My truck has new dash cover but i didnt glue it. I did get that little rug thing, prevents sun danage. And keeps truck cool.. i will have to look into that belt.. for 03.. i might need it sometime.
Wow! They were rough on that truck! I have a 99 and my dash is cracked but it's not missing anything like that. That was a quick install though. My Dodge has power locks that don't work anymore. It makes the noise but doesn't push them up or down. Also the heated mirrors don't work. On the outside the trucks a little rough but I like it that way. Trucks are definitely meant to be used.
Excellent choice on the belt brand and style. Try using aerospace 303 to condition old belts in the future. Just spray the belt with the engine running and you will be amazed how effective it is.
Great vid brother! When you change that belt, better clean those pulleys well and get all that snake oil off or it’ll ruin your new belt. Keep up the great work.
Why !!!! Is my 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 long bed same crap I need to get that dash 😮cover dang thought that was only my RAM but it’s a Rock!!!!! Love it thank you for sharing
Thanks for this!! Just bought a 97' today for $2300 and everything on this thing was perfect but that dreaded dash!! Sending tips your way lol! Thanks again!
I’ve only watched a couple of your vlogs but really enjoy them. Very informative and fun to watch with some great advice to boot. When a manufacturer gives you a list of things you need to complete a project they always forget to include an ounce or two of Jack Daniels to help the nerves. Being a new subscriber I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your channel, looking forward to more vlogs. God bless.
I know several older guys that bought their dodge back from 94-05 and they all put those carpet covers on them and the dash looks brand new underneath. Not once crack. I've seen it dozens of times
Really good idea letting the dash cover sit and settle in. I was thinking the same thing. And yes, plastic sucks. I keep my headlight lenses polished with good bulbs on my car, gotta be able to see at nite. Thanks for sharing.
Call me lazy, but I have had all the same issues in my 01 diesel that i have not fixed. My thinking was it too difficult or expensive for a 400k work truck. Watching this video and how easy it was makes me want to fix the issues. Especially the drink tray when you throw an extra large drink in there. Thank you for doing most of the work for me, Josh, in finding those links. Only other thing I gotta fix is the honey comb grill. Almost all the plastic tabs are broken and its flops.
Dash cover fits so well..."let it settle in" period may last a Loooong time, as crater is now covered. Your plastic gets brittle due to UV exposure CONSTANT. Windshield shade inside will help, when NEW.
How you going mate my name is Mike I'm from Cyprus and I'm living permanent in Melbourne Australia.I just want to say that I appreciate your work you have a quality channel
I wish I had saw this video a year ago, I had a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.2 that ran, but it was a rust bucket and would've made a good parts truck. I would've given it to you free. You'd just have to come get it. i live in VA. Best day I ever had with a Dodge truck, when I got rid of it!
Nice little farm truck for doing chores around the farm...Continental Elite belts are nice as they do solve a lot of belt squeak noise from usually misaligned pulley....fixed my chevy Tahoe with belt squeak....These dash caps are nice cheap alternative to make 2nd gen look a lot better....agree it looks awful whether it farm truck or not with broken dash.
You spray that stuff on inside of belt not outside I use that on my peterbilt it makes em last longer . I replaced cloudy lights on my 2003 f150 I just bought it's nice to see the road
Haven't seen any of your videos until now. I fly paramotors too, I just don't crash, knock on wood. lol anyway enjoyed this one and plan on watching more. Thanks for sharing!
Get a $5 mechanic's stethoscope from Harbor Freight. The Magnum motors often have timing chain noise that can sound like front pulley chatter. Some years of the 5.9 Magnum V8s have a timing chain tensioner, you can add one if it was not so equipped. All of the 3.9 Magnums had the tension because that motor shakes more than the similar V8s.
My dream is to have a farm of my own, but more like a mini farm...i would like to see you start doing setup for future agriculture use, such as fencing in plots, seeding pasture, plot rotation, and getting beef, hog, meat sheep herd going.....love the channel brother
Dash pad is going to look great. I see screw holes at the windshield on the new one, if you haven't done it yet I would either remove the old dash at the windshield or take out the screws, silicone the old pieces that are there so you won't have them rattling on the bottom of the new dash. They look pretty lose and that will create noise. I'm like you, I want all the dash stuff to be as it is supposed to be.
A squeaky belt I can’t stand drives me bananas lol I remember as a kid my grandpa would use a little bit of wd40 when his trucks would get squeaky belts always had to be careful though to much it would slip the belt off but it worked really good
I had a musical belt on my pickup too. Same results as you with 'snake oil' ,and the chirping seemed to come and go as it pleased. Ended up the problem was a bent / misaligned idler arm on the belt tensioner. Hope this helps.
Bought a excellent running 99 1500 regular cab with the 5.2 /318 short bed for 800 bucks leather seats trashed, dash trashed headlights trashed tailgate cables broke but only 128,000 miles on the truck. gonna do the lmc dash instead of the cover, take the leather out and do cloth. fix all the itty bitties ride alabama dirt roads side ways and drink beer.
Give Gates Fleet Belts a try. Most parts stores carry them. They're the green ones. Lot of guys swear by'em! Also let the belt get some heat in it before spraying the Belt Conditioner on them. A good ole bar of soap works better though.
That will be a great farm truck, father in law had one. The only thing I'm going to say is the wife and I know it will clear a muddy cornfield with no problems! 😊 Woooooo! *Edit, cup holders are a must.
