I have a suspicion that being one of your guys comes with equal doses of ‘I expect a lot out of you’ but ‘I’ll teach you all that I know’. That duality makes for good bosses and loyal employees.
looks to me like he treats his employees like he would treat his son. mentors and looks over them, has their best interest at heart. seems like a good dude.
It's hard for me to be impressed when it comes to mechanical stuff and I'm extremely impressed this is what the new generation will not learn, how to be smart enough to figure out to build and fix situations like this very impressed 👏......keep up the good work
@@Roboticwurm yea I think it’s hit or miss with the 545rfe but we have a 1owner 3rd gen with 215k and never had an issue with that transmission. Cant say the same about the 46re in my second gen.
@@Roboticwurm I have an 04 with 223k miles and the trans is surprising. Research shows most of them last a long time... It has two trans filters and needs new fluid, so I'm sure people neglect that.
And just think, no sledgehammer, torch or skidsteer was involved in the making of this video. It was still just as informative. Lol. Great video Jesse. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I just did the same thing last spring. Bought a truck for 800 bucks, trans was out of it. Took the trans out, and had it rebuilt, and upgraded, put it back in. Not a fun job on the floor, but now I have a killer truck, no loans. Nice work Jesse, again!
thats how you do it. you can buy vehicles amazing machines with one junk park. rather than a decent machine with a bunch of junk parts about to go. i bought a truck for 2500 and put a new clutch in it and its mint
Thank you very much for the video. This is what most likely what happened to mine 2012 ram 1500 just yesterday... Barely made last 800m to my house. I will start work on mine on Monday. Thanks again...
JUst an update camera showed the valve impact on the piston head, i was devastated by that for a moment however replacing the spring was sufficient to restore the engine) My spring was broken on 4th cyl intake so i managed the issue with very basic valve keeper tool. Also TDC was enough to put the keepers back on the valve stem, never used air or cord backup. Thanks again for the video!
right before Christmas I picked up an 05 F150 for $500 that only needed a $65 set of intake gaskets. 4hr job. definitely rewards out there for people willing to put in a little work.
You guys up in that part of New York are very much like country guys here in the south......you take joy in lending a helping hand to those who need it. Just saw New York City off the state and float it out to sea. Country folk in NY are the salt of the earth. Way to go.
When you grow up rural,or,no disrespect intended,in my case rural and poor,you learn to spin wrenches and watch your dollars.My dad taught us in the garage and backyard,how to repair anything from a lawn mower to a snowmobile and truck.To this day,i can only imagine how much in shop repairs i saved.But hey,mechanics got to feed there family too.And actually,i like a good challenge.
That's how I got my very first plowing truck 80 model Dodge power wagon 4X4 love that truck but do to northern condition with salt the frame broke in half, gotta love Maine winter weather lol. $800.00 truck made me enough to get another. Moved to south carolina don't need a snow plow God bless yah ❣️
I have a friend that fixes my trucks for me for free (with my help)in return I give him a hand with all his carpentry needs as I'm a contractor by trade. We been best friends for 12 + years now. Great video Jesse! Take care from nova-scotia Canada 🇨🇦
"patiently wait for something" ..... and it's not even your truck but you fixed it for them. SOLID ! great advice, my kids are listening. thanks for the video !
Those are the best gas trucks. I just bought a 2005 1500 with a Hemi and the guy thought it had no oil pressure because the gauge was pinned down to nothing but I knew that couldnt be true because it still ran and sounded good. It was the $11 oil pressure sender that took 10 min to replace haha. Great deal on a great truck, if only it was a 2500...but air bags in the rear make a big difference and is enough for me for now
That was a great video Jesse. Don't think you're cheating someone if you know what the problem is on something they're selling. He wasn't interested in fixing it. That was a cool tool you invented.
It would be sad for the previous owner to see this video and how easily you solved it. So entertaining for the rest of us watching it and.... knowledge is power, you had the knowledge so all the cards were in your hands, as we say in the UK, fair play, reap what you sow. Loved it but I came to you by way of Andrew Cam..... watched all his videos with no comments, then found out about you, then through you, your mom and Dad. I will be watching all of the above with interest and enjoyment and I must make more comments so you can get to know one of your viewers, perhaps a little lesser than I have come to know about you. I'm a great fan, thank you all for sharing.
