Mopar1973Man

Hey it least 2nd Gens are easy to work on compared to 4th Gen.

Never had to yet. The alignment dots are still lined up and the rubber isn't swollen yet either. Biggest thing is fix your oil leaks and do the crankcase vent mod. Then keeping the engine power washed and clean.

Must of done my task correctly...

In time the new feeling will wear off. The only thing I can suggest is like myself I typically run either level 2 or level 3 on the Quadzilla being the injectors alone provide good amount of daily driving power. Then when its time for play then I can crank it up on level 4+. With winter knocking on my door step here in New Meadows and seeing snow on my trip home I know that I'll need to keep the power down to level 2 most likely. Oh... Pretty soon I'll be releasing a updated version of my Economy Tune. Most the timing map was altered and produces better low RPM power and mid RPM power for cruising. I've not had a lot of time to play with it since I've been gone the last two weeks. Yes, I built this tune just few days before I left for my Texas Road Trip.

Just keep in mind don't put anything but stock tires back on these trucks. If it has the 4.10 then yes you can add oversized tires. Even the 3.73 you can add a mild increase in tire size. Just consider that with 3.55 gears on Beast, ONE INCH smaller tire (245/75 R16) makes it 3.69:1 final. Yes, with 3.73 gears you can go up ONE INCH and would be close to 3.55:1 final. With 3.42 gear I highly suggest just leave stock tires sizes on these trucks. Fun note. I actually hunt for 4th Gens with oversized tires because in a street race I can easily whip them light to light with "Beast" because typically the 3.42 with 35 inch tires now makes the final ratio to the ground 3.09:1 making my opponent very tall geared and difficult to launch with power, EGT's are much higher, and doesn't have the low end power.

Again ATF is high ash lubricant. Then the friction modifiers, and the anti-scorching compounds that retard burning. ATF today is not like what was available back 1970s.

Every thing right here...

Shouldn't have many issues, the rental car was a 2022 Kia Forte when I picked it up it had like 25 miles on the odometer, yes just 25 miles. Now it's closer 1,700 miles later. Thankfully it was getting like 54 MPG. Even at today's fuel price it's only 25 dollars to fill up from half tank. I think I spent roughly 200 in fuel from Texas to Idaho. Yup that's @Honey Badger in the photo just as we left Colleyville TX.

Well as of right now ive made it to Boise ID. Now ive got plans in place to get home from here. My good friend Muddy is going come get us from the airport when we drop the rental off. Then Mark is bringing Minnie from home so we can get back. Gotta give credit to all the people that are aiding me in this adventure.

Yup gave it a try but timing was poor. All the pre-planning it sad we were so close to getting to meet but... Next time @jlwelding... We rental a Kia Forte 2022 from Dallas Airport this thing has like no miles on it. It brand new. As for this morning we are in Colorado Springs and heading back towards Idaho. I'm very please with the car it running at about 45 MPG. Every fuel stop is right at 1/2 tank its like 20 to 25 dollars. Already drove like 700 miles from Dallas to Colorado Springs. Personal note I'm glad to get back to the mountains. Flatlanders, you guys can keep that stuff. I like the twist and turns of mountain driving over blindly staring down a long flatroad.

I made it to Colleyville TX yesterday at about 3:30pm CST. Just a bit over 1,700 miles from home. I'll be here till Friday morning and then heading out for my return trip home. I'll be driving a rental car and heading back to Idaho. As for driving a Benz RV all in all I very comfortable vehicle but just way too complex with all its extras. Yeah it nice to have but at time all you want to do is turn all that stuff off. I was very surprised that the DPF never regen the entire trip. I was checking on the cluster and when it rised to 70 to 80% I would make the effory to find a way to run WOT operation like up a short hill to gain the EGTs to clear it out and it always dropped back to about 35 to 50% load in the DPF. As for DEF fluid it only used a 1/4 tank to travel over 1,700 miles. As for economy it roughly came in at about 14 to 15 MPG. Not bad for the weight of this 25 foot RV. The only thing that I was not impressed with is power. Anytime you hit any kind of hill or grade it could not hold road speeds of even 55 MPH it would fallback to about 40 to 45 MPH. Controls... Well this can get rather confusing to a first time user. The steering wheel is full of controls. So the left spoke has your cluster display controls, cruise control, etc. On the right spoke has your entertainment screen controls and phone controls. Now just the cruise control set switch is double duty in a way. Just a light click up will set but also increase speed +1 if you full click the same switch it was a +5 gain always 60, 65, 70, etc. Now around the speedometer rim it lights up in red LED. Now if you close in on a vehicle then the speedometer LED rim will show thechange in cruise, start backing down. When you change lanes and you have clear road ahead it will accelerate and resume back to normal cruise speeds automatically.

