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I found a camera at camera source.com that plugs into the factory camera with a switch so I can put one at the rear and keep the one in the headache rack. Other than having to take the dash apart and figure out how to get the wires back there it wasn't too bad. The upfitter switches came in handy.

I recently purchased a 2018 ram 5500 Laramie, It has a cargo camera in the headache rack. Is there a way to add a camera to the rear of the flatbed as the cargo camera won't be of much help once the truck camper is loaded. I am willing to relocate the existing camera if that's an option.

The + - buttons on my column shifter to manually select the gearing are not working anymore. I'm guessing its a button issue, what would be the part name, and level of difficulty to replace. Or might the problem be somewhere else. thanks for any ideas. it appears this may be the part below...

Was changing my Crank case filter which I recently found out was needed. So I also checked my EGR valve and cooler as I changed the thermostat. After 86,000 miles there was only a light layer of black soot in the valve and no build up in the cooler. Nothing really even blew out of the valve and...

Great info here. Replaced fan clutch yesterday. Once I locked the pulley in place by hooking a tie down strap in one of the pulley holes it was cinch. Friction from the Drive belt was not enough hold it in place. Had to find a tie down strap that had the hook protruding out. Used the Lisle...

So if i understand this AlfaOBD I download the app on the google play store and also need to purchase this interface from amazon. Is this going to be self explanatory once its set up? or where can I find more info on running this AP?

Any suggestions on diagnosing possible fan clutch issues on 2011 Ram 2500 6.7. Should fan spin freely when key is off? Should fan spin freely when key is on but truck not started? I am having two issues that have been suggested may be related to a bad fan clutch. Issue one, weak AC at Idle...

2011, with 83k miles. So is it really time for u-joints? I'll check for play

So I think the bearing is still good the bracket has rusted out and the bearing has slipped out of the center support, any way to fix this or do I just need to replace the whole assembly,? Just drop the drive shaft take the front to a shop and replace the center support? So much for fishing today

Yeah, It's deleted. I'm in Idaho falls so I don't see it below -20 too much, nor do I drive it as much in the winter.

So AME is the diesel Marine oil, looks like it only comes in 15w40, since it is synthetic it should function fine in the winter too although it's not a 5w. Called oil analyzers today they said it was normal accumulation of break-in wear, said if sodium was high along with higher potassium it...

Oil analysis trends making me jumpy. There are six years of data graphed below, the tabular data is just the last 5 years. Copper spiked in the 3rd year and was attributed to the EGR, Apparently amsoil dissolves some of the copper and has since stabilized. Two years ago high potassium levels...

Truck charging system is only designed to top off starting batteries not deeply discharged deep cycle batteries that need a higher voltage for bulk charging. https://www.rversonline.org/ArtFAQ8.html Also check out bestconvertors.com. an upgraded power center (converter) with a three stage...

Ok, to tie a bow on this one, it warmed up again so I got back out side. This time when I plugged the the camper in via the pigtail I had nothing anywhere, pinpointed the ground being the issue on the pig tail going between the truck and camper,opened both plug ends this time, found a...