Recent content by sws2ndRAM

Thanks! In Virginia. East Texas is lovely, but a long haul. Great advice on the stethoscope. I did exactly that. 100% coming from the MGU. So contemplating options. Fortunately the dealer has been helpful.

As a warning to everyone seeing this...if your bearings start whining you should take action immediately. If you wait and the bearings completely fail, the rotor will contact the stator and your goose is cooked. At this point you're waiting in line at the dealership for a new unit to arrive...

Did you have an indication that it was beginning to fail? I'm getting a whining sound that is 100% coming from my alternator / MGU whatevertheheck they call it now. I'm hoping it's the really cold weather, but your post has elevated my concern.

Mine stopped working again, a little more than a month after doing the battery disconnect dance last time. Same experience as JDGRN77.

Thanks for the suggestion. My Wifi also stopped working (connected, no internet). I talked to ATT tech support, NoJoy, 'go to dealer'....but I'm on a hunting trip, and no proximity to a dealership nor the patience. I did the UConnect Reset, and it did not actually respond. I could not find a...

I ended up getting the Rough Country version as a Christmas gift, and installed them yesterday, a cold and damp day here. The Rough Country version "seemed" a bit thicker and tougher, so I went with them vs. the Mopar version. RC's instructions say it's a 20 minute installation. Ha! Maybe 20...

Did mine today. Echo most of the thoughts above. I'm not installing a valve; wiping a smudge or 2 of oil off the bar is not a big deal to me. The filter is very awkward to reach. I have a filter wrench that fits over the OEM / replacement filter (3/8" drive) and with enough 'encouragement' (and...

Getting a set. Just got back from a hunting trip that featured several drives around the outside of a cornfield to get to where I can walk to a stand. Even though it was dry, I still had a few wet spots to clear to get to my parking spot. I sprayed off the underside yesterday, and brought about...

Middle of '21 Ford should be out middle of '21: https://fordtrend.com/2021-ford-ranger-v6/ Looks like it has potential.

My '05 Hemi "ticked" from the first time I drove it, with 11K miles, until that sad last day when we said goodbye. And hello to a '20 Laramie, Hemi eTorque. I had all kinds of truck 'experts' tell me that the '05 was doomed (valves, lifters, crank, etc.). I put 150K hard miles on it, kept the...

Had same thing happen on a '20 Laramie. Several slams and a tiny bit of dust/dirt wiped away from the close sensor, and all is good.