dorkweed

I can see how "bad fuel" would FUBAR a VP44 and possibly the injectors on a 2nd gen.......................but not the cross over tubes. Do the 2nd gens even have a "limp mode"???? Could the "bad fuel" have done something to the rubber fuel lines???

Possibly engine or transmission mounts???

Does it still have this with the 6 gun tuner disconnected??? Don't just shut it off, remove it totally.

My Autometer Ultralites have been flawless on my '04.5.

Whenever I run long distances down the Interstates; I find my steering actually "tighten" up a bit. I think it's due to less road crown and mostly better built roads..................flatter, no truck ruts etc. My tires look very different after driving the Interstates for a while vs. my normal suburbia driving.

It'd seem that for sure.............................at least recently. Although, MightyWhitey has made at least 18 trips down there...........with 2 of them going even further South to Forrest City, AR; last year, and the year before. Don't think it could be "loose", because I checked all that a while back, like I said in my prior post. I didn't check the Ohm/resistance though when I did all this though. Hopefully it won't matter; but my "new" alternator, was "remanufactured" in Mexico!!

Agree^^^^^!!

18 birds on Saturday................got skunked on Sunday. This has been a weird year for snow geese. Yeah John, I do need to check that cross over battery cable. I've read where that can be problematic. What should it Ohm out at??? I did pull all the grounds I could find a while back and cleaned them up in addition to the battery terminals and leads that attach to them. This is the OEM alternator and it's almost 11 years old, it was below 0 when I left home and about 7*F outside when this occurred........................so not totally unexpected really. But why does this crap always happen when I go to Missouri snow goose hunting???

Russ, I've owned both a 2nd gen and a 3rd gen. Both I bought new. IMNTBHO, the 3rd gens were "night and day" better than the 2nd gens when new regarding steering!!! Have you had the steering box adjustment done??? There's a "jam" nut of sorts that takes the "slack" up in the steering. Don't know if that'll help your 'wandering" issues though, but it'll take the "play" out of the wheel and make the wander less noticeable.

Traveling down to SEMO on Friday for my annual snow goose hunt; we had an "occurrence"!!! About 100 miles into the trip, I notice my LP pressure dropping down to about 5-7psi less than normal. Thought it may be weather related; as it was in the single digits driving. I was thinking possibly fuel gelling, but hoping not. But I just happened to glance at the OEM idiot gauges on the dash, and my "changing/alternator" gauge is running well below 14 on the gauge. In fact it was running at where it does after starting the truck up.....................not bottomed in the red, just real low and not normal. Tell my traveling Bud, "We may have a problem here". So I go to pull off at the next exit, and as soon as I touched the brakes, the gauge comes back up and the LP pressure goes back to normal. We pull into a gas station, and I pop the hood to check under there, as I just had a fair bit of the front of the engine compartment apart when I replaced my fan clutch about 3 weeks ago; I'm thinking maybe something got bumped/loose/broken etc. I giggled the 2 connections on the back of the alternator while the engine was running, and the LP and charge gauges dropped again. Checked other connections, tapped on the alternator, etc. and nothing. Told my Bud, we'd better find an auto parts place here in town that can check alternator output and if they have an alternator in stock. JFYI, this happened as we were traveling the Interstate around Kankakee, IL..........................a good sized town. Anyhow, my Buds on the smart phone calling local auto parts places; and one about 2 miles away can test the alternator and has an alternator for my truck in stock. Driving there, the gauges decide to come back again. Go figure!! Get there, the guy comes out, and sticks his leads on the drivers battery.....................15+volts......................I asked him to do the other side......................just under 15 volts. He says the voltage regulator is probably going. Should normally be about 14.5 volts, correct?? It's still the OEM alternator, and at the time this happened, it was just under 220,000 miles. So I buy the "remanufactured" alternator for $140 and we do swap in the parking lot......................had tools with me. Start truck up, gauge is normal and had no other problems on the trip. Lost about an hour though heading down. Sure glad it didn't happen in BUFU, Egypt and I needed to get a tow. I'm always checking my gauges as I drive................glad I did here.

My head is spinning now after reading this..................................................no torque or HP required!!!

Shoot, this "bad boy" cost me a "buck $2.98"!!!

Lets break out the over-sized boxing gloves for you's guys!!! Great discussion!!

So you're around 240,000 miles on your truck now??? I hope for your sake it is the cross over tubes. I'll be turning 220,000 on Mighty Whitey this weekend on my annual SEMO snow goose hunt.

I was gonna suggest that it may be the VP, but I didn't want to make you cry!!!

Sure it's not your "track bar" Russ????

How would the cross over tubes cause a misfire???

It's my "limbing" saw!!

Ain't she a beauty??!!

My '04.5 feels "squishy" on the front end on anything less than 65psi. I run 70psi on all four corners and get normal tire wear and handling.

I put the same product on my '04.5, and it made a big difference in steering response. The OEM problem is that the steering box is only mounted on 1 frame member; and when you turn the steering wheel, there is some deflection/flex in that member. This flex will be much more noticeable with larger tires and lifts too. The steering box brace essentially connects both frame member together via the pitman shaft; thus greatly decreasing the flex in the frame and tightening up the steering response. This should be an OEM part IMHO!!!

I agree^^^^^, but where in the power band that both HP and Torque come on are important also....................especially when towing.

Worth the watching!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxNrizGdhtY

Yeah, I know. One thing comes up, and so on and so on. I just re-read all the papers that came with the kit; no service interval. They run cool though.