Doubletrouble

I've been wanting to get the high idle enabled in my truck, dealer wants more than I think it's worth so next option is to get a smarty and plug it in which will enable this feature. I know DAP will "rent" them out for this but you basically buy it then return it which ties up $650+ until they get it back. Figured I'd ask if someone has one I could borrow to get this enabled.

Annnndddd......done. Not bad, it didn't snap in like I hoped but for $20 I'm not complaining. Had to put a few screws in it to hold it tight and adjust the striker for the lid closure. All in all I like it. After moving through the shift pattern I believe there could be a little interference between the shifter and a soda bottle if it's in the slot closer to the driver. I'll know next time I drive the truck. Still, for the added convenience, especially on a longer drive where shifting isn't so frequent I think it was worth it. This is where I put the screws as to not interfere with the lid closing.

I finally decided to buy a center console extension to add cupholders to my truck. I've been looking at them for a while but couldn't stomach the $50 price tag. Recently the price has been dropping. I picked this up for $22 from Amazon. I haven't installed it yet. I am concerned about clearance while shifting. (5 speed). I'll get pics once installed and report back if there are issues or not.

Seems decent to me. Worked just fine. My son used it on his bike as well. If something is gonna break it'll be when he is using it. Lol

Nice!

Nice bikes, still have them both?

If I recall correctly, I ordered mine from Amazon. I did get it from Amazon, just looked through my post. Worked well for me.

You have friends that support you if only by being there to talk/listen. You also have friends and people that count on you. You still have purpose, you still have goals. This is a rough time for you on several fronts. It's very challenging I'm sure. I pretend I have an idea of what your going through, I don't. Only from what you've told me. We've talked at length on occasion and not always about cancer or trucks. Just glad it shifts your train of thought to something else other than your health. And @jlwelding, I never knew you went through all of that. Glad you made it brother!

We were laying on our backs fir the most part. It did kind of suck but sometimes you just do what ya gotta do to get the job done.

I did mine in my gravel driveway. I laid a large piece of plywood under the truck to have a hard sufa e for the floor jack to roll on. I removed the trans with that. It worked well. I tore it all down myself. When reinstalling I had my boys come over to help. I'll warn you, that trans is HEAVY. They run about 200lbs. When reinstalling it was a bit of a fight with the new shafts, new clutch. The new machined splines and such just don't glide in, they tend to be a bit sticky. It was worth the effort. Had I not flipped the 1st gear shift collar the wrong way this would have been perfect. So far she shifts like butter. The clutch is broken in now and smooth. Even being heavy duty the clutch takes no more effort than the oem.

https://mopar1973man.com/topic/19825-nv450-5speed-blew-at-184k-miles/?page=2 hopefully the link will work. That'll take you to it.

I did not do anything with 5th but the previous owner did. It had a non oem nut on it. It was a split nut with a small bolt to tighten it up on the threaded shaft. When I did the rebuild it came off with little effort. I belive it would have failed eventually. Tranny had 183k when the bearings failed. The bearing aren't considered a weak point. I belive the bearing failure is due to the thin oil used per oem and possibly lack of proper oil change intervals. When it failed I had put about 45k on the truck so I blame both the PO for not changing the oil and also myself for not doing it when I first purchased the truck. As far as swapping to a 5600, there really is no gain in my opinion. The final ratio is very close to that of the 4500 and parts availability is an issue also parts for the 5600 are much more expensive. The 5600's weren't as widely used as the 4500. 4500's could be found in dodge, GM and ford trucks along with the likes of panel trucks such as FedEx or ups use. If those trucks were a diesel and manual trans it was essentially the same engine/trans that we have in our truck. (The big panel trucks, I think they're like a 2.5 ton platform) A friend of mine at the moment is rebuilding his 5600, it going to cost him close to 3k just in parts. I did my 4500 myself with new upgraded clutch for about 2k. The clutch was half of the cost. I posted a thread on the rebuild, find that and you'll see what all I did. And I listed all the costs at the end as well.

True, I was thinking of my situation. I to was considering welding mine a year ago or so as a precaution, I didn't. Fast forward to late October '23 and the trans grenades. It wasn't the 5rh gear, the front counter shaft bearing ate itself. Had I welded the 5th gear I would have had to do what ever it take to cut through, remove, the main shaft. I also like to know when something is done correctly rather than wonder if a bandaid I put on something will hold. In the end, it's your truck, do it however you want. I'm just offering my opinion based on some of my experience.

You would have to cut through the gear itself and the shaft. The gear when installed is very close to the case so getting in between the gear and case to cut the shaft will be nearly impossible.

The problem with welding is that will complicate things later and still may not hold. The core issue is the oem main shaft is not fully splined for the 5th gear. It causes the gear to wobble on the splined shaft which in turn works the nut loose. Even welded, with the torque the engine pushes through the trans will eventually break the welds ad well. I would run it til you have to rebuild it and do it right, replace the main shaft with a full spline piece, use a 5th locking system and loctite.

If you really don't want to pull it at this time you could look into one of the 5th gear fixes out there. They usually come with a new 5th gear, a different design nut/keeper. There are a few designs out there. This could be done in the truck. You'll have to pull the T-case of course. Then remover the tail housing, 5th gear is right there. I would not recommend welding it, that will create more issues later when you do dig into it to do it right

As for IAT, I use a winter cover I ordered from Geno's Garage, one of our vendors here on the site. It works very well. We were in the single digits one night I checked with my obd scanner while driving 60mph getting 80°F at the IAT. And the whole thing is behind the grill, can't even see it and keeps people honest.

@kbf98520, you've come to the right place. I've been hanging out here for roughly 4 years now I think. I've learned alot. I also have an '01 (see sig) it's a fun truck to drive. My favorite so far, ive owned many trucks over the years, this is my first diesel.

I don't know what exactly happened or who may have voiced an opinion but I for one would like to keep up on the progress of your journey through cancer. Whatever was written and shared in the posts was there to just communicate your progress, struggles and coping mechanisms. If someone don't agree with any of that then that's fine but do we really need to make issue of it? Everyone deals in their own way, to each their own I say. I hope you reconsider your decision @Mopar1973Man. You have been here helping everyone on the issue of trucks among other things. I'd be happy to be here and do what I can to help you in your time of need. We have never met face to face but I consider you a good friend.

Have you checked for ac noise in the charging system? I see you did the w-t ground mod but did you take a reading before and after? Just curious. Also @Mopar1973Man, would you have a pic of the military style battery terminal you mention above? I've been considering installing new ones on mine as well. Thanks.

I'm up for a zoom call over the weekend if we could coordinate a time that works for a few of us I'm up for it

Woke up this morning and checked the outside temp on my weather app. It's a toasty 1°F here with wind chills sitting at -23° , it's a bit chilly out there.

That would be a great time! Somehow some way maybe we can make that happen.

Yes @JAG1 it is. I see it daily since I drive for a living. The lack of courtesy on the road anymore is disgusting to say the least.

My bet would be the starter is bad. Just my $.02 I've had old chevy trucks in the past that had the same problem, tap the starter with a hammer or something and she starts. That'd be enough to get you home so you could replace it