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There is a connector to the right side of the fuel peddle, half way between the ash tray and fire wall. Check the vacuum hose connectors for rot.

I use black on diff covers, water pumps, Volvo v/c gaskets. I use the gray to make oil pan gaskets Most people don't read the directions and glob it on thinking more is better or they don't let it skim over.

Ohm test the wires to the terminals in the female receiver you got out of the junk yard, this will allow you to know what wire goes to what terminal. You can make a diagram. Then see how they correspond to the wires of the trailer and known wiring diagrams. In the past I've volt and ohm test the trailer plug to identify what each terminal in a plug is for.

@AH64ID I know the ones you are talking about and when I bought these It was mentioned in the reviews about that problem and to buy the higher rated blubs. They were installed just before the solar eclipse trip in August 2017. Both @Mopar1973Manand @JAG1 have seen how bright they are. I've done several 4 and 5 week trips since then with having no problems with them.

I put these in my 5er and could not be happier. They are supper bright with little power. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDFM66E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You don't need to do a mod. A time delay relay installed as the lift pump relay will do. https://www.delcity.net/store/Time-Delay-Relays/p_804415.h_804416.r_IF3003?mkwid=8TgfXoca&crid=11472933143&msclkid=244a8de769fc10e0a1ddd14a10340b58&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping - PLA's(BSC)&utm_term=1100315444392&utm_content=Ad group %231 Another way is to have the automatic shutdown relay control the lift pump relay.

You mean truckpool? To where? I thought we all were going to your house for the food. When is it going to be?

A painful lesion for sure. I've been a mechanic for 49 years and married for 43 and to this day I don't wear a wedding ring or any other jeweler for that very reason.

From the 2001 Ram FSM page 14-79: Normal current flow to the pump is 12 amperes. With the engine running, the pump has 2 modes of operation: Mode 1: 100 percent duty-cycle with a minimum pressure of 10 psi except when the engine is cranking. Mode 2: 25 percent duty-cycle with minimum pressure of 7 psi with the engine cranking The 25 percent duty-cycle is used to limit injection pump inlet pressure until the engine is running. How many trucks with relayed controlled lift pumps have had the relay go bad? I haven't heard of any but I'm sure there has been some. Like all things, they are made to last only so long and you might want to replace it as a maintenance item. If relay failure was a problem due to arcing contacts then a solid state 20 amp mini relay could be used.

You should be thankful, it's more than I got.

Count me in. I'll bring the potato salad and beans.

A shorted 40 amp relay.

If that bracket is leaning in right now then shimming the upper bag bracket out with the with the hitch bracket and flat stock will make it sit straight or out just a hair. I'd be looking at where the bolts are for the air bag brackets so as not to interfere with the hitch brackets and the release handle.

From 2001 FSM for 2 wheel drive with all wheel abs

How far does the ball hitch bracket go behind the upper air bag mounting bracket. Maybe have a lower bracket fabricated to the needed off set with anyneeded spacers at the upper bracket.

MAP sensor giving false reading causing the ECM to command more fuel at the VP?

If Dodge used solder then a prop 65 label would have been needed on the dash to sell them in California.

I'm running the same as @01cummins4ever but with an Edge EZ and use the truck 90% of the time for towing up to 9k pound trailers. I really like the boost of power with out overwhelming the drive train.

Since you have already replacered the fuse and relay have you checked all the wires and connections? Did you check if the ECM is suppling power to relay terminal 86 when you bump the starter and the pump doesn't run?

It never did it before with the same set up so what changed? Do you have a draw straw fuel pickup? What size fuel lines are run from the tank to the VP44? What is the fuel pressure when you do a burn out? Where can you do a burn out in Vegas with all the traffic and red lights?

Do the W-T ground mod first then test AC voltage again. Some people have seen a good reduction in voltage after the mod was done and did not need to fool with the alternator diods.

NO! But, check your switch and it's adjustment first. Oil is in general an insulator but the type of base oil, how it was refined, the type of additive package, along with the type and concentration of contaminants will affect oil to conduct electricity. This ability to conduct electricity in oil is measured in picosiemns/meter (ps/m). Where clean SAE 10W-40 oil is >2000 ps/m and insulating fluids are rated at 12 ps/m.

Flushing is the best way to exchange all the fluid but the pan still has to be removed to replace the filter and adjust the rear band. You need to be careful with a severely neglected transmission. When the fluid is so old that it is black I don't recommend a flush. I've had several people, over the years, call me saying they took their car in for a trans flush and 2 days later the transmission was junk. If the fluid is that bad I would drop the pan change the filter and refill. If the transmission is still holding together after 10k miles drain and refill then every 30k after that.

Two ways you could fix the problem, that I can think of, with out going through all the volt, ohm, amp calculations. The first way is to put a resistor in parallel with the back-up lights to mimic a light blub and absorb that leaking power as you suggested above. The other way is to put a relay in the back-up light circuit this would keep any power from going to the lights until the back-up switch is closed. If a resistor was put in series either before or after the led blub then the blubs would be dimmed.