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  1. txtrucker75

    AC freon leaking out of high side schrader valve.

    You can buy just the schrader valves at any parts store and replace them yourself a lot cheaper than taking it to a shop and letting them do it.
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    Rumbling noise

    Without riding in it and seeing for myself, it could be u-joints, trans mount, or motor mounts.
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    Side window covers?

    They are called side window vents, and you can get them cheap at rockauto.com, they have them for regular and extended cab. And they can be painted to match the color of your truck.
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    Heater Core Replacement

    It’s not that hard, the biggest pain in the butt is getting the new heater core to slide back into place without cutting your knuckles all up. Getting the old one out isn’t so hard, you can just cut the inlet and outlet pipes, but a couple of hours and it’ll be done
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    Which wheels work

    Any of the later model truck wheels will fit your truck because all of them are 5”x5.5”, I don’t think the wheels from the challenger or charger will fit but I may be wrong. But I just put a set of 17” rims from a 2004 Dodge Ram on my 1997 Dodge Ram
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    Front end help needed

    Needing advice, I took my 97 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L in to have the tie rods changed and then to have the alignment done, well long story short 3 months later I had to have my truck towed back to my house and the old tie rods aren’t on the truck and neither are the new ones. When I’ve changed tie...
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    Front end help

    Needing advice, I took my 97 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L in to have the tie rods changed and then to have the alignment done, well long story short 3 months later I had to have my truck towed back to my house and the old tie rods aren’t on the truck and neither are the new ones. When I’ve changed tie...
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    Shorty Headers

    I just installed a set of shortie headers on my 5.9L magnum engine and after I hooked all the exhaust pipes back up I have started hearing a popping sound from one of the header pipes going down into the exhaust pipes, is this normal? Or is it just unburned gas making its way into the header or...
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    New headers

    i just installed a set of shortie headers on my 5.9L magnum engine and after I hooked all the exhaust pipes back up I have started hearing a popping sound from the headers going down into the exhaust pipes, is this normal? Or is it just unburned gas making its way into the headers?
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    Gauges

    Ok thank you for your help
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    Gauges

    I have a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 2nd Gen pickup, my question is, is there a way to take the gauge cluster from a 3rd Gen Dodge Ram and put it into my 2nd Gen truck? I know I might have to change a lot of the wiring around, but is it possible?
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    AC & Heater help

    On my heat switch the vacuum lines are all good the vacuum controls the position like defrost, defrost & floor, floor, floor & vents, and vents. My blend door is controlled by a metal cable. Is there a way to pull the radio and front panel to see the cable to the blend door or do I have to pull...
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    AC & Heater help

    ok so where would i need to look to find the vacuum control for my blend door? I had a vacuum line break under the hood going into the firewall awhile back and I spliced it back together.
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    AC & Heater help

    I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 2wd 5.9L My heater hasn't been getting hardly warm, I've felt the send and return line coming from the heater core and both are very warm when i touch them could my heater core be stopped up and sometimes i smell anti-freeze, i'm planning on replacing the heater core...
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    HID wiring Harness question

    you could look up the wiring specs for both trucks and it will tell you for sure if it will work or not
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    Funny random vibration when driving

    have you checked to see if your tires are balanced right
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    Tow hook/Recovery point locations? 1997 Ram 2500

    mostly they didn't come with tow hooks from the factory, the only way they did is if you special ordered them to come on it from the factory. you can get after markets and bolt them to inside of the frame
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    New member in Central Texas

    welcome to the world of the Dodge RAM! I've had a dodge ever since buying my first truck and it's all I've ever owned.
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    Can you set the cruise to be "ready" when you start the truck?

    yes it would be nice but for now you just have to turn it on everytime you want to use the cruise control.
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    Gas Filler Door Question

    that little hook lip sticking up at the top is where you hang the plastic cord over it, not all fill doors have the larger hook to hold the cap itself.
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    trans help

    does anybody know what would be a better transmission for my 97 dodge ram1500 with a 5.9L stock 360 magnum? stock tranny just don't have the shifting I want, or would it be better to re-build mine?
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    Headers

    If it was me I'd go with the JBA long tubes and get an exhaust shop to make me a mid-pipe, or see if they can gut your cat out.
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    Brake Troubles

    you might need to clean your ABS wheel sensors, or replace them. as far as the soft brake pedal it could be a few things like your booster pack, ABS unit malfunctioning, or air and/or moister in the system itself.
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    Engine help

    My brother-in-law wants his old engine rebuilt for his rat rod but he can't tell me what size the motor is in ci. I may be wrong but isn't there a number on the side of the block that I can look up and see what ci the engine is?
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    does anyone else have to pump the gas to start?

    you could have allot of build up in your injectors or a leaking injector or if the injector is cracked it could be getting air into the system

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