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Finally got around to addressing the bed doors. The latches are at the bottom and stick down into the floor. Unfortunately large logs pushing on the sides can lift the latches up out of the floor and the doors swing open (such as on a hard turn). There was a small gate latch but if you loaded...

I have determined that the entire engine has been replaced with a 2008-2010 engine. The oil pan does not have the hole for the oil temp sensor (which triggers the check engine light) and the plugs are for the later version as well. No telling the miles on it, but it has a knock at idle. I am...

A new truck? I think so. My fuel economy has improved a lot since I changed the plugs. I'm sure if I had bought a truck in better shape for more money then I'd probably be even better off. I paid $9K for this one and have almost that much again in repairs. But I've gone too far to give up on it...

I finally got my truck to my mechanic to charge the AC and get it working last week. He said the system was full of metal shavings and I needed to replace the condenser in order to prevent contaminating the system again. So I did that and brought it back to him yesterday. They got the AC working...

Bumping this thread again. I have been ironing out small issues with the truck and it's really close to being a great work truck. I have an appt a week from Saturday to get my air conditioning hooked up and recharged, which will be nice. But today's issue was leaf springs. I replaced the main...

I paid $9K for the truck and have spent another $5K. A similar diesel truck would cost $25K and still need repairs (suspension, lights, hitch, dump bed, etc). If the gas truck gets 8mpg and the same size diesel gets 10mpg, how many years and miles do I drive before making up the $10K difference...

It runs great but only gets 8 mpg. Suspension is tight, steering is straight without any slop, brakes are awesome. I burned 27 gallons in 190 miles and half of that was without the trailer. Unfortunately the guy I've been working with has been sick for 3 weeks so I haven't really worked since...

Once I decided to unhook the intake, it only took about 10 minutes to find the plug and hook it up. After getting everything buttoned up I tried to drive it down the block. I made it 100' past my driveway and it died. Limped it back home (barely) and figured out that more than just the first cat...

I got the exhaust on and was literally ONE PLUG AWAY from being finished, and I can't find the damn plug for the front right oxygen sensor. :whine: I've been looking for 45 minutes and nothing. I've started taking off the airbox and throttle body but it looks like I have to remove the entire...

IMO the trick to doing big repairs like this is to break it down into steps. Just like a big tree job or eating an elephant, one bite at a time. Each individual component that needs to be removed will have 2-8 bolts holding it. Keep the nuts and bolts with the component they hold and line them...

And yes, the cowl vent is trashed. It was already cracking but I nailed it with the hood when putting the hood back on. It's on my wish list. Amazon- replacement cowl vent grill covers

It lives! :rockhard: No exhaust hooked up but I fired it up and it runs smoooooth! :big-jump:

Got it. The torque converter wasn't fully seated. Started at first light with the prybar on the flex plate, unbolting the torque converter and loosening up the bolts connecting the engine and transmission. I noticed the transmission sagging so I put the bottle jack back under it and leveled it...

Hit a bit of a roadblock this afternoon. I only got 3 of the 6 nuts on the torque converter bolting it to the flex plate on the engine and couldn't turn the engine any further. Will need to back up tomorrow and reverse procedure until I figure out why the engine is binding. I'm not in a...

Engine and transmission are mated, engine is sitting on the mounts. Damn sun is super bright but everything I need to see is in the shadows. With the glare off my glasses I can't see a damn thing. Stopping for a while.

Brett, I thought it was a rule that all Ram owners had to flip their mirrors up to look like moose horns. Wassup widdat?

Head gasket showed up at 1:30 just after I finished my lunch. I took it out to the garage and 2 hours later my engine is ready to go back in the truck. There is still a ton of work to do but I did everything I could on the engine without having to lean over the radiator to reach it.

It's all good, Fiona. Cool story! :thumbup: Since I've been stuck waiting on a head gasket for the last 4 days, I figured I'd take a couple pictures to show my progress. I never remember to take pictures while I'm working so this might help make up for that. I have one head installed. Once the...

Got held up waiting on a head gasket. UPS lost it in Atlanta. Rather than waiting for a refund and replacement after confirming it is actually lost, I went ahead and ordered another head gasket which will be here Sunday. Currently have one head installed and new lifters/rockers on both heads.

The hardest part of installing the motor will be lining up and mating it with the transmission. I picked up an engine leveler to adjust the angle of the engine as it is hanging from the hoist. I will likely resell it as a package deal with the engine hoist next week (hopefully for a few bucks...