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    Average time for a built engine to be done?

    Rebuild? What is wrong with a crate engine? My truck has over 330,000 km and when/if engine dies it is out with the old and in with the new. Too expensive? A rebuilt can be bought cheaper. I know a hobbyist master mechanic whose turnaround for that is two days max. He has right now 8 cars...
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    Line X issue. Does your look like this?

    I had my truck done in 2008 and it was a good application but all the big blocks of wood and trunk sections have punched some big dents in the box. Old trucks had much thicker and stronger metal. But the LineX is still hanging tough. har har har Most you guys are perfectionists and your...
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    Oil change and time question

    It does not matter what people think because there are three ways of thinking and three ways of doing things up here. The RIGHT WAY, the wrong way and the Canadian way. Ditto for doing things but it often seems it is always the Canadian way things are done and that is the same as wrong. I...
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    Stainless Works Exhaust Rattle

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    RAM recovering Tacoma

    THe old three "R's" used to be reading and "riting" and "rithmetic." Years ago they changed them to recycing, revision and reproduction.
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    RAM recovering Tacoma

    Whatever happened to logic, and common sense. Both have abandoned the regular mainstream sheeple and now fled from what once used to be known as groups of improvisional critical thinkers and problem solvers. I long ago stopped being amazed at groupthink inanity.
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    RAM recovering Tacoma

    YUP YUP YUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Pissed off

    Yup. Always did. My parking brake handle broke at the plastic molded ring the metal end fits into. That was at 300,000 km. Easy fix. Drill with quarter inch bit a hole centered and install a metal "I" bolt with threaded end and fit holding end with washer and nut. Big problem is when hood...
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    Do you guys think all Gen 3 5.7L Hemi engines are doomed for lifter/cam failure?

    Oil changes early will not delete/erase damage caused by other things such as high revving when cold, brutal usage, (overloading) etc Sub standard parts on the assembly line can also be the root cause.
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    Do you guys think all Gen 3 5.7L Hemi engines are doomed for lifter/cam failure?

    2008 5.7 hemi stick 6. Lots of hard work. Over 330,000 km. Towing. Hauling heavy loads. Oil changes prolonged with filter change halfway from oil change. 10W 30 but going 10W 40 next change. Any synthetic good quality oil is used. I am not convinced the failures are caused by an oil...
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    Ram outdoorsman 5.7 MPG

    Yup. Any rpm above 1900 will yield garbage mileage. On my long USA trips in my 2500 5.7 6 stick I drive 50 to 55 mph usually on interstate highways where I use cruise control most of the time. I get a calculated 18 t0 19 over long distances with good driving conditions. Once you hit the 2000...
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    Stock wheel but bigger tires

    Newer Denali 2500 parked beside me at TH a few days ago. It stood a foot higher than my 2500. Huge tires that extended past fenders 8 inches. Truck sides up to roof and windows covered in salt, sand, grit and a bit of mud. Mirrors caked. I will never understand why anyone wants to baptize...
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    5.7 ENGINE LIFE...AND FRONT END SUSPENSION ISSUE

    Over 330,000 km now on 2008 2500 5.7 work truck. Nothing but basic maintenance as in replacement of worn/failed parts. Still have original rad, water pump, fuel pump but on second starter, front end components, alternator, serpentine, plugs, oil pan, a few bulbs, parking brake release handle...
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    Word of advice... Never few up your tank pass the 1st click!

    Yup. Found that out experentially.
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    37s installed

    In a recent report on vehicle ownership, AAA noted the cost of new vehicle ownership was almost $800.00 a month. Modifications of course would add to that figure but if people want to spend $$$ that is their decision. Practical people like me are not in that groove, I would rather leave my...
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    Sold the old girl today

    Never gonna sell my 2008 2500. When I see rust problems will get full body job and paint. When original box dies will grab a custom fab one with some real steel in it. Have you ever had a truck before 10 to 20 years old and got a total body renewal on it? The fun part is seeing the reactions...
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    I was warned not to buy a Ram truck because of the transmission

    Had my first alignment at around 300000 km and bought new front end components with GREASE FITTINGS.
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    I was warned not to buy a Ram truck because of the transmission

    COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!! )(*&%^&*_)+_)*&^$(%^&)__)(*&^$%^&*(++_)(*&^RE%^&*() My Dodge has over 330,000 km and is a work truck with rough and heavy use. If it is not trailering a load of logs at or above the limit, it is carrying tons of equipment from mini skid steers to stump grinders in the box...
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    Using 5w-40 in the 6.4?

    I try to get information from experts and follow this rule religiously in anything from investing to mechanical. As I said, my oil choices are based on an expert opinion proven by decades of experience. My 2008 2500 Dodge, when ordered, came with an undesired limited slip function which I had...
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    Using 5w-40 in the 6.4?

    It may be trite to say the least but it is a reality there will always be alternate opinions on every topical subject and opinions are mostly based on subjectivity. In "Canuckistan" there are three ways of thinking and three ways of doing things, which are THE RIGHT WAY, THE WRONG WAY, AND THE...
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    Using 5w-40 in the 6.4?

    I worked in refineries decades ago with a fellow whose uncle was a chemical engineer. Maintenance work done included setting up cracker towers for catalyst renewal. Noted that some refinery companies utilized clay ball catalyst and the oil "jugs" used where motor oil was processed indicated no...
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    Using 5w-40 in the 6.4?

    Went from 5w20 to 10W30 this year with 330,000 km and no tick while running or on startup. I was advised to do this by a retired 70 year old race car driver and engine builder. Knows a lot about lube and taught courses on the subject. Going to 10W40 next change on his counsel as well. He...
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    Lifter tick after cam and lifter replacement

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16*For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16 Rough as I am, I totally agree.
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    Best highway or all season tires

    For sure. I have a 2008 2500 stick 6 and hemi and it came with these stock. It was 146,000 km(almost 100000 miles) and 10 years later that I decided to follow the safety rule and replace them even though there was still a good quarter inch of tread left on them. I had run them at top...
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    Best highway or all season tires

    For sure. I have a 2008 2500 stick 6 and hemi and it came with these stock. It was 146,000 km(almost 100000 miles) and 10 years later that I decided to follow the safety rule and replace them even though there was still a good quarter inch of tread left on them. I had run them at top...

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