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    Thermostat housing replacement

    So I sprung a pin hole leak on the thermostat housing.....of course one month after the warranty expires. The question I have is do you need to drain the coolant just to change out the housing? I understand that there could be some residual coolant in the top hose. Or maybe at least drain some...
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    Engine knock during accel

    For while I was trying to be cheap and run the 87 octane but in the summer time, I would get engine knock on acceleration. I finally gave in since then and put in the recommended 89 octane. It made a difference, but still getting some knocking on acceleration once the engine has warmed up. It...
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    GPS not showing correct position

    Has anyone run into an issue where the GPS doesn't show your correct location? I've been having on and off issues where the GPS shows me on some random road far, far away. In some cases it shows me sort of in the correct area but it looks like I'm driving across the roads, through people's...
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    Shake, rattle and roll at highway speeds

    I have been having issues with the truck shaking/shuddering at highways speeds. First thought was an out of balance tire and most likely one of the rear tires since I wasn't feeling it in the steering wheel. I got the tires rebalanced and the truck drives a lot smoother now, but the issue is...
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    Redline High Performance vs Professional Series

    So, it's time for me to perform another oil change and I've been using the RL High Performance oil to date. Since my last oil change, the price has jumped to $16 a quart on the high performance. It was around $11 last time. The only thing I can remember from the past is that I switched to RL...
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    Connection between coolant leak and hemi tick (exhaust manifold)

    So, I've been procrastinating in getting the exhaust manifold fixed to resolve that flavor of the hemi tick. Now, I've developed a coolant leak that looks to be coming from the left rear corner of the engine. Based on where I see the wet spot, I feel that this could be a head gasket thing...
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    Brake Upgrade

    It's time for me to replace my brakes and rotors since I bought the truck back in 2020. I tow about 7000# and I am wondering if it's worth upgrading to something like the Power Stop Z36 rotors and pads? I only tow during the typical boat season and it's only about an hour or so each way mostly...
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    Going with larger tire on stock rims

    I have the stock 20" rims using 275/60R20. I'm curious to know if anyone has ever gone with a wider tire but maintain overall outer circumference close to the stock tire size. I guess I'm looking to get a slightly wider tire to have a little more rubber gripping the road. Feel free to poke at...
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    Hemi tick repair

    Sorry for another one of these posts, but just want to run this by everyone. I do have the exhaust manifold flavor of the tick. The dealer at first said it would be a roughly $2k job but luckily I got 7yrs warranty because of the truck being a certified pre-owned....just surprised that didn't...
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    Goodyear Wrangler SR-A vs Territory HT vs Trailrunner AT

    Looking for opinions on the SR-A vs Territory HT? I see the one big difference is the treadwear (500 vs 680). Also, anyone use the Trailrunner AT's? Looking for something with a little more off-road ability rather than all-season. Are the AT's noisier than all-seasons? I've used the...
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    Upholstery Cleaning

    I see a lot of folks out there using their drills with a cleaning brush head or something to that effect. What do you call it? Any suggestions?
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    Finding a wire that is hot when the ignition switch is in "Run"

    Here's an odd ball question. I installed a mobile fire dept radio in my truck. It has an ignition sense wire that I can tie in to something that is hot when the ignition is in RUN. This allows the radio to turn on/off with the ignition switch. Is there an easy spot within the cab to tie this...
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    Tranny oil change - 8 speed

    So to make sure what I've read concerning a tranny oil change..... 1. Drain the pan using the drain plug 2. Remove the pan 3. Re-install the new pan, like the one from Dorman since it has a removable filter 4. Jack rear end up to get tires off the ground 5. Make sure tranny is level 6. Fill the...
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    Yet another hemi tick question

    Sorry for yet another hemi tick post. I tried searching through all the other threads and couldn't quite find what I was looking for. I have a 2017 5.7 with a little over 53k. I bought it used at 25k about 2 yrs ago. Thanks to this forum, I stumbled on to the hemi tick issues and every oil...
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    Fuel economy and temps while towing

    Hoping this is the right place for this post. Temperature wise, I've had couple instances where engine temp will sit around 220 which then drives up oil temp to near 244. Temps will sit there and then drop to around 210-212 for engine and then stay that way for the rest of the trip and maybe...
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    Got the old girl weighed

    It's getting close to boating season. Picked up a boat towards the end of last season and never made it to the scales. I can mark that off the list now. Boat+trailer = 7300 - little heavier than I was expecting Curb weight of the truck = 5840 Tongue weight = 500 Throw the weight of me and...
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    Towing - Oil type and oil temp

    I made a post about what would be too high an oil temp when towing. One of the responses had a link to an article about how synthetic oil can handle the higher temps...really good article. In other perusing through the forum I remember reading a post where someone mentioned that one could...
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    Load leveling and ride stiffener

    I know lots of folks have installed some type of load leveling system like ASAMs. Do any of these systems help stiffen up the rear end so there isn't so much bounce/movement when the truck or trailer hits a bump? I'm looking at ASAMs/airbags anyways because of the squat but I've hit spots on...
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    Dreaded BW 44-44 transfer case

    So, in away, one of my fears came true while pulling my boat out of the water. The ramp was concrete up to a certain point and then goes to packed gravel. The minute my rear end hit the gravel, I lost traction. Some guy at the ramp yells to put the truck in 4WD....if he only knew. I kind of...
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    Timber Grove or Air Lift suspension assist

    I've got a 2017 Crew Cab 1500, 3.92 gears. I'm towing a boat with an estimated 6700# boat/trailer with an estimated 400-450 tongue weight and it's tandem axle. I just got the boat so I haven't run to the scales yet to get exact numbers. With the boat hooked on, maybe 2-3in of squat and...
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    Towing TTs vs boats

    I have read a lot of threads here about the capabilities of a 1500 towing 6,7,8000 lbs TTs but then there are a lot of opinions/responses regarding the handling of long/heavy TTs. I get the fact that TTs can be big sails on the roads. On the flip side, I don't see many posts about trailering...
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    Active grill shutters affecting fluid temps

    Towing my boat today (as well as other times), outside temp in the mid 80's, going 65mph in 8th gear which is under 2000 rpms, my oil temp hovered around 233. Obviously dropping to 7th (2000+ rpms), the oil temp would increase to maybe 237. On the way back home, same outside temp, my oil temp...
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    4 wheel drive operation

    I'm trying to figure out if something is up with 4-Lock. Back in the days when I had a Yukon and had it in 4-Hi all wheels would spin if I was on a slippery/loose dirt surface. With the Ram, I need to it in 4-Lock to back the boat up the driveway/grass (slight up hill grade). If I stay in 2wd...
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    New Ram Toy

    Hello all, Another new Ram owner...little over 2 weeks now. I left the GM world (had a Yukon) about 10 years ago and moved in to the Dodge family starting with a '11 Charger (I miss that car), needed something a little bigger so moved up to a '13 Durango then bought a boat. Boat and family in...

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