http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums The place to discuss 5.9L engine and transmission questions for the 3rd generation Rams. Discuss problems, solutions, and upgrades specific to this model. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:03 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/air/misc/rss.jpg http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217845-shift-light.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:59 GMT I would like to install a shift light on my steering column in front of my gauge cluster.Could someone help me on how to wire it? Where do i go with the wires? I was looking at Autometer's skinny little shift light. Do i need a certain kind for my truck or will anyone do the job? Thanks ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) SShafranko http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217845-shift-light.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217843-grid-heater.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:05:35 GMT Good to be back in the good ole US and back on the TDR after being deployed. Hoping someone can explain to me the grid heater purpose, I have a 06 2500 Mega Cab, in the last week the weather has really turned cold here in Montana, low 20's. If I am somewhere were I can not plug my heater in and go to start my truck the amp guage will be really low and then will bounce back and forth from high to low. After I run for a bit it settles to normal and is fine, read this has something to do with grid heater but I'm not sure what that does. I do have OEM batteries and should probably replace them before winter really sets in.

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Brian ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) CBowden http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217843-grid-heater.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217832-04-2500hd-auto-trans-won-t-reverse.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:19:48 GMT Not sure what happened. No indication of problem before. I pulled into a coffee shop. Came out to leave and "no reverse". I was able to pull out in drive and get where I was going. Then coming back, I down shifted coming down a steep grade and "no down shift" either. Engine just went down to idle and no compression braking.

All I get when I put it in reverse is a hesitation, then nothing. Engine revs, but no go. I can go forward through the gears. If I put it in drive, it goes through all gears. I can hit the tow switch and it shifts out of OD.

I changed the filter to see if there was any debris in the pan. Only thing unusual was a small metal piece that looks kinda like a fan tooth. (1/8 inch by 3/4 or so.) The doughnut magnet just had the usual load of fine particles. Nothing unusual for 90,000 miles.

Transmission shops are no help. They just want to rebuild the thing. That solves all the problems and lines there cash drawer well.

Any suggestions? Could this be bands or solenoid or something. I have never torn into a Dodge transmission before.

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UteMan ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) RCryer http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217832-04-2500hd-auto-trans-won-t-reverse.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217818-torque-converter.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:18 GMT what is the benefit of having a torque converter lock up switch? what is the benefit of having a torque converter lock up switch? ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) Shaughn5.9 http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217818-torque-converter.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217813-black-smoke-all-sudden.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:07:23 GMT I have a '03 2500 2500 4x4 with the 235 HP automatic. It is bone stock everything (no gauges yet as we just bought it) with 100K miles. To my knowledge it's the original lift pump and injectors and no black boxes. The truck is used for a daily 200 mile round trip commute. I took it to the body shop for a long bed scrape and it was running fine, just puffed a bit of smoke on accelerating. Three days later I pick up the truck and noticed while lightly accelerating it was smoking like a big dog; the engine was still warming up, performance seems normal. Running down the road any acceleration made smoke that didn't use to be there. The fuel mileage meter hasn't changed in mpg readout nor any 'check engine' light illiumination. I will check asap the OBD II codes to see if it set any.

After running about 15 miles things seemed to have cleared up. I did record mileage at the time of dropping the truck off at the body shop and picking it up to confirm it wasn't out of the shop area. The air filter was changed a month ago so I'm at a loss....any ideas? Thanks!! ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) SRehberg http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217813-black-smoke-all-sudden.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217796-exhaust-smell-raw-fuel.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:16 GMT My exhasust on my 03 has a little stronger odor than it usually has. It doesn't have any noticable signs of any smoke in the exhaust either, white, blue, or black. The odor has more of a raw fuel smell. The truck has 150K on the clock and runs idols fine. I just wanted to make sure that wasn't a sign of a coming injector failure.

Thanks ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) CBari http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217796-exhaust-smell-raw-fuel.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217791-dyna-trac-free-spin-install.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:18:52 GMT I had a wheel bearing go south so I decided to get the Free-Spin kit.

The Install intructions were ok but, they have install information for other applications which is always a pain. They have tools also listed that you don't need. 14mm 12 point socket must be for the earlier trucks on our trucks you need a 18mm socket. I had to buy a 1 11/16" 3/4" drive socket to get the spindle nuts off and just needed a 4ft snipe to break them with my snow brush wedged against the brake pedal. You also need a puller to remove the rotors and the old bearing. Big one for rotors and smaller for bearings. Patience is necessary to get the bearings off. Buy two ujoints in case you damage yours or just change them since you are in there. Other maintenance I would recommend would be ball joints and brakes if you have higher milage. You have stuff apart anyways. You also need two tubes of grease. (I used amsoil). You need loctite. Six point spanner socket for spindle nuts. Torque wrench. Antiseize, emery cloth, WD-40, brake cleaner,

I had to torch out my u-joints as they were original an then press them out. I went to use my brothers ujoint installer but it was too small for my ujoints. You can feel the difference the kit makes right away by turning the wheel with the hub locked and then unlocked.

