Recent Content by 3rdGenGuy

Yes I did indeed do that. I had a corroded ground at the driver’s side engine block. I removed the external voltage regulator and went back to ECM control for the primary field after I fixed the grounding issue. You guys were right, I was wrong. I think I still need a new Dorman 10405696ABA...

YesSir!

Here’s what I found; had a bad ground on the engine block. So, I fixed that and put the charging system back to factory. The external voltage regulator created a few issues once I started checking a few other things. Poor fuel pressure regulator performance, poor injector performance and I...

Roger

The system reads from drivers side battery and charges on passenger side battery. A bad crossover could do that if driver’s side reads low because the computer will just keep charging on passenger side. I understood that. My point was ultimately if you have an aging PDM with a corroded board...

Well I Don’t either. But electric issues aren’t my forte’. I’m going to check my crossover for internal corrosion, because the ends are fine. I did an external regulator to solve my issue. Granted, my Power Distribution Module needs to be replaced. I will keep you guys posted on what I find...

I see. I didn’t know 03 was different. I’m aware of how my 04.5 is setup. Thank you for clarifying that :-)

Yes, that’s crossed my mind.

Alrighty

I’ll see if my Witech can do that. Dodge’s consistent poor quality in their electrics in our trucks is obvious. Thanks:-)

Alright. I’ll check that again, because I honestly can’t remember if I had a difference in voltage. I do know that at the alternator I was getting 8 to 18 volts. Let the Group Spanking begin.... *snort* I hope you guys have a good Sense of Humor:-)

I always grease the heck out of the slide pins on my 04.5, the pistons on those rear calipers get stuck after about a year when you replace them. With free replacement that’s fine, but I tap on the caliper frame to free them up. Know issue with my truck for me.

Hmmm...well let me check on that then. I do understand the charging system but my crossover seems fine, at least on both ends. I’m just telling you guys what I did to fix the issue with my truck. ICM needs replaced though, and ECM most likely

“Rear” calipers my bad.

And no, I didn’t think it would boil only 1. However what I do know is the IPM is most likely the culprit. With issues at fuses 11 & 13, FCM power feed. You’re assuming every IPM in a 3rd Gen is at 100%. These 3rd Gens all have the ICM corrosion issue, and they’re getting old. You guys can...