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Hello, new member here.
Long time dodge fan.
Let's get right to it.
I have put 158,xxx miles on my 2000.5 (yes specifically) 4x4 Dodge Ram 1500.
It is the ext. cab 6.5ft bed. Laramie xlt. It has had minor maintenance issues after 120,000 miles. Until that mileage everything went through routine maintenance.
Mods are simple:
2.5" aero exhaust
KNN cold air intake
20" rims on road tires.
Ext. suspension tow package.
Iridium spark plugs.
Replacements include:
Alternator once
Fan clutch once
Water pump once
Radiator patch
Rear LSD differential swap for 5.9 base model 2 wheel drive differential.
LSD clutch plates busted. I've pulled a lot of red necks in big jacked up trucks and suv's out of mud, over boulders, sand, snow, etc. towed a lot of vehicles. Lots of 4x4 usage. Work trailers, just a daily driver BAD ASS truck. One day just pop... Grind..... Shit... Swap. @ 120,000 miles
Right now:
I am taking the engine apart. And rebuilding. (first time on a v-8)
I had my driver side front head gasket spring a leak and soon after water pump seal to block sprung a leak right next to it on the top left face in a small port hole. No oil and coolant mixture.
And everything else has looked pretty amazing.
Timing chain has less than 1/4 of the slack allowed before replacement is even recommended.
I'm going to need to check header blocks for any warping and springs for tension and squareness but everything else checks out.
The cylinder walls on the engine block still have factory cross hatching?
Is this even possible? No visible wear at all.
Does anyone with more experience think I should still take it to a machine shop? And what is the best way to really tell if I should do anything with the cam-shaft, pistons, and cylinders?
Really, I just want to make sure that when I put her back together that she is going to run cleaner, meaner, and regain horsepower with no internal issues. So any advice or experience is going to be greatly blessed and appreciated. I really enjoy working on trucks but have never delved much into the engine mechanics.
One other thing.
When I was taking apart the engine. There was a noticeable/considerable amount of carbon buildup. Is this normal or is there a routine of checks I should look into more thoroughly. I went from full synth, to reg engine oil then back to full synthetic one time. I've been told that this could have something to do with it.
Anyway thank you for taking the time to read this.
Have a great day.
Long time dodge fan.
Let's get right to it.
I have put 158,xxx miles on my 2000.5 (yes specifically) 4x4 Dodge Ram 1500.
It is the ext. cab 6.5ft bed. Laramie xlt. It has had minor maintenance issues after 120,000 miles. Until that mileage everything went through routine maintenance.
Mods are simple:
2.5" aero exhaust
KNN cold air intake
20" rims on road tires.
Ext. suspension tow package.
Iridium spark plugs.
Replacements include:
Alternator once
Fan clutch once
Water pump once
Radiator patch
Rear LSD differential swap for 5.9 base model 2 wheel drive differential.
LSD clutch plates busted. I've pulled a lot of red necks in big jacked up trucks and suv's out of mud, over boulders, sand, snow, etc. towed a lot of vehicles. Lots of 4x4 usage. Work trailers, just a daily driver BAD ASS truck. One day just pop... Grind..... Shit... Swap. @ 120,000 miles
Right now:
I am taking the engine apart. And rebuilding. (first time on a v-8)
I had my driver side front head gasket spring a leak and soon after water pump seal to block sprung a leak right next to it on the top left face in a small port hole. No oil and coolant mixture.
And everything else has looked pretty amazing.
Timing chain has less than 1/4 of the slack allowed before replacement is even recommended.
I'm going to need to check header blocks for any warping and springs for tension and squareness but everything else checks out.
The cylinder walls on the engine block still have factory cross hatching?
Is this even possible? No visible wear at all.
Does anyone with more experience think I should still take it to a machine shop? And what is the best way to really tell if I should do anything with the cam-shaft, pistons, and cylinders?
Really, I just want to make sure that when I put her back together that she is going to run cleaner, meaner, and regain horsepower with no internal issues. So any advice or experience is going to be greatly blessed and appreciated. I really enjoy working on trucks but have never delved much into the engine mechanics.
One other thing.
When I was taking apart the engine. There was a noticeable/considerable amount of carbon buildup. Is this normal or is there a routine of checks I should look into more thoroughly. I went from full synth, to reg engine oil then back to full synthetic one time. I've been told that this could have something to do with it.
Anyway thank you for taking the time to read this.
Have a great day.
