Mopar1973Man

I'm trying to get them back into production. You just got to hang in there.

Just an update to this info. I'm increasing coolant to a 200°F thermostat that could swing to 210°F which now brings my oil temp up maybe 174°F engine oil temp that is in the winter with winter fronts in the grill. IAT is up to 90°F in the winter cold and running very little boost like 2-3 PSI at 65 MPH. But even with my tune I'm running 24-25° degrees at 2k RPMs. EGTs are lower and MPGs are up.

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Maybe for you but I've got normal temperatures here in Idaho just little late on snow fall. Heck we have already seen zero degrees in New Meadows just a few days ago. Again do your own study get you own measurements of weather. Turn off the TV quit listening to the Climate Change hype. It's not happening. If you having warm temperatures we are not so this is not GLOBAL in any way. https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KMYL

What's so alarming? The weather not breaking records all the time. The oceans are not rising. Then CO2 levels are so low that I'd it gets any lower below 0.03% all plants will die. We are currently 0.04% of CO2 content in the atmosphere. Weather broadcast that the big media produce hype the numbers using colors to make the climate change seem real. But as I found out even in Europe they do the same thing and someone posted previous year and this years temps which were the SAME. The difference was they highlight the numbers more red. So do me a favor now when you start to worry about climate go out and prove the changes by looking up historic data. That I know you can't do because all weather data is locked up and no public can do their own study this way the govt can keep the narrative going of climate change. Go look for yourself. It's the truth. @JAG1 do yourself a favor and turn off the TV and go get you own weather station and do your own study.

Heck I had zero water for irrigation and my lawn last summer fried to a burn crisp. Then the fall rains came and every came back like if the Good Lord had his own plans. Even right now my water line is cut up in 4 places which will need to be repaired this spring. I don't listen to the media hype of "climate change" or "global warming" this has been proven to be all fake man made BS so the govt can tax us more for fossil fuels for a fake problem. No I'm not worried about winter being late iv3 seen this several times. Nothing new here.

Well let's see... This is not my first winter. Then 5 years of driving to Boise / Ontario in the winter. I've seen ugly where you can no longer see the definition of the road because it drifted flat and no reflectors poles now that is ugly. Heck I'm the Mopar1973Man I designed Beast to run in this kind of foul weather. Oh. Tidbit Beast is almost back from the moon. 475,4xx just need another 600 miles and I'll be back. Now load Beast up again head back to the moon. Being ill be on the highway for my medical treatment.

Where? Geez no snow. Even the ski resorts are short on snow.

Did you have the new alternator tested? I've seen new in the box that has failed the bench test more than once. Another way to test unplug the field lead on the alternator. It should stop the lock unlock issue. This will show that alternator is bad. As for the power issue. What size tires are you running and what axle ratio does your truck have? Like myself I'm running 245/75 R16 tires on 3.55 gears which makes my final ratio 3.69. This makes my 66 MPH at 2,000 RPMs at 80 MPH 2,450 RPM. I can tow my 31 foot RV over a 7% grade on cruise control and never go high on EGTs nor lose speed.

It really made a difference to get hooked up with a friend last night get out of the house and just forget about all my issues and just live a little. I went out to dinner and had Chinese food last night. Then we thought about hanging out at a bar in McCall but it was not all that it was cracked up to be. We left McCall and headed back to my place being at least warm and comfortable. Everyone around here is out of sorts being we all seemed to stay up fairly late last night. Seriously I did enjoy just letting go for a short time and enjoying life again. You have to remember you become kind of self-conscious being you can feel the bags tied to your legs but no one can see them. This will become my new normal and it is taking some time to get used to the feeling of the two bags and the tubing coming out of my back. I know I've hinted at something in my last post too. I've got another secret that I've been playing with as well. It started out as something fun to do as an alter ego. My past girlfriend helped me get started a bit but when she broke up I ended up continuing on my own. I know that @IBMobile posted about the blue and black hair wig I've got. This has grown too. I've got black and blue, black and purple, and a few other colors I've collected then I started adding makeup to make it more Goth or Emo Goth appearance. Last night I was dressed up in my black and blue hair and makeup, spike collar, and wristbands and wandered the city of McCall which is a town of rich and well-to-do. I had a blast where many people commented about my hair and makeup. Sadly I didn't get a photo of my artwork... So this a previous using my black and purple. Be aware most will be shocked to see the altered me. I partied like it was the last day of the year...

I actually went out with a friend last night and had dinner and then we both came back here and crashed for the night. I at least got out and had just a touch of fun last night. It was cold and super foggy so we were trying to hang out in McCall but with not really anywhere to go but the bars we just came back to my place and enjoyed the rest of the evening here. Jake popped out of his room last night and wished me a Happy New Year as I was up dealing with my bags at midnight. Then got up this morning and hauled my friend back up to McCall this morning. Way better than just sitting here and staring at the walls all night. Like last night coming back here was interesting when you cruising down the highway and saw people shooting off fireworks in New Meadows bright reds, blues, and whites out in the fog of the fields.

