
Everything posted by Mopar1973Man
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Quadzilla on a stock truck
I'm running 7 x 0.0085 injectors (+75 HP) no problem making a smoke free tune.
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Well, bad news post w-t mod.
The red crimp is NOT factory. That one needs to be looked into.
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Well, bad news post w-t mod.
Sensor Ground is not the same as body ground.
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Well, bad news post w-t mod.
AC noise look OK. Kind of high for W-T ground wire mod. It should be closer to 10mV range your showing 34mV most likely as grid heaters hitting. Gumbo is rock solid. No electronics and completely mechanical design. No voltage to set or adjust. Basically your setting the bellcrank angle when you install the timbo APPS.
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Nv4500 atf+4??
I can now get 50 SAE maybe a bit below $200 a 5-gallon bucket now. Don't need the flashy "Mobil Delvac" name I can pick up any GL-4 50 SAE fluid and do the same thing. I can cut a ton off the price. Lots of other names out there without the price with the same spec. At any rate it WAY cheaper than factory Mopar Fluid...
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P or LT tires on 2013 Silverado 1500 1/2 Ton
Wrong... Scale weight of each axle NOT GVWR!
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Well, bad news post w-t mod.
Test for AC noise.
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Coolant leaks - Oil Cooler
I think mine is mostly coolant pH issue. This last go around I was way past due for the coolant change being MoparMom's adventure. I know that coolant was way past due and I'm betting the pH level was corrosive enough to eat the head gasket and now the oil cooler gasket. The very thing I preach not to do is the very thing I did...
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Coolant leaks - Oil Cooler
In my case it's the top side of the oil cooler towards the front. The head is dry.
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Nv4500 atf+4??
Ask @AH64ID he's the AND Oil guru.
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Rear sway bar end links
Rear seat bar make a huge difference in launching with that South Bend Clutch. Much smoother with the rear bar rebuilt.
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Coolant leaks - Oil Cooler
Thanks for the warning on the oil passage. Ill make sure to watch that close.
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Rear sway bar end links
I'm not looking forward to doing the front sway bar. I'm beting my clunk noise is there too.
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Coolant leaks - Oil Cooler
I'll pick up a gasket for that and get it done.
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P or LT tires on 2013 Silverado 1500 1/2 Ton
Here is a way to get the pressure close to right.
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Coolant leaks - Oil Cooler
Dang! I'm not catching any breaks these days. Doing my weekend inspection on the truck and noticed my coolant reservoir is down to the add mark just about and then noticed the small drip puddles on the floor. Tracked down the leak to my oil cooler gasket is leaking. Hopefully, that is a fairly straightforward repair for that gasket. Any information on this task would be great.
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3rd gen track bar on a 2nd gen
Been running NAPA track bars and with 235's and 245's I can clear 100k miles on a track bar but I do that amount of travel in about 1.5 years. The problem is the leverage force placed on the track bar by the larger tires. Rotational mass isn't the focus here but the ability of the tire and wheel lever against the track bar causing the failure.
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Fuel pressure bouncing
Then there is nothing to worry about. You don't even have to worry about change oil up for the extreme cold. Personally, myself we do get minus weather at least once a winter but I typically don't sweat it because the first part the truck is parked in a unheated shop for the night typically around 40*F through the winter. Then sub-zero typically for us only last a few days to a week or so. Not worth going into panic mode. I pay attention to the logging companies and I've got friends that work the shops so I typically get heads up of temperature related issues.
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CAD&Free spin kit Advice
Most with CAD axles rave about the idea of having the manual pull cable to allow for 2WD LO for backing trailers and other stuff around.
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Fuel pressure bouncing
Not even cold yet. 55*F in the morning is a typical summer morning for me. Cold is when you start diving below 0*F now that's cold now you should consider using the block heater. Right around 32*F I start using grid heaters on the first start of the day. I don't even worry about plugging in the block heater till it diving below ZERO. Sad, part is when I'm traveling I don't have an option to plug in if it below zero. I just cycle the grid heaters twice and fire up and let it warm up for just a bit. This is why I don't panic about plugging in because once I travel somewhere there is no way to plug in again. Why worry...
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Fuel pressure bouncing
It seems the non-returning fuel pumps like DDRP's tend to have a problem with cold temperatures. They will attempt to return a large amount of fuel back to the inlet side of the pump when the fuel thickens. This will typically create cavitation. This is where the pump will create its own air in the pump. The returning pumps like the AirDog and FASS don't seem to have this problem nearly as much. It's returned full to the fuel tank and not to the inlet of the pump. Another reason I'm not a fan of drawing from the basket is if the fuel is foaming up from return it will drop fuel pressure. My return and supply are not in the same basket.
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CAD&Free spin kit Advice
Kind of like I've got the CAD axle on the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500... Personally, I hate that damn thing. Doesn't lock when its suppose to and then hangs up to unlock sometimes. That truck is going cross 180k miles soon. Never done any front end work on that truck ever. The only thing I've replaced was rotors and front brake pads. Still completely OEM everything yet. The factor is the weight on the front axle and the wheel and tire configuration. This is what makes the leveraging forces on the unit bearing and front end suspension parts and a key reason for the failure.
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CAD&Free spin kit Advice
I'm the odd duck of the pile. Still running solid front axle. Just changed out my wheel joints for the first time. Being my all-time hand math high MPG is 27.2 MPG I seriously doubt there is anything to gain by the free spin hub. My previous truck which was a 1972 Dodge Power Wagon with manual hubs and drum brakes. That thing was a huge pain in my ... I ended up breaking wheel joints all the time. I broke several locking hubs. Always packing the damn wheel bearing being the drum brakes would torch the grease so fast. I traded that in on my current truck and only replaced 2 sets of unit bearing in 360k miles. The biggest problem is when people putting large tires on unit bearing they tend to fail quickly they are not designed for wide profile tires and tall tires.
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Fuel pressure bouncing
On a DDRP I'm not sure if you can get access to the regulator or not. There might be a screw adjustable regulator you might run it all the way down as low and then back up just in case the regulator is sticking. This is a AirDog 150 which is most likely a different animal from the DDRP. I use washers to shim adjust my fuel pressure up and down. The last coil of the spring I typically just egg shape it a bit. This spring I bent a L in the tip of the last coil and creating my problem.
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Hard to start
When you can drive -40*F weather without gelling and never use anti-gel products we'll talk about that. I'm already morning lows of +19*F now.