New to me 98 Ram 1500
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From: Meeker, CO
Now you can join the Green Truck Club if your not in it alreadyI'm not in any of the clubs... If it doesn't come with barbecue and Jack Daniel's, why bother?
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My Magnaflow cat will be here Friday, the Gibson cat-back in a couple of weeks. I'm not waiting for the cat to fail and cause problems. All I've got to do is nurse my tired old oxygen sensors along until I get under there with all those new parts, then everything behind the manifolds will be fresh and new.
I'm envious! Mine needs a new driver's seat (original owner was a fatass) and a headliner (he was also careless). Otherwise it's pristine but for a ding in the center seatback/console cover that I'll just live with if I don't spot a pristine unit to replace it. There's a yard a few hundred miles south of me that had a full grade A set last time I looked -- if they're still there in a month or so when I pass through town, they'll be mine. I absolutely HATE broken $h1T!
Wow, they love 'em and drive the wheels off, too.
I was like that, kinda, would do a fluid/filter change and a shift kit, but freaked at the notion of going deeper. Then I rebuilt my TH400 in my old Cherokee after reading every book I could find, and by golly it worked.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...smissions.html
If you'd rather have crimped connectors than hose clamps and don't mind spending $48 to get them, PATC has a pre-fabbed piece about 70% down on this page.
It keeps the torque converter full-ish when the engine is off. Unless you delete it, in which case you'd do well to idle in neutral for 20 seconds or so before putting it in gear after a cold start.
I've heard good things, too. I'll never make power enough to stress the thing, but that's exactly why I'll buy it. And probably put a remote filter in where the check valve should be -- or maybe put in a new check valve, downstream of a remote filter. I haven't decided that yet; that's for next year. I like remote filters, change 'em every 30,000 or so in order to keep the filter in the pan from seeing too much debris. Can't hurt, might help, WTF.
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new tires arrived today here are a few pics. I went with 245/75R16 all terrians
they are not toyo open country thats just the shell that was used they are treadwrights knock off of bf goodwrenches A/T
pics with them mounted will come tomorrow
they are not toyo open country thats just the shell that was used they are treadwrights knock off of bf goodwrenches A/T
pics with them mounted will come tomorrow
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Thought I would update this thread that way I can keep a running tab on everything I have done.
Yesterday i fixed a radiator issue (or so I hope) with a new radiator cap.
Here is a pic of the new and old
Yesterday i fixed a radiator issue (or so I hope) with a new radiator cap.
Here is a pic of the new and old