Technically the ECM and PCM do not store any drive information. The only thing it can store is the error codes and disconnecting the battery does not erase codes or any software being the software is flashed to the EPROM. The codes are stored in NVRAM like a thumb drive. Like I said most of the hunting is caused by the AC noise levels. Still, say to test the alternator and the charging system. Even weak batteries with a bad alternator can produce some serious AC noise exceeding 0.1 volts which is damaging to the ECM, PCM, and the VP44.

Did you test for AC noise? Did you bench test the alternator? Have you done the W-T ground wire mod? All this fixes the lock and unlock. Now as for dropping into 4th quickly. You might gain some if you readjust your Throttle Valve cable which you might be able to delay it slightly. I had the same problem with my 1996 Dodge 1500 5.9L V8 5.9L. That 46RE (including 47RE and 48RE) was known to fall into 4th early. 1st through 3rd is all hydraulic controlled in the valve body but 4th is electronic controlled by the PCM. Hence the name 47RE which is 4 gears, TQ rating of a 7, and it rear wheel drive, Electronic shift. RH would of been Rear Wheel drive and Hydraulic Shift.

Today there is still no snow. I'm on dry ground and just barely started lightly raining. With my lack of energy in the evening hours I've not paid much attention to the night skies.

So you need to verify the solenoids are hooked up properly and that the wiring is in good order. There should be a black and tan per solenoid which is the ground wire. You might measure the ohms of the solenoid and the test your wiring between the solenoid and the ECM. Basically the ECM is trying to see a particulatr voltage drop and know the ECM has control over the solenoids but if there is improper solenoids used with improper ohm values its possible to trip the codes again. Wiring issues have to be verified too. Most likely because you have no tuner that handles the boost values for you. So if you capable of 20 PSI or greater the P0234 code will be thrown. If the turbo has a wastegate find out if you can reduce you max presssure to 18-19 PSI max then the P0234 code will not trip. Also if you trip the code the ECM will defuel pretty hard and power will remain low till the code is reset every time. If you still have the stock turbo I would reinstall it till you have the funds for a Quadzilla tuner.

P0234 Boost pressure is too high. Wastegate issue on the turbo. Possibly you running bigger injectors without a tuner to manage boost pressure. P0216 VP44 can't set timing as commanded. VP44 needs replaced. P0380 and P0382 are grid heater solenoids are no longer receiving signal from the ECM. Might need to replace the solenoids. P1693 is just a flag code. Typically only seen on the odometer to alert you that the other module has codes. ECM <---> PCM.

Stay in touch. My life is going to keep me between home and Boise for the next few months.

Well you tried...

Good at least the final ratio is good. It won't hurt to do all the o-rings on injectors and crossover tubes just to make sure you didn't nick a o-ring.

Double check also the return rail of the head make sure the banjo bolt and sealing washers are good then also check your return on the p-pump I've seen the overflow valve create issues with prime when it's wore out. Your biggest issue is your final ratio is too low you should not be running 35 inch tires on 3.55 gears this is why your head cracked. Your best off switching to 4.10 gears.

Good morning gang... I'm still getting up and doing my thing. Sadly with what I deal with on m,y bladder bags sleep is tough to get if you are waking up every 2 to 3 hours to drain these bags. Other than that I am doing good and handling what is coming at me for now. I will admit with the timeline between past cancer runs to this time it is horrid that both land on Christmas and New Year's. I will admit I've had to battle my demons with my mind about this. I get lonely and have too much time to think about things and my mind can get my anxiety fired up thinking about what's happening then I'm looking for anyone to have a conversation with to get past my mind filling with all the negative things. Then realized that my Christmas / New Year was ruined again by my cancer. Then I can go down worrying about how I'm going to pay my bills. I have to say Thank You to the members here on the website for being there for me... @IBMobile @IBMOBILE-JEN these two have had some conversations with me trying to keep me going. Then @Doubletrouble I know I shocked him by telling him about my cancer but he's been there to just listen to my tales and just being that ear that just listens. Then there is the entire "Blynn Family" which Tianne Blynn is my bookkeeper for Mopar1973Man.Com her family is been there covering my back and making sure things are being handled. Then there is @MUDDY he's back too but not at the capacity as before but I can just call him up and discuss what going on as well. Great way to just mellow out. @JAG1 he's made contact too trying to lighten my load mentally as well. I know there is several other members as well but these off the top have made multiple calls just to keep up with me. I want to say Thank You to all the members and all get well wishes... It does keep me going. Thank you all and much love in return to you all who stand behind me in times of need!

Good morning all. Day after Christmas... Even with all that is going on with me, I managed to get a friend to hang out with me for Christmas. sadly I ended up being stoned and passing out quickly on him. Best past I was able to get some much-needed sleep. I'm thankful that I didn't spend Christmas alone. As for snow it is dumping snow pretty good this morning here and becoming more like wintertime now. Hopefully, everyone had a wonderful Christmas and got some awesome gifts.

Pretty view. Merry Christmas from my place. Sadly no snow yet. Not even really much rain either.

Again why I said if there is 100k miles just replace them. The solenoid coils can be tested on a test stand. If the injectors have less than 100k just pull all six injectors out and have them tested. This eliminates all the guessing. Then test your gasket wiring and go from there.