Everything posted by dripley
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Morning Pic For Today...........Post A Pic around your place.....
On the job once and someone had a cord run out the back door of the restaurant we were building. Hollow metal door, The door closed on the cord and evidently cut into the cord and caught the hot wire. I walked up to it and grabbed it to go in and it grabbed me back. Exciting to say the least. Nice truck @jag . My second gen is turning into your 1st gen. Not sure I will ever part with it.
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New member as of Nov 28 2016
Welcome William. May I recommend a black shirt to go with that tie while crawling around under the mighty Cummins.
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Morning Pic For Today...........Post A Pic around your place.....
We used to wait until the electricity arched to the ground before we quit. Nothing like a old metal cased Skil Saw on a 2 prong cord to light up your life.
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Strange noise under oil pan
What kind of fuel system do you have on your truck? It would be helpful If you fill out your signature as to what truck you have and any modifications you have done to it. You can do that in your profile. That way it will appear on every post you make.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
I don't remember a foam piece behind mine but I have only seen it once. Took it out and jumped the wires. The instances i have seem on the WTS light is that the truck wont start with out the light on. These folks had a delayed WTS and the engine would not fire off until it would illuminate. But you seem to have a few other strikes against the ECM. If you can borrow one to find out, thats the way to go. They are too pricey just throw at the problem. Please let us know how it works out.
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D70 & D80 U Joint Sizes
Series #, so much for it being measurement. Thanks for the education.
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D70 & D80 U Joint Sizes
For my education I see the u joint sizes shown here as 1350 and 1410. I am not sure what that means. I know it is a measurement but of what? Pardon my ignorance. I just bought 3 OE u joints for my drive shaft and ordered them by a part number in the part look up tool. Part # 05003146aa. 2 came in newer Mopar boxes, and one in an old Mopar box.That had a order sticker on it dated 2003. They are Spicer and appear identical except for one thing. In the center of all three on the flat is SPR flip them over and the 2 newer ones are marked P9 over HN. The one older one is marked SPR and on the flip side P9 over FG. All of the caps say Spicer. Any of that mean anything to any one?
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1998.5 UP Speedo calibration and service manual tire size selection confusion?
Mine came with 265/75's and when new they are right on best I can tell. When they are about worn out I am about 1.2% off. This NOT checked with a gps but using mile markers on the interstate based on 100 mile distances. So thats not very scientific but is good enough for me and never felt I needed to do anything about it. My truck came with the 265's but the 245's were standard. If yours came with the 245's and you now have 265's that would explain it. I got this from DT and it definitely does not agree with the manual.http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/infoTireMath.do?gclid=Cj0KEQiAperBBRDfuMf72sr56fIBEiQAPFXszcCOGEqylankr0xVtsMfoiV6--WVDId1XH0HPKPBJ9QaAtOu8P8HAQ&cid=3898ad0a-70d2-45b5-a8fc-00138672669d&ef_id=V7E2SQAAANi@sJ8w:20161127162832:s
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Fellow Wood Burners
It is the eunuch tree.
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Important MessageTo all forum Members
My wife's sister and her husband lived in Cape Coral for about 3 years. There house was on one of the canals and used to take their boat out onto and around Sanibel Island, Fort Meyers beach and anywhere in the gulf to fish. Used to have a lot fun down there with them. Enjoy!!
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D70 & D80 U Joint Sizes
I read since i did not know anything about it. Thought I would post for the less educated such as myself.
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D70 & D80 U Joint Sizes
Well this got my curiosity up reading this. So I did a little research and cam up with this written by one of out members here a few years ago. My thanks to @KATOOM for writing and @NightHawk for sparking my interest in it. http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/98-5-02-powertrain/558243-wonder-what-hybrid-dana-80-read-thread.html
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D70 & D80 U Joint Sizes
My 02 has a sticker in the glove that identity's my rear end as a Dana M80. Is that the Hybrid you are speaking of? I never heard that before but never looked into it. I thought came with the camper package. I can get a picture tomorrow when its a little brighter outside.
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What are the best headlight packages?
I am the opposite of you two. My brights reach way out. Almost far enough that I could stop with just my exhaust brake with in the range they have. The low beams is where I would like some improvement but also not at the expense of repairs to try it. I have after market lenses and dont know how the would hold up. Almost doubling the low bean wattage seems a little much but might be worth a shot.
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What are the best headlight packages?
