It would be one hell of an accident to do this! As a matter of fact, it would be highly likely that the driver would not survive after such an accident!
That truck is a legend owned by a legend. Andrew certainly got his money's worth and then some out of that old truck, but Andrew is like, "But wait! There's more!". Many great videos of Andrew and the late Levi and their legendary adventures were filmed in that truck.
If thats one of the many Dodge vehicles that didnt have in line fuel filters then the sock in the tank lets a lot of trash thru that ends up clogging the injectors resulting in erratic idle, misfires and many drivability issues. We have backflushed many of sets of injectors and cured all that and installed an in line fuel filter for a Mustang to catch all the real small stuff out.
The exploding muffler is exactly what is expected from a video involving Andrew's equipment. The sound pressure of the explosion obviously overpowered the microphone so we didn't get the full effect. I wish you the best of luck getting the gray Dodge running.
You showed concern that you could cause a fire while there alone. Andrew: “Well…put it out. And be sure to get it on video.” That’s some Camarata comic gold right there!! And then you blew the muffler to bits!
Great video, both the “fix” as well as the stories. Loved the format, very chill, informative and candid. Unscripted and natural; good stuff! Andrew continues to be proof that we can mostly ignore “Use By” dates! 😂
Another mechanic in a shop I worked at put the distributor in a Toyota 180 degrees out, and then climbed on the key. The shockwave shook the safety glass in the office. Muffler obliterated.
Haha I did that with a old 22re put it 180’out and it was in a very small storage unit so the explosion was amplified way way loud, people came walking over they thought it was a drag car starting up
Both these dogs (Cody & Blue) Rock! WoW, what great mechanic you are! You have the patience to properly troubleshoot a problem till problem is actually figured out!! Of course many mechanics are just parts changers! On the other end of the Spectrum is Andrew's amazing level of ingenuity when it comes to jury rigging something! Looking at the dash really cracks me up! 😂 Some call that Southern Engineering! Makes me wonder whether the dash install for the "New" radio project with the chainsaw is the culprit! Andrew probably holds the record somewhere for the most numbers of trouble codes on dash lit up, but the engine still runs and the vehicle is still drivable! Glad to see Sam around! She's good for Andrew whether they are actually together or not! Lol
I love my Dodge. My 2004 Laramie 1500 Hemi 2000 dollar awd truck with 300,000 miles and still runs perfect (minus a slight lifter tap or HEMI tick) Besides axles and stubs and fuel pump.and p/s rack and brakes and tires and gas and oil and air and 16 spark plugs to.change shes been a good ole gal.
I know most subscribers love the working videos but there's something that catches your attention when Mr Camarata begins to tell a story....you listen....Great video man thank you for sharing...would be great to get that engine out of there and do a proper job on it....but time and money counts 🇺🇸🏴
Common problem causing a severe vacuum leak on those engines is the gasket for plate that bolts under the intake manifold. Seal off breathers pcv valve & spray carb clean into the valve cover. If it's bad it'll suck it up from the crankcase.
Hey I am new here came over from Andrew Camarata. I didn't see that one coming it really was pretty strong bang I imagine you up very close. Kind regards from London England.
My experience has taught me to always change all the injector orings whenever I take the rails off any car more than 5 yrs old...The bottom orings into the intake can definitely make a vacuum leak like the one the Ram has...
I have a truck like this. Same year and model. 1999 Ram 2500. Same gas v8 too. Mine is rough with it's rust but I think it's in a little better shape than Andrew's.
I have a truck that is rusty around the edges but the bed is in good shape, the frame has surface rust but no holes I do have a questionable rear leaf spring shackle though and the floors are good and solid and the tops of the rockers are decent outer rockers are gone and the front fenders practically have no wheel well lol, it's a 2000 dodge ram Laramie slt quad cab long bed 5.2 litre 318 magnum v8 46RE AT 1500 4x4 with the factory infinity 6 speaker amplifier filters sound system and the windshield pillars mount tweeters and the infinity by Chrysler cassette tape Am/FM CD player stereo receiver and it works!! Truck has 176k miles.
Im fairly local to you guys, probably 40 minutes away and I do mobile repair, if you need help or advice, just shout out to me! The main issue was injector issues, learn from this mistake and dont go any further into changing parts and trying to figure everything else out, (possibly adding more issues as you saw) Stick to the agenda of the injectors and injection circuit! When ya go back, put everything back to the way you found it and start back from that point! Good luck brother
This is exactly what I was thinking, he was kind of getting sidetracked and approaching the issue wrong. After getting the codes, he should have first tested the injector circuit before spending money on parts. Also the "vacuum leak" noise is kind of a red herring on these and some other motors where the throttle body or intake manifold design creates a "whooshing" noise similar to a vacuum leak with the box off.
It is so nice to see someone working on a gas engine. I know the popular engine is the diesels. But their are still us gas owners out here that would love content on this stuff. I have a similar problem with my 99 Dodge Ram 5.2L. I have a bad injector. But driving it with a bad injector it back fired and killed the engine. Luckily for me I got it restarted and made it back home. But I have to change engines because I have another 5.2L for it with less miles. I have an engine leak at the back of the engine. So just going to swap it. But before I do going to put some goody parts on. Keep us updated.
I like that saying. Mind set dwindling! Towards the end of the day working on any project. That happens to me too. Love your honesty and humility. Thats why I smash the like button!
