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  1. PaulTGarrett

    Bio Diesel. Yes or no?

    I have a friend who drives an early 2000's RAM diesel. He bought one of the waste vegetable oil (WVO) kits that mount in the bed of the truck. When he starts the engine, it warms up and switches to the WVO tank, which contains raw (but filtered) veggie oil right from a restaurant's fryer. It...
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    Tow/Haul

    I have T/H and EB both on most of the time since I pull a 40' gooseneck trailer for work. However, I've gotten spoiled on the T/H assisting with the braking... With no trailer on, I leave T/H off, EB on. When I come off an interstate, I'll turn T/H on before I hit the off ramp, letting it and...
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    2014 2500 6.7 drive shaft support bearing

    I had a local driveshaft shop make me up a front driveshaft. Truck was used when I bought it and the CV center pivot was shot and the cross on the axle end of the shaft was shot. They made me a totally new shaft, using Spicer greasable crosses and CV. My next plan for the front end is locking...
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    Rear seat bolts

    Mine did, too. Paying for Sirus/XM for an 8-mile commute. But Hair Nation just makes sitting at one of the four red lights sooooo much easier.... :headbang:
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    DIY Greasing Front Drive Shaft Fitting

    My old '78 Bronco, with it's monster lift kit, I had to drop the transfer case end of the driveshaft to get enough opening in the CV to grease the crosses and center pivot. The axle end of the shaft was easy enough to rotate so the zerk (or needle) on the cross was accessible. Given the more...
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    Brake Fluid Change Not Required?

    I have my brake system flushed and replaced whenever I do a full brake job. I've done it that way since I was 15. I've never had a brake system component fail or seize up on me... For example, my '93 Ford Bronco has 215,000-ish miles on it. I have only replaced one flexible brake hose on it...
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    Power inverter

    I installed a 3000-watt Harbor Freight inverter under my back seat. Works great. I'm going to move it to the cab back wall once I do the seat fold down mod. I used 4AWG wire from the battery back to the inverter.
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    Rear Seats Stuck in Up Position

    I had the same problem on my truck. At first it wouldn't lock in the upright position. When I finally got it to lock, no manner of force could get it back down. I even tried using the Force but that didn't work. I had to get a little screwdriver and pry the little locking cams down so the...
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    Mouse getting into my cab.

    Get one of the neighborhood stray cats to live in your truck... or get a pet snake! LOL Actually that is what I did for my travel trailer... Had a mouse problem... Started leaving water/food out under the trailer... Stray cats came along, mice moved along! And yes, I did trap the cats...
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    Lets talk toolboxes

    I have not been happy with my UWS tool box. I will admit, I bought it because of their reputation and didn't really give the box a detailed lookie-lu before buying it. My fault there. I have found the box to be, well, cheap. Not inexpensive, just plain cheap. Maybe it was made on a Friday...
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    Get your actual weights! don't guess

    My 2012 weighs in at 8040 pounds with me and a full tank of diesel... I don't want to know how overloaded my work trailer is... It's a 45' triple axle gooseneck with brakes on all 6... I usually run the brake controller about 8 to 9... I just hook it up, drive down the road, and not worry...
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    Does A 4WD Truck Need Limited Slip

    My '75 Bronco had a posi rear end and a limiited slip front. I can only remember ONE time I got stuck out in the woods hunting and that was when I found some ruts that were deeper than my tires. Bottomed out the axles... Winch time! My '79 Bronco had a posi rear end and an ARB locker on the...
  13. PaulTGarrett

    2012 2500 CTD Power Steering help

    Thanks Crash, that's a good point. I had totally forgotten about @AllMoparParts.com. Benny, if ya need it, the VIN is 3C6UD5HL5CG100927. 2012, 2500, 4x4, 408 CTD, ST package. Was talking with my Bro-in-law and when the hose on his '97 blew, he just took all of them to a local hydraulic shop...
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    2012 2500 CTD Power Steering help

    Need some part numbers help and I figured the Forum was as good as any place to ask. I have a serious leak in one of the high pressure lines in my power steering/power brake system. MOPAR has screwed everyone with a truck older than 2013 by not making parts any more, the high pressure lines...
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    Knob dial vs shift on console

    Kind of a reply to two threads... I despise all the BS electronics in the new trucks and really hate the knob shifting. I have a 2012 2500 that has a column shift tranny and a floor shift xfer case. If I am in the woods hunting and start to get stuck, I can rock back and forth with the column...
  16. PaulTGarrett

    2018 RAM 3500 OEM round Gooseneck to 5th Wheel Hitch

    Wifey and I are looking at upgrading our bumper-pull trailer to a 5er toy hauler and I absolutely am looking at the Goosebox. I pull a couple of different goosenecks for work on a regular basis and know the benefits of a goose over a 5th wheel. Not having to swap hitches back and forth is a bonus.
  17. PaulTGarrett

    Rebuild front drive shaft 4th Gen 2500 Diesel

    I can't name the source because I "heard of it" but was told the front universal crosses were an odd size and could not be second sourced outside of Mopar... When I bought my 2012 2500, there was a definite wobble feeling/noise in the front shaft. When I took it out and looked it over, I just...
  18. PaulTGarrett

    Anyone tried the ball joint delete option?

    I have had those sorry POS unit bearings fail at highway speeds three times over two RAM trucks ('98 & '12). Ya ever try to control an 8000 pound truck pulling a ~10,000 pound gooseneck trailer while dragging the driver's side front wheel? At 80 mph with the cruise control on?? Yeah, it was...
  19. PaulTGarrett

    2014 Ram 4x4 issue

    I had problems with my FOBIC ignition switch when I first got my 2012 2500... It would do exactly as you described, electrical error lightning bolt, loss of power, then fire back up and run fine until the next time. Someone on a forum (don't remember if it was this one) suggested the switch...
  20. PaulTGarrett

    Hydroboost system diagram

    Rut ro... Dead link... Thanks, '06!
  21. PaulTGarrett

    Hydroboost system diagram

    Yeah, I found out from all of the local RAM parts places that getting the pump is easy and not really all that expensive. Getting the hoses... Welllll.... I am thinking of going with OleJoe's suggestion and just taking the bad hoses to a hydraulic shop and having them custom made... May be a...
  22. PaulTGarrett

    Hydroboost system diagram

    2012 RAM 2500, 4x4, 408 CTD, HydroBoost steering/braking system... My power steering pump is starting to squeal and I have a high pressure hose that is oozing fluid... Chiltons shop manuals are annoyingly totally useless, they don't even show the location of the PS pump for filling... My...
  23. PaulTGarrett

    If You Like Your Jeep . . . . . . You soon won’t be able to buy one, thanks to California’s EV mandate.

    I agree... Fsck Commiefornia... That state and it's ridiculous mandates have been the "tail wagging the dog" for far too long... If the auto manufacturers would grow a pair and simply stop selling vehicles in Cali, I'm betting the resident's uproar would bring that crap to a stop really quick!
  24. PaulTGarrett

    Engine cycling

    A quick question about the eco diesel engines. Does the engine shut off when the vehicle is stopped? Like at a fast food drive up window? Is there any way to disable that "feature"? Just curious...
  25. PaulTGarrett

    Weird 4x4 issues

    No front axle disconnect, solid front axle rotates all the time, 4x4 engaged or not. Locking hubs/full float spindles are on my wish list. I have thought about setting the truck up on stands and verifying engagement but that is a LOT of truck to jack up in the air. Recycling yard weighs my...

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