What did you do to your Ram today???

[Desert Dawg]

I’m 40 miles away in Montrose, CO. Holler if I can help in any way! (There’s a dealer here too and one in Grand Junction)


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Thanks StraighArrow....that's awesome of you to offer some help!

I am waiting on FCA Roadside Assistance to come try and give me a jump. If it does, I may drive up to Ridgeway as they have a battery there that I can purchase so I don't have to worry about being stuck again and/or on the way back home to Albuquerque. We are going to be staying in Ouray until Monday. Hopefully, the tech can start the truck. If not, I will need to have it towed to the Ram dealership in Montrose which sucks as I will then need to rent a car to get back home and then drive back up to Montrose from Albuquerque to pick it up.

I'll post up on what the situation is looking like...thanks again!

 

[jefferyrw]

Thanks StraighArrow....that's awesome of you to offer some help!

I am waiting on FCA Roadside Assistance to come try and give me a jump. If it does, I may drive up to Ridgeway as they have a battery there that I can purchase so I don't have to worry about being stuck again and/or on the way back home to Albuquerque. We are going to be staying in Ouray until Monday. Hopefully, the tech can start the truck. If not, I will need to have it towed to the Ram dealership in Montrose which sucks as I will then need to rent a car to get back home and then drive back up to Montrose from Albuquerque to pick it up.

I'll post up on what the situation is looking like...thanks again!

I hope that you got your truck running again...More that I hope that they figure out why it ate a battery. Not good being stranded, I know from recent personal experience. It was not my yet to be built Ram 1500 but stranded none the less.

 

[Maxx102]

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Why anyone would want to modify their truck so it looks like a dog taking a dump is beyond me.

 

[grimreefer]

"Despite being called the Carolina Squat, the trend actually originated on the Baja California Peninsula..."

 

[rtm03862iq]

Added a Rough Country hard folding tonneau cover

 

[‘19ramlveryeha]

"Despite being called the Carolina Squat, the trend actually originated on the Baja California Peninsula..."

Well there it is. Guess it did start here on the west coast and was then bastardized for the look. Interesting.


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[jimothy]

"Despite being called the Carolina Squat, the trend actually originated on the Baja California Peninsula..."

As my mom used to say: I don’t care who started it. I want you both to stop it!

 

[Desert Dawg]

I hope that you got your truck running again...More that I hope that they figure out why it ate a battery. Not good being stranded, I know from recent personal experience. It was not my yet to be built Ram 1500 but stranded none the less.

Thanks!

I had to wait a bit but finally got some service out of Montrose. Got the truck started again with all sorts of engine lights. Was able to get all cleared except the check engine light. Drove to Montrose and picked up a new battery for insurance. Restarted the truck a couple times with exisitng battery and started each time with engine light clearing. But now don't have rear camera working...lol. Go Fgure!

Edit: Rear camera now working...lol.

 

[jefferyrw]

Thanks!

I had to wair a bit but finally got some service out of Montrose. Got the truck started again with all sorts of engine lights. Was able to get all cleared except the check engine light. Drove to Montrose and picked up a new battery for insurance. Restarted the truck a couple times with exisitng battery and staretd each time with engine light clearing. But no don't have rear camera working...lol. Go Fgure!

I am glad it is working out for you...you must find out what the underlying cause is.

 

[Otisporkchop]

Why anyone would want to modify their truck so it looks like a dog taking a dump is beyond me.

To me they look like a dog doing the boot scoot boogie on the carpet or in layman terms a dog scratching his a$$ on the carpet.

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

Thanks StraighArrow....that's awesome of you to offer some help!

I am waiting on FCA Roadside Assistance to come try and give me a jump. If it does, I may drive up to Ridgeway as they have a battery there that I can purchase so I don't have to worry about being stuck again and/or on the way back home to Albuquerque. We are going to be staying in Ouray until Monday. Hopefully, the tech can start the truck. If not, I will need to have it towed to the Ram dealership in Montrose which sucks as I will then need to rent a car to get back home and then drive back up to Montrose from Albuquerque to pick it up.

I'll post up on what the situation is looking like...thanks again!

Dude, just buy a battery. You're allowed. No one in the podunk town you are in has a battery?

 

[Moosefire66]

Dude, just buy a battery. You're allowed. No one in the podunk town you are in has a battery?

