jlwelding

So I bought a 2012 4x4 1500 with 104k on the clock. Auto trans with electric switch on the dash. Course I looked up the oil and it says to use ATF Here in Tx it gets real hot so I don't think its good to run ATF, what do y'all run?

If y'all would like to watch the entire rebuild of this Dana 80, my builder just got it edited and you can watch it on Facebook or YouTube. Just search Stratemann Automotive. Bring some popcorn you gonna need it.

20 years ago or how ever long ago, long time. I started running 2 stroke oil after reading Michael's research and never looked back. I keep hearing this Archoil lubricant and wanted to see if there was any talk about it. I cant seem to find the write up on it from years ago. So Im here picking brains on the subject. What do y'all know?

Mine is starting to crack.

2k at 60 , egt's dropped 200 degrees. I was 800 degrees at 60-65. Now 600 - 625. I pulled 21k loaded with hay and it didn't faze it a bit. The hottest egt's got was a little over 1k, course the turbo helped a lot.

LT235-85-R16 235-85-R16

Finally got it done, the most awesome thing Ive done to this truck. Say good bye to high egt's and hello to fuel mileage and power. She's a power house now.

Awesome, do what the Doc says and you will be up and getting around in no time.

It wont connect for some reason. I shut the truck off and it bypassed turbo cool down and wont reconnect. I can connect to my OBD link scan tool but not the Quadzilla. Checked my hot wire, grounds are good, fuse is good.

I been dragging my feet, I should have posted this a month ago. But the main thing is it's finally running right once again. Here it is and Im guilty of doing this a lot, looking over things and saying its good to go, its fine. Well I took my truck to two brothers in San Antonio who Ive heard really good feed back on. Anyway they found it in pretty quick. One of the pins backed out on the apps plug. And of course when you pulled it apart it would go back into its correct spot, push it back together and it was just making enough contact to run and once it got hot it would act up doing some wild crazy stuff. Just glad it wasn't the ecm. Check the obvious. I tryed to delete post, wont delete.

I agree on the cooler giving a false reading no doubt. But I bought a Super Stick Transmission dipstick where they use the fass cooler for the dip stick access. You can actually add fluid if needed. Its a slow process but if you run your trans over full like most do it can save time. The shield on my truck is the same as the photo of Michael's I made mine outta piece of polished aluminum diamond plate and two muffler clamps.

I have to say Diesel Auto Power really stepped up when I was having all that trouble thinking it was vp. I sent it back to them twice and they tested with out a question. Gave me a lot of help.

I been dragging my feet, I should have posted this a month ago. But the main thing is it's finally running right once again. Here it is and Im guilty of doing this a lot, looking over things and saying its good to go, its fine. Well I took my truck to two brothers in San Antonio who Ive heard really good feed back on. Anyway they found it in pretty quick. One of the pins backed out on the apps plug. And of course when you pulled it apart it would go back into its correct spot, push it back together and it was just making enough contact to run and once it got hot it would act up doing some wild crazy stuff. Just glad it wasn't the ecm. Check the obvious.

I didnt have my phone on when it did the idle thing so I dont know.

I think I have the same OBD2 ive mostly retrieved codes, I'll check on that. And yes the throttle percent, when its acting up I can brace my foot against the firewall and get a good steady and you can watch it climb up and down on its own by as much as 7 to 10 percent. But I can set the cruise control and it is good.