The Official 2nd Gen RAM Forum OT thread
Legend
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
So looks like my job of getting logs up to the house will be easier. Original plan was to chain up the truck and hope for the best, but my sister just bought an Artic Cat ATV, 4wd and it has a winch 
Just gotta cut the logs short enough and it outta pull them up to the house
Just gotta cut the logs short enough and it outta pull them up to the house
Legend
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From: Austin, TX
Injuries near 130. Fire reached nursing home and middle school,. Happened about 8pm. Started with fire fighters fighting a "small" fire, but water from firefighters hit ammonia nitrate and caused explosion.....
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Champion
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From: NorCal
I concur that Amsoil is not "all that".
Friend of mine actually sells it, but mostly for himself really. Apparently the stuff is just as susceptible to overly-extended oil changes. Now I don't know what the mileage accrued for this one, but their Toyota Highlander, which is fairly new like in the last 5 years almost went belly up.
Lost oil pressure. Come to find out that these newer vehicles have solenoids that control the timing. They are located in the back of the block. Well they got all "gunked" up by the oil. Killed them that they needed replacing and the block needed a flush. Some $800 later all was good....and I don't know what oil he changed to.
This is my only concrete case about Amsoil. I was there helping to pick the car up and talked to the mechanic.
Friend of mine actually sells it, but mostly for himself really. Apparently the stuff is just as susceptible to overly-extended oil changes. Now I don't know what the mileage accrued for this one, but their Toyota Highlander, which is fairly new like in the last 5 years almost went belly up.
Lost oil pressure. Come to find out that these newer vehicles have solenoids that control the timing. They are located in the back of the block. Well they got all "gunked" up by the oil. Killed them that they needed replacing and the block needed a flush. Some $800 later all was good....and I don't know what oil he changed to.
This is my only concrete case about Amsoil. I was there helping to pick the car up and talked to the mechanic.
Hmm interesting. Maybe I'll switch back to conventional for my next change. I haven't noticed any problems at all but my engine is still fairly low mileage.
Anyways my idiot moments...
Forgetting to tighten lug nuts after lowering my jeep (they were only spun on with a tire iron)
I dropped my trans pan and valve body to modify it last fall. I assumed six quarts would be enough to put back in. Um no. It was 9.5. Needless to say my ram didn't much like being driven down the road and back 3 quarts low...
Anyways my idiot moments...
Forgetting to tighten lug nuts after lowering my jeep (they were only spun on with a tire iron)
I dropped my trans pan and valve body to modify it last fall. I assumed six quarts would be enough to put back in. Um no. It was 9.5. Needless to say my ram didn't much like being driven down the road and back 3 quarts low...
Banned Goober Smoocher
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I had not heard about that yet. That was not too uncommon a number of years ago. Also used to have explosions in grain silos in west Texas (not the town).
Injuries near 130. Fire reached nursing home and middle school,. Happened about 8pm. Started with fire fighters fighting a "small" fire, but water from firefighters hit ammonia nitrate and caused explosion.....
Injuries near 130. Fire reached nursing home and middle school,. Happened about 8pm. Started with fire fighters fighting a "small" fire, but water from firefighters hit ammonia nitrate and caused explosion.....
The pictures look like an atomic bomb went off.
Folks in Waxahatchie (spl?) felt it.