Nothing mean about looking for a good deal. No one holds a gun to a persons head making them sell it. If they really cared they would do the research on the problem not just throw hands in the air and give up. Great content 👍. Being an old timer like myself I’ve replaced a good many valve springs with basically the same technique. Always enjoy seeing your ways of tackling a problem.
I really enjoyed seeing you help your mate with his truck and I really liked how you came up with a gadget to compress the exhaust valve spring and that truck for 1000. Dollars 💵 and with your help to maintain it is gonna be real cool 😎.
Had the same problem with my '03 5.7. I replaced ALL the valve springs (both intake and exhaust) with exhaust valve springs from (I think it was) the 6.4 Hemi. Works great. The '03 especially were prone to this problem. On mine I just made sure the cylinder I was working on was at TDC and there was no worry of dropping the valve into the cylinder, it would hit the piston before falling in too far and you could easily pull it up with a magnet if need be. No need for compressed air in the cylinder at least on my engine. Haven't had one issue with it in probably 80k miles. I should have done valve stem seals then too, gotta do those soon.
Just the exact same thing on my uncles dodge Dakota with the 5.7 hemi in it. Like you said Jesse it took more time getting the valve covers off than changing out the valve springs.
all in all sweet truck, for the issues that is wrong with it, with all your knowlege can get that fixed up and she will run for more years to come.. Live in Upper Northeast Illinois and we get a LOT of salt here in the winter months... I always either taking my 2003 caddie deville to the car wash to get the under carriage washed from all the salt, or do not drive it when it snows heavy here and keep it in the garage...I DO want to get my spings and shocks replaced this year, and not sure WE can do that, so will get the parts I need and have our Mechanic do the work.:-)... Last yrs our #1 cyclender was miss firing. We were gonna take it in, BUT after watching some videos, Paul and I though to take a chance and see if we do things outselves.. For a Legally blind guy and disabled old lady, we replaced all the plugs, the Ignition coil pack and everything on the front of the motor, but could NOT get the back. have had severl spine surgeiers so was not happening for me, and Paul couldn't see good, so we packed the parts we had for the back and took her in, and all done:-) runs like a champ now. So want to get the springs and shocks replaced this coming summer. Enjoy your videos, and awesome job making the MULLER tool for thew dodge.
I really enjoyed this video. It made me recall a friend of mine from the neighborhood back in the 60's who bought an older Mercedes diesel car. His goal was to rebuild the engine. What he did not realize was Mercedes had designed special tools for accessing difficult areas of the engine. He went down to the dealership to inquire of them and the cost was hundreds of dollars for all the little special gadgets he needed to accomplish his task. His father was a machinist and surveyed the situation and created all the tools in his workshop, based upon his own designs and they worked perfectly. My friend rebuilt the engine and had the car for several years. Your making that tool reminded me of that situation from long ago. If one puts their mind to it, there is always a good solution.
What a great tip, although i hope I never need it, just one tip I was given as an apprentice was to tap the top of the valve to ensure the collets were fully seated, again thanking for the tip
Genius tool, no ripping off of the head and head gasket, intake/exhaust pipes and many more! I hope the rear quarters are bolt-on with that huge holes instead of wheel arches... The lower rear corners of the cab are "quite interesting" too... Thx for the vid! :-D
I just bought a 06 Ranger from my friend. He can barely change oil. I put a new fuel pump in it, a clutch MC, 2 inch lift and new wheels with 90 percent used tires and all new brakes. I'm in to it for around 1500 total. Book value is 8k.
How cool is that? He is so fortunate to know you - especially after you had that exact same problem! And $1000 for a Hemi truck? Dang, you need to mass produce those Jesse Spring Compressors lol
Nice fix! I have an '05, 5.7, 1500 with 130k. Luckily no engine problems thus far. Although now that I watched this, the same thing will likely happen to me shortly.
There is always sludge hiding in dead spots. I just did a seafoam treatment in oil on one of my work cars out of curiosity that is almost at 300k and has had above average maintenance and fluid changes and was still running great. That oil change looked like the car just ate at taco bell. You are correct though. Always change all fluids/filters and check brakes on new to you vehicles for inspection and peace of mind.