That back fire and then seeing the muffler blown out wow I could not stop laughing at that LOL 😂 Man form $2000 and 8 years later yeah he got his money worth and then some dam also that story of the computer winch short out wow did not know you could do that. Andrew is the defintion of run it til the wheels fall off and keep it going more =)
I'm not done with the video yet but listening to it crank when you guys tried to start it I definitely heard low/no compression in a cylinder. I'd be trying to track that down to see if it's an issue with the head/valves or if it's bottom end. Just my 2 cents. Those magnum heads are known to crack as well
@@CerebralAilment i have 3 trucks with gas 5.9 engines personally i have never heard anyone say anything about head failure .i have spare heads but never thought they would get used
Might sound stupid but bring some wire and start grounding stuff. That floor leads me to believe that the ground from the cab to the battery might not be any good, and they might not have run a ground from the engine to the frame when they swapped the motor.
I added a couple grounds - didn't help any. Andrew mentioned that the harness got hot one he shorted the winch to the battery - maybe it burned up some grounds. I still think its an electrical thing but who knows.
@@CerebralAilment definitely sounds electrical. Almost intermittent electrical, like it gets better or worse when you touch it. Maybe a cold solder joint on the computer board or a pin in a harness somewhere
I’m 14 minutes in and if we can’t get it running in this video I want Mustie1 to take on the challenge. I bet he can get it fixed or diagnose the reason why! 🎉❤❤❤😊
Mustie1 would be a good guy to do the job or even closer to Andrew, South Main Auto's Eric O. SMA is based in NY as well and in the mountains like Andrew.
@@kman-mi7su mustie1 is more of a small engine guy or an old carbureted car guy. The one and only person who can fix it is Eric from south main auto! That would be an epic video
@@ImSrry4BeingWhite lol you must not watch mustie1 videos very much. Full size tractors 🚜 sitting for 20+ years I’ve watched him get them fixed enough to drive out and onto his trailer. That’s no small engine lmao. I’d say Eric O is the diagnostic’s king imo. Like someone else already said the poster never even pulled the plugs till the end which is foolish and not even check compression? Lmao.
I was thinking that. Check compression. I just had a 4.7 that was fighting to idle. Screamed of a vacuum leak and was pulling a P0068 code (map to tps not correlating). Turns out I dropped a valve seat on #2. Instant "ah ha" moment when I compression tested #2 cylinder and it read 0psi.
i had same issues with my car drove me crazy took me many many hrs to figure it out turned out to be several things wrong but the main problems were IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON ONE RAIL GOOD LUCK
Since it was backfiring, and pinging could be ignition timing based as well, I have a feeling after all the years of neglect there will be multiple causes.
Hey Andrew you should invent a generator that has a built-in high output charger and jumper I noticed you do that set up a lot, I know it would be an incredible product you could make a lot of money go for it it could even have two ports so you can charge two batteries or jump them at once.
Could it be out of timing on the distributor by on or two teeth and the computer is way over compensating to get the timing right or maybe just a bad distributor all together? That truck frame would make a cool mud/rock truck to build if the frame is good enough too or just a good truck to use at his other property.
It sounds like it has a low hole. When cranking, you can hear a distinct "fast spot" when the low cylinder comes around. Have a good look at the idle air control on these trucks. They can cause all kinds of idle and driveability issues.
It's been 4 months since you uploaded this video and probably more since the earlier footage. Did you ever try to pursue fixing it again and give us an update?
Curious on the full history of the engine in that truck, has it ever ran properly in that truck. Im of the understanding that it was swapped into the grey truck and they never could get it running right. First few questions would be, compression, cam and crank signals, correct cam timing (is the timing chain clocked correctly and not loose), correct distributor and spark plug wiring to the correct cylinders, The PCMS do fail fairly commonly as well as the ignition coil on those 2000ish dodge v8s. I understand it basically feels like a frustrating waste of resources to resurrect a vehicle like that but I wish you luck.
Crank position sensor everytime they go bad in my rams same things happen also is it a 5.2 or 5.9? I’ve had these motors down to bare blocks I know all the ins and outs
It's a Dodge. Never buy Dodge trucks if you intend to work them. I've been telling Andrew for YEARS... I can prove it; All large companies use Fords for the workers, Chevys for the supervisors, and Dodges for the managers. There are good reasons for this. Fords can do the work, cheap. Chevys stand out more. And Dodges are for people that never do any work but want to look good. @22:00 I remember that job.
As someone who has to have an mot every year , do vehicles in USA not have to have a yearly inspection ? This would've been banned years ago in the UK .
Andy, I moved from West Virginia USA, which has some strict inspection rules, to Alabama USA, which is way too lenient, down here you don't even need an inspection. It all varies between what state you decide to live in.
Had a 99 dodge ram 2500 and it wouldn't run right when when it was raining or had rained, Took us forever to figure it out, here it was the PCM connector, moisture would get in it and make run really weird and throw codes that had nothing to do with the problem were had with it.
Ign coil failure,water pump,fuel pump.leaky trans cooler lines.what I had changed.mine is a 1998 ram 1500.my fenders are crapped out.even changed the radiator
I never take my vehicle to mechanic everything by myself or with buddies helping me. I just take it for alignments I had bad alignments. I’m gonna try to learn to get it accurate instead of wasting 95$ sometimes.
@@freemansgarage doing an alignment by your self the best way to do it is to get the vehicle level and turn your tire rods and judge by eye by looking at yo front tire wall and turning the tie rods until you don’t see the rear tires. Both tire walls are aligned. Make sure your steering wheel is straight. alignment shops some of the time can’t get it perfect for you but they can if everything on the vehicle is good. It’s best to take it to alignment shop because that’s what they do and they get it best as possible for you just make sure you tell them you want your damn steering wheel straight also. You want your wheels aligned so you don’t ruin your front tires and your steering wheel straight. You can’t drive with a crooked steering wheel it’s very annoying
