Everything posted by Mopar1973Man
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Extreme erratic loss of power, feels like driving over washed out road
I'm not sure if the Quadzilla will work with industrial application ECM. No since in converting to RV series stuff stay with the factory Dodge stuff. Quadzilla can tune much better than any of the factory fueling or timing maps which typically are heavily retarded and built around EPA emissions and smog regulations. Quadzilla can produce cleaner tunes and better economy than any factory tune could. Being we build around performance and economy you can reach a better goal!
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Issue With High Idle Switch
Sorry to say that was an Ed Grafton @Yankneck696 design. The flaw in the design was the entire cable is soldered to the back of the switch. The weight of the cable will pull the contacts out of the switch creating the problem. His design wasn't possible to rebuild because of everything soldered to the cable to the switch making it a requirement to build a new unit each failure. There is a reason we dropped that design and updated to the PCB design this way if the switch wears out we can repair the unit by unsoldering and replacing the switch as needed. We went to a modular design so we can replace pieces of the unit easier. As you'll see we do carry replacement parts for the newer version. https://mopar1973man.com/store/category/22-mopar1973man-high-idle/ So in a nutshell we cannot repair your unit. The only solution is to replace it completely and move up to the newer design.
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Modern Power Point
Now I'm ordering updated USB cords for my LG G5 which is a Type C cable and then a USB cable for my Garmin 42LM which is Type B Mini cable. Then the very last cigarette light plug which is the Cobra Radar Detector. I bought a hardwire kit for it. No more cigarette lighter plugs. This will leave my power point plug empty. Then the 2 cords for the USB charger but that is on a key switch circuit. No more draws to eat the batteries! This project will be completed. Stuff will be here by Tuesday.
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Towing without gauges
Actually, it does impact the final ratio to the ground. Your final would be 3.42 to the ground. Like myself with 245/75 R16 my final to the ground is 3.69. Yes, the 1 inch does impact towing abilities and EGT's... Orange wire.
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Towing without gauges
The normal span. Low side is 165*F and the high side is 225*F. The 190*F is in the middle.
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Another torque converter question
Yea... It's an alternator problem for sure.
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Towing without gauges
Yes. I cheated on mine. When I installed the Kenwood stereo it didn't need the dash illumination lead so I routed it to the gauges. As for power connection I tapped once and created a 4 terminal strip with... +12V Battery power protected by 20 amp fuse. +12V Keyed hot protected by a 20 amp fuse. Illumination strip Ground
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Towing without gauges
Too much. Need to drive by pyrometer. Once you crossed the 1,100*F mark you should of geared down and kicked back up to 2k RPM and resume. I've got to ask what is the final gear ratio and the tire size?
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Fresh Rebuild w/Quadzilla Dead Pedal, High Idle Problems
I've got a hunch its the APPS sensor. Typically people fall for the adjusting the APPS voltage line which is totally wrong. Then over adjust the voltage and get the APPS stuck in throttling mode and now the APPS never reaches idle position and can run the ECM idle software. This would cause high idling issues. Then if the APPS is damaged and going out of range too much then the ECM drop the throttle to ZERO and disregards the APPS sensor for a period of time because either too low of voltage or too high which can be seen as WOT on steroids. So to keep the driver safe the ECM just drops the fuel to zero and doesn't listen to the APPS sensor. Quadzilla wise it listens to the CANBus and basically hijacks the data and reassigns fuel and timing commands and sets the priority bit to override the ECM. Quadzilla has zero control of idle functions only the ECM does. Once the RPM falls below I think about 1,000 to 1,200 range the Quadzilla gives up control and hands back to ECM. Now as for the cutting out completely you should be able to set TPS and Engine load up on the Quadzilla display and monitor both. When it does cutout see if the TPS drops. With the ignition on and engine off you should be able to work the throttle slowly up and watch for sudden drop outs or spikes. This would show a bad APPs sensor.
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Riding lawn mowers good/bad&ugly
@NIsaacs cheater! You are using tire chains too. I did mine on a straight pull up a steep bank in front of the house.
