Dodge Diesel - Diesel Truck Resource Forums - 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev Discussion for all Dodge Rams prior to 1994. This includes engine, drivetrain and non-drivetrain discussions. Anything prior to 1994 should go in here. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:19:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/images/misc/rss.jpg Dodge Diesel - Diesel Truck Resource Forums - 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev Trans shifting too fast http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276731&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:51:39 GMT Can anyone tell me how to get my trans to shift later. I have tried adjusting the cable and got no better results. Is there an adjustment that I'm missing. Trans is a 518 automatic. Fresh rebuild and a transgo shift kit . ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics hdguage http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276731 would this electric fuel pump work? http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276729&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:32:40 GMT http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATX-E8153/
I'm lookin for a cheap and easy way to bring my fuel pressure up right now. Under about 3/4 throttle i can suck it down to 0 and want to do something about it soon so i can feel better about openin er up. I have seen electric fuel pumps like these on other diesels and my grandpa has one kind of like this on his swather. Do ya think this would do the temporary job of giving me the fuel i need? at 14 psi it should be good, but the 35 gph seems a little low to me? what do ya think? ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics 92smokin blacky http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276729 93 auto tranny question http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276722&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:55:04 GMT I test drove a 93 with an auto tranny, it shifted fine but would not go into overdrive, it just stayed in third gear at highway speed. I am wondering if this would just be a solenoid or a sensor that needs replaced. I am wanting to get this truck, but if it is going to be an expensive fix it might change matters, or the purchase price. I test drove a 93 with an auto tranny, it shifted fine but would not go into overdrive, it just stayed in third gear at highway speed. I am wondering if this would just be a solenoid or a sensor that needs replaced. I am wanting to get this truck, but if it is going to be an expensive fix it might change matters, or the purchase price. ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics sabbfan http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276722 Understanding VE http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276721&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:20:56 GMT I'm wondering if someone here could explain the actual functions of the adjustments on the VE pump.
Let me start by saying that the reason I ask, is that I put two turns on the fuel screw. The truck idled much higher, so I adjusted the idle screw down to get the low speed correct. The truck didn't idle as nice, and the throttle response was "soft" and very dirty. I even set the fuel pin to its shallow side, and turned the star wheel up to its max limit.
I set the full power screw back out one turn, than reset the idle speed. The truck now is starting to run closer to normal (cleaner, with more "sharp" throttle response).
My question is more,"what does the screw effect?" In other words, is it adding pressure, but for a shorter duration, or what? ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics TRENDZ http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276721 Transmission fluid?? 5w-30 what? http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276716&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:56:07 GMT Hey guys, buying fluid to change the oil in my manual getrag, do I need 5w-30 motor oil or something different? Hey guys, buying fluid to change the oil in my manual getrag, do I need 5w-30 motor oil or something different? ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics BurrisWill http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276716 Valve Seals....Question http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276715&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:33:51 GMT Hello All,
'91 Intercooled W250......460,000 kms.

On startup after sitting all night, rough running and 'blue'.....
After a few minutes 'blue' is gone and it smoothes out. Suspect valve seals.
Question can these be changed out with the cylinder air charged? thank you ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics peddlebike http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276715 Cant remebr spline Count on W250 Front Dana http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276714&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:28:19 GMT W250 4x4 Dana 60F 4500LB Its 35 isn't it ?? ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics roxxx http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276714 Leaking Injection Pump http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276713&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:32:56 GMT My Injection pump has been leaking so I pulled it last week hoping to fix it. the leak came from the front (pictures below)and I thought that either the nut was loose or the washer was bad. The nut was tight so I replaced the washer. Put the pump back on and the leak was exactly the same. Can can anyone tell me what part of the pump this is and why it might still be leaking? Thanks Bradley My Injection pump has been leaking so I pulled it last week hoping to fix it. the leak came from the front (pictures below)and I thought that either the nut was loose or the washer was bad. The nut was tight so I replaced the washer. Put the pump back on and the leak was exactly the same. Can can anyone tell me what part of the pump this is and why it might still be leaking?

