JBNeal

SURVIVOR: spotted this fixer-upper Dodge south of Kress back in January

VINTAGEPIC: saw this B-3or4 in highway traffic on the FB

VINTAGEPIC: saw a few Dodges available at Munson-Smith over on the FB

https://p15-d24.com/topic/54196-newbie-needs-help-with-brakes/?do=findComment&comment=579082

VINTAGEPIC: saw this big B-1or2 in the work truck fleet on the FB

How'bout after running the vinegar cycle ya just fill up the cooling system with straight water...whenever I have done a flush where chocolate milk drains out of the radiator, I drive around for a day with straight water to flush out some more. Also cheaper if a leak springs up, then ya don't lose coolant just water.

4th gen Rams for years had an embossed blank on the HVAC box that could be upgraded by carefully cutting along the perimeter to add a cabin filter and a snap-in access door from the minivan. The 2015 Laramie Longhorn that I bought from my elderly neighbor was almost fully loaded but did not have that cabin filter, so I snagged a kit off eBay and made the magic happen. I have replaced 2 heater cores on Ram 2500s, and it is a chore as the airbags have to be disabled, the steering column is dropped, and the dash is removed as an assembly...easier said than done and with a helper, but I managed to do both by myself out of necessity. 2nd gen Rams had an issue with a plastic adapter between the blend door motor and the blend door shaft. This adapter would develop a split so that the blend door did not rotate fully to completely seal off the heater core or the evaporator. Not easy to check unless HVAC box is disassembled. The symptoms would be heater that does not get very hot and AC that does not get very cold, yet engine coolant would be at operating temperature and AC pressure would be good. The QuadCab had this problem for years but Dad didn't say anything about it until I started driving that truck and asked...tore into it when the AC compressor bit the dust, replaced the busted adapter and kaput compressor, and it's been blowing ice cold or lava hot as needed for the last 7yrs.

Take that master cylinder to the hardware store and look for a NPT square head plug, preferably black pipe...brass could work, but why be extra

VINTAGEPIC: saw this shiny big B-1or2 emergency services truck at the dealership on the FB

VINTAGEPIC: saw this Dodge available at Munson-Smith on the FB