Published on 08/22/2012

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Issue 35 Review - February/March April 2002 • Industry News - Small Diesel Engines/Incorrect Reporting and Lube Oils • Feature Articles - The Turbo Diesel's Fuel Injection System/Bill Swail's Adventures/The Way We Were • Topics of Interest - That Sinking Feeling • Service Articles

Member2Member
Second Generation Fuel Level Sending Unit Repair • Replacement Front Seats • Replacement Front Seat (Part II) • Shock Absorber Replacement/Bilstein Shocks

First Generation
Intermittent Engine Starting and Transmission Won't Go in Gear • Fuel Gauge and Low Fuel Light • Serpentine Belt Tracking Off Fan Pulley • Gear Case Locating Dowel, aka "Killer Dowel Pin, aka KDP • Grid Heater Relay • Hard To Start • Tow Ratings

12-Valve Engines
Engine Oil Filters • Crankshaft Sensor • Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge • Crack in Door at Latch • Cruise Control Won't Hold Speed • Loose Fan Pulley • Engine Oil Pump • Engine Block Illustration • NV4500 Problem • Uprating the EGR 12-Valve Engine • Performance Re-Programming • EGT Difference Among Cylinders • Converting From Five-Speed to Six-Speed Transmission

24-Valve Engines
Unidentified Part in the Transmission Pan • Overdrive Off • Dead Accelerator Pedal and Trouble Codes • Replace the Engine Block Heater • Harmonic Damper • Bosch 275 HP Injectors • Pressure Drop Across Fuel Filter

5.9 HP CR
Transmission Won't Shift Into or Stay in Park • Cruise Control Disengages Going Uphill • Radiator Removal Question • Remove and Replace the Engine Mounts • Injector Problems with Used Vegetable Oil as Fuel •Tires Versus Load Capacity

6.7 HP CR
Diagnostic Trouble Code PO488 • J35 Recall (TSB18-024-09) Questions • EGR Service • Fuel Filter-Shell or No Shell • CCV Filter?

Fourth Generation
Strange Ticking/Vibration • Key Fob Works Intermittently • Cab to Bed Seal and Possible Unintended Consequences • 68RFE Transmission Service • Air Conditioner Condenser Protection • How to Replace U-Joints

Your Story
One Year Follow Up (2010 Ram ST)

Technical Topics
Options for Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, or How to Get Well-Tanked

Blowin' In The Wind
New Standards for Towing

TDReview
Some Gotta Win - 3500 Evaluation (Dodge- Chevrolet - Ford)

Motor Minded
The Five Phases of D.I.Y. Learning

Idle Clatter
Fuel Filter Change Hints - 2010 and Up • Erratic Idle Speed

Polly's Pickup
Shopping For a Truck

Have Ram, Will Travel
Manual Transmission Rebuilds and Upgrades

Back In The Saddle
Replacing a Fuel Sending Unit • Carry a Big Stick...Colt Cams • MBRP = Exhausted

TDRV
3.73 or 4.10 Axle Ratio?• Air Bags, Timbrens or None • Lubricating Trailer Wheel Bearings • Selecting Trailer Tires • First Tow With My "3500 Max Tow" Package

From The Shop Floor
No Start Tips

Exhaust Note by Kevin Cameron
Simplicity and Something to Think About