Nice video Jesse, man you really helped your buddy out by having that fine tool you made there.. Should put that on lock and Pat.. that.. You and Andrew would be 1 *ell of a Force together.. Cant wait for the video up dates of the House that you were fixing up.. Thanks Big J..
Jesse, so you knew the #7 problem by the engine sound and your past experience? well done! your videos at least help me to understand problems my older Silverado encounters and how to better deal with mechanics that I hire to do repairs I'm not qualified for. Thanks for posting great videos! I miss upstate NY... my roots are Kingston, Walden, Newburgh
Jesse, thxz for the videos. Open a Dodge repair shop, you'll never be out of work. I see Dodge parked along the road side here in Texas all the time. I grew up with a Dodge van and a much better vehicle back in the day. Eaglegards...
The seller had no clue what was wrong with the truck and was not even willing to pop the valve cover to try to find out. His loss, your friends gain. Feel good about it.
Have the owner run that Hemi Hard every so often. That way he'll avoid the worn down camshaft and lifters problem. If you keep the revs low all the time, the cam and lifters don't get enough oil!
I have a suspicion that being one of your guys comes with equal doses of ‘I expect a lot out of you’ but ‘I’ll teach you all that I know’. That duality makes for good bosses and loyal employees.
looks to me like he treats his employees like he would treat his son. mentors and looks over them, has their best interest at heart. seems like a good dude.
It's hard for me to be impressed when it comes to mechanical stuff and I'm extremely impressed this is what the new generation will not learn, how to be smart enough to figure out to build and fix situations like this very impressed 👏......keep up the good work
it's refreshing to see someone helping another person.
Margaret I am going to request if a measured drawing might be made available to his followers around the world. This would be such a great help...
This is what friends are for
@@bottomlands don't know we all help around here where we are..
@@bottomlands yes no problem over here that's all we do ,have to always help the people around you especially the elderly.. You Have a good day
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A DODGE RAM DASHBOARD THAT IS NOT BROKEN IN PIECES!!
That’s usually only 2nd gens
This is the first time I've heard a dodge transmission described as "bulletproof"
Bwwwaaahahaha i have a 2004 that's perfect!
@@Roboticwurm yea I think it’s hit or miss with the 545rfe but we have a 1owner 3rd gen with 215k and never had an issue with that transmission. Cant say the same about the 46re in my second gen.
@@Roboticwurm I have an 04 with 223k miles and the trans is surprising. Research shows most of them last a long time... It has two trans filters and needs new fluid, so I'm sure people neglect that.
Dodge Rams are indestructible. A very clever tool you made.
I wouldnt go that far
As for the new tool " necessity is the mother of invention" that is a great tool you manufactured !
Sell the design to Snap On!
Rube goldberg wood be thrilled
i hope you filed for a patent on that sweet spring compressor
Very clever improvisation of tool making. Good closeup shots of process.
great job filming it too
Compressed air is a good 'add on' valve hold-up >> shade tree would be rope in the plug hole ;
And just think, no sledgehammer, torch or skidsteer was involved in the making of this video. It was still just as informative. Lol. Great video Jesse. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
To be fair: we don’t quite know how he got the valve cover off....
I just did the same thing last spring. Bought a truck for 800 bucks, trans was out of it. Took the trans out, and had it rebuilt, and upgraded, put it back in. Not a fun job on the floor, but now I have a killer truck, no loans. Nice work Jesse, again!
thats how you do it. you can buy vehicles amazing machines with one junk park. rather than a decent machine with a bunch of junk parts about to go. i bought a truck for 2500 and put a new clutch in it and its mint
That's a good deal. Fix it up on your own and no car payments 👍🏻
Thank you very much for the video. This is what most likely what happened to mine 2012 ram 1500 just yesterday... Barely made last 800m to my house. I will start work on mine on Monday. Thanks again...
JUst an update camera showed the valve impact on the piston head, i was devastated by that for a moment however replacing the spring was sufficient to restore the engine) My spring was broken on 4th cyl intake so i managed the issue with very basic valve keeper tool. Also TDC was enough to put the keepers back on the valve stem, never used air or cord backup. Thanks again for the video!
right before Christmas I picked up an 05 F150 for $500 that only needed a $65 set of intake gaskets. 4hr job.
definitely rewards out there for people willing to put in a little work.
