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Congrats on the pups!

Sounds good.. got if from a guy about a year ago and decided not to worry about, its not going anywhere.

Thats a lot of miles!I ran about 25K on my last change, but don't think I'll go that long in the future, even tho my UOA always said suitable for continued use the wear on the cam/tappets wasn't as low as it should have been.. I think the UOA companies are still unsure about the soot levels newer trucks make. I am not saying my wear was bad at all, just more than I think it should have been.

My WG is in the same boat (electronically, not pneumatically.. but either way its not operation). At the power levels I am at I make the amount of boost I am happy with. The biggest drawback is drive pressure is a bit high when accelerating at higher rpms and boost.. But really its okay, since the WG opens itself at 55psi of DP from the opening, not the actuator; so its stays in check. If you have more fuel than your turbo can handle you need a WG, if the match is good then you should be fine.

PM me your addy, I have one I am not going to use.

I'm not sure if it will even tell you anything, but they are pretty easy to drain and pull the PTO covers on, and take a peek inside?

Do it!

I once had a set of aftermarket wheels with real tight holes, and fancy patterns.. they were always dirty, because I never had the 3 hours each to clean them... I try to stick to OEM wheels for ease of cleaning now!

The friend I got the idea from has used this style paint on rims for years, its incredibly tough! I spend a lot of time I the woods, so I'll report back, but I am expecting it won't take much upkeep.

All 3 of my rigs do it (Dodge, Toyota, VW). There is a Dodge TSB out on how to clean it, at least the 3rd gens... But I would bet putting a little Clorox cleaner thru the intake would kill the smell.. and the color of the seats. When I remember to turn my a/c off about 1/4 mile before the house it seems to help.

Testing is pretty cheap, and the piece of mind is great!As far as black oil, yeah mine is coal black .2 seconds after I change it.. with a bypass.

All I can say is that I wish I had done this sooner! I used Rustoleum 2000* high temp flat black rattle can paint.. Just cell phone pics for now, i'll get some more up later.

I am guessing the HO fuels more, as it has more power..I don't know if the compression difference will make a difference or not.

I have to work this weekend, I would much rather go for a hike!

Hmm.. In tanks its all liquid, your just taking the gas off the top. I have always heard it all called, LP "liquid propane", but all the appliances use gas. Good luck.. looking fwd to the info.

I thought all propane was regulated as a gas, from the top of the tank.

Here is some data I have collected over the last 18+ months. All of it is directly from the mfgr.

Would the truck even noticed its a HO ECM? I mean aside from the hp/tq increase, the sensors and plugs are all the same right?

Fixed! Guess I didn't hit CTRL-C hard enough.

I use amsoil ATF, but I think the 2nd gens use an steering specific fluid.. I have heard good things about this. http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/psf.aspx

It must, 2nd gens appear to only get the #6 airflow to cool it, where 3rd gens get 4,5,6 airflow to cool... But its amazing to me that it would rise 30* in 6" but sensor placenemt is key.. How much hotter does yours get at sustained boost when towing?

But thats not really any different than the 3rd gen, other than the MAP sensor gives the IAT temp, and the IAT sensor is in the pre-turbo pipe (but not used for IAT :banghead:) It still seems that all of the airflow thru the intake manifold (don't really think there is much difference in the intake manifolds from 1st thru 3rd gens) would be fast enough that the head won't heat soak it. Even when I idle the IAT's are only 15-20* above ambient. Now with a good heat soak on a hot day they get to 150-160*, but quickly drop to +30, then slowly to +8-15* depending on a/c, load, speed, etc.. The MAP sensor isn't the intent of this photo, but you can see the MAP sensor in the bottom.. http://www.dieselmanor.com/diy/CMS3-gauge/G3image5.htm

Based on the verbage I took that as the temp at the intake manifold. It's still amazing to me how much hotter your IAT's are than mine. On a 90* day driving 65 with the ac on my IAT's are about 100-102*. I wonder why yours are so hot, did you have the SG before your BHAF?

I would guess that most of that pertains to any Cummins engine. I do think that the 30* rise over ambient applies to any Dodge engines. Look at the IAT numbers the Mike posts, and look at what I see, and I run cooler than stock on IAT's. I also don't think there is a shutdown limit on our engines, but ??

I hate loading my quad into the bed of my truck, its so stinking steep, its even steep when I put the tires in the street gutter, and my driveway has about a 1% slope. But glad you can stay mobile and outdoors, keeps the mind healthy!