Thor Hammer
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About to change my water pump on the 8.1. I found that the coolant capacity is around 7 gallons of DexCool. My question is if any of you that have changed out your water pump how much coolant did you actually need on re-fill? I really dont want to spend $100 dollars on coolant!
Bought this beautiful black truck with 97K on July 9th and have sadly driven it twice.
So as you can see the list is long and its been a hard road. I hope to have all the issues sorted in the next couple of weeks.
With the 33's (actual diameter is 32.7") I'll be re-gearing to 4:56 (3:73 right now) and installing a Detroit Locker in the 14 bolt. I'd also like to put on at least a 3-4" suspension lift but sadly only lifts available are knuckle lifts. BDS makes a coilover conversion kit for the front but its $6000! Uh, no.
Any advice or tips greatly appreciated. Goal is to turn this beast into a backcountry exploring overland rig.
Bought this beautiful black truck with 97K on July 9th and have sadly driven it twice.
- Transfercase was shot (oil loss due to pump rub. Rebuilt a donor case with all new clutches, bearings, chain, etc. Installed and working great!)
- Yoke on rear driveline had a nice deep groove in it. Replaced along with spicer u-joints. Balanced professionally.
- Spark plug wires stuck on plugs. Destroyed plug boot trying to one off. Now i have a misfire. Ha! (probably stock, replacing all of the plugs and wires tonight)
- Water pump leaks from weep hole. New one going in Saturday along with 180F high flow Motorad t-stat, new idler pulleys, and belts.
- Previous owner cut the wheel studs off flush with the 1.5" spacers to get that "BRO" stance. FML. So need to press in new studs or replace both front hub assemblies.
- Have a 3A parasitic drain on the battery. Could be wiring on seats. Read this has been the issue for others. I'm an electrical engineer so that helps!
- Code for oil pressure circuit. Need to change out sensor on back of motor. Hard to get to? Any advice?
- Previous owner cut off bump stops. Seriously?! Hahaha! Why? Just why?
- Driver seat electric controls broken. Replaced with used one off of Ebay.
- Picked up a set of Raybestos performance pads and AC Delco slotted rotors. Need to solve wheel stud issue first. As I have a set of 17X9 Hardrock simulated bead lock wheels to install along with 33X12.5X17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Right now the guy I got it from put on stock 2018 dodge ram 2500 aluminum wheels and Firestone 33.2" Transforce tires. Dodge on Chevy? No way!
So as you can see the list is long and its been a hard road. I hope to have all the issues sorted in the next couple of weeks.
With the 33's (actual diameter is 32.7") I'll be re-gearing to 4:56 (3:73 right now) and installing a Detroit Locker in the 14 bolt. I'd also like to put on at least a 3-4" suspension lift but sadly only lifts available are knuckle lifts. BDS makes a coilover conversion kit for the front but its $6000! Uh, no.
Any advice or tips greatly appreciated. Goal is to turn this beast into a backcountry exploring overland rig.