What did you do with your 4th Gen this week?

[MileHighRam11]

Woke up to this crud all over my truck. Some construction zones I go through on the way back from work. Crusted over and hard to remove. Don’t know if it’s paint or what? Pretty pissed.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Throttle body cleaning and filled coolant overflow tank to spec, it was empty. Radiator is still full under the cap.

Removed low-end Mopar oil filter, installed Royal Purple 20-820.
Removed unknown dealer oil and installed PUP 5W-20 as a "flush".
Replaced air filter with a Mopar filter. Noticeably thicker gasket.

Late spring to early summer, approx 3,000 miles later, another RP 20-820 and plan to add Redline 5W-30 to run for 5k miles. I'll send a sample of the PUP to Blackstone. Currently sitting at 105,750 miles on my 2014.

Engine is and has been whisper quiet. Hoping to keep it that way.

 

[TiredRooster]

Within the past week...... the RAM got 16 brand new NGK plugs. And yesterday was oil change time. It got 7 quarts of Amsoil 5w30 Signature series motor oil and new filter. Good to go for a while longer.

 

[Glen OS]

Got my truck back from the body shop. Got rear-ended and hit vehicle in front of me. 3 months and a day. The body shop did a great job. Even painted the rear frame while the bed was off.
The trailer hitch absorbed most of the hit.

 

[danielmid]

Bought, tried, and returned the Jaco tire inflator adapter for my portable Dewalt compressor. Tested 2 tires with and 2 tires without from about 18-20 psi up to 35, and the 2 tires with the inflator took noticeably longer and it wasn't that much faster to connect/disconnect, plus it made the hose longer to store, so back it went.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099SBMBJV

 

[1 MEAN66]

Put ours up for the winter, Upstate NY, Our Dakota saw only winter at 91K rust had it's way. NO more that's what our 2000 Century is for!

 

[Black-Wolf]

Reconfigured the ride height - but the truck was riding way too high, so set it back to factory.

 

[WY-Dave]

Been happening over time and time
11/19/23
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12/05/23
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trying to find in AlphaOBD where the status logs are kept. Went through Body computer and Engine. Have to wait until I get home on the computer, phone has an android warning that files can only be seen on a computer

Mine reset sometime before I upgraded to 7 inch instrument cluster. Never really paid attention to it and decided to check before I upgraded and mine was way off. 7 inch cluster had slightly more miles, but I reset to my mileage,but left the hours alone as they were close to what mine should have been. It's a known issue with our trucks. If you figure out how to access the true numbers post it back here.

I have Torque Pro ($5). You would also need the below addon .csv specialized PID file.
Here is a addon https://drive.google.com/file/d/18CkJlaNAK3kr7jWknm3JzSOXp59bwoM4/view

not sure if my math is right 88000 miles / 2465.5hr = 36 miles per hour (on avg)



The source site I got my info from

Using Torque Pro for Gauges Extended PID Sensors.

This article covers the steps needed to use an obdlinkmx or similar to pass info to an application like Torque Pro on your cell phone for gauges. It will allow you to add more sensors than Ram Publishes for Free. Big Props to Nova3930 on Cumminsforum for getting the list going. Update 8/22/18 Add...

mopar1973man.com

 

[PA Ram]

I have Torque Pro ($5). You would also need the below addon .csv specialized PID file.
Here is a addon https://drive.google.com/file/d/18CkJlaNAK3kr7jWknm3JzSOXp59bwoM4/view

not sure if my math is right 88000 miles / 2465.5hr = 36 miles per hour (on avg)
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The source site I got my info from

Using Torque Pro for Gauges Extended PID Sensors.

This article covers the steps needed to use an obdlinkmx or similar to pass info to an application like Torque Pro on your cell phone for gauges. It will allow you to add more sensors than Ram Publishes for Free. Big Props to Nova3930 on Cumminsforum for getting the list going. Update 8/22/18 Add...

mopar1973man.com

I'll have to give it a try. Wonder where it's pulling the numbers from? I would imagine the BCM stores the correct numbers somewhere.

 

[WY-Dave]

I'll have to give it a try. Wonder where it's pulling the numbers from? I would imagine the BCM stores the correct numbers somewhere.

when I get the chance. I will hunt through the AlphaOBD logs and see if the numbers match

 

[Heathen-19]

Highlighted grill and tailgate emblems.

 

[PA Ram]

Highlighted grill and tailgate emblems.

I like that a lot!

 

[metalchewy]

Highlighted grill and tailgate emblems.

Which red did you use? That looks sharp!

 

[PA Ram]

Highlighted grill and tailgate emblems.

I'm assuming you already had black emblems and added the red?

 

[Heathen-19]

Which red did you use? That looks sharp!

It’s a vinyl inlay from TVD vinyl decals. They have different colors. Different inlays for grill, tailgate, steering wheel, pretty much anything.

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[Heathen-19]

I'm assuming you already had black emblems and added the red?

Yep. I have a black 19 4th Gen express. Blacking it out with red accents. Put red caliper covers, red bed stripes (tra$mp stamp), tinted led taillights, Oem tow hooks painted red, tinted windows and windshield strip, black chrome wheels for summer and black RT/sport wheel for winter that are powder coated, upgraded to a premium dash cluster and replaced the cover with one for a rebel with red trim, replaced left and right vent covers with red trimmed covers for a rebel. Looking to replace the radio bezel with a red trim bezel from a rebel and do red accents in vinyl on the door panels.

 

[BenWade]

Yep. I have a black 19 4th Gen express. Blacking it out with red accents. Put red caliper covers, red bed stripes (tra$mp stamp), tinted led taillights, Oem tow hooks painted red, tinted windows and windshield strip, black chrome wheels for summer and black RT/sport wheel for winter that are powder coated, upgraded to a premium dash cluster and replaced the cover with one for a rebel with red trim, replaced left and right vent covers with red trimmed covers for a rebel. Looking to replace the radio bezel with a red trim bezel from a rebel and do red accents in vinyl on the door panels.

Did you have to cut your front bumper to install the tow hooks?

 

[Heathen-19]

Did you have to cut your front bumper to install the tow hooks?

No not the bumper. It a filler piece under the bumper. I think It’s called a lower bumper grille. Found a write up on the forums about how to do it. Trucks like mine didn’t have the option to have tow hooks installed so followed the thread and had the brackets made locally using schematics and files from the thread. That way they could be installed correctly so as to function correctly if needed. Bought the hooks through online mopar dealer. Sanded the hooks down and painted them craftsman red. Top of tab 5 is a good starting point on information.
https://www.ramforum.com/posts/1499443/

 

[BenWade]

No not the bumper. It a filler piece under the bumper. I think It’s called a lower bumper grille. Found a write up on the forums about how to do it. Trucks like mine didn’t have the option to have tow hooks installed so followed the thread and had the brackets made locally using schematics and files from the thread. That way they could be installed correctly so as to function correctly if needed. Bought the hooks through online mopar dealer. Sanded the hooks down and painted them craftsman red. Top of tab 5 is a good starting point on information.
https://www.ramforum.com/posts/1499443/

Nice !!

 

[tron67j]

Put ours up for the winter, Upstate NY, Our Dakota saw only winter at 91K rust had it's way. NO more that's what our 2000 Century is for!

When I lived way Upstate NY I did same thing. Truck went into garage and had various FWDs with 4 snows. My trucks used to have a sad face staring out the garage, seeing all the snow and wanting to play. But then a couple-year-old truck with massive holes where fenders used to be would drive by. Truck was happy to just relax until spring.