil charge included. Buy the proper amount of oil charge (listed on the radiator support) and put that in the system first. Then charge the system with the proper amount of freon.

Wow! that truely sad to hear...

I just used a chunck of old re-bar and a BFH and smack the hell out of it... Then it spun in about 5 -10 hits...

Some comments in blue...

Just for my front bearing/hubs was $850... (shop done them - long story...)

Hmmm... Maybe you need to have a nice chat with CajFlynn... Hes one of our 24V record breakers... He's got 825K miles PLUS and running a VP44... Then myself I'm also got a VP44 pump heading for 118K miles on the pump 168K on the truck... As for the price on the drivetrain thats cheap really... (Engine, trans and transer case)... The biggest problem I see is the electronics and get things to work with it... Might be cheaper to do a P-pump conversion...

Actually you don't have to... You do need a 1 1/2" socket to get the hub nut off. Then a puller to pull the hub off the spindle. The the bearing is only bolted in... The bolts are behind the knuckle... http://forum.mopar1973man.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=872

Looks lot like my truck except mine is all together yet... I'm sure it will look awesome to have a new looking truck again...

Here you go... http://www.turbodieselregister.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&albumid=17275

Good luck on the TQ conv change...

ISX has got a point... 3rd Gens moved the IAT sensor to before the turbo... What actually matter is the air temp entering the manifold... Now that he said that the measured air temp on the 2nd gens would be +40*F from the outside air putting it roughly at 100-130*F in the manifold. This is right were I hit my high point in MPG (21-22 MPG)...No wonder my BHAF does so well... Now in the winter time I see temps as low as -20*F and that makes the intake temp about +30*F MPG falls greatly to about 15-16 MPG... So this puts the cold air intakes out the window... But would you believe it this same thing for MPG and IAT relationship also applies to the gasoline Mopar engines too??

Patience... Lots of it...

Run the truck thought its paces and make note of when it does it... In gear, out of gear, warm, cold, wot, idle, etc...

Misadjusted brake switch? Bad brake switch (winking) Short in the clockspring or controls?

Most likely be the same as the SGII... Just remember either way you can only get information from sensors that are present for the ECM. So it might be possible that OT-2 might be able to exceed SGII by giving timing, VP44 info, etc...

Personal I'm a fan of analog gauges... Digital gauges tend to be slow to respond to changes. So if you want a bit extra you could do a used Edge Comp for cheap and a set analog gauges. Just for reference a Edge Comp and Edge Juice have the same software... Just the Juice has lots of toyz.

Not bad... I wonder if there was weather (wind etc) that gave bad numbers or bad fuel?

You might consider to check for boost leaks... Even with a stock truck you should be able to hit 18-19 PSI. Then with a boost elbow stock you will got to about 23-24 PSI... Now add a box (Adrenaline) you should be tipping 34-35 PSI easy... My Edge Comp on 5x5 can tag the 34 mark most times. So... * Check for boost leaks. * Check/Install for boost elbow. * Wire Tap on the VP44 good? * Crank up the box!

I was over at Tractor-Froum.net and checking out a few thread over there and found a thread on unemployment. so I pressed play and watched... All I can say is WOW! http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html Source of info... http://forum.tractor-forum.net/showthread.php?t=12506

Fuel Economy » Fuel Rate » Battery Voltage » Coolant Temperature » Intake Air Temperature » Engine Speed (RPM) » Vehicle speed (MPH and KM/H) » Manifold Pressure (not available on some vehicles) » Engine Load » Throttle Position » Ignition Timing » Open/Closed Loop » Maximum Speed » Average Speed » Maximum Coolant Temperature » Maximum RPM » Driving Time » Driving Distance » Fuel Used » Trip Fuel Economy » Distance to Empty » Time to Empty » Fuel to Empty » Reads Trouble Codes » Reads conditions that set the Trouble Code » Clears Trouble Codes » Turns off "Check Engine" light » Tells you when vehicle is "Ready" to pass OBDII testing » Make and store up to 10 rewritable special codes to send to the vehicle computer Then here is a few vid's...