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Why don't you stuff the little car and tow it behind the truck. The best of both worlds.

Quote from 2ed gen, engine fuel article Bosch VP44 Injection Pump Requirements: Fuel Lubricity Bosch back in the day when designing the Bosch VP44 injection pump they based the design off of Europian fuel standards of 460 HFRR or less. Just about the time the Bosch VP44 was being introduced to the Cummins engine the US fuel was not adhering to any standards. So even before ULSD (ultra low sulfur diesel) came to be the US fuel had numbers as high as 500-600 HFRR. After a whole diesel industry getting damaged by the fuel the US standard was made at 520 HFRR. But that not going to meet the Bosch standards of <450 HFRR. So hence, the 2 cycle oil concept was born to band-aid this issue. It was found to achieve this requirement the best ratio of 2 cycle oil to diesel fuel is 1 oz./1Gal. I buy the gallon size Walmart's Super Tech Tc-w3 Outboard 2-Cycle Engine Oil and store it in used 1 quart oil bottles. A bottle fits in the door pocket and doesn't spill. When towing the 5th wheel I will have up to 8 quarts stored on the left side in the bottom of the trailer for easy access during fill ups.

No, the connector plug on the outside of the transmission should be dry.

If you're close to SD I might be able to help.

Where is the truck now?

What is the pilot bearing like in the rear of the crankshaft?

With a "healthy amount of up and down play" the drive gear bearing, thrust bearing, and main shaft pilot bearing are most likely bad. Fourth gear teeth and counter shaft gear may have been damaged, see red arrows.

If you power up the trans relay do it with a power source that is switched on with the key in the run position only.

Thanks a lot JAG1. Not only have you suggested That I'm a gang leader, need to be 55+ to join, but that we are also engaged in nefarious acts such as grand theft RV.

From the alternator to the PCM. You might find this interesting.

In the Fall you will want to keep the leaves of the roof. A build up of them on the roof can lead to discoloring and mold along with ice build up damage in the Winter.

I've also seen the fingers of the pressure plate worn down due to a bad T O bearing.

One of my suppliers was selling cam belt tensioner for Volvo B21, B23, and B230 engines. I could get a name brand tensioner for around $20 at the time or a no name tensioner they had in bulk for $5; for $15 more I went with name brand. You get what you pay for and cheap part just makes for a disgruntled customers and extra work for yourself,

You think for good customer relations they would at least give you a new bearing. It can't cost that much in relation to the cost of bad PR and lost sales. Oh well, penny wise and pound foolish.

It got moved next to the work shop were the fire truck was. I get people all the time looking to see what the hell is making all that noise when I roll in somewhere; and yes it's not a FORD.

I was told that the Fuel Boss pump manufacture has closed up shop since the CCP virus out brake and don't know when or if it will open again.

Here is something to think about.

Dripley Chicken Fat and Bearing Grease

Maybe the gasket on the cap has gone bad.

It is grounded to the passenger battery through splice S109. You may want to check the grounds there or modify them like this article below.

This is repairing the ground splices, not the ones at the back of the timing cover, that go to the right side battery. This was missed in the W-T modification. It is an extra repair step in improving the deficient Dodge wire harness. You may also look into adding an inline fuse to the blue wire that goes from the alternator to the PCM for PCM protection. https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/electrical/alternator-and-pcm-protection-r617/

Is this the chicken you're talking about?

I've seen the future.

@JAG1 wood pile after one hour. I think the wood pile will kill him before the CCP virus does.