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    Decided on Reman Engine

    I made a post a few weeks ago with several questions. I'd like to update with what I decided. :buffer: My 4.7 is burning a quart of oil every 700-1,000 miles. It's getting up to 170k miles. I priced around the Air-Ram rebuild kit which wasn't terribly bad, but local shops are wanting crazy...
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    4.7 to Hemi Swap

    I made a post a few weeks ago, over the winter I either plan to rebuild my 4.7 work truck or swap it with a hemi or reman 4.7. I would like the hemi upgrade due to me pulling a trailer all day. Can anyone tell me all the parts I would need to strip to make the swap work? My 4.7 is a 2004. I...
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    4.7 Engine Swap vs. Rebuild

    I have a 2003 4.7 nearing 200,000 miles. The truck is used daily as a landscaping truck and pulls a trailer day in and day out 7-days a week. The truck is still in running condition, but as the days go by it seems to get rougher, burn more oil, and I can tell the engine is on the decline. I'm...
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    Electrical Issues... Shorted Circuits, CEL's, and more trouble!

    So I had a small engine mechanic that works on my commercial mowers over today helping re-wire a trailer. He was testing the fuses in my truck to make sure my trailer light issue wasn't in the truck. Before he came over the truck was running perfectly sound, no CEL's, no issues. After he probes...
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    Need Serious help fast!

    Well, my work truck (landscaping) truck that I use to operate daily business failed today. So now not only am I out a fortune it looks like to have it fixed, I'm possibly going to lose some customers and contacts in the meantime if I don't get this fixed soon. So today the truck decided to go...
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    2003 4.7 High Mileage - BURNING OIL

    I have a 2003 1500 with the 4.7 as a work truck that's burning oil pretty fast. I've replaced everything from tires, brakes, to front suspension, struts, ball joints, control arms, steering rack, all shocks, etc. on the truck and wold like to keep it as a work truck. The truck runs strong, idles...
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    2003 Ram 4.7 Trouble Starting?

    Open to suggestions. I have a 2003 4.7. Today the truck kind of hesitated to start two different times. Almost seemed as if the battery didn't have enough juice. (I do landscaping stop and go all day) so I figured it could be the starter going out. Took it to Auto Zone, battery checked out good...
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    Identify this Vacuum hose and part please!

    This little part and hose is making a loud hissing noise when shutting off truck, experiencing very rough idol and hesitation both, enough to shake the truck. I found this hose after doing some work earlier, the hose is not connected to anything at the end, however last time I seen it, it...
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    Need some fast help!... Throttle Body Cleaning now hesitation?

    Today I changed the plugs and cleaned the throttle body in my truck. After putting everything back together, I had an issue with the gas peddle being hard to press. I found the issue which was related to the linkage on the throttle body. So I put it back together again, made sure the throttle...
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    Stupid Question...

    This might be a stupid question hehe, but it's cold and dark outside and I'm trying to do some homework on my truck tonight before the warm weekend comes while I have some time on my hands. I'm planning to clean the throttle body out. Could anyone tell me where it is located on the 4.7 L Ram...
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    Buying a Truck

    I couldn't find the a General Forum besides for each generation model. So I had to release some steam and see if any of you have ran into similar issues. Most of you know I just put a lot of money in getting my 4.7 I just purchased back into decent condition and ran into an issue today with the...
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    Hvac leak possible? Cruise Control Not Working

    I've did a little bit of research on my issue. I have a 2003 Ram 1500 4.7 liter. I'm having an issue with when hitting the cruise button, the light comes on, on the dashboard. However, when you push the button to "Set Cruise" the truck won't actually set a cruise speed or set the cruise period...
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    What is this line hanging?

    I just changed my rear shocks today and happen to notice this line coming off the rear axle. The hose is just to the left of the center axle, right next to the lower shock mount. The hose is on top of the axle and has a few other hoses running next to it. It appears to be a brake line. I just...
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    Squeaky, Squeaky Ball Joint Help!!

    As of right now, being the holidays, I'm extremely broke between the kiddos and holidays. I noticed a noise coming from the front end. Sounds like a squeaking noise when the wheels are turned. I found a video of another 1500 after hours of searching tonight, the truck had bad ball joints, which...

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