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  1. shicksjr01

    Radio question

    I have access to a 2020 radio from a Ram 1500. Will it install easy into2013 Ram 1500. Both are manual air. I have a RA2 5.0 in mine.
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    12v access in bed

    Looking to install 12v access in bed so that I can plug in invertor etc. any thoughts.
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    Front Differential

    Yep just went through all that, 2 hubs, two shafts and differential with labor 4800$ axle boots were gone so seized up, axles were so stuck in spline that output shafts were damaged when they were removed so resulted in differential being replaced. My warranty forever just covered the hubs...
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    2013 ram 1500 chirps

    After removing batteries from both remotes everything stopped. No more chirping or horn sounding. Investigated the keyfob and found under the board the metal contacts attached to the rubber piece were not attached and were out of place causing keyfob to short out resulting in horn chirps. Went...
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    2013 ram 1500 chirps

    My 2013 ram started chirping horn when parked and locked. Found 1 remote the contacts where loose and out of place. took battery out and we were ok till today it started doing it again. i have a remote ordered through dealership but not here yet. could the other remote be bad too or is it...
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    Nightmares 2013 Ram

    You know this is a rant, but you take your truck in for services religiously on time, etc. Well i had a incident while driving in a park, I heard a pop passenger side and looked behind me to see if I ran over something or a hole, well nothing then the front end got noisy and vibrations. So got...
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    Ram Dead 2013

    Well dealership diagnosed bad sensor. This was before they flashed the Body control module in which I asked them to do because of my mess-ups. After flash everything works great even auto lights. No bad sensor???? Started last night from work lights came on and shortly running at 70mph traction...
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    2013 Ram 2500 Cummings Dead Dash

    I had a seal go bad around third brake light and had all the interior floor in back soaked. Check there first.
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    60750 Miles and Exhaust Manifold leak...

    I have had mine done twice. Dealer told me that it's on dealers to do list now every 70-80 thousand miles. My truck has lifetime warranty so all I pay is 100$. Total for one side was 653$
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    Ram Dead 2013

    Well thought I would be smart and change a couple of things using AlfaOBD, well I was wrong. I set up VTA and could not get it to work and then tried DRL setup and after that everything went to ****. First my auto lights quit working, then my auto lock doors quit working, then the interior dome...
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    AlfaOBD help

    I did the VAT turnon and the red blinking light is working on the EVIC but when i try to trigger alarm no horn or anything. what did i do wrong. followed proceedure off of Youtube also.
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    AlfaOBD

    First time using ALFAOBD. activated fog lights to stay on with highbeams, check activated DRL, check Activated factory alarm, got flashing light on dash when locked, but when i use the key and unlock door and open no horn/alarm?
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    Radio RA2

    I have a radio RA2 out of a 2016 ram 2500 with a 6.7 engine. I dont see ECO on/off with my radio menu. Is it because of the coding within the radio?
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    Well, the dealership called today, and the insurance company authorized a complete upper rebuild, replacing cam and all lifter as well as gaskets. Also replacing both exhaust manifold gaskets. I have 100$ deductible so that's good. The last time they did this the engine lasted 2 days and it blew...
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    Heard from Dealer today. I guess the cam and 8 lifters are bad on drivers' side, so they are replacing cam and all lifters under warranty. Don't know yet if warranty service is going to let them look at passenger side, haven't heard yet,
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    Well, here we go again. The used engine the warranty company put in now has lifter failure again. currently truck is in shop at dealership. they are in the process of tearing it down to see what is damaged. the used engine had 77000 miles on it at install and was inspected and certified. I put...
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    Well got my truck back. motor failure was unrelated to the cam and lifter replacement that they did the first time. Motor failure was a rod sleeve at crank on #1 cylinder. A clip holding the crank bearing next to #1 cylinder shattered and a pieces of it was restricting oil flow to Rod sleeve...
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    Oil pressure question

    Well got my truck back. motor failure was unrelated to the cam and lifter replacement that they did the first time. Motor failure was a rod sleeve at crank on #1 cylinder. A clip holding the crank bearing next to #1 cylinder shattered and a pieces of it was restricting oil flow to Rod sleeve...
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    Insurance company approved engine replacement with used engine with 74000 miles on it. Just hope its a good one, anyway the policy still will be in force so any problems ay least they will cover it.
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    Oil pressure question

    Insurance company approved engine replacement with used engine with 74000 miles on it. Just hope its a good one, anyway the policy still will be in force so any problems ay least they will cover it.
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    tick 5.7 hemi, 2013 ram 1500, 146012 miles

    metal in oil is what the tech just called and told me. waiting to see what insurance says about it. When they cranked it and pulled it into shop the tech heard a lower end knock. Dropped oil pan and said it had a broken push rod and it was going to need a engine now.
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    Oil pressure question

    Just got call from dealership and was told tech says there is metal in the oil. Now waiting to see what insurance is going to say to do.
  23. shicksjr01

    Oil pressure question

    I have a warranty for life on drive train purchased by the dealership, so they were at the mercy of the insurance company. The insurance refused the oil pump change and all other recommendation and approved them for a cam and 16 lifters and that is all. I even asked the service manager if the...
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    Oil pressure question

    doesnot matter. Engine just quit after rebuild. Drove it 2 days and locked up. Back to dealership.
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