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Thanks for the reply MAshley. I agree that Michelin makes good tires as well. I had a Ford Expedition with Michelin LTX MS tires and they lasted for a very long time. I think I will follow your que and go with Michelin this time. -J

I need to get a couple of new tires for my 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab. The tires that are on it now are "E" rated General Graber tires. What is a good tire to replace my existing tires with? I tow a 7000 Lb travel trailer with the truck, and I want tires capable of holding 60-80psi. Thanks...

Great Catch! Needed CPS, not PCM The great info here saved me $500 or more. My mechanic said my 98 Ram needed a new Powertrain Control Moldule (PCM) because all gauges were dead, odometer was flashing, and even a new alternator wouldn't charge. Hoping for a cheaper solution, I studied this...

Thanks for the reply Kowaliga. I just purchased an 80oz container of Slick Diesel and I will be using that as soon as my bottle of Lucas additive gets used up.

I am trying to figure out whether using additives in the fuel is worth it or not. I have been using the Lucas Upper Cylinder Fuel additive and I am sure none of these additives will hurt anything, but there seems to be alot of debate as to whether these additives actualy do anything or not. Even...

Thanks for the replies. Last night I removed the pan and installed a 3/8" brass fitting supplied with the sending unit from Geno's garage. I drilled and tapped the hole in the pan and then brazed it using an acid core solder I got from my local O'Reillys Automotive. The pan is made of fairly...

I would like to install the sending unit for my transmission temperature gauge in the oil pan of my 2005 Dodge RAM 2500 with the 5. 9L Cummings turbo-diesel but was wondering what type of brazing material people have used to braze the 3/8" brass plug fitting to the pan. Also, can I do this with...

The archives were working just a day or two ago because I looked up a couple of articles. Hopefully they are working to fix the problem.

I just installed a Transmission temperature gauge on my 2005 Dodge RAM 2500 Diesel. I used the clamp on aluminum part which Geno's garage sells to mount the sending unit to the hot oil return line from the transmission. I attached the clamp to the line coming out of the forward portion of the...