well the 88 is back out for now until I decide what to do, or the 88 craps out on me.

I've been having the worst luck lately[:@]

 

if you decide to replace the motor, i dont know if its possible, but if you back out on going desiel, get a 5.9L in it, more power is better right???

 

love em, new rams even come with jakes from the factory now...

 

anybody know how hard it is to drop the pan? can you do it without pulling the motor?

 

also someone on another forum said it could be the EVAP RELAY they said it will make a ticking/knocking sound that sounds like a bottom end noise when they go out.

so this weekend I'm gonna look at everything closely and see exactly where its comming from.

 

.... guess il have to get a picture up tomorrow

 

ok, so I was out at the shop today and I got a stethicope(sp?) and put it on everypart of the engine. and it is cylendar 5 valves. the knocking was not as loud as it used to be. so I drained about 2 litres of oilout of the motor and put some tranny fluid in her. then took it out for a good drive. then came back and changed the oil. it cleaned out all the sludge. and the sound is pretty much gone, now I have just a lil lifter noise that should go away soon. so I'm sooo happy I dont haveto put a motor in it

 

way to go! how long you drive w. the tranny fluid in it, i need to de-sludge mine too

 

I drove about 20kms and then changed the oil right away, the oil was hot as hell and I burnt my hand a bit on the oil, but it was worth it. I wanna get a magnetic oil plug and see how much shavings I can get outta there. I put a highpowered magnet on my oil filter and then I cut it open to see how much it caught. and there was quit abit of shavings for that.


and I also bought a roll pan for my truck and a hidden hitch for my truck today. I just have to paint it then I can install it. so hopefully some time this month or next month.

 

so what was it, 2 liters of oil, 2 liters of tranny fluid?... atf-3 or 4?.. i rather destroy 3 than 4... 4 costs more