Mopar1973Man

Hey gang... The 2006 Dodge I've got has a stock stereo and the input jack is broken. I'd love to hear what some of you are using for stereos in the 3rd gen body being a double DIN is typically used. I'm looking for a quality Bluetooth unit that can handle at least two mobile devices at once. Like the Kenwood in my 2002 allows @Wet Vetteand myself to go somewhere if either phone rings its hooked and goes through the stereo. DVD video is not a requirement. Backup camera if available I would take it.

Remember gauge functions are based on CCD network. If the CCD network is having issues then gauges will act weird as well. I would contact the rebuilder and have them revisit the PCM being its the source of the CCD network.

Yup the 2006 Dodge has got a good front end clunk. When turning tight in parking lots and sharp corners. I want to pick you guys minds to get heads up on 3rd gen front end suspension and common issues. I'll admit the truck has a 2 inch leveling kit. Really like to pull that out as well being it squats pretty bad with a trailer hitched up.

After driving over 430k miles... You understand that majority of what you guys are packing is unneeded. If you done your maintenance like change the belt before you leave there is no need for a old belt under the back seat. Coast to Coast is roughly 2,500 to 3,500 miles. Around the globe is somewhere at 24,901 miles. Then to the moon 238,900 miles roughly, then round trip 477,800 miles. I'm almost home. I don't pack a ton of tools and parts. I pack a bug out bag so I can abandon the vehicle and walk to safety or help. All the tools and parts are just space and weight you gotta haul. Even when I went to Arizona I did a mod down there to help trans temps in 120+ temps. In all the miles I've traveled... Majority of the failures I couldn't repair in the field. NEVER had a explosive tire failure. Yes I've had flats from nails and other small debris. NEVER had a fan belt break. NEVER had an overheat condition. 1 Lift pump failure. 250k miles on the AirDog. Broke the main shaft of the transmission no road side repair could be done. Broke the smaller 5th gear and ate both gears. No road side repair possible. Still drove it home. Alternator shorted out and wiped out the PCM. No roadside repair possible.

BHAF is way better than most filter and given a bad name... But they do flow more than enough for our trucks.

Thanks I'll give that a look and check other things like bearings (wiggle test).

Being I normally deal with mostly 4WD trucks out here. @Jthor truck has the driver side tire wearing on the outside shoulder only. I've been thinking about it and want to verify my thoughts with others here. The outside shoulder of the tire is wearing this is what I think... Excessive camber on that side Wheel bearings are loose and need repacking. I'm hoping others could chime in with their knowledge to verify this.

Anyone willing to share what they have installed for stereos in there 3rd Gen trucks? The factory stereo the CD player isn't working and there isn't any FM stations out here. It's time to replace... So what are you guys running for stereos in your 3rd Gens?

Anyone that has a tachometer gauge acting strange and showing unusually high RPM speeds and bouncing. Make sure the tone wheel on the crank is clean and no grease and grime in the tone wheel. Then make sure ther sensor is in good condition and the gap is correct. After I got the truck fired up it had a very wild tach and jumped all over the gauge randomly. After I power washed the engine 99% of that went away. Now showing correct numbers and no longer jumping wild high numbers like banging 4.5k randomly.

Like all my failures there was nothing you can do. First transmission failure I broke the main shaft in a NV4500. Towed Home. AirDog 150 finally wore out at 300k miles. Towed home. 5th gear disappeared. 350k miles and drove home in 4th gear. Alternator shorted out PCM. Towed home. There is no amount of tools or parts you could haul with you. Like most of you worry about the belt. In 431k miles of ownership on the 2002 Dodge I've never broke a belt. I've never had a blow out. All mine required just being towed home and sending parts out ot be repaired. Again if you doing your inspection you can see the failure coming. Glitter in the oil, loose part, shifting weird, charging issues? All my failures there was nothing I could repair on the highway.

Check fluids and do a inspection of everything. Brakes, frame, suspension, etc.

Number 2 is my guess.

As for both of my trucks... 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 with a BD exhaust brake. You can toggle on the exhaust brake and the compressor fires up and closes the valve at a idle. This truck has auto exhaust brake so if your target speed is being exceeded then the exhaust brake comes on. Warm up it will hold the exhaust brake closed till 170*F then it opens automatically. 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 with a Jacobs exhaust brake. You can toggle on the exhaust brake and the vacuum is applied and closes the valve at a idle. But anyways both trucks are capable of closing the valve at an idle. As for the air supply you need a reservoir tank. Then the compressor will automatically fill the tank and then shut off when the pressure is high enough. Then you have plenty of air supply for tires or other things. Yup I've got to install this 2.5 gallon tank on a BD exhaust brake on a Duramax this weekend.

