Hi guys,
My ram sat in my friends shop for about a year before I could buy it, eventually I did (great price) but the tranny was shot and it sat for another 6 months before I could get all the correct parts together and get her running again.
Being that I live in Dubai and these trucks were never sold here parts are very very hard to find and I only trust 1 guy to work on it.
(Shoutout to Scott at V1R for the help and parts, very good at his job)
Now I've had her back for about a week now, very nervous and anxious about things going wrong again so I'm taking it kind of easy on her.
The truck has a few issues that I could use some more, more experienced and knowledgeable brains to think about.
Got a lot of questions that I hope you guys can shed some light on.
2004 RC
Is the AC compressor shared with any other car thats easier to find or am I going to have to ship one in?
My passenger side window sounds like its going to break when partially down and someone closes the door or I go over some bumps, anyone had this issue and is the mechanism easy to find and replace?
My cruise control when I turn it on shows cruise on the dash but won't set at all. What are the possible causes of this? How can I troubleshoot this?
My pedals don't move at all, is there a fuse for this? How does the pedal assembly move? Worst case scenario, how much for a new motor?
My drivers seat is missing the lever to fold the seat forwards or back, is this the same as the regular rams considering srt10's came with their own seats? If so wheres the best place to look for a replacement?
Truck feels really clunky when I hit small imperfections while turning. How much of the suspension and steering is shared with a normal ram? Could I get tie rods for a 2004 2WD dodge ram? I assume they won't use the same rack?
My truck sometimes idles pretty high, 1500-1900rpm after driving for a while, I've been told that this is a symptom of an engine running lean, however the truck smells rich from the back. Any ideas?
Finally I sometimes get the check engine light on and the code shows P1494 which is LEAK DETECTION PUMP SWITCH OR MECHANICAL FAULT. From underneath the truck it looks like the secondary cats have been emptied out, could this have anything to do with the code? If not, should I be worried about it?
Any useful information on any of these topics would be greatly appreciated!
Right now I have exams coming up but I'd like to smash this stuff out straight after that, and then I can relax and think about making the truck faster, lower and look better.
Thanks again in advance.
Amado
My ram sat in my friends shop for about a year before I could buy it, eventually I did (great price) but the tranny was shot and it sat for another 6 months before I could get all the correct parts together and get her running again.
Being that I live in Dubai and these trucks were never sold here parts are very very hard to find and I only trust 1 guy to work on it.
(Shoutout to Scott at V1R for the help and parts, very good at his job)
Now I've had her back for about a week now, very nervous and anxious about things going wrong again so I'm taking it kind of easy on her.
The truck has a few issues that I could use some more, more experienced and knowledgeable brains to think about.
Got a lot of questions that I hope you guys can shed some light on.
2004 RC
Is the AC compressor shared with any other car thats easier to find or am I going to have to ship one in?
My passenger side window sounds like its going to break when partially down and someone closes the door or I go over some bumps, anyone had this issue and is the mechanism easy to find and replace?
My cruise control when I turn it on shows cruise on the dash but won't set at all. What are the possible causes of this? How can I troubleshoot this?
My pedals don't move at all, is there a fuse for this? How does the pedal assembly move? Worst case scenario, how much for a new motor?
My drivers seat is missing the lever to fold the seat forwards or back, is this the same as the regular rams considering srt10's came with their own seats? If so wheres the best place to look for a replacement?
Truck feels really clunky when I hit small imperfections while turning. How much of the suspension and steering is shared with a normal ram? Could I get tie rods for a 2004 2WD dodge ram? I assume they won't use the same rack?
My truck sometimes idles pretty high, 1500-1900rpm after driving for a while, I've been told that this is a symptom of an engine running lean, however the truck smells rich from the back. Any ideas?
Finally I sometimes get the check engine light on and the code shows P1494 which is LEAK DETECTION PUMP SWITCH OR MECHANICAL FAULT. From underneath the truck it looks like the secondary cats have been emptied out, could this have anything to do with the code? If not, should I be worried about it?
Any useful information on any of these topics would be greatly appreciated!
Right now I have exams coming up but I'd like to smash this stuff out straight after that, and then I can relax and think about making the truck faster, lower and look better.
Thanks again in advance.
Amado
