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[Terrymo]

I just want to know if my patent pending fuse array removal tool (zip tie) worked for you.

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[ParadigmDawg]

So while poking around the internet, my favorite place to find detailed information about stuff I don't find on here, the ram forums, had my back.

At this point it looks like my battery isn't charging at all times, which is what this battery charging sensor does, it communicates with the PCM and tells it to activate alternator to charge up the battery, that's why our Wranglers have what they would call a smart alternator, it doesn't run at all times to save some gas, it just runs when the battery needs it.

According to the ram forums, when this part above goes bad it doesn't just go kablooey and it's dead, it starts working intermittently, which makes sense why I will start having battery issues a month ago and then my battery just goes to shit at the worst possible time.

I just ordered this guy off of RockAuto it should be here by Friday hopefully whether it's bad or not I'm going to swap it out and with all of the other things I'm doing that should be the number one fix. My dad's coming over Monday and he has a tester that we can run some tests on other parts like the alternator and the starter, but at this point the main issue seems to be the battery isn't getting the charging that it needs and this part right here is the number one culprit in those instances.

Before I get a plethora of fuse and canbus comments, my jeep was in anti-theft mode for sure, and I had a low voltage code which I could not wipe, I checked all the fuses, I checked the canbus, i replaced the battery, all the normal simple stuff that we all hear on here everyday.

I guess if you wanted to be frank, where I'm standing right now, it looks like it was a combination of this battery charging sensor, and a weakening battery, combined with anti-theft mode and a low voltage code that I couldn't clear. And then, just some absolutely fucking terrible timing!!

But again I'm still early in the process so we'll see what happens

I clearly remember that " i replaced the battery, all the normal simple stuff" wasn't so simple....

 

[Ratbert]

Looks like we're back to normal...

Hold on.

Your goal all this time was to be normal??? Someone apparently hacked @Tredsdert's account.

 

[Centurion07]

Hold on.

Your goal all this time was to be normal??? Someone apparently hacked @Tredsdert's account.

Yeah, when things started corroding and burning up, I thought he was winning! "Destroying 70+ years of advancements..."

 

[Ratbert]

When my dad was over the house yesterday, fixing the jeep with me, we were shooting the shit about the idea I have of an eventual engine swap to a big block Diesel from the '80s, one that I know would fit in the engine bay.

I like my little small block diesel, there's nothing wrong with it and it seems to be fairly reliable if not for all the technology on it. And we started looking at pictures of it online and all that stuff, and when you get right down to it, other than the fuel system, the turbo, and the computer telling the vehicle what it needs to do, you don't need all this other bullshit technology on the engine.

It got me thinking, though I definitely need to look further into it before it could even be a possibility, but maybe somewhere down the line instead of getting a big block diesel in there for boatloads of money, spend half as much money and get the engine rebuilt and the electrical system down to the bare minimum of what you actually need without all the bullshit features you don't.

So basically an engine rebuild along with a slim down. At minimum you would definitely need a whole new PCM setup, including possibly a completely original tune. I don't know, thoughts for later. Definitely something I'll be researching over time to see if it is even a possibility.

A rebuild of your existing engine? I'm not sure I follow why you'd want to do that. But, of course, maybe I misread something.

 

[Centurion07]

A rebuild of your existing engine? I'm not sure I follow why you'd want to do that. But, of course, maybe I misread something.

Sounds more like a "debuild." He's at the tip of the spear.

 

[thance]

When my dad was over the house yesterday, fixing the jeep with me, we were shooting the shit about the idea I have of an eventual engine swap to a big block Diesel from the '80s, one that I know would fit in the engine bay.

I like my little small block diesel, there's nothing wrong with it and it seems to be fairly reliable if not for all the technology on it. And we started looking at pictures of it online and all that stuff, and when you get right down to it, other than the fuel system, the turbo, and the computer telling the vehicle what it needs to do, you don't need all this other bullshit technology on the engine.

It got me thinking, though I definitely need to look further into it before it could even be a possibility, but maybe somewhere down the line instead of getting a big block diesel in there for boatloads of money, spend half as much money and get the engine rebuilt and the electrical system down to the bare minimum of what you actually need without all the bullshit features you don't.

So basically an engine rebuild along with a slim down. At minimum you would definitely need a whole new PCM setup, including possibly a completely original tune. I don't know, thoughts for later. Definitely something I'll be researching over time to see if it is even a possibility.

You might want to consider starting up a discussion with the folks over at banks about off-road mods to the 3.0. Then designed it and have upgrades such as off-road only aluminum intake.

 

[Neutrino]

If my 3.0L ever gets FUBAR'D, I will probably put in a banks 630T if they are still available.

 

[BetterThanMine]

, and then rather than Rock crawling, I'll go rock shredding! I will single-handedly destroy the Rubicon Trail! There will be no boulders when I'm done with it!

Id imagine something like Cody with the Hilux before he turned it into a pancake... or shredded the AMG Wagon.

 

[autotragic]

An engine rebuild gets an engine back to factory spec, includes a complete teardown of the whole engine and replacing of all of the worn parts with new parts. You can take a engine with 350,000 miles on it and make it like it has zero. Obviously the odometer will still be the same, but it'll basically be a Like New engine.



If I were to do it, I wouldn't do it until the engine is 350,000 plus miles, or the engine dies on me from some form of mechanical issue. As long as the engine doesn't scrap itself when it dies, then most of the moving parts can be replaced or cleaned up.

At this moment it's mostly just something to ponder on to keep myself busy.


If you want to leave me like $70,000 when you kick the bucket, I'll drop a 5.0L Volkswagen V10 TDI in there, I'll slap a stage 3 tune on there to get 1200 lb-ft of torque, and then rather than Rock crawling, I'll go rock shredding! I will single-handedly destroy the Rubicon Trail! There will be no boulders when I'm done with it!

You can't destroy the Rubicon until I've ran it at least once damn it. If you do so help me God I will haunt you for all of eternity and beyond.

 

[Ratbert]

If I were to do it, I wouldn't do it until the engine is 350,000 plus miles, or the engine dies on me from some form of mechanical issue. As long as the engine doesn't scrap itself when it dies, then most of the moving parts can be replaced or cleaned up.

At this moment it's mostly just something to ponder on to keep myself busy.

My bad. I thought you were talking relatively near term.

 

[Centurion07]

I think I said a while ago and another thread that I would make a video on my YouTube channel of my pre-modification ritual...

SO HERE YOU GO!!!

(It couples as a after work relaxer!!)

 

[Heimkehr]

banks 630T

Well, there's a rabbit hole that I didn't need to descend...

 

[gsbrockman]

Not sure how many EcoDiesel guys are tuned in here, or if there’s any aware of this:

https://www.ram1500diesel.com/threa...9443&nested_view=1&sortby=oldest#post-1129443

Might be worth reading all of it….

 

[Neutrino]

I have used my bore scope a few times already on my Ecodiesel. Mainly to inspect the turbo cooling line between the block and intake manifold. I'll definitely check out the oil pickup screen on my next oil change.

Thanks for the link.

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