Snow Plow on a 05 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4X4
From : kurt
Q: since this is my first egt experience is this normal its an 03 ho with a 6sp. absolutely normal. whered you end up putting your thermocouple as you look at the exhaust manifold from the right fender it points down at the turbo. i imagined that portion pointing down as having the divider down the middle so went 1/2 way to the left rear of that divider and about 3/4 above the flange. the prob is horizontal. im going to order that banjo bolt from genos today and hopefully it will get here by friday as im leaving for my ak trip on saturday for 6 weeks. in the other thread you said to put this on the supply line to the cp3 pump so that is where it will go. thank you for the assistance you have provided. -- fmb only one b in fmb .
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From : denny
2004 ram 1500; installing an electric brake controller. i got a wiring adapter at u-haul and i found the pigtail under the dash behind the e-brake. my problem is the blue wire is only putting out 2 volts at the pigtail. it show 0 volts at the brake controller and at the 7 pin connecter at the bumber. is 2 volts normal or should it be 12v...any suggestions on a fix .
From : kurt
anyone have a good solid option for up to 2 kayaks mopar has nothing out yet. any pro-cons for the yakima q-clips that go in the doors thanks for any input .
From : kurt
on mon 02 may 2005 223309 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote well i have a quad cab but it is running torsion bars in the front which is kind of hard to beef up. not like adding a leaf or a different coil to it. check out www.timbren.com ive got these on my truck and have put several kits on friends trucks. they work great. you can also adjust up your torsion bars also but when you do it will also raise the front end. denny .
From : denny
on thu 28 apr 2005 201830 -0500 ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net writes i have a 97 dodge ram 1500. i rebuilt the engine last summer and i am loosing oil. how much over what period of time mine too and it hasnt been rebuilt. only 77k miles on it 97 1500 loses 1- to 2 quarts in 30004000 miles between oil changes. no drips on the floor no smoke on startup no smoke on acceleration not showing up in the cooling system thank god just magically disappearing. its obviously burning it but slow enough not to be visible in the exhaust. tailpipe residue what little there is of it it is a light grey. this is also not something new for this truck its used oil almost since the truck was new. i thought valve guides possibly but if that were the case itd blow a blue cloud at morning startup. and morning starts are clear. compression check didnt lend any clues either. plugs are clean. ive had some frustrating history of p0307 misfires for about a year but the wire rerouting tsb seems to have addressed that for the time being anyway. knock on wood. i had a 3.0 dodge that used 1 liter every 1500km - and it never showed even a whisp of smoke from the exhaust. the valve guides were so loose i was surprised it was not using a whole lot more. it did kill the cat. i guess i shouldnt bitch. its been a good reliable truck and so far has never stranded me. chews up front tires if you dont rotate every-other oil change and piss-poor fuel economy but not many full-size gas powered v8 trucks do much better. sure as hell glad i didnt buy a chevy or a ford. incidentally its spelled losing not loosing. dont flame me im just passing along the data. if no one says anything no one will ever know. clay .
From : woody
suddenly without warning joseph myers exclaimed 5/2/2005 435 am bilstien or edelbrock mono tube double acting. i put the edelbrock ias on my 3500 and they work great even with 4300# of camper in the bed. i put the bilstiens on my toy taco and they are much better then the oems.. on mon 02 may 2005 010424 gmt edward l. dowdy eddowdy@ctsihatespamcomp.com wrote i have a 95 ram 1500 2 wheel drive with 95000 miles. it has a towing package but i dont recall the axle ratio. engine is a 318. ive only had it a couple months. gets better gas mileage than the 2002 qc 4x4 i used to have. seems it could ride a bit better than it does. would new shocks help if so what would the resident experts recommend ed dowdy ok how about for a 2001 dakota slt 4x4 with towing package also not sure of the axle ratio does it matter. same brands whats the usual life of oem shocks on a truck like mine its my first dodge and first 4x4. jmc .
From : kurt
your readings are normal. if you are installing a fuel pressure guage i recommend an isolator so fuel does not enter the passenger compartment. they are inexpensive and easy to install . their use eliminates a significant fire hazard. steve i put the egt gauge in this weekend and took a trip to see mom about 50 miles away. readings were in the 600 degree range and jumped up to the 900-1000 range when i jumped on it to get on the freeway or jumping from 60-80 mph. after i settled in on a speed the temps dropped back to around 600 if i was around 70mph or 650-700 at 80mph. after getting high temps 1100 was the highest for a few seconds and then letting off the fuel to keep a steady speed the temps dropped to 600 within seconds. sitting with a warmed up engine at the traffic light the temp is around 300. since this is my first egt experience is this normal its an 03 ho with a 6sp. -- fmb only one b in fmb .
From : woody
the middle so went 1/2 way to the left rear of that divider and about 3/4 above the flange. the prob is horizontal. good - then youre reading the hotter of the cylinders. #5 and #6 usually run the hottest in the other thread you said to put this on the supply line to the cp3 pump so that is where it will go. yep. when looking from the left drivers fender you want the top-left-most banjo bolt - the line that comes in from the right loops around the top of the pump and bolts down. its the line that comes from the bottom of the fuel filter canister. .