Recent Content by WalterJ

Bought mine for about $30+ 4 yrs ago; does the trick. This B.S. cheap a-- money saving re-engineering something where it's not called for, still & forever will bug the s--t out of me whenever I fuel up. This just CANNOT be a $$$ saving effort considering the engineering, design & new...

Greetings; I'm NOT inclined to adhere to this emissions recall. I'm getting 23mpg @ 60mph, for 200 miles. Now the question is: Am I eventually going to be guilty of a Federal Mandate/Crime? How far reaching is the FCA reporting to the Feds re: compliant customers & the "rebels".

As much as I may have sounded like pulling my rear axle off, this volunteer venture led to the question of how much pulling force (in lbs.) is my truck capable of, on dry road, in 4x4 Low gear. That then led to the question of what size HDPE (Dyneema, etc.) rope would match that stress. I've...

Greetings fellow Patriots! I'm thinkin' 'bout helping pull some logs from a field's edge to & down a semi-paved road, for a friend. I'm thinkin' 'bout "investing" in some SK75 Dyneema HDPE rope. 3/8" MBS rated @ 19,600# Stated towing cap. is 17K#, but in 4x4 Low, how much can my modest truck...

HI & everybody's right. Voltage don't mean s..t. I didn't know how to interpret the 8V displayed on my dash screen. It was 12 deg & hoping for a quick answer, nada. Next morning it took 2+ hours to extract the batteries. I didn't have myh neighbor's tester 'till later on the way to...

Howdy sir; I'm unable to verify if one is bad, yet. Pass Neg & driver Pos removed, showed 12.76V-12.78V for both. I'll try to be more thorough tomorrow & completely disconnect one at a time for a "load test" with borrowed wigget. It promises to be 15deg Thursday, a good break.

Greetings; "Remote start disabled." It's -1 this morning. Disconnected pass. batt neg & read 12.78V. Disconnected driver battery pos & was 12.76V. Reconnected batts. Turned on ignit & dash msg "<8 Volts". When started manually, most truck screen options were greyed out & dash displayed...

Thanks Pard; forgot 'bout Geno's, but had to obtain one that afternoon. :)

Morning Sir; My local Dealers in SE Wisc charging $260 for Dino-oil & $280 for semi-synt. Love Discount Tire 'round here; free rot's & flat tire repair. 2.5 gal jug of Rotella T5 semi-synth is $70 here ($2 < than Ams.) @ Farm-Fleet store. Your dlr is cutting a good deal for your VIP customer...

WOW gang!! Thanks for the great input. I kinda stopped being a backyard 'wrench monkey' when I sold my '04.5. Guess the 'maintenance romance' got worn thin over 63 years, eh. Oh BTW, the $245 tab for LOF includes $80.11 labor to get at the filter & then putting intake structures back in...

HI; Check out the 'classifieds' if interested. Don't know how else to advertise this 'rare' item. I figure only 3rd gen wrench jocky's would care?!? If I'm breaking some rules, pls. offer some guidance. Thanks pards. Wally

Greetings my fellow diesel rats & smoke eaters! Sad to say my '04.5 (375,231mi) found a new home 5 years ago. 6 yrs ago I had issues with the Banks Economind Module, to return home from our Florida vac. They over-nighted a replacement. It was the wrong model for my truck, thus I was stuck...

Hi Ozy; Slight correction for ya; mechanically the filters may fit anything, but the motor's "filtering specs" have changed, thus the 2018 6.7 filter is spec'd for 3 microns, as others the same size for other years engines are typically 5 microns, etc. That's why I was picky with regards to...

Greetings Pards; Had my first NON dealer oil change @ local trusted shop, for a little less $$ and better personalities. The shop called to report cannot get a Fleetguard oil filter. I replied that its necessary to support any future engine claims I may have to make on my extended maintenance...

P.S. I've searched my digital manual on the dash screen & cannot find anything about the "tire jack" mode, which is mentioned in a few places. The technical info on this is absent for my 2018 CTD, 2500, 4x4. I would appreciate someones definitive comments on this. Thanks.