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Too much oil and poor dealer help

JimKIII said:
You mean back when one could work on the rig with just a 1/2", 9/16", 5/8", a spark-plug socket, screw driver for carb adjustment, maybe a spline tool to help with new clutches, and could actually see the earth and grass under the A-frames and cross members when leaning over the radiator working? Ahhhhh.....those were certainly simpler days for sure.
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And you could actually find the motor. Yeah, I remember those days.
 
Dinky503 said:
Lol you really must of been bored. I've been emailing Ram care, they now say they are only there for Technical Support and nothing else. Can't even tell me if my truck will be covered under warranty. Motor knock and vibration never fixed but they are only there for Technical Support lmao.View attachment 80097
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What does that even mean? How about they should be “in for” figuring out the mess they’re responsible for…. you should have replied “I’m only looking for accountability”.
 
24Megacab said:
What does that even mean? How about they should be “in for” figuring out the mess they’re responsible for…. you should have replied “I’m only looking for accountability”.
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No doubt, I am talking with the dealer seeing if my vibration and knock with be covered for diagnostics. It's sounds silly and it should be covered but not the case lol.
 
JimKIII said:
You mean back when one could work on the rig with just a 1/2", 9/16", 5/8", a spark-plug socket, screw driver for carb adjustment, maybe a spline tool to help with new clutches, and could actually see the earth and grass under the A-frames and cross members when leaning over the radiator working? Ahhhhh.....those were certainly simpler days for sure.
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Yup. The most joy I had was working on my 69 Camaro. Learning to tune a carburetor with glass of water was such a cool experience, mainly cause I was wrenching with my pops again but only need a few tools to get busy.
 
Enve46 said:
Yup. The most joy I had was working on my 69 Camaro. Learning to tune a carburetor with glass of water was such a cool experience, mainly cause I was wrenching with my pops again but only need a few tools to get busy.
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I also remember how I could set the points with a tail-light bulb and two wires with alligator clips; clip one lead to ground, the other lead to the coil (I think it was the coil), turn the distributor until the light went out to get a rough setting, then fine tune by starting the engine and give small adjustments listening to the engine smooth out. Later on I could afford a timing light and put the light bulb back in the tail light socket. Ha ha....easy peasy back then.
 
JimKIII said:
I also remember how I could set the points with a tail-light bulb and two wires with alligator clips; clip one lead to ground, the other lead to the coil (I think it was the coil), turn the distributor until the light went out to get a rough setting, then fine tune by starting the engine and give small adjustments listening to the engine smooth out. Later on I could afford a timing light and put the light bulb back in the tail light socket. Ha ha....easy peasy back then.
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We use to use 4 small strips of newspaper to rough set points when away from home and no fleer gauge...
 
Enve46 said:
Yup. The most joy I had was working on my 69 Camaro. Learning to tune a carburetor with glass of water was such a cool experience, mainly cause I was wrenching with my pops again but only need a few tools to get busy.
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The vehicle i never should of sold was my 73 Power Wagon. Super easy to replace anything on that thing, now i look at it all and cringe.
 
Great White North Eh said:
I’ve seen old boys gap em with a cigarette package when I was younger but they all died from lung cancer so I guess I’ll have to grab the feely gauge next time.
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And the poor-man's way to clean out the carburetor jets and other assorted carbon buildup was to slowly pour oil down the intake while the engine was running. But we'd have to work the carb linkage hard to keep the engine from choking as it spewed smoke out the tail pipe. Not too much oil, just about a cup's worth. Ha ha. No one gave a thought to environmental issues back then.
 
JimKIII said:
And the poor-man's way to clean out the carburetor jets and other assorted carbon buildup was to slowly pour oil down the intake while the engine was running. But we'd have to work the carb linkage hard to keep the engine from choking as it spewed smoke out the tail pipe. Not too much oil, just about a cup's worth. Ha ha. No one gave a thought to environmental issues back then.
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2 Strokes ain’t no joke……but they’ll make you choke on the smoke. :rolleyes: A little redneck Cat-n-The Hat fer y’all.:)
 
After numerous heated debates inside my little brain for the last year, cheapness won out and I brought my rig in to the dealer for their free oil change which came with the purchase of the truck.

Of course they couldn't get it right. Overfilled it by 1.7 quarts.

It was still to my benefit due to free oil and filter, but the frustration makes it almost not worth it. How hard is it for 'factory trained mechanics' to put the proper amount of oil in, or check the dipstick before they send it back out the door?

Pics show the oil I removed, and the dipstick after the oil was drained. Before I drained the oil, it was touching the cable on the dipstick.


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Lerker said:
After numerous heated debates inside my little brain for the last year, cheapness won out and I brought my rig in to the dealer for their free oil change which came with the purchase of the truck.

Of course they couldn't get it right. Overfilled it by 1.7 quarts.

It was still to my benefit due to free oil and filter, but the frustration makes it almost not worth it. How hard is it for 'factory trained mechanics' to put the proper amount of oil in, or check the dipstick before they send it back out the door?

Pics show the oil I removed, and the dipstick after the oil was drained. Before I drained the oil, it was touching the cable on the dipstick.


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how long did you run that oil before you pulled some out? If it was right after....
 
oledirteh said:
how long did you run that oil before you pulled some out? If it was right after....
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Pulled it out the next day, so maybe 20 miles. I gotta wonder though.... if they're doing that to everyone, it must not be too much to cause damage, but who knows.

Incidently, Google is littered with threads like this one.
 
Lerker said:
After numerous heated debates inside my little brain for the last year, cheapness won out and I brought my rig in to the dealer for their free oil change which came with the purchase of the truck.

Of course they couldn't get it right. Overfilled it by 1.7 quarts.

It was still to my benefit due to free oil and filter, but the frustration makes it almost not worth it. How hard is it for 'factory trained mechanics' to put the proper amount of oil in, or check the dipstick before they send it back out the door?

Pics show the oil I removed, and the dipstick after the oil was drained. Before I drained the oil, it was touching the cable on the dipstick.


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They aren't factory trained checks doing the oil changes, they are lube techs that probably received the minimum training required at best.

The 6.7 needs to drain for at least 30 minutes during an oil change, which likely was skipped. So partial drain, full 12 quarts on refill, and you get overfilled.
 
AH64ID said:
They aren't factory trained checks doing the oil changes, they are lube techs that probably received the minimum training required at best.

The 6.7 needs to drain for at least 30 minutes during an oil change, which likely was skipped. So partial drain, full 12 quarts on refill, and you get overfilled.
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AH64ID said:
They aren't factory trained checks doing the oil changes, they are lube techs that probably received the minimum training required at best.

The 6.7 needs to drain for at least 30 minutes during an oil change, which likely was skipped. So partial drain, full 12 quarts on refill, and you get overfilled.
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My dealer claims that 20 minutes of drain time is more than enough time for all the oil to drain out :(
 
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