Power Wagon Registry

Had my rear diff rebuilt a few months ago... new bearings, gears, and a new actuator. Light doesn't blink on the dash anymore, and the lockers acutally work now. (not that I ever use them...)

A good checklist and pre-trip inspection goes a long ways! (Going through a checklist for the moto for a ride tomorrow... helmet, gloves, boots, radio(s), camelbak, FAK... batteries charged? Oil change good? Bike fuel'd? Coolant check'd? I forget a lot of things, but I don't "forget things" with a c...

Bumper or lower, especially in snow. Any higher than that and the "star wars effect" makes the lights virtually useless.

Sounds more like a trailer loading issue to me. What's the tongue weight of the trailer? How many axles? Gross weight? Trailer level when hitched? Dynamic load (Horses moving around in there)? Too much weight to the back of the trailer, "tail wags the dog" and truck+trailer ends up in the ditch. Too...

POk3s wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:05 pm

jeez, do you guys even drive your trucks?

My other toys are a lot more funner. Truck's fine staying parked in the driveway.

ACL123 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:03 pm

Just cracked 200,000 on my 05

I'll be there probably by end of year on mine. 196k now.

It sprouted more antennae (700meg mag-mount)

I'd say it needs a radio and another antenna or two.

Did the Permatex kit again. The past few times I've done a fairly thorough surface prep... scrape the remaining glue from glass and button with a razor, wipe clean with carb spray, let it dry, wipe with alcohol, let it dry, do the prep/activator wipe, buff that, apply adhesive, tape button to window...

The Curt ones stick out a little further, allowing me to drop the tailgate with the trailer hitched.
The Reese hitches are a little too short, and pulls the trailer into the truck enough that the tailgate won't fully open.

Yup. My usual shop unbolts the bed and slides it over a bit to get to the pump.
Other shops will drop the fuel tank out of the truck to replace the truck.
Shitty shops will wreck the fuel tank in the process.

Almost two years. Fuck's sake, here we go again....

uhm ....

yeah, that one's always-on. Fords put that pin on a relay so it's only on with ignition. I ended up putting a switch in my trailer to connect/disconnect that pin to the trailer. Lets me isolate the truck so I don't kill its battery with the furnace/lights, but I can still charge the batt on the way ...

I wanna see more about that trials bike on the trailer....

verdesardog wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:51 pm

Why is this BS in the funny pic thread????

Could also be the locker actuator(s). Replaced mine with the rear diff and internals/brgs and I was able to get that operational.

New toy... Seek ShotPRO. https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-bpwLq6g/0/f9fd8921/M/20200320_200355_A-M.jpg Almost had a house fire a few weeks ago when a breaker failed. Grabbed the cheapo FLIR (TG165) from work to chase down that issue and confirm the fix. Had a FLIR C3 in my shopping cart ...

Did you get yours with the auto-eject feature? https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-7RLVnSD/0/52a1f9d3/L/IMG_20140315_124513-L.jpg Did it damage the radiator? That incident took out a lot of things. :lol: Water pump, radiator, rad shroud, fan clutch, some wiring, power steering hoses... Les...

Did you get yours with the auto-eject feature?

I just had a rear diff rebuilt, had the shop replace the actuator while they had everything apart. Lockers work now!

Got jacks/lift? It'd be pretty easy to diagnose the t-case if you can get teh wheels off the ground.
What's the transmission fluid look like?

No codes? Wonder if it's a trans solenoid.

If you wanted fuel economy, you should have bought a motorcycle. Leave the truck in teh driveway.

Guess who's getting a new rear end! :cash: :( Been getting more diff noise than usual from the back under acceleration, especially 30-50mph. Local shop I have oil changes done at noted a leaking pinion seal again - was replaced last year by my buddy's shop. Had them take a look at it again while I w...