Mopar1973Man

Wow! Timbo has become a member on the forum... Lets give Timbo a warm welcome... Now you guys with Timbo APPS can get tech support from the man himself... Link to his profile. http://forum.mopar1973man.com/member.php/10225-Timbo

Battle continues... Having quite the time getting the right lower ball joints...

Funny... I use to head into NAPA and just get a rebuild kit for the steering box and normally came with every seal and O-ring. But... W&F and has point there if the part are wore out and loose then a rebuild kit won't fix that but it would repair a leaky seal but if the bearings / sleeves are shot it will soon wear the seals out again...

Actually I would still chase it for the sake of timingto help improve the MPG bracket... No one said you going to race the quarter mile... Or a circle track...

Ok so the T post idea doesn't work...

Glad to see your getting it fixed up... Sound like you have part issues as well like myslef... I've got a job with ball joints that is getting annoying quickly...

I get drone all while pulling my wood trailer and a full load on the bed... But I'm straight piped 3"... As ofr empty travel its quiet for the most part... But I found the drone seems to increase more so as you increase the pipe diameter. As W&F had mention the muffler move forward helps a bunch. But another one I heard about is changing the censity of the pipe by straping a fence T post to the pipe... I've not tested this idea but I hear if you change the density of the pipe (T post) the drone resinance will change too...

Assuming a stock lift pump? Then no you must replace the lift pump... This is a known issue with stock carters...

Well knowning that I would consider pulling it out and replacing it then... Why? Because if your running a stock pump the only pre-filter is that sock screen now. so if there is a way for the dirt to pass it it will... The worst part is if there is any metal debris in the tank then the metal has a chance of by-passing the screen and going right into the lift pump and sticking to the magnets of the lift pump motor. This in turn will take the chance of locking the lift pump or wearing the motor brushes out. Remember since the stock lift pump bypasses fuel there the motor chamber that means the debris is cirulated around and around the motor of the lift pump... Boy I'm glad i got a AD150... Filter before the pump and a filter after the pump... And then the pump motor is not bathed in diesel fuel like stock Carters...

Ahhh... You got caught... Yes the coolant capacity is 6 gallons. But the problem is that you have a tough time getting the last gallon out unless you put the truck on a steep nose down slope. Then you can drain it out. As for filling it up you got to turn the truck around to aid in air removal so have the truck in a steep up hill slope. I typically see about 5-5.5 gallons doing it this way. As for the heater there is no vacuum control valve like older versions. The heater core is directly plumbed to the block. Some also pull a heater hose at the block to aid in air removal.

Not a problem... Do me a favor though and give Debbie a call back and tell her you would like to see her become a vendor on the site... I'll add her in as soon as I see her! All I got to say about ball joints... They are not fun to do... I got Taz's 92 Dodge D350 in my shop right now and the front end tore apart... Now I'm hoping I can find a new set of ball joints... (Long story)

Air in the fuel? Bad O rings? My problem is just the shear age of the injectors since the previous owner admit to putting on over 400K miles on them...

Tell you the truth I seen where the bigger boxes like Edge Comp and Juice cranked up fully get more timing out there but its up to you to control the fuel flow with your foot. But if you use cruise a bit more and set for lower speeds you can see even more gains. The fact is the higher boost you run the less timing you'll see from ANY box. This will give you a clue... RPM increse to the right... MAP pressure increase from bottom up... http://forum.mopar1973man.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=663

Thats a good one... Hmmm... Door seals, windshield glue leaking, windows seals, a-pillar seals (rubber plugs), etc... Just a few quick ideas of where to look. I've actually seen where windshields actually dripped right on the carpet below...

Strange... When I took mine out I don't remember seeing those at all... Unless you got the lift pump in the tank...

Right on... I wish... But Idaho snow would bury that poor thing... LMAO! 4-5 feet!

Ok I'm curious of your current fuel pressure? As for the 2 cycle oil comment... :lmao2:I've been to a injection shop in Lewiston, ID and the guys keep given me Stanadyne. I keep use 2 cycle oil and selling the Stanadyne to someone else. But My VP44 is over the 116K miles and still going. I've been using 2 cycle oil nearly 100K miles now! Yeap its been that long... But I'm still seeing 20-22 MPG roughly. So I know the 2 cycle oil isn't the cause of the problem... I also know 2 cycle oil CORRECTS injector problems. I've currently got a set of RV275 injectors that miss randomly at idle ONLY if I forget the 2 cycle oil. But The injectors have over 400K miles on them so if I pull a few more miles out them with 2 cycle oil good for me!

Here is the best pic I've got... You can see the o-ring on the connector tube which is really standard... There is a o-ring on the injectors then the copper seal and the tip of the injector...

Something is wrong... I would check ground wires... There is a master ground hidden behind the starter. You don't blow up 4 injection pumps in 17K miles... There is something causing it...

:poke:Aww Come on there is got to be pics of this somewhere...

Basically what I can tell you is that it shortens the throw of the shift thats all... The last time I saw a demo of this it shorten the shift about 1 to 1.5" worth of throw.

You got a CCD network error double check all you connectors and try omitting some of the extra like the stereo, etc... http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/cummins/general/ccd/ccd.htm

How old is the fluid? When was the last time you flushed the system out? (Dodge requires 30K miles)

There is a THANKS button in the lower left corner...

Look good... The diamond plate gives it class!