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Motor mounts
You might have to unbolt the 4 from the block and remove the entire unit. Be careful with the engine hanging on the hoist 1,100 pound engine can do serious harm. Being you are enjoying the egg-nog be safe while your working! Might be a good time to pull them both and inspect them might be getting tired after all the years of holding torque.
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Fresh Rebuild w/Quadzilla Dead Pedal, High Idle Problems
Clue... Dead pedal comes from two places. Either bad APPS sensor which typically with pop a P0121, P0122 or P0123 code instantly. The only other device that can create a dead pedal is VP44 which may or may not trip any codes at all. We need to see your fuel pressure and error codes. A lot of error codes do not set the check engine light. Suggestion is turn the Quadzilla to ZERO and see if it repeats. I really don't think the Quadzilla is responsible, personally.
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Quadzilla V2 Custom Tunes
I guess Spencer need to get the Quadzilla into someone's hands and break that record.
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Quadzilla V2 Custom Tunes
Is that Stainless Diesel?
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Riding lawn mowers good/bad&ugly
Does good and strong for mulching grass and leaves up in the fall of the year. Just changing direction and turning you have to do it slowly from a stopped position. These machines have a serious amount of torque and can rip up grass with the tires. Let's say I climbed a hill too steep and managed to roll mine over the top of myself. Nose came up, natural to lean forward to counterbalance but push the sticks forward too and the flipped right on over. Yeah that hurt having a machine flop over the top of you. The oil pressure switch shut it down. I was not hurt per se just a bit beat up and bruised. So yes these machines can climb way more than you think! True. Chain store is an MTD mower. Typically you can find the label on the mower to verify. MTD is a major maker of most chain store lawn mowers. https://www.mtdproducts.com/equipment/mtdproducts
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Quadzilla V2 Custom Tunes
The old 600 HP boundary is no longer a lot of people have passed the 1,000 HP mark with VP44 fuel only.
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Towing without gauges
Right now I don't even have a fan on the engine running without a fan all together. 180*F thermostat barely get to 188*F without the fan climbing 6% grade. (Not towing). Now towing I'll have the fan back in place but I barely tip 205*F most trips over a grade and the fan locks and pull back down to 193*F and unlock before I reach the top. Long enough grade in might cycle in and out several times.
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Fuel economy on iQuad
No, not yet. the 3.94 was more or lest there beta testing grounds. I would try going back to the 2.7 version and see if it keeps the setting. It could a software bug biting you.
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Towing without gauges
Still in all, I've never had a temperature problem on my truck typically stay well below 215*F all the time even towing heavy.
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Fuel economy on iQuad
Wrong vehicle. V2 Dodge 1998-2002 - Version 2.7 is current.
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Fuel economy on iQuad
Are you set on the right vehicle?
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Fuel economy on iQuad
Another way is to set up the EGT cooldown feature and see if the engine stays running after the key is turned off. If so both leads are correct. Might be time to contact Spencer @Quadzilla Power and ask him. @Me78569 might know too.
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Coolant leak from back of head
Head gasket... I just got done do that. Mine leaked at the very same spot.
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Riding lawn mowers good/bad&ugly
No. They are not equal. All your chain store mowers typically are an MTD mower with a different brand name. Typically you'll get roughly 5 to 8 years from one. I finally looked beyond that and moved on to a Raptor Zero Turn which was more like $2,500 for the unit. Previously the chain store lawn mowers would fail typically with the blades or blade housings. Last one I had from WalMart I could barely clip a tree rot and the blade would twist up and be ruined. Now with the Hustler Raptor below that is build like a real lawn mower. Blades last a long time before needing sharping. Blade housing and belts are built strong. Then zero turn is the bonus. I can cut a 10 acre lot in just about 1 hour running wide open at nearly 6 MPH,
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Fuel economy on iQuad
Make sure both red leads are hooked up. There is one red lead that goes to +12V battery and the red white that goes in the cab to fuse #9 if I'm not mistaken.