I got the gasket for the fuel heater at a Dodge dealership in Jurupa.
Cost more in fuel to drive there.

 

Lookin good

 

I installed my new Borgeson steering shaft today, it was worth every penny to me, also fixed my intermittent drivers side window ( Thanks Jim Lane)one of the brushes was hung up and you had to hit the door really hard to make it work.

 

Vernon, before you call that borgeson shaft install a done deal, read in the sticky about a borgeson safety alert. Something about the inner shaft sliding out of the outer shaft, and it talks about a fix.

The borgeson unit is a great upgrade, but I guess there may be a flaw that happened to a fellow DTR member.

Also, just a tip- grease the outer portion of that borgeson unit, where it locks onto your steering gear unit, then slip a shock absorber boot over it, and zip tie the uphill end of the shock boot. It'll help keep sandpaper type of debris away from that rotating assembly, and minimize water. That borgeson will still rust, you know.
Of course, your going to have to disassemble the shaft from your steering unit, in order to slip over a shock boot. This tip, was actually good advice from a fellow DTR member, called Crossy's Son.

 

How do you like those headlamps ? Been thinking about them for a while now.

 

Thanks man! I haven't gotten it back on yet... There's no way to keep it in the stock location. I'll have to move it way off to the side and weld some nuts on the backside of the hood.

I'm either going to find a 2nd gen shroud, or build one. But it stays ridiculously cool. I still haven't gotten the fan to kick on


It's a Pusher intake for a 2nd gen. Not sure of the size nozzle, it was on the truck when I got it.

You have 2 choices for settings on this particular controller. You can either set it up so it controls EGTs (towing), in which case it won't let them climb over 1100 degrees. The other way comes on with boost, but you can't set an exact psi where it comes on. You can set a boost range, and injection percentage, etc. though.

Thanks Mark!


Love them. Huge upgrade over stock

 

Finally built an intake today. I've had this piece of pipe for about 4 years... Bought it for the blue truck, and then realized non-I/C turbos are 3" inlet...

Anyway, it was really easy, and I can't believe I didn't do this before. Eventually I'll build a "cold air" intake box for it.

 

A large candle is a pretty big upgrade over stock.

 

no doubt abut that!!

 

bigragu, I read the sticky it was from 2009 they talked about filing a flat spot on the lowest set screw where the shaft goes into the rotating assembly so it doesn't stretch, I'm not sure what the shaft design was back then but now there are two set screws there to alleviate that problem I hope. The boot idea might be ok in warmer areas but in NE Washington they use they use salt and ice slicer and even with one end left open the design of a shock boot with the ribs it would hold that corrosive mix inside causing more damage. I will paint it with rustoleum and at least once a week in the winter as much of the under carriage as I can get to gets hit with a hot pressure washer.
Vern

 

Did the Borgeson shaft take out the steer wandering slack?

 

Hey, Vernon, it's been a long while since I installed my Borgeson unit, and forgive me cause I can't remember, but underneath the rubber boot that comes on the borgeson, is there a lock or set screw that keeps that inner shaft from slipping out of the upper, outer shaft? This concern of it popping out was started years ago, and the more I think of it, it probably would be more of a concern with folks that lift their rigs up with lift kits, maybe?

I see that machined stop, with the set screw in your pic. I believe I ran mine up as high as it would go, then locked it down, the went to the upper, outer shaft and drilled and thru bolted it, if I remember. I'll have to check it in the am. Now it's bugging me, that I have to check.

Hey, is it me, or maybe I'm getting dillusional, but if you zoom in on that pic of your borgeson shaft, do you see a shape/form of a skeleton pirate with a frown on his face, directly straight down from that rubber boot?

 

I see it too!

 

I find that relays and decent wiring into stock halogen headlamps is a lot brighter than the stock wiring. Stock wiring is long and thin, more heater than conductor.

 

I can believe that. I don't know what they were thinking when they designed the wiring on these trucks.