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    Oil Filter Thread

    That OEM $8.00 filter is almost like no filter at all... At the very least the entry level filter should be the SRT filter.....Getting a real education here... Gotta hand it to manufacturers, the quicker they can get a vehicle to wear out, the quicker they can sell a new one......Thanks for...
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    Oil Filter Thread

    I got through 24 pages of this thread & did not find any info on a stock MoPar oil filter....Comparsions of 5 independant filter mfg's, was good..but how does the OEM filter measure up to the rest???
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    Oh boy really confused now...Is it the lifters? or the design of the block starving the cam of oil?......'All lifters are created equal' - so hellcat is hype?...I bought on to the Red Line oil & RP filters...as band aid, not the cure...but still not getting that year after year FCA has not...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    As I understand it, the majority of the failures of police cars are the long idles...so I'm thinking oil splash has something to do with it...but the real rub here is my 2000 Ram with the 5.2 with 160k miles never had any mechanical issues other than the transmission....I get that,... a rebuilt...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    The question begs to be asked....A new Ram that rolled off the assembly line today...is it the same casting & valve train as the previous years? - or did they try to modify & correct the problem? Not all Ram owners have the interest & passion to devote to this issue, I'd say for the most part...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    Oh no it's not piston slap...been there done that...In 1994 I bought a new Cherokee 4.0 'High Output' - keyword 'High Output' I picked it up from the dealer, drove 10 miles home & when I put it in the garage I couldn't believe what I was hearing. What Chrysler did was bore the block. & did...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    Now we're going in the right direction with this topic...Rather than expermanting with oil & additives, I'm interested in the replacement of the lifters with the 'Hellcat lifters'...however there is still the issue of oil starvation..I spoke to someone who had this failure & two lobes of the cam...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    Extended warranties, oil filter experimation, along with different brand names of oil & additives should not be the solution...The failure is the result of product engineering with the consumer being the guinea pig...I live in a small hamlet with 4 poilce cars, of which 3 are Chargers & one...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    Definitely internal...been twisting wrenches 50 years..I know what I heard...I'm on the verge of a rant..This is the second time I got screwed on a Chrysler product with an internal engine problem. Its not like buying a stale bag of potato chips...45k is not pocket change to me & from what I...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    None...Runs perfectly...just got back from a 5 hr. trip...
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    I'm sure this topic has been addressed, but I just became aware of this Hemi disaster. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 with 16k miles...I only use it for recreational purposes & use my 2000 5.2 Ram for a daily driver...If the 16 Ram sits for a period of about 2-3 weeks I get a bad lifter noise at start...
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    Emergency Brake Cable Removal

    Merc225hp....Yup figured it out....after I took a break, had lunch, & went back to it... Thanks for the response....
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    Emergency Brake Cable Removal

    I'm stumped...Removing the emergency brake cable from my 2000 Ram 1500 4X4 & found the spring at the end of the cable, inside the brake drum area is too big in diameter to pull through the backing plate ???? - Don't want to cut & destroy the end of the cable as I want to reuse it....anyone run...
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    2000 Ram 1500 Rear Axle assy swap

    Dodge Dude....You said no difference..... Merc 225 had the answer......lol back at ya...
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    2000 Ram 1500 Rear Axle assy swap

    Keep them coming....The responses !!! somebody must have come across this before...
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    2000 Ram 1500 Rear Axle assy swap

    I gotta vent on this one.....Is this the reason why all this new iron costs 40k + - because these manufactures can't make a part the interchanges with another? You could probably bolt this rear to a 69 Road Runner...In the meantime we all pay for reasearch & developmemt built into the price of...
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    2000 Ram 1500 Rear Axle assy swap

    Does anyone know the difference between a 2X4 & 4X4 rear axle assy?. I have a 3.55 Corporate 9.25 posi rear in my 4X4....after much measuring I bought a 2X4 rear with the same ratio/posi. (as I could not find a good 4X4 rear) The part numbers for the housings are different, however they measure...
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