2000 Ram Power Steering Pump leak-solved

From : jackvt80

Q: yup. install was a breeze. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. laszlo did you use the same borgeson unit i replaced mine as well....thumping is gone 100%. now to get rid of the clicking. maybe replacing the ball joints will help cure that issue. those will be in day after tomorrow so thatll be a weekend project. then the dt track bar goes in. not much left to replace after this round. http//www.borgeson.com/ http//quad4x4.com/dodge%20frt%20axle&steering.htm http//www.dtprofab.com/ -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. finally repalced the intermediate sterring shaft today. clunkin

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From : greg

on thu 4 aug 2005 011043 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote roy i put in the new fuel filter and milage rose to 15mpg for the first 3 tanks. two tanks later and im down to 11mpg. anything else you can think of to check before i take it to chet the mini-moron dodge tech i think it may be running a little rich. there is a heavy diesel odor in the air when idling. much more so than my fathers or my friends. you changed the fuel filter and jumped up to 15mpg. id change the filter again and see what ya get. you may have a bunch of crap in the tank. what did the filter look like regards the smell of diesel have you changed the air filter tighten all the clamps at inter cooler and turbo. roy filter was blacker than me climbing out of a ships bilge looking racially incorrect-p. ill pull it again and take a look tomorrow. air filter has 5k on it didnt look too bad. ive never played with the intercooler and turbo. any tricks or pitfalls i need to be aware of or watch out for nah just check to see that all the hoses and clamps are tight.you may want to think about dropping the tank and having it cleaned if the filter is a mess again. i never got around to pulling the filter again... working too many hours. i checked the turbo and intercooler connections while waitin on a buddy at work. theyre tight. i did notice some red flaking around the top of the engine block. radiator fluid. it looks as if there is a seal leaking. im guessing that if its leaking out of the block it could be leaking in causing the problem. your thoughts .

From : jackvt80

wonder if he could have meant the crankshaft position sensor it is located behind the starter on my 2000 2500 cummins. i recently became familiar with it... .