Thanks

Bradley
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]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics sirhuthalot http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276713 <![CDATA[Help! Truck died and can't revive it...]]> http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276711&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:56:59 GMT Hey guys, sorry to be a bad-weather poster, but I need help. I can't get my '92 D250 going.

Thursday I was driving home from work. I was coasting to a red light at about 30mph when I noticed the truck died. No warning signs prior to that, just dead. While still rolling, I popped it into neutral and cranked it with no luck. Stopped rolling, tried again, no luck. Not even a sign of wanting to fire.

Came back to it Sat. morning after doing some research on the forums. I started thinking that it must be something involving the fuel cut solenoid. I am lucky enough to have Alldata access through a buddy of mine, and info from there said that if the solenoid is the problem, all you have to do is remove the solenoid (note: it takes a 24mm open end, in case anyone needs to know) and then take out the solenoids plunger and spring, reinstall, and it should start after that. Did that (which was a pain, by the way) and still no luck.

I checked the lift pumps fuel output when cranking and that seemed to be more than adequate. I also cracked open the inj. pump fuel inlet line and cranked the motor to make sure fuel was there, and a healthy amount spilled out. Finally, I tried bleeding fuel at the injectors multiple times. I was able to get a healthy flow from the #2 injector, and a bit of fuel from the #5, but not even a hint of any from the other 4 :(

The truck has plenty of fuel in the tank. I did recently crank down my AFC star wheel a bit, and I rotated the fuel pin, but I really don't see how those changes could have done this. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Jeremy ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics smapdee2k http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276711 1000 mile roundtrip...thoughts... http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276700&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:27:47 GMT Hey guys,

So I took my truck on her first road trip. I drove from Princeton NJ to New Martinsville WV (which is about 30 miles downriver from Wheeling).

On the way there I took the pretty flat way: US 1. to PA Turnpike to Interstate 70 to WV 2.

The truck ran great. I have an issue though, which was pretty annoying. When I go from using the pedal for power to kind of gliding, when it goes through that transition the truck shakes like hell above 60 mph. Popping it into neutral is the worst. I had to use a little finesse on the way there to minimize that... I understand it's the driveshaft, but short of replacing the whole assembly, I'm really not sure what to do about it. The U Joints are brand new.

Anyway, made it there...430 miles. Took me about 7.5 hrs.

On the way home I decided to go a different way and took WV 7 to Morgantown and then jumped on 68E and then 81N to the PA Turnpike and then to US1 and I was home. 440 miles. This time it took me just under 7 hrs. Maybe 6 hrs and 48 mins, with 1 fuel stop and a quick stop for a sandwich at Arby's in Carlisle.

This was definitely a more fun road. The high point on 68E is somewhere in Maryland at 2800 ft. It took a while to get up there and then, according to the signs it was 12 miles of 6% grade on the way down. The truck sure handles those hills like nothing. She would hit about 22 PSI and 1000 degrees at 80 MPH on the steepest inclines. Good times...wasn't too many folk I didn't pass on the way up those hills.

The aforementioned vibrations were MUCH harder to avoid on the hills, as there was a lot of coasting coming down from the 'mountains' (I'm from Alaska, and if there are trees on the top, I don't really consider them mountains).

