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What are the dimensions of the 451?

For all around, you probably have the sweetest setup.

I tow with the Industrial Injection 62/12 and DAP 125 SAC injectors. I use a smarty as a towing programmer. All in all I really like the combo. If you have a normal stall torque converter it should tow good. The 2-3 shift is kinda wide for the turbo though, and it will bark on occasion. Not much you can do about that other than add fuel and live with some haze across that shift. The combo will really wake up with additional fuel. With the smarty/tst stack it is pretty fast for an old truck.

I've always been told not to reuse U bolts, especially if they are questionable. Your buddy's truck looks like another 02 or late 01.

Cool project... lots of work though. As a thought, an engine oil heater in the pan would be cool. I would worry about water condensing in engine oil in the winter under short trip driving conditions compared to a steel pan. Fins like on a bd trans pan will be vastly superior to a through hole... the holes are typically for a tie rod or steering rack, not for cooling. Holes and excessive length fins also fill with dirt and crap.

Perhaps it was too tight, so to speak. It just needed broken in and some loose parts?

A little... Least I don't gots that death wobbly yet. I may try the newer pitman arm when I get my steering box rebuilt.

You could cut it off. I need to look for scratches on mine...

Tyler, here is what I put on my truck and it is for 3rd gen... http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Linkage-Upgrade-Fixes-Death-Mopar/dp/B0046NUOLM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage I haven't seen the 4th gen mod, is that what you're running?

Normally I cut out the bad section and replace it. Good waterproof heat shrink is used to cover the joints.

Sounds good. I plan the same way... as time has progressed, I make fewer mistakes. Be careful with the smarty on a stock trans. Your line pressure and thus clutch pressure is related to vehicle speed and throttle position from what I'm told.

Check out my article for later models as well. I got mine from amazon, full mopar kit. 359 or so iirc. It made a big difference on mine. I also have a diy alignment article as well.

If you can look at the play in the valve guides it might be interesting. I thought about changing my seals but I bet I have enough valve guide play it wouldn't be worth it.

I've been running two stroke fairly reliably for the past couple years. However, I do recall a few years ago, CajFlynn said he never ran the stuff in his trucks. he just replaced the VP every 150k or so. Makes me wonder if the fuel at 90% of the pumps is significantly better than Bosch's worst case.

The data logging and adjust-ability of the new quad looks awesome from where I am at.

Thanks, but aside from general curiosity and love of old machinery, I don't really need a 65 Dodge truck. I can dream of a crew cam 70-71 though.

It better be darn near free... haha. I never turn down parts, but I don't like that body style as much as the slightly newer ones.

I want an old late 60s to 70 dodge crew cab to put on a 12v chassis now.

He bought a third generation. That's his plan, haha.

Doesnt sound dead with no codes, but possible. The fuel coming out of the injectors should be pretty noticeable if its primed and the vp is working and primed. So if we work on the theory the pump just got starved from a bad filter and needs primed, you should be able to get it running with the article. If that doesnt work, vp troubleshooting commences. If I recall,there is a failure of the vp that doesnt throw codes. Some shaft failure or something... @Mopar1973Man knows about that and I dont know if there is an article for that.

Ok, in order of what you've been doing... back to front. Need to verify good fuel flow to VP. Does the tank have fuel in it? The banjo on the VP 44 is a good place to check this, though it sounds like you've done so. If you have fuel to the pump, then I would definitely look for codes. At minimum use the key method to check for stuff in the odometer, but if there are any you will likely have to use a scanner. If the fuel pressure was low too long on the pump, it might be a dead pump or brain dead vp44. If you are lucky, you're out of fuel due to filter isssues and the fuel system needs bled to the injectors. I like cracking a couple injectors, you don't need to take them off, just crack and then tighten them down once there is fuel there while spinning the motor over. However, before declaring the VP dead, due diligence should be done on the whole system. So check back in with what you got and we can go from there.

Check your ball joints while you are in there. That can cause odd brake wear.

Hopefully the springs, frame, and perches aren't bent. The link between the spring pack and the frame could be bent as well. If so, it is junkyard time.