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    Noises and problems under dash - AC/Heat control problems

    Actuator or door This would be one of three problems. A. is it's the blend doors that close off the heater core have broken down the shaft. If this is the case you will need to pull dash and remove the hvac box and take everything apart and find the broken door. There are 4 doors inside this...
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    Error code.

    If the cooling system is overworked and the compressor is building too much pressure it could cause slight overheating.
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    Rack and Pinion / Pump pressure

    Same issue with a 3rd gen Hey my 2002 4x4 is have I think the same issue about to go to its 3rd rack and I found out the power steering systems on these need to be filled with atf4. I believe at some point someone filled with power steering fluid and is causing an issue either with pressure or...
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    Shimmy u joints or something else

    Hi my ram 1500 has a random what feels like a suspension bounce. sometimes it runs smooth and sometimes it feels like a u joint is about to come apart. when it happens it gets worse as i go faster but sometimes ill stop at a light or something and it wont do it again till i stop again. any ideas...
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    Transmission Flush! Now truck not going into Drive

    I had done the same thing last week and now i have no drive but i still havent pulled the trans pan did u ever figure out the problem?
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    transmission blew?

    Yea I looked up a 45 rfe tear down on YouTube and the pump is inside the housin so if it is that I'm not diving tat far in but may be worth pullingtransfer case and seeing if that broke
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    transmission blew?

    Ok now just having been in two other cars while they blew thier auto trannys I've noticed that wen a trans blows it usually only affect some of or on of the gears as apples to all of them at once. When it happened to me on the turnpike I lost everything all at once. So I'm thinking fluid pump...
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    transmission blew?

    140k on my truck
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    transmission blew?

    Hey guys need a little help the other day i was driving and one second i stepped on the gas i heard a small pop and then lost drive engine stayed on spins but there is no drive not 1st 2nd or reverse park still holds if that makes a difference. diff was ok, driveshaft ok, seems like the transfer...
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    Differential gear vs tires size

    Gear mpg highway vs city I keep seeing people say they lose Mpgs on highway when the regear but gain at slower speeds why would that be the case if your making you ratio to the tires closer to factory? I have a 3rd gen 6" lift with 37s and I'm rehearing to 4.56 does that have anything to do...
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    Chy 8.0 ifs front diff

    Has anyone on here had an issue ordering the correct ring and pinion and bearing kits for the front 8.0 differential I ordered a ring and. Pinion and ring and pinion install kit and and the install kit had wrong bearing wondering if I am going to have an issue with ring and pinion
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    4.56 gear and trans

    Anyone with experience getting gears done know if you had to change any programming for larger gears. Or if the shift schedule needs to be programmed differently. Or any insight into anything that might cause the gear change not to work
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    DIY: Heater Core Bypass

    are u sure your allowed to do that wouldnt that stop the circulation of the cooling system.
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    Mileage on your 3rd Gen.?

    2002 1500 4.7l 145,000 roughly never adjusted for the tire size so it must be off
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    Coolant leak

    ohhhh the dreaded coolant leak. on my 4.7 i have replaced the heatercore twice. never want to do that again. im still leaking a small amount of coolant about 2 qts every 2 weeks i cant visibly see any coolant leaking and ive replaced everything except the water pump and timing cover gasket. i...
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    Gears, Tuners, and Trans.

    Wait what does a tone ring do?
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    Gears, Tuners, and Trans.

    I havent really done a real test of actual mpg but i will get on it cause id like to know myself
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    Gears, Tuners, and Trans.

    Does anyone know if by tuning w/ a superchips for example and changing the tire size will at all affect my gas mileage via changing up the transmissions shift pointsor anything like that. Or does changing the tire size just allow the computer to read the distance correctly? I have a stock 3.55...
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    sluggish

    Complete tune-up would be cleaning the entire AI and removing and cleaning the throttle body, remove all sensors from the throttle body and clean the idle airsensor with maf sensor cleaner. Sparkplugs be sure to neverseize. and then see where that leaves you.
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    04 Ram runs terrible.

    Sounds about right while your on it i would just do all the sparkplugs and then switch the coilpack with another see if the code goes to the other cylinder if so u know its that pack. Unplug the battery for 20 sec. to get rid of the code in between changing the coilpack. If it is the coilpack i...
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    4.7L owners I would like to know how you are doing in regards to MPG

    Not Sure My MPG is not calculated correctly cause im running 37s and haven't flashed the pcm. but otherwise ive got 37s on stock 3.55 gear and a 4.7 with a mopar CAI and my MPG readout in the truck is about 10.2.
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    04 ram cv axle angle question with lift

    mine has a u joint at the end of the diff and where it goes into the trans case it looks like a bell connected to a slip joint and in said bell is a cv bearing that will fail if its angle is not correct
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    04 ram cv axle angle question with lift

    I have a 6'' lift with 37s and yes the front driveshaft has to go ive taken it to a few different shops and everyone says to just get a driveshaft that can handle a bigger angle. I still have my cv shaft in and its making alot of noise. and this is the 3rd shaft i put in.
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    gear ratio

    if i change the gear ratios how much will it help my torque. I noticed a huge differeence in performance when i switched from 325/60/18 to 37's. So would it be worth it to change the gear ratios.
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    front drive shaft 4x4 noise 6 inch lift

    Ok so i have an 02 dodge ram (new body style) with a skyjacker 6 inch lift the lift kit is great everything is in good condition. i bought it with the lift. I immediatley had a problem with the front shaft and again when i replaced it. saw there is no transfer case reclock ring. would that be...
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