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    Washing the engine

    With more than a little nervousness, I washed the engine in my 2013 Mazda 3. I sprayed Gunk Foamy Engine Bright Cleaner, let it sit according to the instructions, then put my hose nozzle on "Gentle Shower" and moved it around quickly, trying to not spray directly onto anything, but sort of let...
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    Service E-Locker

    I started to post this in the EcoDiesel subforum but realized it probably applies to everyone. I was getting the Service E-Locker message on the dash. I have only locked it a couple times in a field just to keep it "used" so I figured it was a sensor issue. They discovered there was a software...
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    GDE Trans Tune for Hemi

    I noticed this on the GDE site. I didn't know they did any non-diesel work. https://greendieselengineering.com/product/ram-1500-hemi-transmission-tune/
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    Adding an Exterior Camera System

    I've got a friend who, due to surgery, is not able to turn his head very far to the left or right. It's to the point where when pulling up to a stop sign, checking traffic in either direction is very difficult. He asked if I had any ideas on how a camera setup could be added to his car that...
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    Towing the new/old Car

    Been wanting one of these since college. 360 mile tow was a breeze.
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    What is this plastic piece?

    I don't leave the truck outside at our house much. My wife noticed a squirrel jumping up into the engine bay (from below.) I used the key fob to honk the horn and scared him out, but noticed this on the ground in front of it. Is it part of my truck or just happened to be there? It does have a...
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    BG MOA Conditioner

    When scheduling a dealer oil change (10K miles) they pushed a BG MOA Conditioner. I declined, assuming its not really necessary and just a money grab on their part (and that I could probably add it myself if I needed to.) So now, I'm curious what everyone's take on this is. It seems like if...
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    Tow With Fridge On?

    I've heard both arguments on this. I wonder who here tows with their refrigerator cooling--especially in terms of going to the campsite so its cool when you arrive? Mine's a three-way that runs on propane/battery/shore power. I've not had a lot of luck running it on battery while traveling, but...
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    That's Odd--Pumping Tires

    I was pumping my rear tires up to a higher-than-normal level to tow the camper (not yet connected.) While I was doing this, the engine was running because I was getting it ready to hook up. After a few minutes, I noticed the hazard lights were blinking. I thought I'd mashed the remote in my...
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    Retained Value

    I know this is the 1/2 ton board, but I don't want to create an account at HD Rams just for this question and there are plenty of knowledgeable people here. Motor Trend did a 40K mile long term test of a 2500 Laramie CTD. In their stats, they put that the residual value was 95% of the original...
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    Ride Height / Payload Error

    I tried to lower my truck to entry/exit mode to pull into our garage and got an error message like "ride height unavailable due to payload." There was nothing in the bed and all I'd done since taking it out of the garage was driven it less than 100 miles and camped in the bed in a bed tent...
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    Bed Tent With Bakflip MX4

    The question could probably apply to any folding hard bed cover, but I'm looking at bed tents that are compatible with my folding Bakflip MX4 bed cover. I don't want the folded cover inside the tent, of course. Does anyone have a tent with their folding cover? I know I could remove the cover but...
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    Ram Trolls Ford & GM on April Fools Day

    Hope this isn't already posted and I missed it. https://www.motor1.com/news/577422/ram-april-fools-joke-trucker-cover-video/
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    SiriusXM Android Auto?

    We're getting unlimited data with our new phones and I'm thinking of switching my SiriusXM subscription to streaming-only. Does anyone stream SiriusXM in the truck through their phone and Android Auto? If so, how do you like it and is it usable? I've never gotten Amazon Music to work through...
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    Little door below Brake Release/Pedal Adjust area?

    I noticed a little fold-down door below my Brake Release lever. Using a small screwdriver, I opened the door and there's an orangeish nylon strap tucked behind it. Any ideas what that strap is for? Ejector seat?
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    Electric Travel Trailer

    This is pretty interesting. It was obviously coming in some form, but it adds benefits I hadn't thought of, like being able to drive itself to realign in a campsite. https://www.autoblog.com/2022/01/19/thor-airstream-estream-ev-travel-trailer/#slide-2378117 Winnebago just released an electric...
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    Sway or Light Front End

    I'm still relatively new to towing travel trailers, with a 6x12 cargo trailer (converted to camper) being my previously largest tow. Our camper is 25' (hitch to rear bumper) and 8' wide. 10' high. So, I don't know if I'm experiencing sway or a too-light front-end. Based on a CAT weighing, I...
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    Tow/Haul for a Uhaul 6x12?

    I hauled a Uhaul 6x12 loaded with furniture for about 300 miles of mostly interstate on Sunday. The base weight of the trailer is just under 2K and I would guess maybe 1K-1.5K of furniture in it. Any reason I should have had it in tow/haul mode? The engine only seemed to possibly be "lugging"...
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    AMP Research BedXtender HD Max

    I've installed the bed extender mentioned in the thread title. It works fine, but I cannot get it to lock into the tailgate latches when its on the tailgate. Anyone have any tricks to getting the tailgate to lock to the bed extender "posts?"
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    Ram App and Geolocation

    I installed the Ram app (not "My Ram") and at the bottom of the main screen, there is a "Drive Alerts" feature that is greyed out. It says I have to enable geolocation on the head unit. I've searched through the menus and can't find it on the Uconnect. Does anyone know how to enable geolocation...
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