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  1. iamtheav8r

    Oil change interval on new 2020 ram 1500 5.7

    Either follow the maintenance minder provided by the manufacturer, send in a sample and follow the lab's advice (best method) or pretend you're a chemical/lubricant engineer and pick something based on internet speculation, etc.
  2. iamtheav8r

    RAM Revolutionary... yet Problematic. Why does our favorite brand keep subjecting us to this?

    My money...my choice. No stress. I'm in and out every 2 years or so...if it got too bad I'd dump it sooner. There's always another new shiny thing.
  3. iamtheav8r

    RAM Revolutionary... yet Problematic. Why does our favorite brand keep subjecting us to this?

    They can do whatever they want whenever they want to do it. Unlikely they will, tho.
  4. iamtheav8r

    "Smoke" from exhaust on start up?

    I assumed as much, but haven't had this one on my lift yet to look things over. Thanks
  5. iamtheav8r

    RAM Revolutionary... yet Problematic. Why does our favorite brand keep subjecting us to this?

    Also 55 and this is my first Ram. If it doesn't work like they said it would I'll never buy another. I usually trade every 2-3 years. So far, it's doing OK, but I hold my breath every time I drive it. Not a great new truck experience.
  6. iamtheav8r

    "Smoke" from exhaust on start up?

    Remember that if conditions are right for condensation, it'll form inside the exhaust components and end up pooled in the low spots. Older mufflers, resonators, etc. had weep holes for this reason. I don't know if the newer stuff still has these.
  7. iamtheav8r

    "Smoke" from exhaust on start up?

    White is water Blue is oil Grey or black is fuel
  8. iamtheav8r

    Update: DO NOT BUY RAM WITH RAMBOX - Warping and Alignment Issue with 2019 Rams

    My 2020 built in october has warped lids. It's not the sun or heat causing the issue. It's a design flaw. The latch is in the center of a plastic lid. It pulls the middle down and makes a banana out of the lid. It needs some structural ribbing or similar added to make it more rigid.
  9. iamtheav8r

    Added Wireless QI Charger to my 2020 Ram Bighorn

    I've not had any overheating issues with my phone. The Samsung rugged case isn't much....nothing like a Lifeproof or Otterbox. It's quite thin so no idea why the Ram has problems with it. 30+ years in data security, enterprise network, VM farms, etc. Currently have over 50,000 nodes in my...
  10. iamtheav8r

    Cab to Box seal missing?

    October 2019 build and mine has the seal/gasket whatever it is
  11. iamtheav8r

    Added Wireless QI Charger to my 2020 Ram Bighorn

    I have the same phone, in a Samsung rugged case (charges 100% on my Samsung wireless chargers at home and office) and I've yet to figure out the perfect placement...which is my point. It shouldn't be that it has to be placed in a 2mm window to make it work. I'll try the trick you mentioned if...
  12. iamtheav8r

    Added Wireless QI Charger to my 2020 Ram Bighorn

    I'm glad yours works well, but many of us have had poor service out of the wireless charger in our trucks. Mine is about 20% actual charging to flashing a red LED at me. I've given up and went back to a cord. Another half-baked "feature" from FCA USA LLC...
  13. iamtheav8r

    Growling brakes in Reverse!

    Who told you that? Unless they're suggesting that this issue is caused by the parking brake they're messing with you. There are no springs to retract the brake pads on disc brakes. The gas created from the heat when the brakes are applied pushes the pads away from the rotors.
  14. iamtheav8r

    Added Wireless QI Charger to my 2020 Ram Bighorn

    Probably works better than the factory one.
  15. iamtheav8r

    Do you like your MDS?

    The only way I know it's on is if I happen to see the green Eco thingy light up.
  16. iamtheav8r

    Update: DO NOT BUY RAM WITH RAMBOX - Warping and Alignment Issue with 2019 Rams

    The fact that it only latches in the center is the problem. The more you make it pull down, the faster the lids will warp. The lids aren't strong enough structurally to hold their shape.
  17. iamtheav8r

    Hollow sounding drivers side rear door

    It's because they're hollow.
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