What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
I built these as I couldn't find any new / used Mopar sets anywhere since they are discontinued and let's face it, pretty rare. I know there is a dude selling a re-pop kit on eBay for $200 US which is the only place I could find. My pockets aren't that deep for something I'll look at more than use. I'd probably charge about that much if I ever mechanized a better process to build them, which I had thought about but doubt there is enough interest to make it worthwhile.
Ok, all done. Took it for a short test drive and it idles and runs smoother. Hopefully in the coming months I will see less oil consumption. No leaks, noise, or codes either. The plenum gasket was not blown out but it was leaking a third of the way as if it was not sandwiched enough. Little pooling of oil was also present a third of the way. Got a new plate. All in all not a bad job but I did find three things that were a pita.
Removing a broken intake bolt, luckily it was only one and towards front of engine. Two, putting on the bypass hose. And replacing the valve cover grommets and their emission fittings. Finally, i washed it today.
Removing a broken intake bolt, luckily it was only one and towards front of engine. Two, putting on the bypass hose. And replacing the valve cover grommets and their emission fittings. Finally, i washed it today.
Ok, all done. Took it for a short test drive and it idles and runs smoother. Hopefully in the coming months I will see less oil consumption. No leaks, noise, or codes either. The plenum gasket was not blown out but it was leaking a third of the way as if it was not sandwiched enough. Little pooling of oil was also present a third of the way. Got a new plate. All in all not a bad job but I did find three things that were a pita.
Removing a broken intake bolt, luckily it was only one and towards front of engine. Two, putting on the bypass hose. And replacing the valve cover grommets and their emission fittings. Finally, i washed it today.
Removing a broken intake bolt, luckily it was only one and towards front of engine. Two, putting on the bypass hose. And replacing the valve cover grommets and their emission fittings. Finally, i washed it today.
It appears mine were ok until I decided to check them but they were so hard and brittle I could not take them off. So i destroyed them taking them off. After I was done for the yesterday went to dealer and purchased two grommets and the fittings, one was the pcv and the other just a plastic elbow. They we not part of plenum job but since I was there I decided to inspect them.