Just like the Valair dual disc in the 2006 Dodge is a top of the pedal engagement. Yes I can adjust the pedal a little bit that hyper-extending is real and can happen. But on the 2006 its a royal PITA to adjust with that stupid plastic pin to push out.

Granted and understand. Eventually I'll get things sorted out.

CANBus connector with weather cap in place. Looks exactly like what my truck is setup for with a Quadzilla plugged in there.

Yes your are correct. 2006 Dodge will be be mobile shop. (223k miles) My 2002 I'm going to turn back to my dream truck. (431k miles)

Just means more articles for the 3rd gens.

Ok tomorrow I've got to run to McCall for parts for a job. I'll grab a few pics.

After a 3 year long of not running... Stuffed in a new Valair quiet towing dual disc clutch and a set of +50HP injectors. It runs! It's been so long since I last drove it that it was like a all new experience. No real smoke at all. Remember there is no tuner just the +50HP injectors and stock ECM. I rolled out 18.2 MPG on the way home at least on the overhead display. I need to set up my app for this truck and start monitoring the actual MPG which might be a bit better being this does have oversized tires (33 inch). Ratio is wrong and runs on the hot side climbing grades. Oh yeah I found out that 2006 and up are chipped keys. Man talk about expensive to have cut. I had a original key and fob it was 175 dollars to cut and program the new key. Even got a extra key non-chip for a door fall back. If you attempt to set without a fob key it will start and run but a red light will come on and then it will die because of lack of chip being present during the start up. All the alarm functions do work too. Way back home set the cruise at 65 MPH it was nice to have the auto exhaust brake function to maintain road speed correct. As I traveled down the grade the exhaust brake would turn on and off as needed to hold the road speed. Really nice feature. Cab is really comfortable to drive in for long hauls, seat wise. The driver seat has that hole next to my left hip also fixable with a new foam pad and bit of sewing. We stuff the back seat with groceries and other stuff. I'm still finding small little things that need done to make it all right. Need a new stereo head. Fix the mirror so the door controls work. Fix the fog lights (missing the turn on switch). Other than that I'm quite impressed with this truck. Oh yeah part of the EGT issue is the wastegate solenoid too. (broke lead). Next step is to sell the 1996 Dodge 1500... Time to retire "Little Red".

Hey @Dieselfuture I'll give that a shot and see what happens. What did you use for thread lube?

The only thing I did was once it was down for bulb change I think I just wiped it all off with a damp cloth and never removed it. Mine was mostly the dead bugs that got in and cleaned up easy enough. I'm not sure if the long tab can be manipulated to release completely.

Kind of like comparing Eileen's 2018 Hyundai Elantra back seat to the 2006 Dodge Ram back seat on a Quad Cab. Even worse is compare to the 2002 Dodge Quad Cab back seat which still is the tightest seat.

I had a gentleman call me about buying all USA parts. Seriously 99.9% of everything is produced in China to some extent. Even if the product is assembled here in USA the parts themselves might be manufactured in China so they can be shipped back to be assembled USA. Still the same crappy products stating Assembled in USA but the parts where create in China. I see a lot of this going on.

Problem the Edge Comp is lacking in the proper timing for 150HP injectors. The Edge Comp is tuned based on STOCK injectors and then gives an added punch of timing for STOCK injectors. Now with Larger injectors they can inject faster and larger amounts in a shorter time. (Duration). With all this fuel coming in so faster you need to advance timing more to allow for all that fuel to turn to vapor to go BANG! Stock timing will always be smokey with large injectors. Now similar show of this. I got @Jthortruck going with new +50 HP injectors in his 95 Ford F-350. Stock injectors were washed out and done but no smoke. Now fresh +50HP injectors and now it rolling coal really really easy. This is that added fuel but the stock ECM is not adding more timing to make up for the faster shot of fuel so you get smoke. Even the new +50HP injectors I installed in "Thor" the 2006 smoke a bit too. Again stock timing can deal with the larger shot of fuel in a short duration of timie so smoke is created. In both cases if I had the means of adding a bout +2 degrees to both truck the smoke would clear up. Being the 2006 Dodge and the 1995 Ford are both computer driven then each one needs a programmer to clean up the smoke and tune in for efficiency.