What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
#5803
^Looks like puke.
lol
Cracked 155000 mi yesterday!
Put $76 of Chevron 93 in it. Seems to run great with this gas. Also drove it kinda hard in the pasture; every time I drive my truck, I am amazed at the low speed power this thing has. It doesn't take anything at all to spin the rear tires in the grass. And that's stock everything, blown plenum and 3.55 gears. Did this cool burn out fish-tail thing in the dirt yesterday.
Oh yeah, you know you are driving kinda hard when you hit a hole at 20mph and your rear view mirror comes flying off its mount.
lol
Cracked 155000 mi yesterday!
Put $76 of Chevron 93 in it. Seems to run great with this gas. Also drove it kinda hard in the pasture; every time I drive my truck, I am amazed at the low speed power this thing has. It doesn't take anything at all to spin the rear tires in the grass. And that's stock everything, blown plenum and 3.55 gears. Did this cool burn out fish-tail thing in the dirt yesterday.
Oh yeah, you know you are driving kinda hard when you hit a hole at 20mph and your rear view mirror comes flying off its mount.
#5804
#5805
hiya, approximately how long this take you to do? its my next phase, although not intending to replace water pump as its 4 years old, but rather the gasket.
#5806
Replaced my horns. The lower one stopped working long ago. Apparently they don't like being filled with mud... I reoriented the new one on the bracket to face up.
Read this https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...um-thread.html
Plug #8 looks a little oily but not bad. It was replaced awhile back, though because I had a misfire on cylinder 8 and I started diagnosing by changing the plug. The misfire returns on occasion and goes away when it feels like it.
I removed the O2 sensor.. I love how Dodge located it so you can't use a socket on it. Had to use a crescent wrench and a hammer to break it loose. So much mud on hot exhaust has made a ceramic coating on the whole system. The cat was rattling like crazy during this.
My truck seemed to be faster with the sensor out. Off the line almost felt like the tires were going to spin. 0-60 was quicker than I remember but I don't floor my truck very often so I'm not totally sure. The open exhaust sound makes me want to run an aftermarket exhaust now I forgot how good Magnums sound.
Read this https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...um-thread.html
Plug #8 looks a little oily but not bad. It was replaced awhile back, though because I had a misfire on cylinder 8 and I started diagnosing by changing the plug. The misfire returns on occasion and goes away when it feels like it.
I removed the O2 sensor.. I love how Dodge located it so you can't use a socket on it. Had to use a crescent wrench and a hammer to break it loose. So much mud on hot exhaust has made a ceramic coating on the whole system. The cat was rattling like crazy during this.
My truck seemed to be faster with the sensor out. Off the line almost felt like the tires were going to spin. 0-60 was quicker than I remember but I don't floor my truck very often so I'm not totally sure. The open exhaust sound makes me want to run an aftermarket exhaust now I forgot how good Magnums sound.
#5807
#5808
#5809
Well yesterday I finished assy the heads, then on to re assy of the motor. Total time to put her back together was approx. 15hrs.
Magnum Valve Springs P/N P5249464
Magnum Valve Retainer P/N P4452032
Valve Keepers P4529218
Valve seals P5249661
Magnum roller lifters P5249862
Magnum Valve Springs P/N P5249464
Magnum Valve Retainer P/N P4452032
Valve Keepers P4529218
Valve seals P5249661
Magnum roller lifters P5249862
im thinking of getting new heads and selling my 1.7 H.S. just for safe measures.
#5810
I had the heads but the wrong performace valve springs and retainers/ keepers, so it was time to change those parts and change the cam/lifters to one better suited to 1.7 rockers. There were a few other reasons that I had to remove the heads and change the cam, but it's over and done with.