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Synthetic Oil
We will see. These engines are everywhere for 100 to 600 dollars. I found more than 62 pages on CarParts.com.... a salvage consortium. It was a lot of work to replace, so I was nit-picky about which one to use.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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AC not sure what issue is
I suspect freezing evaporator core.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Synthetic Oil
I just installed a 77,000 mile used engine in a customer's 2015 Nissan Sentra. He ran over road debris and destroyed the oil pan/engine. After rejecting 3 engines due to either rusty cylinder or sludge/ carbon, I finally received a clean one. It runs very good. I used Valvoline Synthetic 5W20...- Sherman Bird
- Post #51,275
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Why should I stay with RAM?
You could drive a 1955 Chevy and, if you have a cell phone, you're being tracked. About the only way you can avoid being tracked is to drive the old fashioned "gas operated" vehicle and leave all electronics at home! I remember the "good old days" when we didn't seem to think our lives...- Sherman Bird
- Post #82
- Forum: General Discussions
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what is the average degrees of cooling dodge ram 1500
It is a tool which goes in the place of the radiator cap. Applying shop air creates a vacuum in the system to the point of collapsing the hoses. Then another hose is hooked up to the adapter while the system is under vacuum and the other end of the hose goes into a container of coolant (I mix...- Sherman Bird
- Post #43
- Forum: General Discussions
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Breaks binding,dash break light on and abs light on.
Remove the 2 nuts that retain the master cylinder which hold the master cylinder to the power brake booster. Do not disconnect the hydraulic lines. Pull the master cylinder gently towards the front of the vehicle (away from the booster). Shine a flashlight into the cavity of the booster and see...- Sherman Bird
- Post #5
- Forum: Wheels and Brakes
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Engine surges on start up
The last new truck I bought was in 2008. Since I buy older, typically high mileage vehicles these days, I see more than my share of "Lazy" oxygen sensors. I have been replacing all 4 of them on the vehicles I've bought over the past 8 or so years. The improvement in driveability and uptick in...- Sherman Bird
- Post #16
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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what is the average degrees of cooling dodge ram 1500
Your experience is why I use an air-lift method of cooling system refill.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
I'm not here to practice law at the Federal level or State level, or to split hairs. I am relating my own thoughts based upon experiencing being in the fray of people's issues with bad cars over the decades being Fords and GM's. I have seen only the one vehicle ACTUALLY bought back; the SUV...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
Look it up like I did.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Bracket Identification
That is likely an accurate thought!- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
"Case Manager".... ?? Hmm- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
I think corporate greed has grown like cancer.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
Those were fun with the V6. I had as 1984 Citation X-11 with the HO V6 and a 4 speed. That was a blast until I got rear-ended by a drunk driver at a highway stoplight.- Sherman Bird
- Post #41
- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
I went through the entire Maryland Lemmon Law process. Three hearings and at each one the arbitrator gave GM "1 more chance" to fix the leaking sunroof. The final straw came when the arbitrator asked if I was willing to take the car through a car wash with her in it so she could see the problem...- Sherman Bird
- Post #39
- Forum: General Discussions
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Need help with a P0420 Code
A 12 year old truck with original O2 sensors? Replace them and run monitors again. You might be pleasantly surprised!- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
There are Federal lemon laws and state ones. I did quote from what a GM Exec told me when I inquired about what was going to happen to the expensive SUV with the cracked frame weld. And that was years ago. Whether he told me what he did based upon GM's own guidelines, Federal ones, or Texas...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
There is always someone who points out an exception. I didn't write the rules. I merely reflect what I've been told and have observed through the years. YMMV. It MIGHT be possible that your Fiero didn't actually meet Lemon law criteria. You don't mention the details germane to it being bought...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next
MANY people are confused as to what the lemon law actually is. It is a law pursuant to warranty repairs on NEW vehicles only, DURING the original factory warranty time/mileage time table. It is specific, saddled with details, and damned difficult for an individual to get a car bought back. The...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Yukon carrier assembly for zf215mm front axle
I have had very limited Yukon brand experiences. All were fraught with negative results due to poor quality and/or fitment/ machining issues. I installed a ring and pinion in a Chevy, and the car came back in short order with heat treatment problems where the material was soft and just wasn't...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Engine surges on start up
You gotta ask yourself "Do I feel lucky"! ;)- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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For the guys who think deactivating the mds via a tune is a good idea
And to further the insult, Banks imply that vehicles are, somehow, steeped in value enough to refer to them as "Assets" Fact is, they are depreciating liabilities, pure and simple, and eventually have a net value of ZERO. But, if that truth were to be highlighted, the entire structure of prying...- Sherman Bird
- Post #300
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Yukon carrier assembly for zf215mm front axle
AAM (American Axle Manufacturers) has been my go-to for 3+ decades. They're not a budget or "discount" place... just TOP quality. I've professionally had several quality issues with other aftermarket parts in the past. Obviously, these others must be doing most things right, or they would not...- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Engine surges on start up
You've seemingly been chasing this for quite some time. Maybe, just maybe, you would benefit from having it properly diagnosed by a true professional....- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Fluid Change after many miles?
Same mentality as thinking a firetruck is the reason a house is on fire.... I mean, you drive past a house on fire, and EVERY time, there is a fire truck on scene... must be the fire truck that causes the fire.- Sherman Bird
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- Forum: General Discussions
