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dodge 2002 truck wiring

From : peter mcgloughlin

Q: ======= ======= brian wrote i know it aint a big deal but i would like to know whats causing it to quit at times. ===== ===== somethings broke. there.....now you know git some sleep. marshmonster ok..ok.............something in the speedo head..... there....now git some sleep .

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From : marsh monster

on fri 24 nov 2006 183343 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote i have an egt gauge on mine currently in stock trim and i would highly recommend you do the same. keeping an eye on the exhaust temps is always a good idea. have you tried to tow with your truck im betting you will be surprised at the power. 325/610 is nothing to sneeze at and should move a fully loaded truck extremely well. i have towed an 8000# trailer about 2500 miles with it and it had power to spare. the truck has a dealer installed exhaust brake and it works very well. i pulled the trailer from oklahoma to northern california and the exhaust brake maintained speed on all the downgrades except in a very few instances of traffic or very tight curves. i like that and the fact that it is not very noisy. i would also recommend that you tow with the truck a few times with the loads your talking about and decide if you really want to upgrade power levels. sounds to me like you have reservations already. yes i like the idea of remaining stock. that makes everything so much easier. i think i have all the truck i need as is. and you are right until i tow the new fiver for a while i wont know for sure. as far as if the ez would leave traces in the ecm i dont know. i havent ever used the ez or had any experience with it. i think all i need right now is an egt and a transmission temp gauge. and go from there. thanks for the input. jerry o. .