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  1. tp0d

    Coolant leak

    I have a coolant leak somewhere in the engine area... Can smell coolant, but nothing on the ground, nothing obvious. Checked all hoses, water pump, rad, overflow bottle, no evidence from tailpipe... No dice. been getting low coolant messages every 2-3 days, have to add about a quart Took her...
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    Hot air from vents with AC off / 2021 3500

    Running down the highway, 60+mph, a/c off, fan on high. I get hot air from the vents, as if the heater core is active. The temperature knob is set all the way to blue, still hot. Is there an inline solenoid that stops coolant flow to the heater core when heat is not wanted? If not, can I add...
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    2021 ram q's

    Got my new 3500 SRW back in june, running great... Now that its cold, I`m having some issues with the push to start stuff, had a 16 prior (with a key) that was easy and predictable for the grid heaters. Sometimes when I hold the brake pedal and hit the button once, the grid heaters will fire...
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    2016 3500 coolant loss

    my 16 srw 3500 has 105k. had an issue with coolant leakin from the welds on the coolant bottle. changed that out, now losing about a quart every 200mi. No obvious leak signs, waterpump was changed at 60k. I'm thinkin egr cooler, any other poss? (other than headgasket of course lol) how bad is...
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    Exhaust smell in cab

    I have experienced a pretty thick exhaust smell inside the cab in my '16 3500, typically at low speeds, and I swear its connected to a regen. Reason I say this, is the smell shows up infrequently with no other diesels in the area, and I have stopped the truck and felt the heat/smell from an...
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    Wiper fluid sensor failure

    Had my wiper fluid tank sensor fail last week. Went to the dealer to get it replaced, and pcm updates done, they told me if I use Rain-X additive it will cause failure. Cant believe this, Ive used rain-x on all my previous trucks with no issue, and I love the performance of it. They said they...
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    Gallon of oil usage in 10k miles?

    Just did my 3rd oil change today at 21k miles. First at 2.5k, 2nd at 11k.. No issues with either. Using 3gal shell 15-40 and fleetguard stratapores.. No leakage from the engine that I can see, and no smoke seen from pipe.. poured out 1.5gal, still had a full filter tho, so lost about a...
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    Annoying squeak in cab

    Had a reaaaaaaly annoying squeak inside the cab on my new truck, just flipped 10k miles.. Thought it was something in the dash squeaking cus it would usually happen when riding over a bump/etc.. Finally nailed it down, had to lean on the manual 4x4 lever, to the right, and the squeak stopped...
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    First oil change on my 16, and ram air pic

    Did my first oil change on my 16 at 6600mi.. Dash said oil was still 57% good, but I wanted to change the first early.. gdam that fooker was tight.. Thank dog for bigass channellocks. Did the change from topside, took the clamp off the hose rather than screw around with wrenchin. No biggie...
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    2010 steering issues

    I believe I have an issue with my steering box. Having slop to the immediate right and left of center, it kinda flops from one side to the other, real friggin annoyin. I have newer ball joints, replaced all steering parts except box at 95k. Truck has 120k, and is loaded heavy all the time Is...
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    Just broke 100k miiles on my 2010

    Just crossed that magical BoMB barrier.. want to add a Smarty Sr (wish the jr was avail with 1/2 power, or is 1/2 power worthless?) Whats the pros/cons from smarty jr to sr? need a new SS exhaust with full delete (dpf+muff) possibly egr delete also Looking to maximize mpg Anyone have...
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    odometer display failure...?

    Took my 3500 in for its 100k service, had some small issues to be taken care of, few gearbox oil changes/etc.. Dealer called, said truck was ready, but the odo display (3x4 white display, center of gauge cluster) had died, possibly when the tech was scannin it or something. Luckily its...
  13. tp0d

    Of all the stupid stuff..

    Sigh... dunno what he was thinkin... prolly tryin to impress a girl or something. . http://i.imgur.com/yAJKdJY.gif -j
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    she was pukin coolant tonite

    Went to a friend's to look at his furnace, drivin up a small hill, temp started climbin real quick. . got to the top of hill, was at 240, red temp light was on, and she was dingin up a storm. Pulled off and shut it down, was leaking from passenger side of engine, middle. Possibly the turbo? 2010...
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    Drivers door seal

    Anyone have an issue with their drivers door seal? Particularly the top section. . When I`m driving on the highway, 50mph+, and I have the hvac blower on, the seal makes all kinds of air noise, ie--air leak. If I turn off the blower, the noise stops. If I crack a window with the blower on...
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    Convert HPCR to CNG

    I`ve read some things around the web bout converting a diesel to Natural gas... seems like you have to convert to spark ignition, dunno about injectors. . Anyone shed any light? With natural gas going about 1. 50$ per comparable gallon of diesel $4, its looking interesting. Dual fuel...
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    getting p0191 and p2579 codes

    Posted in the 4th gen forum, not gettin any action. . Having an issue with the truck losing power at speed, typically above 40mph, going up a hill. Had the truck into dealer on tuesday 5/29, they changed out fuel pressure sensor. Loss of power came back about 2 hours later, no CEL. It...
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    defueling with no code

    I`m having an issue with the engine defueling at medium speed, around 40mph. . I had an error code of p2579 about 2wks ago while climbing a small grade at 60mph on cruise, engine was at about 1600rpm max. Since then the check engine light has come and gone 3-5 times, probably being reset from...
  19. tp0d

    Adding TPMS

    I have a 2010 3500 SRW that didnt come with TPMS. . I would like to add it, if possible. I see sensors for sale on ebay, 30$ each. . Is there a TPMS sensor module/receiver as well, or is it standard? Would like to keep it OEM, but if not I`ll get an aftermarket system tnx -j edit... did...
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    Radio wiring question

    I`m in and out of my truck a lot every day, probably 10-12 times easy, goin from job to job, and the time it takes for my RER nav radio to reboot sucks. Anyone know the harness# or wire color for the switched ignition input for the radio? I want to add a toggle switch direct to battery (fused)...
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