Pulled 535 miles today. Made to Amarillo TX. Only 340 miles to Colleyville TX. That will make my final 4th day a walk in the park easy. My client Carolyn has been impressed with my ability to drive and handle everything. Every morning I study the map on my phone and pre-plan the trip and managed to hit my target every day. Carolyn's friend Georgia also along for the ride has made nice comments too. Both them had the luxury of napping most of the day and I drove. Been a long day I'm calling it quits. Post more tomorrow.

Luke myself I'm running dual disc organic Valair on both Beast and Thor. Thor has the Quiet series. So far I know Beast is well past 100k Thor is about 10k miles. I'll admit both clutches are a bit sticky and like to grab sometimes, the hydros are a bit stiff compared to a stock being the pressure plate can really clamp all that down.

I've been close to 23,000 to 26,000 pounds between hauling large loads of hay, backhoes, firewood, etc.

Midwest and one other just don't remember.

Morning all. As for power to weight of this RV it's OK for flat ground but put it in the mountains it will be backing down on speed. 7% grade it might do about 40 to 45 MPH. As for MPG it's not bad at 12 to 14 MPG. Lots of comfort features, auto braking, auto wipers, auto hi beams, the list goes on. As for travel I've got to make it to a Amarillo TX today it's going to be a long day.

Not going to happen. For a vehicle with less the 3k we just had our first failure. The braking assist just shut off about an hour ago. Now has an error saying to read the owners manual. Don't have time just kept trucking. Made to Cortez CO. I'm done for the night.

Well this morning I woke up in Ogden, UT. What the heck? I was hired to drive a Mercedes-Benz Airstream RV from McCall ID to Colleyville TX. Yup you heard right. As I'm typing this I'm enjoying my morning coffee. Waiting for my client to show for breakfast. I might make it to New Mexico tonight but the depends on weather and wind being there is flash flood warnings, and good amount of wind this morning. I will say the Benz is quite a trip to drive. Way too much stuff on the steering wheel, two video screens I can control. Being it diesel it's it got DPF and DEF. Client is here. Catch ya.

I loved my old 1972 Dodge Power wagon with a 360 CID with a 4 speed.

My favorite is OBDLink MX it covers all vehicles. It only provides the standard OBDII info. Some of the data can be matched out to find like HP or TQ. As for internal like VP44 timing, and such you can get off your Quadzilla. Now my layout is designed around mates. Intake and fuel temp are typically matching as a mate. Coolant and engine oil (trans temp) are close mates being my oil typically 30 degrees cooler. Then engine load and pyro are working hand in hand. Timing and ECO are mate's being timing impact ECO fairly directly.

Yeah but there is upgraded replacement parts for 2nd Gens. Like upgraded dash seem to have a long life span versus the OE dash. Yeah it sure it fails and breaks but you can upgrade parts.

Let's say I'd rather sell my 3rd Gen than even selling my 2nd Gen. Don't get me wrong I like some off the features as for driving but working on 3rd Gens up just get real expensive quick. Trust me for all the work I've done on Common Rails. Personally it's just easier on a 2nd Gen.

Just thinking I might have that book in the download section.

Ok. Reaching harder. Might look at the tips of the injector lines make sure the tip don't have scratches or gouges that might weep. I've had a small scratch in one of tips and would weep.

Make sure the small wires are hook to both solenoids. Try reseting codes if it returns then the solenoid is damaged needs replaced. Check your fuel pump relay in the PDC under the hood if that doesn't solve the issue you will have to pull the ECM plug and the VP44 and ohm from end to end to make sure there is no wiring issues. This might be part of the wiring issues from the above code. Most likely need to find a Timbo's APPS and replace the APPS sensor.