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How would you like your children and grandchildren waiting for a school bus with those poor ole wolves around? How long would a kid last when they can pull down bull elk? An elk kill was found in our area less than 100ft from where the bus stops. I still think a truck load of wolves and cougar should be dropped off in certain neighborhoods so everyone can " live with the wolves".

Moparman, your Honda Rancher has a 600 mile oil change because the clutch runs in the engine oil. Oiled clutches tend to slip a little at times and shed material.

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Welcome to the forum. I too have three of your gauges in my truck. All are working great.:cool:

The elk herds in the panhandle of Idaho were shipped in from Jackson Wyoming by train and were released in the upper ST.Joe River country. The wolves we now have in our area wandered in and found lots of deer and elk to feed on so they have stayed. Thankfully it is legal to hunt them and you can buy wolf tags now. They all need to go. I believe that if we captured a truck full and didn't feed them for a few days and then turned them loose in places like downtown Seattle and Portland more people could enjoy seeing them.

I totally agree that corners in the pipe disrupt the flow. The best way is to go straight up through the roof. Saddly mine dosen't do that and I go out through the wall with tripple wall pipe into a cinder block chimmey with a liner.

We have a queen size Blaze King that in NON EPA. With a nice bed of coals and then fill it up and turn it down and it will hold fire for over 24 hours. None of that getting up at night or restarting the fire in the morning. It has two fans that distribute the heat.I have a stove like "the stove that Jack built" in my shop. I can see why Mike goes through so much wood.

Hot or cold weather my pressure stays the same.

Here is a pic of us in Idaho Falls at the Jayco dealer. 07.5 one ton with automatic. 2011 Jayco 330RLTS and Rhino on the top.

The secret to getting good fuel mileage is to have a 12V truck with a 5sp transmission. 2wd helps too.

For the OP. I see you are in Oregon. If you are in the Portland area there is a shop called Source Automotive. Rip Rook is the owner and he has a very good price on 4" exhaust systems. He is on the Washington side of the river. http://sourceautomotive.biz/about-us.aspx

I had a 98.5 that I bought used and got a notice. The truck is gone and it didn't have the 53 block. A friend of mine had a 99 with the 53 block with over 450hp and drove and towed with it for years with no problem. They didn't all go bad. Then some that were gently used developed a crack.

The first thing you should do is make sure that all electrical connections and grounds are good and clean. Just dirty battery terminals can interrupt the electrical signal to the tranny. While the battery cables are off it is a good time to reset the TPS. That is cheap and easy to do and can cure a lot of transmission malfunctions.

I am not sure if you are aware of this or not. There is a class action law suit dealing with 53 block failures. 1998 to 2001 trucks with the 5.9 are involved. Check this out. www.cumminspickupblocksettlement.com You may be elegible for up to $500 if your truck meets certain criteria.

I think that someone has 'created a need' and is cashing in on it.

I don't think that cold air could hurt mileage. The reason for poor mileage in cold temps is the winter fuel and lots more idling. Manufacturers go to a lot of extremes to get cool air into the engine. The air for the engine either gas or diesel comes from outside the engine compartment for a reason. Not having an intercooler would give us warmer air. I think the intercooler is there for a reason. I think the main reason for covering up part of the front is to get the water warm enough to heat the cab. Just my opinion.

With the 4" exhaust it no longer qualified for stock class. With my friends new air cleaner he is no longer stock either.

BHAF will give clean air for a long time and the only penalty is the noise. If you are around 450hp or more then it will help support the extra power.

It's easy, trucks up to and including 2002 are noisy. 2003 and newer are quiet. I have been told it is quieter because of the common rail fuel delivery system.

RV275's and a box will put an automatic transmission to the test. It should dyno at around 300hp and the torque should be around 600 lbs. The 47re tanny dosn't like that much torque. Just something to think about.

This is on the old side but in North Idaho there is a fairly active diesel commnity. A lot of people belong to the NWBombers. Diesel Thunder is held on Spokane every August and in the spring there is a big FREE dyno event in Clarkston Washington which is just across the river from Lewiston Id. Until last year there was a big campout held at our river lot that was very well attended.

The nice thing about a 4 in on a near stock truck is that you don't have to 'manage' your temps. It just won't get very hot.The original question was about back pressure. You don't need or want back pressure with a diesel because the fuel dosn't have to be drawn into the cylinders. On gas engines without direct injection back pressure pulses are used to draw the mix into the cylinders. It is really effective on two stroke race engines.

According to the info about the trailer it would weigh around 9000 lbs. Take off 1100 lbs for the tongue and that leaves just about 8000 lbs divided by two so each side is 4000 lbs without the water. I can see how a 3 ton jack could struggle.

My friend Skip was first and he won an AFE intake system.

This is an old thread but we are in Parker Az for a while.