You guys up in that part of New York are very much like country guys here in the south......you take joy in lending a helping hand to those who need it. Just saw New York City off the state and float it out to sea. Country folk in NY are the salt of the earth. Way to go.
When you grow up rural,or,no disrespect intended,in my case rural and poor,you learn to spin wrenches and watch your dollars.My dad taught us in the garage and backyard,how to repair anything from a lawn mower to a snowmobile and truck.To this day,i can only imagine how much in shop repairs i saved.But hey,mechanics got to feed there family too.And actually,i like a good challenge.
I hope you're buddies appreciate having you on speed dial 1. Great work you did there!
I have PTSD after watching Andrew cutting the starter out of his d4 Cat. Thank you so much for taking the time to do it right buddy. 👍👍👍👍
Andrew can show you how to install a radio in this truck
Good to see you didn’t use a skid steer to pull that spring.
Lmao 🤣 just watched that
Or a chain saw?
Probably wasn’t done rite
That's how I got my very first plowing truck 80 model Dodge power wagon 4X4 love that truck but do to northern condition with salt the frame broke in half, gotta love Maine winter weather lol. $800.00 truck made me enough to get another. Moved to south carolina don't need a snow plow God bless yah ❣️
I have a friend that fixes my trucks for me for free (with my help)in return I give him a hand with all his carpentry needs as I'm a contractor by trade.
We been best friends for 12 + years now.
Great video Jesse!
Take care from nova-scotia Canada 🇨🇦
"patiently wait for something" ..... and it's not even your truck but you fixed it for them. SOLID ! great advice, my kids are listening. thanks for the video !
Nice to have a friend like you, Jesse!
Knowledge and friends are real wealth. This video shows a lot more than fixing a pickup truck. Very valuable info.
Very worthwhile video, Jesse. There are a whole lot of Hemi owners out there who'd probably love to have that tool, just in case.
Nice job. Hat is off to you for having the knowledge and patience to keep this nice truck from the junkyard.
Nice convenient tool, you should make some and sell them there probably is a market. Nice video Jesse.
Those are the best gas trucks. I just bought a 2005 1500 with a Hemi and the guy thought it had no oil pressure because the gauge was pinned down to nothing but I knew that couldnt be true because it still ran and sounded good. It was the $11 oil pressure sender that took 10 min to replace haha. Great deal on a great truck, if only it was a 2500...but air bags in the rear make a big difference and is enough for me for now
That was a great video Jesse. Don't think you're cheating someone if you know what the problem is on something they're selling. He wasn't interested in fixing it. That was a cool tool you invented.
It would be sad for the previous owner to see this video and how easily you solved it. So entertaining for the rest of us watching it and.... knowledge is power, you had the knowledge so all the cards were in your hands, as we say in the UK, fair play, reap what you sow. Loved it but I came to you by way of Andrew Cam..... watched all his videos with no comments, then found out about you, then through you, your mom and Dad. I will be watching all of the above with interest and enjoyment and I must make more comments so you can get to know one of your viewers, perhaps a little lesser than I have come to know about you. I'm a great fan, thank you all for sharing.
thanks for the feedback, we all have some big projects coming up
Interesting video. Nice production work at the end. Your channel is giving Andrew's a run for the money.
Nothing mean about looking for a good deal. No one holds a gun to a persons head making them sell it. If they really cared they would do the research on the problem not just throw hands in the air and give up. Great content 👍. Being an old timer like myself I’ve replaced a good many valve springs with basically the same technique. Always enjoy seeing your ways of tackling a problem.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. That was the best $1,100 spent.
Jesse you're a wise man.
Very nice to have a friend like you
You are such a good friend to help them with ur knowledge. Especially outside in snowy cold weather. Thanks for sharing.
Ya, a body work video would be great 👍, and nice deal on the truck and your right on looking for a vehicle, why not if there willing to give up,
Awesome dude! Just shows what a bit of knowledge and experience can accomplish!! Well done for helping!! A rare quality these days!!
That's a really nice truck for a grand. Nice find.
