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    BELT BLOWN AT 9K Miles-URGENT READ

    These are the 2 belts that I have. The first is Mopar 5281514AA from Rock Auto listed as Hemi eTorque. The other is Mopar 5281957AA Hemi eTorque. The Larger belt has 8 ribs and is labeled as 8pk1620mm (1620mm, approx 64 inches) I measured the belt at approx 64 inches. The second smaller belt is...
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    Beer - what are you drinking / brewing thread

    Started with a flight at Khoury's in Henderson NV. Finished with this, actually very smooth for 17%. Ain’t Nothin’ To F&*k With Stout - Imperial 17% ABV Mojave Brewing Company Henderson, NV
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    Do all Night Editions have Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle?

    Mine was included as part of the 2020 Bighorn Night Edition package.
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    Front Seat Desk

    You might look into a passenger seat swivel mount similar to those used in police vehicles. The down side is that it is in the way when carrying passengers. You might find one with a quick removable pole and dock that leaves the floor mount in place. For ideas, look at something similar to...
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    AGM or Lead Acid Battery

    FYI, is part of a group size chart from Interstate for their Mega-Tron Plus batteries. It shows the DIN Group H8 is a BCI Group 49 battery. Physically the H8 is 1 9/16" longer than a H7. Chart showing post size difference between SAE, DIN, EN and JIS battery terminals.
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    AGM or Lead Acid Battery

    FYI, here is part of a group size chart from Interstate for their Mega-Tron Plus batteries. It shows the DIN Group H8 is a BCI Group 49 battery. Physically the H8 is 1 9/16" longer than a H7.
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    Recall: Tailgates coming open

    I wish they would activate the tailgate ajar warning on the dash. as shown on my build sheet with this recall. Others have activated the warning with the alfabod tool, as noted in previous threads.
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    Auto park park disabling

    The feature is called safe hold, you can over ride it if needed. As John referenced, the kid from Star Wars got killed by his Durango. From my owners manual: SafeHold is a safety feature of the Electric Park Brake System that will engage the park brake automatically if the vehicle is left...
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    What did you do to your Ram today???

    Ford had a Direct Injection ONLY EcoBoost engine, and it suffered from carbon build up. The engine was redesigned with both Direct and Port Injection. There are several articles about this issue, here is one of them. https://tuningpro.co/the-3-most-common-ford-3-5-ecoboost-engine-problems/
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    Best Dash Cam

    The lead feeding the camera is always fused at 2 amps regardless of polarity. The polarity affects 15 amp fuse going back into the fuse block. If inserted properly the 12v feed will directly feed both fuses. If reversed the primary fuse will carry the load of both fuses, not good. The 12 v side...
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    Best Dash Cam

    I have the ThinkWare, it uses the same 3 conductor hard wire harness as the BlackVue with the 2 amp glass fuses. I cut the glass fuses out. However, I replaced the 5 amp fuses in the fuse taps with 2 amp fuses feeding the camera...
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    Best Dash Cam

    I did some testing with the SD card from my ThinkWare Q800PRO dash cam. I am NOT favoring one post or another, these are my results. Removed SD from cam, plugged into my PC. This is the folder structure on the SD card. The folders under TWSYS with the rec extension were all empty. The...
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    Why wont my truck start?

    I had a similar issue with my wife's Caravan, turned it off 10 minutes later would not start. Good voltage, electronics worked, would not jump start. It had the exact same Mopar H7 battery as my Ram. The battery was a little over 2 years old. Replaced the battery started right up.
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    BELT BLOWN AT 9K Miles-URGENT READ

    You have to go behind the water pump belt to go around the crankshaft pulley. The eTorque serpentine belt is on the inner set of grooves of the crankshaft pulley. Link to 1 version of the strech tool. https://www.amazon.com/Drake-Off-Road-Stretch-Installer/dp/B00AC60VEC This picture may help.
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    BELT BLOWN AT 9K Miles-URGENT READ

    Thought I would share this information. The eTorque has 2 belts the large serpentine belt and a water pump belt. The procedure is more involved the the non-eTorque. The water pump belt is a stretch type, says not to re-use the belt. Requires a stretch belt removal/install tool. The large...
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    Good sun visor?

    Some of the custom fit shade brands like the Cover Craft will ask which mirror you have when using the vehicle selector.
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    Good sun visor?

    Covercraft UVS-100. https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/product/uvs100-custom-sunscreen.UV
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    How easy is it to remove a bed extender

    As mentioned in post #4 you rotate it up and lift out, quick and easy. Plenty of YouTube videos showing assembley and use bed extenders.
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    Your liability when your vehicle is at the dealer

    Unfortunate series of events at a Michigan CDJR dealership. The liability discussed in the webpage article is something I was not aware of. Maybe the laws vary state to state? "Why a Jeep owner is sued after dealership employee was killed during oil change."...
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    Please share your favorite truck mods

    Bed Extender, Hellwig sway bar, LASFIT led interior lights.
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