Recent content by Trooper4

The also may have changes a few internal parts to accommodate the power upgrade

Loosen the belt and spin the pullies/tensors, and the MGU pulley. You will be able to tell by the rough/grinding feel. That should tell you if it is bearing failure and which one.

You can't legally increase the payload of any truck, nor should you try. Reducing sag borders on that if done incorrectly. The rated capacity is fixed. The only way to get more load carrying capacity is to get a truck rated at what you expect to haul. A 1/4-1/2 ton truck is never built to carry...

Common. I had it starting, so covered with a dash mat

Looks like whoever changed the oil dribbled a little.

Not a problem as long as they all get along.

Did you ever get it sorted out? Good, bad, or was death knocking on the door?

https://5thgenrams.com/community/members/upnorthengineer.174642/ Did a full how to. Check his postings

I definitely would not call it a "common" problem. The factory battery being a cheap battery is far more common, along with the fact that even when turned off, these trucks are power hungry.

It would be fun to watch him try it clean it out. Boy, I wonder who could have done such a thing?:whistle::whistle:

You Just might think about a dog crate when traveling with the dog, otherwise ?????

I wonder if a can of spray foam insulation would help.

Weren't you talking about a leak FROM the cylinder into the water jacket which would be indicated by exhaust gases in the radiator/coolent, thus expanding the baloon /glove. I was talking about a leak from the oil passage to the coolent passage. A head gasket leak can be to either of these, or...