Mopar1973Man

So far I'm really starting to enjoy this app. It's working awesome. It will chime on your phone or device letting you know of needed maintenance. I've been going back to the FSM's and getting the maintenance intervals plugged into the "Reminder" section. The other thing I enjoy is being able to compare to time periods in the logs. Say for example last month versus this month. I can see cost, MPG and other values compared to each other. See if my changes have made a good impact or bad impact. Like since I'm currently running the 1996 Dodge been the head gasket issues on the 2002 Dodge. I've been able to improve from last month (16.01 MPG) to this month (16.23 MPG) on the 1996 Dodge. Then looking at this year (15.13 MPG) to last year (13.69 MPG).

I was going to say your wife is going to beat you... I see the last photo is deleted on the EGR cooler.

Sure isn't EGTs. When my average EGTs are lower than most on the site.

This is why I went to Mobil 50 was to open up more options. Redline is not a common fluid up here. Now the Mobil 50 is common because it's the very same oil used in Eaton Fuller transmissions in over the road trucks.

Must be all that 2 cycle oil.

Keep a roof vent open ever so slightly.

For 500 dollars your crazy. I can buy 5 gallons for just a bit over 275 dollars.

Castrol Syntorq was discontinued quite awhile ago which is what is bottled in the Mopar bottles. Then there are some that follow name brands like AMSOil or Red line. Just like the Texaco fluid for NV5600 was discontinued as well. Most have gone to PenzOil Syncromech fluid. Just food for thought...

Tuesday the head goes to the shop and gets a rebuild. Monday morning I'm going to order the rest of the parts to get this back together. I'm going to aim for studs.

Mopar fluids are no longer produced. Kind of hard to buy something that is no longer produced. This why many of us are finding other solutions.

Yes. Now this one cylinder has a rub mark on the wall. I know what it is. Remember back to the turbo eating a hose clamp. I'm betting a small flake of aluminum compressor wheel made it to this cylinder and rubbed the wall. No groove checked with my thumbnail.

Yeah by keeping all the bird in flight it makes the trailer lighter right? One of those paradoxes?

Head removal is simple and took a friend and me 3 hours to get the head removed. I will admit it a very heavy piece of cast iron either have two able bodies to lift the head or use an engine hoist. We team lifted the head and got it off. More...

Here are the changes to the 1996 Dodge 1500 now that I've done the 215/85 R16 tires. I'm working on shaving off some of the cost per mile now and getting it down closer to the 17 cents a miles like the Cummins. Now for the 2002 Dodge 2500 Cummins... Last month was AVG MPG of 18.87 and Cost per mile was 18 cent a mile. The smaller tires did improve the economy!

No. Not exactly normal. Sounds like the pressure plate or throw out bearing is worn. Could be hydro are weeping air making the clutch travel more.

All those people that jumped to upgrade from Y to T steering.

That sucks I just bought NAPA tie rod ends not to long ago. I would of read the link but I'm on mobile today.

I've been saying all along, Moog is no longer an American made product... I will not even suggest Moog parts.

Just like one guy in Riggins, ID with 318k on the OEM injectors. Just lucky. Then I've seen them right at 112k miles and the injector wipes out an engine.

Not to mention you would have glitter in transfer case fluid.

Cheap meter. You need a meter capable of measuring mV AC and variable frequency. Like I'm using a Fluke 75.

As for the ECM I would get the right one for your current options. Its nice to have the anti-stall feature of the manual software.

I'm using Mobil 50 SAE Transmission Fluid (1 Gallon) Fill plug is on the passenger side takes a allen wrench. Drain plug is the bottom PTO cover bolt. You'll need to pull the PTO covers and clean that out.

I've got to ask the question what is the color of the brake fluid?

Not hard to rebuilt maybe take you an hour to rebuild a starter. Slow starting typically is the brush plate so make sure to order that in the kit. I've got my OEM starter sitting in box for later to be rebuilt. Right now the blown head gasket is more important.