I bought my ujoints and spanner socket from dyna trac. Less expensive and guaranteed to be the right ones.

Talk to Dan at ext 216. He is the fellow who set up the group buy at the TDR. ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) CToney http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217791-dyna-trac-free-spin-install.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217788-03-5-9-no-start.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:18:36 GMT I have a 03 2500 5.9.. It has 281K miles on it... It would not start this morning with temp. around 45 outside.. I checked fuel pressure by pulling fuel filter housing off and turning vehicle over, of course diesel went everywhere. I checked for codes, nothing shows up. Has anybody heard of torque tubes, or fuel tubes, do they come loose and need to be retorqued to 37lbs? I read somewhere that if not torqued can cause excessive fuel to return to tank and not create rail pressure? I checked rail pressure with my bullydog outlook monitor, only shows 1200 to 1500 when cranking.. I have no programmer installed, only use monitor.. I have a 03 2500 5.9.. It has 281K miles on it... It would not start this morning with temp. around 45 outside.. I checked fuel pressure by pulling fuel filter housing off and turning vehicle over, of course diesel went everywhere. I checked for codes, nothing shows up. Has anybody heard of torque tubes, or fuel tubes, do they come loose and need to be retorqued to 37lbs? I read somewhere that if not torqued can cause excessive fuel to return to tank and not create rail pressure? I checked rail pressure with my bullydog outlook monitor, only shows 1200 to 1500 when cranking.. I have no programmer installed, only use monitor.. ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) cycletech http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217788-03-5-9-no-start.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217783-injector-rebuild.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:53:02 GMT Is it possible to install 25hp nozzles onto my stock injectors? If so how difficult is the process? I’m have long crank times and have replaced the lift pump a few months ago along with new batteries and new fuel filter. ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) SWithrow http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217783-injector-rebuild.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217781-silver-bullet-top-turbo-twins.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:23:47 GMT I currently have NorthWest Customs Twins installed in my rig. (Basically the I.I. towing twins) There is a PS62 on top and a K31 on the bottom. Would I get better spool and/or lower egt's with a Silver Bullet on the top instead of a PS62? Would it be too laggy, or would there be any other problems or would it be beneficial to me? It just seems now the egts are getting too hot too fast

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) Mobius1 http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217781-silver-bullet-top-turbo-twins.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217777-high-idle-park-neutral.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:31 GMT These last few days I have noticed a high idle in park or neutral only. And also my engine temp has been fluctuating and reading hotter than usual. Any ideas on what may be my problem, thermostat? water pump? fan clutch?....... Thanks These last few days I have noticed a high idle in park or neutral only. And also my engine temp has been fluctuating and reading hotter than usual.
Any ideas on what may be my problem, thermostat? water pump? fan clutch?.......

Thanks ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) NRussell http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217777-high-idle-park-neutral.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217751-2004-vs-2004-5-a.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:47:23 GMT Can someone give me the scoop on the differences of a 2004 and 2004.5? Can someone give me the scoop on the differences of a 2004 and 2004.5? ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) RBellah http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217751-2004-vs-2004-5-a.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217740-ticking-loose-injection-line-clamp.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:31:11 GMT I have had an engine speed dependant ticking type of sound, I think I found the source. Often not heard at cruise, but you could hear it as you wound it up to cruise.

After finishing an oil change yesterday, I had the engine running with the hood up and heard it from the drivers side, carefully put a finger on the lines and #5 was loose in the blue saddle clamp. Tightened clamp, tinny ticking sound gone.

Didn't find much in search on this. ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) GCroyle http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217740-ticking-loose-injection-line-clamp.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217713-sweet-deal.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:45:13 GMT I was cleaning out some bits from the garage... I have a sweet deal fir any takers out there. Ebay item # 350279608680, That's me Esoteric_Specialties ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) R.Taylor http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217713-sweet-deal.html http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217710-air-filter-lid.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:47:11 GMT I need the top to a stock air filter, I will pay shiping & etc. kidcurlee@hotmail.com . ]]> 5.9L Engine and Transmissions (2003-2007) KCurlee http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/5-9l-engine-transmissions-2003-2007/217710-air-filter-lid.html