Removing rear Tail Light from 2003 Ram 1500

From : dugger4

Q: most is not all true but id bet on a dodge there is one. and if you damage the test port taping a pin in it then you really are sol and you will still have fuel spraying at high pressure into the engine compartment not a good idea. if you do it while the engine is running yes. if you take proper precautions such as not doing it when the manifolds might be hot the engine wont be running and it will be a minimal amount of fuel. my 97 manual says that some of the fuel rails have a test port not all of them. the appropriate precautions are to use the correct tools and use them correctly. yup a small flat blade screwdriver and a bit of finesse and you wont hurt the valve. if you are going to advise a person on how to fix something themselves the first rule is to tell them how. as to the filter and regulator by 2000 the pair with in a seperate housing on top of the pump. both are removable as a unit and can be done without pulling the pump out of the tank. i dont think so. how would you disconnect it from the fuel pump. well my fsm has instructions and several pictures showing exactly how its done. now if the same design was in use as early as 94 i dont know and i wrote as much. come to think of it how exactly would the fuel pump be mounted if not to the upper flange. again in 97 they started doing this as the manual also says some of them have a removable fuel filter / regulator assembly but you still had to remove the entire assemply from the tank to get to it. as i said i wasnt sure when they started using it nor am i sure if any were retrofitted. not sure how far back this goes but op should check to be sure as it might cut cost and time for repairs. on a 94 it would increase time as the pump still has to be removed and now disassembled. with a pump that old and the amount and difficulty of work involved if he is going to remove it he should just replace the entire assembly anyway. if he has the assembly i mentioned he would only need to remove the filter/regualtor. otherwise i wouldnt have mentioned it as being easier. i would also check to be sure any pump op gets has this unit as $200 almost sounds too low to be a full assembly. i dont think that the pump for the 94 comes any other way although it might be comming without the fuel guage sensor. mine was complete and for less than that but i know somebody who works at a major parts distributor and gets a significant discount. last buy the factory service manual its irreplaceable for good info. good advice here but dodge is not known for keeping manuals for a vehicle this old. there are several sources on the net where an fsm for this truck can be purchased. limiting a search to the dealer network would be foolish. are you always trying to be difficult and contradictory oh wait you are tbone of course you are always that way.. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author .

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From : dugger4

suddenly without warning jerry exclaimed 06-jan-06 1201 am thanks. i dont know much about trailer hitches but the information sticker for the truck claims it has a class iv hitch. its a 2x2 receiver though. i vaguely remember the same sort of confusion with my 2001 when i purchased it. in the end though its a class iii hitch. jmc .

From : tom lawrence

thanks for the information hey one question how do i break the wiring connector from the unit i can not seem to break that joint and i do not understand what push the red tab means... some days i miss the old cars/trucks with simpler things... marshall hello i spend most my time here reading and learning. tonight i need a little advice. i am trying to remove the rear tail light drivers side- if there is a difference from my truck to replace the turn signal bulb. the owners manual states that i should push the red clip and pull the wiring connector from the lens....not on my truck. is there a better manual or web site that i could go to for more information thanks in advance marshall .

From : thats me

most is not all true but id bet on a dodge there is one. and if you damage the test port taping a pin in it then you really are sol and you will still have fuel spraying at high pressure into the engine compartment not a good idea. if you do it while the engine is running yes. if you take proper precautions such as not doing it when the manifolds might be hot the engine wont be running and it will be a minimal amount of fuel. what purpose would doing this really serve while the spray may indicate pressure it will give you no value of how much pressure especially spraying into and under a rag or valid flow amount this way and you still risk damaging the port. my 97 manual says that some of the fuel rails have a test port not all of them. the appropriate precautions are to use the correct tools and use them correctly. yup a small flat blade screwdriver and a bit of finesse and you wont hurt the valve. and you can guarantee this will you offer to pay for a new fuel rail if he damages it with your method or a new vehicle if he catches it on fire if you are going to advise a person on how to fix something themselves the first rule is to tell them how. no the first rule is to do no harm. giving him bad advice on how to test for pressure could get him hurt damage the rail or at worst get him killed and or destroy the vehicle. the manual has specific warning about doing crap like this and i think that they know just a little bit more about it than you. playing games like this requires experience and i dont know if the op has it do you as to the filter and regulator by 2000 the pair with in a seperate housing on top of the pump. both are removable as a unit and can be done without pulling the pump out of the tank. i dont think so. how would you disconnect it from the fuel pump. well my fsm has instructions and several pictures showing exactly how its done. now if the same design was in use as early as 94 i dont know and i wrote as much. well i do and it wasnt. i also both own the fsm for a 97 same basic series as his and replaced the pump in mine and if it was possible and easier to just replace the filter and regulator i would have suggested it in my list of things to do but until he sees the actual pressure and flow amount replacing it is just blindly throwing money at the problem. come to think of it how exactly would the fuel pump be mounted if not to the upper flange. again in 97 they started doing this as the manual also says some of them have a removable fuel filter / regulator assembly but you still had to remove the entire assemply from the tank to get to it. as i said i wasnt sure when they started using it nor am i sure if any were retrofitted. 97 had both replacable and not and im not sure if it goes back further but even the ones that do have replacable filters require removal of the entire assembly to get to the filter / regulator. it may be different in 2000+ but not the 94. not sure how far back this goes but op should check to be sure as it might cut cost and time for repairs. on a 94 it would increase time as the pump still has to be removed and now disassembled. with a pump that old and the amount and difficulty of work involved if he is going to remove it he should just replace the entire assembly anyway. if he has the assembly i mentioned he would only need to remove the filter/regualtor. otherwise i wouldnt have mentioned it as being easier. well since i own a 97 it is far more likely that it uses a pump similar to mine than your year and in reality how much easier is it you still have to either raise the bed or drop the tank to get to it and still have to remove the fuel lines so unless something is very different with the 2000 and up there is not much more to removing the pump after that point besides removing the locknut and an electrical connection and lifting it out. i would also check to be sure any pump op gets has this unit as $200 almost sounds too low to be a full assembly. i dont think that the pump for the 94 comes any other way although it might be comming without the fuel guage sensor. mine was complete and for less than that but i know somebody who works at a major parts distributor and gets a significant discount. last buy the factory service manual its irreplaceable for good info. good advice here but dodge is not known for keeping manuals for a vehicle this old. there are several sources on the net where an fsm for this truck can be purchased. limiting a search to the dealer network would be foolish. i never said anything different but dodge will be of no help here. are you always trying to be difficult and contradictory lol what a case of pkb here maxi. you have offered nothing of and added value here only to try and contradict what i have said. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for