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I stopped on the way to the post office on the way to work. When I left the post office my gen light came on. It was light enough at the time so I didn't need my headlights and I turned off everything I could to at least make it to work. I thought maybe the fuse for the alternator burned again...

My 97 4X4 wanders while braking especially on hard stops. It's still controllable but requires adjustments to right of left while coming to a stop. It steers OK going down the road with minimal wander. The ball joints have been replaced in the front axle by the PO. The tie rods still seem...

I was wondering how critical is it to perform regular scheduled valve adjustments on the 12V engine. The FSM suggests a particular mileage interval which I don't recall at the moment. It doesn't appear my truck has ever had a valve adjustment and it has over 165K on it. Do the valve clearances...

I had a slight scare today while driving. My truck out of nowhere lost power, fluttered and quit running. It was fully warmed up, no odd sounds before it happened and a nearly full tank. It restarted after a slightly prolonged cranking, running a little rough at first, then smoothing out. It...

I was wondering if there is a proper shut down or idle down procedure for the turbo. I have the Holstet turbo with pyrometer in my truck and I usually idle until the temps drop down to about 400 degrees after getting home since I have a bit of hill on the drive up. The temp going up hill reaches...

I was changing the t-stat today and stupid me, I accidentally touched a wrench to one of the field terminals of the alternator.:nail: I thought I was confident enough not to touch anything electrical while doing this job so I didn't disconnect the batteries. After I had it all back together and...

I need to replace the t-stat and I have noticed that there's a significant difference between the OEM t-stat and aftermarket ones. I'd like to stick with OEM rather than go with a cheap looking aftermarket t-stat. One problem is that I haven't been able to nail down an OEM part number. The other...

I just bought my 97 Dodge on Saturday. I have a few questions about the Cummins. The coolant temp barely moves above 140F while driving. I almost thought it was a malfunctioning gauge but it did climb a little above 140F going up some steep hills. The other thing is I occasionally smell...

I just recently purchased my first Dodge vehicle ever, fittingly with the Cummins engine. I'm no stranger to diesels. I have owned Mercedes diesels for several years now and have become very familiar with their operation and construction. Before that I had a Nissan diesel. I joined this forum to...