That is what he said much earlier in the thread.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
The ECM detects the engine rpm dropping below idle and fuels the engine to keep it there. The harder you load it the harder it fuels. Mine will pull away at idle with the 5th wheel hooked up in first without touching the throttle. The clutch safety switch doesnt have anything to do with it. It is just there to keep the engine from starting while the clutch is engaged. I jumped mine out 8 or 9 years ago. Just twist the 2 wires together. Just be careful it will start in gear then. Did that with mine once while it was in reverse. Reached in the window and cranked and off she went. Or you can just buy another one. http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/dodge,2002,ram+2500+pickup,5.9l+l6+diesel+turbocharged,1440064,electrical-switch+&+relay,clutch+pedal+position+/+starter+safety+switch,16665
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Morning Pic For Today...........Post A Pic around your place.....
I am not familiar with the waterfall but am familiar with that stretch of road. My mother and her parents called Hendersonville home back in the late teens and early 20's.
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Can anyone solve my mystery clunk
Damn it ME now I am starting to hear a clunk under my passenger side now. Mostly bumping around on the job. Not so much on the road yet. Everything on my front has got little over 100k on it so maybe I am due for another rebuild. I hope I can blame this on you.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
Since you are having ECM issues, malfunctioning cruise is another symptom, it is possible that the anti stall feature is not working. The ECM throttles up the engine when you let out the clutch to prevent stalling. It is possible that this part of the ECM has failed also. Not sure I have heard of that one before but I would think it is possible since you are only seeing this on launch. The AC voltage thing that @Hawkez brought up is a test to see how much AC voltage is present not DC. Your Edge will not read. It can be tested at a parts house but depending on the clerk the test can be iffy. You can check it yourself with a volt meter. There is an article here somewhere about the issue and the test. For some reason I can find it but will keep looking. There also a way to test the bulb in the cluster. I believe it is in the factory service manual. You dont take anything apart, you just run a diagnostic. I have done on mine I just dont remember how. It is very simple as I remember. Maybe someone else knows and will speak up.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
You are right about the WTS. It is controlled thru the ECM and not the VP. When my ECM went it showed no codes for the ECM. Plenty of other codes for almost every sensor in the truck, but mine was undriveable. The only time I got the 606 ECM code was when I installed the newly rebuilt one. Popped a 606 code when I connected it. I did not have the problems that @Cronus577 is having with WTS and lift pump. I have seen plenty folks here with the same issues with no codes for the ECM.
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Morning Pic For Today...........Post A Pic around your place.....
Where were you at? We used to go up on Wilson's Creek and tube down it. It was quite fun but there were some pretty hairy places on it. Still have a pair glasses on the river bottom somewhere up there. Did alot of camping in Linville Gorge too. Have not been to either in years.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
The reason I suggest the a code reader is to double check your EJWA. I have a San Gauge II and sometimes it does not pickup a code. My 02 will read codes with with a key on/off, key on/off, key on. It displays thru the odo. They do not always agree. I have never heard of the 3 key on/off for an APPS reset but Jacob is no dummy and he could know something I dont know for sure. What I described above is the only way I have ever done it. A VP can fail without codes, though it is rare but not unheard of. Loss of power is a symptom and also loss of fuel economy. How is your mileage? Do you run any fuel additive? Added lubricity to the fuel is quite good for the VP. I personally run TCW3 2 stroke oil. It is not the only thing out there that is good for that, just my choice. As far as mileage on the VP, I have read of them bad out of the box and others have many miles on them. Mine has 170k on it and some others here have more. So mileage is not necessarily an indicator. My OE failed at 75k.
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No WTS light, Unable to start in 2nd.
#1 All these are pretty good signs of ECM problems. Parts of it are failing. #2 Could be your VP is failing also. Not sure on that. Do you have a fuel pressure gauge to monitor the lift pump pressure? Low fuel pressure is a VP killer. You have enough mods to need a good working system. Are your fuel filters clogged maybe? #3 Have you ever reset the APPS sensor? Anytime you disconnect the batteries the APPS sensor needs to be reset. After reconnecting the batteries you turn the switch to the on position, engine not running, and depress the throttle slowly to the floor and release slowly, then turn the key off. All without starting the engine. This allows the ECM to learn 0 to wot. It would be a good idea to put a OBDII scanner on the truck and see what it says.
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AC Ripple Test
The biggest problem is the quality of the employee doing the test. Some do not have clue of what they are looking at or testing. Most dont know what you are talking about on AC voltage. All they know is DC.
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Cooling the VP44
Hope I will have that same luck. Fired the truck off this am for 150 mile trip to work. Let run a few minutes and jumped in to leave and the CEL was on. Scanned it with the SG and 1689 pops up. Light stayed on all the way to the job. Shut the engine down and restarted a few minutes later and the CEL is off. Scanned it again and the SG says no codes. Used the key trick and there it is. Scanned it one more time and there it was so I cleared and all seems well for now. Truck ran fine all the way. Just something else to look at while home for the holidays.