Recent Content by PLohr

Thank you for your help, guys.

Hello, guys. I am on a road trip using a makeshift cap for the power steering reservoir. The actual cap must have come off. This is the second time I’ve lost one in about 3 years. I thought there was a thread explaining what causes the cap to blow off but I couldn’t find it. Any thoughts on what...

@seafish : I wonder how much off center the rear main seal / adapter can be before it starts leaking. Yours is 0.0092" off center. That's about half of 1/64". Do you know about Torque King 4x4's TS6000 rear main seal installation kit? It comes with a steel ring for centering the rear main seal...

Our 2003 2WD manual transmission truck sees 20-21 MPG. Only modification are the BBI 0.1 injectors. Interior is like the guys here are saying. Not that great. Comforts sound to be better with the newer trucks. Should I expect the durability of the interior to be like a Honda or Toyota, on the...

@CharlesinGA : Thanks for sharing your ideas. The lift pump was replaced not that long ago. I can hear it run when I turn the key to the on position. It still has the external pump. If you can get the file(s) needed for the ECM update, Controller Technologies rents the DRB3 and a DRB3...

@JFortner5 : You've definitely found some possibilities. When I replaced my clutch, I took the new clutch and pressure plate assembly to have it dynamically checked and balanced. The shop found the assembly to be out of balanced by quite a bit. This is a large diameter, heavy assembly which...

Thanks, guys. @Darkbloodmon : The filter was replaced not that long ago. I tested the rail pressure valve (high pressure blowoff, I think) according to the service manual and it passed. There may be an issue with the FCA. I replaced it with a new Bosch FCA after the injectors had been changed...

The injectors were replaced and longer than normal cranking times continue. Around 200k miles.

Within the next year or so I should probably replace the CP3 pump. The truck is all OE aside from BBI Stage 0.1 injectors. Has anyone put a lot of miles on anything other than a new Bosch pump? The new Bosch pumps are hard to find at the moment. Although I'm fine with a new Bosch CP3 if I can...

Thanks, guys. Now to find some seats. lionrampant - do the fourth generation front seats bolt directly to the third generation floor?

Hello, guys. The back seat in our 2003 Ram does not have headrests. My oldest daughter will be too tall for her car seat soon. Without the car seat and no head rest, her head could hit the back glass in an accident. I need to get at least back seats with head rests. Does anyone know which...

Almost none of us do anything tangible to push back against the efforts of the EPA. Worse, some of us are in on the skim. An example: my job is to indirectly help companies and municipalities comply with EPA regulations which are enforced by state agencies. Most of this gets built into consumer...

Retorquing the connector tubes is standard operating procedure but it made no difference in my case. Two things that I would be performing diagnostics on: the injectors and the high pressure pump. Do you know how quickly a 5.9 common rail engine starts with a healthy pump and injectors? If...

“I'm considering a venturi CCV system as my mileage goes up to lessen the risk of gaskets/seals blowing out from blow by increasing.“ Is there a specification for acceptable crankcase pressure or volume? A while back I changed the front crank seal, timing cover gasket, rear main seal and oil...

This makes me even more content with the 2003 Ram Diesel that the Lord has allowed us to have. I am grateful that I have not been blinded by the New Age / Post-Modern thinking.