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I don't race and not about to freeze my A$$ off in the cold winters of Southern California.

To name a few that I found: Napaonline.com Partsgeek.com oreillyauto.com

I had the lines off and had the insulation in stock so why not wrap the lines, no harm no foul. The heater valve shutoff valve is a good idea. What type of valve and where was it installed?

No, I haven't since this filter is on the return line from the power steering box and has the most fluid flow, I would assume the magnet in the power steering pump would have the same or lesser amount of metal on it. Besides, taking the magnet out of the pump is a lot of work that I feel is not necessary at this time.

Glade to hear it. This means that GoECM fixed what ACS could not. A big plus for GoECM.

I was thinking about how long the stock radiators lasted verse an aftermarket replacement. Could you tell us how old and milage on the original radiator when replaced and what brand was the replacement if known. If you bought the truck used and don't know the answer to the above question but have had to replace the radiator, please tell us the milage, how long you think the old one lasted, and replacement brand. Thank you, IBMobile

You can contact engine rebuilding machine shops in your area and see if they have any lying around or maybe order just one from them.

The input shaft is stock. I haven't gone wild with power upgrades, just enough to tow comfortably.

When the trucks transmission was rebuilt a Goerend triple disk torque convertor with a stall speed of 800RPM along with a billeted flex plate was installed. My line pressure at idle is 90PSI+ and the truck has an E-brake and is setup for towing a 5th wheel with a boat behind it so having that heavy duty convertor is a must.

I hope they find what the problem is. Please let us know how it works out with this ECM repair shop so we can update the article "List of Verified and Reliable PCM/ECM Rebuilders" in the 24 Valve 2ed generation engine section.

Blue Chip Diesel has an excitant VP 44 diagnostic tests on their web site. Blue Chip Diesel | Runing Tests

On September 6, 2016, I wrote the article "Adding inline power steering filter with system flush" and posted it in 24 valve 2ed generation/Axles, Suspension & Brakes. This is the follow up to that article. Update...7/25/2025 It has been 8years 9months and 44,888 miles since I installed the Magnefine filter and flushed the power steering system, so it was time to flush the power steering fluid and replace the filter again. I used an oil syringe fluid evacuator pump this time to remove and refill the fluid at the power steering pump. The picture below shows the first time the fluid was removed from the system It took 5 remove, refill, and run engine for 4secounds to get the fluid to this clear color, about 2qts. Here is the filter cut open. It looks like the filter could last 60,000+ miles before changing. There was just a fine film on the magnet.

NAPA doesn't make that filter. It's a reboxed Wix filter. NAPA adds the prefix FIL and drops the first number, in this case it's the first 3. NAPA gold Fuel Filter Part #: FIL 3585XE WIX® 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 - Fuel Filter Manufacturer #33585XE

See if this helps. I can't get the hyperlink to work so search YouTube for the below title. 1980-1987 W150 727 Torqueflight & NP208 Transfer Case Removal (Project Big Blue)