Anyway, I have yet to calculate my mileage, as my speedo is off and I have to do a little math, but I'm pretty sure it was under 20 mpg...which is a little disappointing. But I couldn't stand to do 65 on such a long drive, and my truck and tires are pretty big, so we'll see... ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics Subliminal http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276700 Front Leaf Spring Replacement http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276695&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:31:02 GMT So my front springs are finally sagging to the point that its unbearable. I have begun the search to either re-arch them, replace them, or just crutch them with an add-a-leaf kit. I dont really want to add much of a lift to the front end, just get it back to stock or maybe an inch or so of lift. What are your suggestions? thanks in advance! So my front springs are finally sagging to the point that its unbearable. I have begun the search to either re-arch them, replace them, or just crutch them with an add-a-leaf kit. I dont really want to add much of a lift to the front end, just get it back to stock or maybe an inch or so of lift. What are your suggestions? thanks in advance! ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics jmkord8703 http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276695 P pump question http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276689&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:10:13 GMT I posted this in the second gen 12 valve section but havent gotten a responce so I thought I would try asking here. As I know alot of you have messed with P pumps. I am working on a friends truck it is a 97 3500 4x4 dually auto. The truck is stock and has never been turned up. I know it is heavy compared to my first gen but this thing is slow. I took it for a ride and when floored there is little to no smoke at all. Then all of a sudden when it gets to 2500 rpm there is a huge cloud of black smoke that comes out and blacks out the whole street. Now when it does this there does not seem to be any change in power. also it dosent smoke like that every time sometimes you can hold it to the floor and it wont smoke a drop the whole time. The guy that owns the truck says that sometimes when he takes off it feels very powerful and then he will stop and take off again and it doesent have much power at all. I just changed the fuel filter and installed a fuel pressure gauge. There is 22 psi at idle and 38 or so at 2500 so I dont think that fp is causing it. I am not to familiar with how a p pump works I have only messed whith my ve before. I know the ve has a fuel pin and if it was my truck I would be looking to see if the fuel pin was stuck and to make sure there wasnt a boost leak in the line to the afc housing. But I am not sure how this thing works exactly. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to describe the problem as best I could. I posted this in the second gen 12 valve section but havent gotten a responce so I thought I would try asking here. As I know alot of you have messed with P pumps.

I am working on a friends truck it is a 97 3500 4x4 dually auto. The truck is stock and has never been turned up. I know it is heavy compared to my first gen but this thing is slow. I took it for a ride and when floored there is little to no smoke at all. Then all of a sudden when it gets to 2500 rpm there is a huge cloud of black smoke that comes out and blacks out the whole street. Now when it does this there does not seem to be any change in power. also it dosent smoke like that every time sometimes you can hold it to the floor and it wont smoke a drop the whole time. The guy that owns the truck says that sometimes when he takes off it feels very powerful and then he will stop and take off again and it doesent have much power at all. I just changed the fuel filter and installed a fuel pressure gauge. There is 22 psi at idle and 38 or so at 2500 so I dont think that fp is causing it. I am not to familiar with how a p pump works I have only messed whith my ve before. I know the ve has a fuel pin and if it was my truck I would be looking to see if the fuel pin was stuck and to make sure there wasnt a boost leak in the line to the afc housing. But I am not sure how this thing works exactly. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to describe the problem as best I could. ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics Onemoparnut http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276689 has anyone tried these injectors? http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276687&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:54:15 GMT found these on ebay. what do you think? Link removed. Please see the description below. found these on ebay. what do you think?

Link removed. Please see the description below. ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics oilcan64 http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276687 Mark Burris, 93 Dodge pulling truck video http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276684&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:19:14 GMT Here's one of the top 1st gen pullers in the country guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K0mZyETwPk

Left the line at 5900 rpm[guitar]. Near the end of the pull he broke the throttle shaft off at the injection pump. Went from lotsa rpm to idle. The np205 is no longer under it. He's gone to a 241dhd and 5.13 gears. I tried to get him to go to the 271 but a 241 fell into his lap for cheap.

Also here's my gasser trash pull for the Dodge gasser truck fans[laugh]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8G-BFuPERc

Feel free to look at my other vids on youtube, I've got a few other vids of my hooks and a few other Dodge gassers for those interested. ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics bgilbert http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276684 Do I have enough fuel? http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276683&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:23:46 GMT I just got done setting my truck almost back to stock. I have a reman ip that hasn't been messed with and new 40hp injectors. I still have my 60mm h1c compressor with the stock 18.5 housing that I haven't put on yet. My question is, do I have enough fuel to spool the 60mm wheel? If so what kind of boost numbers will I see? ]]> 1st Gen. Ram - All Topics d22019 http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=276683