Well, a couple things come to my mind. Sure he could absolutely buy a battery. That doesn't solve the mystery of why the other one went bad though. Also, that battery is replaceable under a free replacement warranty. Thirdly, I dont know if he has etorque, but doesn't those batteries cost thousands to replace, or was that just a rumor...

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[dearchristopher]

Not in NorCal man. I’ve seen level and sky high/cencal lifts but not that squat stuff man. Don’t make us responsible for that too man. I’ve never liked the cencal style either.

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hahaha sincerest apologies brother. cali produces cool trends, sometimes. i feel like the prerunner style is an LA thing. i love that look.


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[Desert Dawg]

I’m 40 miles away in Montrose, CO. Holler if I can help in any way! (There’s a dealer here too and one in Grand Junction)


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Just a shoutout to @StraightArrow again to say thank you for the offer to help out! I was able to get the service jumpstart to work so drove up and bought a new battery at O'Reilly Auto Parts in Montrose. I still have not installed the battery as everything eventually went back to normal after multiple starts but at least I have a replacement battery in case I get stuck tomorrow (going out to Engineer Pass) or during the ride back home!

I hope that you got your truck running again...More that I hope that they figure out why it ate a battery. Not good being stranded, I know from recent personal experience. It was not my yet to be built Ram 1500 but stranded none the less.

I am glad it is working out for you...you must find out what the underlying cause is.

Thanks! So far, so good although I am showing lower voltage readings than the normal 14.1V (had dropped to 13.8-13.9V but now reading 13.4-13.5V when running).

I have purchased over 75 cars in my days and most were brand spanking new. This is first time ever that I got stranded with basically a brand new vehicle. I only have 6400 miles on the odometer but already have an appointment to also take in for a some very loud squeaking noises coming from rear (not brakes) and my passenger seat rattles insanely too. I have had older Rams in the past with not an issue, but getting more convinced the new Gen not quite figure out yet.

Dude, just buy a battery. You're allowed. No one in the podunk town you are in has a battery?

I did buy one but had to drive 40 miles out to get one. But I am happy they had some in stock. The old battery is still working but will have see how things go after it sits all night. If I don't have to install the new one, I can return to the O'Reilly's Auto Parts store back home.

Well, a couple things come to my mind. Sure he could absolutely buy a battery. That doesn't solve the mystery of why the other one went bad though. Also, that battery is replaceable under a free replacement warranty. Thirdly, I dont know if he has etorque, but doesn't those batteries cost thousands to replace, or was that just a rumor...

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For sure I am still taking the Ram into the dealership when I get home; I definitely want to know what happened so I don't have to worry about something like this hapeening again. I don't have the e-Torque engine thank goodness. I am still up here in Colorado mountains for a few days so will see if things work out but at least I have a replacement battery with me now!


So after wasting a day dealing with a dead battery in the Ram, finally got some dinner and brews on the rooftop of Ouray Brewery which made everything better....lol.

 

[dearchristopher]

ive been appreciating how far the truck has come after i got the tires put on today. i remember telling my wife and a few buddies i was going to keep this truck “as stock as possible”.

i have a problem.

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[Desert Dawg]

ive been appreciating how far the truck has come after i got the tires put on today. i remember telling my wife and a few buddies i was going to keep this truck “as stock as possible”.

i have a problem.

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Yep; no going back now...lol. Looks good!

 

[Rjshoaff1]

Added some vinyl decals to the front grill today. The BTS grey is hard to match. Hope these look ok, I’ll make my final decision once they fully adhere.

 

[dearchristopher]

Added some vinyl decals to the front grill today. The BTS grey is hard to match. Hope these look ok, I’ll make my final decision once they fully adhere.

that looks great! i just put my texas flag version of these on my truck today. how did yours adhere?


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[Rjshoaff1]

that looks great! i just put my texas flag version of these on my truck today. how did yours adhere?


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Pretty good! Wasn’t to hard, I didn’t download the instructions. I just did it like other vinyls I have done before. How did the texas flag turn out? If I lived in texas… I’d proudly put that flag there!

 

[Waterfowler41]

Major horsepower upgrade this afternoon. Swapped out the standard push button starter for the TRX red button.

I can already tell the truck drives better and 0-60 for sure improved!

Just joking $32 well spent!