Recent Content by MacGreenie

Thank you all for your inputs. Good info to be sure. Here are my possibilities: Bypass valve: Yes. I have disassembled and checked this seven times….including adding a shim to increase peak pressure. In the past, rapping the bypass valve with a screwdriver handle would return the idle pressure...

Thank you both for your well-researched response(s); and I especially appreciate the effort that you put into determining the truths and the myths surrounding the VP44 failure conundrum. In researching this, I watched a video on another website of a fellow doing a bucket test in various modes...

1998 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD extended cab w/ bone-stock motor. 200K on original motor and transmission. Been running a RASP system since 2004. Got tired of boost pump (failing) issues and installed a Westach gauge displaying dual fuel pressures for pre-and post filter. So now I could keep track...

Howdy Folks! Just moved to Memphis/Millington area. 150K bone stock 24 valve 1998. 5 RAM 2500 needs valve adjustment. Is there a preferred location in this area. Good experiences with any upgrade shops would be helpful as I am thinking of going the DTT route on the transmission and upgrading...

All, I am plumbing my RASP system today. First time working with Aeroquip aluminum fittings and Pushlock hose. It seems the fittings could loosen up due to vibration. Is there a sealant or thread lock that should be used with these?

All, I finally found the source of the clunking when I turn at low speed (predominantly to the left). The lollypop end of the track bar where it conects to the axle on the passenger side is binding and giving way and transmitting a popping and shifting motion to the frame. It is a new...

All, I have just installed a Luke's Link, DSS, Flaming River Steering Shaft and New PSC Steering Box all at the same time and have about 1500 miles on them all. I had alignment and rebalance of the tires and a steering stabilizer replaced as well. The steering is tight, no play at all but...

Folks, Just installed a new PSC Powersteering steering box and Flaming River steering shaft. Combined with the DSS I already had on it and a new NAPA track bar it steers well... . just a little wander left in it. Question: does the Flaming River shaft tend to transmit more noise through...

TDR Folks, My auto transmission shift knob is coming apart. I have the OD momentary switch in the end of the thing (1998. 5). I can probably mount that switch someplace else but I would really like to replace the failing knob with something unique. Any suggestions or pictures? Thanks...

Just ordered a remote oil filter mount from City Diesel. Ordered on a Wednesday and it arrived on that following Friday (Alabama to Virginia). Great unit, stoutly built and easy to install. Unfortuntely, one of the 1500 psi lines had a leak. It was sort of a weeping around the top of...

Spotted a Blue quad cab with a TDR grill badge yesterday (Saturday) going into the Boy Scouts Of America building on Heatherwood Drive in Virginia Beach. No idea who it was... saw the badge on the grill right away. Wife wouldn't let me go back to investigate/say "Hi"/jawjack. Who was...

100 Amp Fuse Fixed it! Got one from NAPA this morning. Batteries charging just as advertised. Thanks for the help..... wish I wasn't such a clumsy mechanic. TDR... . best investment I ever made! MacGreenie

Thanks, folks, it was indeed the PDC 140 Amp alternator fuse! Just need to get a new one next week. Reserve me a room at the Arizona Home for the Electrically Retarded. I should know to disconnected the blasted battery before monkeying around under the hood. Thanks, problem solved...

Working under the hood today I happened to touch the back of the alternator with a wrench for just an instant... . got a bit of a spark. Now the alternator will not put out any power. Batteries are 12 volts static by themselves... but go down to 10 volts when you start... . and they stay...

Thanks... I will investigate this. You are right. Probably cracked it. I consider it a self-inflicted gunshot wound! Good thing I have nor shot all my toes off! I will most likely go to my friendly Cummins Dealer and get a new part and gaskets just to ensure a quality fix. Thanks for...