jlwelding

I find it sad that it has a short block and old injectors is what I understand. But it is more than likely ok, if you where hauling heavy loads it could take it's toll. :shrug:Get some gauges as soon as you can.

So you bought it with a new short block already in it?

Keep us updated.

IT RAINED YEAAAAA:hyper: now where only 13 inches behind for 2011. That dont count how far we where in 2010

Ok, thanks everybody

If they keep going at the rate they are on now...... there is no telling what a new truck will cost by 2016

I have not found od off, just tow/haul.

I dont know if it had something to do with it or not but put new batterys and light went out. The driver side batt. was fried it had the smell of battery acid.Maybe conections.

When pulling heavy load (18k) I put it in tow/haul but it seems to still have all gears, I thought it would stay out of overdrive. Is it pulling in overdrive?

let me check my parts box, I may have one cheap.

I have not spun tires on this motor, could it have happen 3k miles before now? Here's what I found, my driver's side batt is 10.49 and passanger is 12.58, could bad battery cause that?

i just got a P 0500 1693 I have no clue.

Hey John, now for the bad news, you got to pull vp to fix gasket on mechine hole.

Hey John, go look at Fuel Leak thread started by cummins-dodge and you can see the side and rear of motor that ISX posted.

WOW I forgot what green looked like:drool: I will trade ya all this record breaking heat for one week of your weather. This is crazy, man I think that guy was right about the end of the earth he just got his days screwed up. We are supposed to be in the low to mid 90's at this time of year. We have broken 12 records so far this mounth.

Just have to get used to it, my 2nd gen used motor with 200k and run on dino oil it cleared right up with the Amsoil, you can read the dip stick through it at 3k on oil change.I wonder what makes Amsiol stay clean so long? :shrug:I understand it makes no diff. as far as color go just weird.

I have checked my mpg on my 05 and it gets 16 mpg like clock work. Pulling my 31' goose neck it goes down the tubes bad 14mpg with a 800 lbs hay rake loaded.I am putting new tires on here real soon and I been thinking about mpg's and what brand to try, it has Generals on right now, and they are worn out at 38k on the clock so I wont be going with generals again.Oh and truck is fractory stock with the exception of the MIT I installed. I really dont think the mit will effect anything.

I changed the oil in my 05 and in one day it was just as black as it was before I changed it. Thinking of running for a few days and drain again. Before I add Amsoil.I run Amsoil in my 01 and it stays clean for about4-5k before turning black. Why would the oil in the 05 turn black so fast?

I had major issuses with my old motor, 2k on a ecm was a drop in the bucket compaired to what that motor cost me. :lmao:Anyway yea 125.00 to 175.00 is normal cost on this ecm's. What I would do is buy this ecm and send your old one out have it checked reinstall it and sell this ecm again. There is totally no diff in my 01 my buddys 2000 and Moparman's 02 there all the same injection pump, mapp sensor's, ait's are the same the plug ins my change on the sensors but the ecm's the same. The 96 or 97 ecm that I had with the manual gauge, it even took the reflash and oil gauge worked for about 100 miles then took a dump. What ever you do dont take the little plug out of the top of the filter to see if you have oil preassure :lmao:belive me again, dont pull the plug out.

CSM, that is the same ECM that you have in your truck. Belive me when I say they are all the same. The only diff out there are auto's, and a 96 or 97 that came out with a manual oil pressure gauge. But if your mech. wonts you to spend 1k on a ecm then go for it. I went down the same road as you or on and I didnt listen either but learned later. Everybody here is trying to save you some bucks.I even got scamed out of 555.00 from a guy that called him self the ecm outlet. All and all my ecm cost me 1855.00 then 150.00 to have Dodgeflash it.Good Luck

That's a thought, thanks everybody.

It's got the alumin (how ever you spell it) cooler and the guy I bought it from didnt seem to know anything about doing mods or just acted that way. Yes it clears up after about 3-5 seconds and it's got some brown mixed in with the black. And yes I do baby it around, in fact last night was the first time I got in it that heavy and even still had a little pedal left.I had 75 hp inj on my 01 with ez and it didnt smoke like this 05 does.

I just came back from test drive and must say that think got HP, you can here it spool up and set you back in the seat. If it had boost leak it would"nt run that good would it?

I am going to guess and say the back tire was trying to push, when I did this (back when dinosuars where around) I let off just a little due to the drag, at some point it cant stay a float.