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  1. Sherman Bird

    New convert to Ram with a stupid question

    Tollroad tokens? Or Susan B. Anthony dollars?
  2. Sherman Bird

    1996 Dodge 2500 4x4 vibration issue

    Are the ujoints in phase?
  3. Sherman Bird

    Vibration when towing

    It is likely resonance from the 2 piece driveshaft due to the angle. My first inclination would be to bolster the truck's height back to the level of the unloaded truck while loaded with the boat. That's sans using a vibration analyzer to accurately pinpoint the problem.
  4. Sherman Bird

    WHAT THIS PART. 1988 5.2L

    Perhaps a picture?????
  5. Sherman Bird

    Engine replacement 2010

    If If you guys have O'Reilly auto parts out there, you might check into a Power Torque reman engine. I've installed 2 of them over the past 5 years... and nary a problem. AND, their price was unbeatable with a 4 year unlimited mileage warranty. If you do not have that chain out there, you...
  6. Sherman Bird

    2024 Limited with Alpine System - What to do Next?

    I love this thread!!! :) The blaming of the equipment as opposed to the transmitting dynamics reminds me of blaming the fire truck at the fire FOR the fire! I've gotta go! My popcorn is ready!!!!!
  7. Sherman Bird

    My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next

    Your scenario is one of many I'm privvy to knowledge of all over the place. Many of my customers are keeping older trucks/SUV's, cars and choosing to fix them instead of becoming both saddled with payments on a new car AND possibly enduring the combination of having it down WHILE paying on it...
  8. Sherman Bird

    My pretty bad 2018 RAM 1500 Hemi experience, help/advice needed on what to do next

    I do not know about FCA/Stelanis, but GM or FORD would usually balk at any outside source for replacement parts, due to brand purity, DNA, etc. The only exception I've ever seen was in the mid- 90's when the Truck small block v-8's couldn't keep a non-leaky water pump and the fuel pumps failed...
  9. Sherman Bird

    Transmission service

    And the media just HAS to go to THE deepest flooded area and compare this set of storms to Harvey! Talk about stupid!
  10. Sherman Bird

    Transmission service

    Texas is a different state from the get go. We are the only state in the US who joined the union by treaty, bot being annexed by decree. We are one of only 2 states in the US with homestead protection laws so strong in the protection of the homeowner. There is no state income tax, and so many...
  11. Sherman Bird

    Shorty Headers Owners - Temp Question

    I never quibbled prices for the great quality work I've had done with PolyDyne or any other local Mom/Pop businesses I've had done in my community. That doesn't mean I'm foolish with my money, but I also value great craftsmanship and keeping the economy here, local. We just lost one of our...
  12. Sherman Bird

    Which Walmart air filter for 2013 Hemi ?

    Although it doesn't apply to your RAM, oil coating on those filters DOES contaminate the MAF (mass air flow) sensor on vehicles that have them and coke up the throttle body. I've simply seen too many problems through the years; especially since it is so easy to drop in a good quality pleated...
  13. Sherman Bird

    Shorty Headers Owners - Temp Question

    I'd ceramic coat the headers. I have experience with ceramic on both exhaust manifolds and headers. I use Polymer Dynamics here in Houston. Carl Benton is the fella's name that owns and operates the place and he's been there for decades. 11211 Neeshaw Houston, Texas, 77065 Phone is (888)765-9396
  14. Sherman Bird

    Which Walmart air filter for 2013 Hemi ?

    Well, gee! Back in the 50's and further on back, cars and trucks had oil bath air filters. Those were filth magnets. The advent of pleated air filters lent a longer service life not only for the filter, but made the engine last FAR longer. The oil treated filters were at one time made from a...
  15. Sherman Bird

    Intermittent no start, click troubleshooting 2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn 5.7

    Ahhh! The "good old days" come to mind! ;) I was working WAY long ago at a Ford dealer (nigh on to 50 years). I drove a 1964.5 Mustang with the 260 V-8, and a generator. Some mouth breather relieved me of my new battery one day. Because the car had a 4-speed manual and a generator with residual...
  16. Sherman Bird

    For the guys who think deactivating the mds via a tune is a good idea

    I dunno! When I watch videos of someone driving around in some ancient car touting the "good ole days", I do tend toward those simpler times, albeit briefly. Then, thoughts of my own close calls in horrific accidents 40+ years ago, and my daughter's close call in 1999, I am less maudlin about...
  17. Sherman Bird

    which bulbs for 2013 Ram?

    Wheel bearing grease is flammable, so, there's that!
  18. Sherman Bird

    Sticky brakes when coming to a stop

    You ever notice that an original serpentine belt will go 100,000 miles or more? Try getting that many miles from an aftermarket belt. Ditto for brakes and other service or maintenance items.
  19. Sherman Bird

    Looks like I'm never buying RAM again...

    With twin reticulating whirly birds !!! ;)
  20. Sherman Bird

    Looks like I'm never buying RAM again...

    Yeah, drinking the kool-aid can be detrimental. Think "Jim Jones"... ;)
  21. Sherman Bird

    Sticky brakes when coming to a stop

    I'm a believer in the fact that the manufacturers of the brakes done to brand engineering specs have many many millions of R&D money to back them up. Aftermarket parts, while we would REALLY like to believe "meet or exceed" OE are simply not. But, the gorilla in the room is money, eh?
  22. Sherman Bird

    Sticky brakes when coming to a stop

    Nope! This is something I've seen on non-ABS cars too.
  23. Sherman Bird

    Check your intake manifold bolts

    Tell Tim Taylor that!!! ;)
  24. Sherman Bird

    Check your intake manifold bolts

    Try duct tape !!!! ;)
  25. Sherman Bird

    Sticky brakes when coming to a stop

    Remove the wheel after jacking up and supporting the vehicle safely. Take a very bright flashlight and shine it on the edges of the brake pads where they meet the steel backing. Look for an orange-ish discoloration in the pads at those points. Presence of this coloration means that the resin of...

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