Recent Content by PondMedic

I installed my brakesmart tonight on my 2004. 5 Dodge Ram 3500. After the installation was complete, I hooked up to my trailer (tongue on ball for the ground) and I could not get the trailer brakes to engage nor did the controller recognize there was a trailer hooked up. I tried it on both of my...

I'm about to change my front and rear diffs, 5600 transmission and t-case fluids. Does anyone have information on types of fluid, quantity of fluids and tip/hints on changing these fluids? If possible, I'd like to stay with OEM fluids, so fluid part numbers would be helpful if anyone has them...

As I was driving today, the check engine light was off so I gave it hell to see if the truck was getting boost. The wastegate must have been closed and not opening because I was getting great boost and the truck would actually de-fuel it was getting so much boost. After turning it off during a...

Was driving the truck last week (12K miles on odometer) when I looked down and saw the check engine light on. So I took it over to the dealer to put it on the computer. He came back and said the computer stored a code regarding the "Wastegate Actuator". Said the diesel tech was on vacation...

MVaden, Do you get white smoke and rough idle upon a cold start? Hard to diagnose noises in these kind of situations.

Thanks everyone for your input. Looks like I'll be taking it to Dodge soon to have them find and replace the bad injector(s). I find it hard to believe that so many of these vehicles have injector problems and Dodge won't put out a TSB or recall to fix the problem! Didn't we pay good $$$ for...

Just curious if anyone else continues to experience white smoke and rough idle upon a cold start... even after having the TSB 18-037-04 reflash done? :confused: Saw my fuel milage go up on the overhead about 1. 5 or 2 mpg after the reflash, but I still have the smoke and rough idle. I'm...