Recent content by Msmith68w

No thanks, I don't like "universal" anything.

Alright cool. I always do distilled water as well. I really like the idea of standardization and the 10 year service interval. I'm really good about a lot of maintenance stuff, but I tend to neglect the coolant changes a bit.

I'm seeing some reports of heater core clogs and other such gelling issues with that Mopar OAT coolant. I'm aware that it was common that techs in like 2013-2014 were topping off HOAT filled vehicles with OAT and that caused issues, but these new accounts appear to be claiming clogging issues...

Alright. I've read about Chrysler putting some sort of slow release silica packets in the reservoir tanks on the vehicles with the purple OAT coolant. Is that something I would want to do with this old truck when putting it together you think? And I agree, the purple is easy to find and fairly...

G-05 HOAT is what is recommended by Chrysler for this old truck at this point, so I may end up going that route. I was just thinking that 1. The purple is a distinctive color so it will not be mistaken for other coolants. 2. I could get the 10 year service life on the new purple coolant. and 3...

I don't know what year they did that exactly. Eventually they switched to a Purple OAT 10 year in the 2010s somewhere. My 01 ram has always had green IAT coolant in it.

What exactly was the argument about OAT coolant harming older vehicle seals? Has that been resolved?

Just to clarify, I'm not looking to mix with the IAT coolant at all. I plan to drain and flush the radiator/heater core, and obviously the block is completely drained and flushed during the rebuild process so it will have no residual coolant.

I've been down the rabbit hole a bit looking at coolant stuff, and haven't found a clean answer. I am currently building an engine for my 2001 Dodge Ram that of course originally came with IAT green coolant. For the extended service interval, I would prefer to switch it over to the new Mopar OAT...

Thanks for the heads up, I'll look into this.

Usually a half hour to an hour. No, it's never totally flat, just low enough to cross the pressure threshold where the compressor won't run. I always catch it fairly early.

For the 7th year in a row, the air conditioning system in my truck has decided to piss out all it's refrigerant. :rolleyes: Every year I find and fix a new leak (I've replaced literally every component in the whole system now with the exception of the condenser and the lines coming off the...

Didn't fix it...ugh.

Alright so just to make sure I wasn't totally nuts. I found yet another low mileage charger in my local area with the same suspension package and drove it yesterday. Yet again, I found the ride to be acceptable. So it's an issue with my car specifically, not the Chargers in general, or unibody...

When I bought the car I took it to the dealer for an airbag recall, and they did an inspection on it (they do this on every car that comes in). They recommended replacement of the torsion struts, and the front sway bar bushings and end links. I did the torsion struts a few months ago(which were...