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    Lifter failure preventions?

    You are correct. I should have been more specific. Based on mine and the fleet of Chargers and Durangos in our county Sheriff's Dept. That wild exaggeration can probably be adjusted down some for the general population. Blessings Eric
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    New Water Pump Not Cool

    Coolant dipstick says good. I will replace the thermostat if it doesn't get resolved soon.
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    Lifter failure preventions?

    I was one of those "I change every 3k with full syn 5w-30" folks and thought it was a maintenance issue people were having. Nope, at 144K cyl 5 misfire and you know the rest. Every lobe on my cam had the chrome plating flaking of, one lobe and lifter wiped out and one about to go. I am 40K on...
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    New Water Pump Not Cool

    Hey guys I just replaced the water pump on my 2011 1500 with 5.7 with a new premium Carquest pump. This truck has never run hot and even pulling a 8K load never got above normal. Since replacing the water pump it gets "warm" when idling. It will cool back down when traveling. Sometimes when...
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    2011 Ram 1500 front struts

    Need some recommendations for front struts. I put some ebay specials on 3 years ago and they are bottoming out bad. Will TRX struts fit, or should I just get some quality replacements? How about leveling struts? Any real world experience of recs are appreciated.
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    Poll Oil Viscosity - Hemi 5.7l

    My 2011 had always had synthetic 5w-30 every 5k or so and at 143k miles two lifter ate through the cam lobes. When I got past 120k I thought all the talk of Hemi failure was because people were not maintaining their vehicles...wrong! I have built engines for 30 years and found what the machinist...
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    Possible lifter/cam failure

    My cam went at 143K. I was a 3k oil change guy and had gotten that far without issue and then the miss showed up. Budget and transportation didn't allow me to do anything but flush the engine and put it back together (full RR in 24hr) with new cam and lifters. I noticed that every one of the cam...
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    Winking lights!

    I think my truck likes me. The fuel and temp gauge keep winking at me! Seriously has any experienced this, and did you find a loose wire or circuit board?
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    HELP! Stuck again

    Need some help here. 2011 1500 BH that was doing the classic no start, shut off going down the road, fod going crazy dance. research says WIN module. Call Dodge and parts guys says sounds familiar. New WIN and programmed. Doing great two weeks and this morning cold snap and here we go again. No...
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    Engine dies p0882

    Hey guys I need some feedback before I spend my money. 2011 1500 BH that has been having a no start condition and engine dies going down the road. I have done several searches on here and other sites on this and the consensus is bad WIN module. The only issue is nobody else has listed a p0882...
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    2011 No Start

    I have a 2011 1500 Big Horn 5.7 that has no power to ignition/dash and when I insert key I just get a little red light on the dash? Help

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