So i've just found this forum. Have a '00 Ram 1500 RWD, 318/auto. 232k miles, still runs like a top.

Rear axle pinion gear is howling like crazy, so i started googling some info and found Dodge Forum.

So far, I've learned a few things:

1) I've got the death flash
2) my plenum needs to be replaced
3) I'm gonna do an e-fan mod when i've got the engine torn down for the plenum.


I'be been working on Mopar small blocks since i was about 12. Specifically 318s. First auto work i remember was changing out a stuck lifter in our B150 conversion van as a kid. Was building 360 for a '69 Dart in high school, but sold it when i left for college. My '85 Ramcharger spun a bearing my senior year of college and i re-built it.

Sold the RamCharger a few years back and picked up this '00 1500.

Glad to have found the info here... have a feeling my wallet will regret it, but looking forward to digging into some of the above repairs. After I get my rear axle rebuilt.

 

Welcome to DF! And yes, we will happily help you lighten your wallet. After all, you will get better gas mileage without all that extra weight to tote around.

 

Let me add my welcome to the site.
There is plenty of sage advise from the locals here.
We also make a decent sounding board when you're faultfinding (if needed).