Hey josh, saw you were having problems with the transmission. Dad's got a 1999, bought new. Having trans problems starting about 7 years ago. Removed battery terminals every few months. About 6 months ago, ran a #10 ground wire from neg battery terminal to the transmission controller on the firewall. No more problems. We live in Rockingham county. Hopes this helps.
On the 1999 2500 ram with cummings, the transmission controller is on the passenger side firewall. Under the rubber strip right above the transmission fluid dipstick there is a body bolt. the transmission controller is grounded to that bolt. Run a ground wire from that bolt to the neg terminal on your battery. Dad's been fighting transmission shifting problems for 6 years. This seems to have solved it. Good luck
Hey Josh great video. Be very careful using that belt spray on serpentine belts as it can cause the belt to slip off of the pulleys. Usually that spray stuff for belts is intended for v-belts. Good luck and I totally dig the new farm truck!
leaving the seat covers out in the sun a couple hours before installation will make it easier to install and get wrinkles out of the material. That's a nice truck minus the little issues that are cheaper to repair or cover up.
Man that dash cover made it look a million times better, that belt squeel is apparently pretty common on these trucks, my dad's 98 ram sometime does the same, maybe it is just needing a new belt. Mine is the older style 94-97 style but there's sadly probably not enough surface area left for one of these covers to even sit right on....got me thinking how can I engineer something to basically act as support stands so I CAN get one of these covers in my truck, maybe some spare blocks of wood gorilla glued down to act as support pillers for the new cover. I wish I could post a pic here my dash looks really sad and sorry with nothing left really in my 95 ram. They really seemed to cheap out with brittle plastic on these interiors
Something I've found that makes it super easy to find a bad pulley is to simply spray water directly on the pulley it's easiest if you have a spray bottle that you can make a straight stream and just spray towards the center of the pulley if the squeak goes away you know that's your problem. Or just to remove the serpentine belt and check for any movement or noise when you spin the pulleys including your alternator it shouldn't be loose but might make a gravely noise when you spin it
Dodge as a farm beater is a-OK, but as someone who likes to tinker on things, you really should put a few bucks into the $100.00 Ford and fix her up. Little body work, fresh coat of paint and Stoney Ridge Farms logo on the doors..she is a classic and would make a heck of a daily driver.
He has clearly said in other videos that the Ford is too nice to be a farm truck. In the meantime, he found this rough Dodge. What he's doing makes absolute sense... Where's the waste of money??
Kindof an insulting thing to say Mr. Oak Cliff...I see you are a baseball fan...is going to a game wasting money?...Not if it's something you enjoy...heck I cant take it with me...might as well enjoy it and take you with me and share in the fun!
I just subbed to your channel. Like you the 2nd Gen is my favorite. Those Continental belts are the best for our trucks a difference of night and day. I will need new headlights soon, but I was most impressed with that dash cover. Currently i have a cover I bought from Geno's Garage and simply put it's absolute garbage. The problem with the 94-97 is that the lower assembly and bezel is made out of the same brittle plastic. Replacement bezel yep, replacement lower NOPE! If nothing else I wish dash skins were made for the lower assembly as well. Soon I'll remove the old crap cover with with a dash skin. $140 is far better than the $300 factory dash and less of a hassle.
You say that the snake oil didn't work but... I think as a diagnostic tool it did work. :) Good video. My brother has a 96 Ram 2500 4x4 and his dash looks like garbage too. May have to point him towards Dash Skins. His has the 5.9 gas engine it as well and it has proven to be a very reliable truck. He didn't see a need to pay double the price just to get a truck that has a cummins in it when he doesn't haul trailers.
Quick fix for the the belt noise. Take a wire brush to the grooved side of the belt. While the truck is running. BECAREFULL of course !! It only takes a min to knock the glaze off the belt.
had a similar squeak on my '97 Grand Cherokee with the 5.2 or 5.3 V8; replaced a belt, nothing. Found a broken mount for my power steering pump (known problem for them to break, according to the Chrysler dealership); replaced the broken mount, no more squeak.
Josh I have a 97 Dodge and I am literally doing all the same things that you are doing. Was there really dragging my feet on that skin that you're putting on your dash but now that I see how good that looks I think I'll do it also
Belt dressing has to be sprayed n the metal surface of the pulley. You should have put the can on an angle between the fan and the pulley"WITH THE ENGINE OFF", and wet each pulley thoroughly. Then run the motor and let the inside of the belt get wet. Stop the engine and let the belt soak. I don't think you read the instruction on the can, before using it. You wasted the stuff ! Unless you glue that dash cover down all the way around, "REALLY SOLID" the chattering rattle when driving will set your teeth on edge. I always enjoy your videos. I also expect that cheap plastic drop down cup holder will chatter if you have it down without anything in it for weight. Dodge reall blew it on the interiors of their trucks. I guess they had to cut costs to allow for the massive grill / hood combo. But, for your benefit. IT'S A CHEAP BEAT AROUND THE FARM VEHICLE.
The dash skin is nice, but then again a beach towel would've made it look nice... lol I have a Chevrolet Silverado and it has plastic everywhere as well... woooooh
It sounds like the alternator pulley is going bad. It looked like you have Overrunning Alternator Decoupling (OAD) Pulley, from what i understand they were devloped to help increase fuel economy. Water gets inside from the dust cover and rusts. I have changes a few out. They just get louder and louder over time.