Great video... nicely fabricated tool for job ..... love your videos 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
that tool is a gem of a thing
Good thing you kept that tool. Awesome video man!
It has paid for itself now. That's the fun in keeping tools that mechanics have to make when a job calls for making a tool to make the job easier.
Jesse, I wish I knew 1/2 of what you know about mechanics!
Nice job Jesse...!!! And really dig the fender cover improvisation, old pair of jeans !!! 😁🤣😎😊👍💪
Again Jesse you seize to amaze me. Stay safe my friend and be careful.
I really enjoyed seeing you help your mate with his truck and I really liked how you came up with a gadget to compress the exhaust valve spring and that truck for 1000. Dollars 💵 and with your help to maintain it is gonna be real cool 😎.
Hello Jess from Western New York. Thank you for posting this video. Awesome training vid in my opinion.
Had the same problem with my '03 5.7. I replaced ALL the valve springs (both intake and exhaust) with exhaust valve springs from (I think it was) the 6.4 Hemi. Works great. The '03 especially were prone to this problem. On mine I just made sure the cylinder I was working on was at TDC and there was no worry of dropping the valve into the cylinder, it would hit the piston before falling in too far and you could easily pull it up with a magnet if need be. No need for compressed air in the cylinder at least on my engine. Haven't had one issue with it in probably 80k miles. I should have done valve stem seals then too, gotta do those soon.
Great tool, thanks for helping your friend
Just the exact same thing on my uncles dodge Dakota with the 5.7 hemi in it. Like you said Jesse it took more time getting the valve covers off than changing out the valve springs.
Love back to back video from you
all in all sweet truck, for the issues that is wrong with it, with all your knowlege can get that fixed up and she will run for more years to come.. Live in Upper Northeast Illinois and we get a LOT of salt here in the winter months... I always either taking my 2003 caddie deville to the car wash to get the under carriage washed from all the salt, or do not drive it when it snows heavy here and keep it in the garage...I DO want to get my spings and shocks replaced this year, and not sure WE can do that, so will get the parts I need and have our Mechanic do the work.:-)... Last yrs our #1 cyclender was miss firing. We were gonna take it in, BUT after watching some videos, Paul and I though to take a chance and see if we do things outselves.. For a Legally blind guy and disabled old lady, we replaced all the plugs, the Ignition coil pack and everything on the front of the motor, but could NOT get the back. have had severl spine surgeiers so was not happening for me, and Paul couldn't see good, so we packed the parts we had for the back and took her in, and all done:-) runs like a champ now. So want to get the springs and shocks replaced this coming summer. Enjoy your videos, and awesome job making the MULLER tool for thew dodge.
way to go Jesse Your kind of video out out of the box live and learn way to go.
always happy to see your videos, you are my favorite man
I really enjoyed this video. It made me recall a friend of mine from the neighborhood back in the 60's who bought an older Mercedes diesel car. His goal was to rebuild the engine. What he did not realize was Mercedes had designed special tools for accessing difficult areas of the engine. He went down to the dealership to inquire of them and the cost was hundreds of dollars for all the little special gadgets he needed to accomplish his task. His father was a machinist and surveyed the situation and created all the tools in his workshop, based upon his own designs and they worked perfectly. My friend rebuilt the engine and had the car for several years.
Your making that tool reminded me of that situation from long ago. If one puts their mind to it, there is always a good solution.
Andrew and Jesse videos on the same day, must be Christmas again?
These two guys are amazing people to watch
Festivus for the rest of us!
Yes
What a great tip, although i hope I never need it, just one tip I was given as an apprentice was to tap the top of the valve to ensure the collets were fully seated, again thanking for the tip
I don’t understand that. Can you please explain?
Great video.. Really impressed how you helped your friend.. One of your best videos.. 💯💯💯💯💯
Good info. Also I am soooo glad I live far away from where they salt roads.
Genius tool, no ripping off of the head and head gasket, intake/exhaust pipes and many more!
I hope the rear quarters are bolt-on with that huge holes instead of wheel arches...
The lower rear corners of the cab are "quite interesting" too...
Thx for the vid!
:-D
I just bought a 06 Ranger from my friend. He can barely change oil. I put a new fuel pump in it, a clutch MC, 2 inch lift and new wheels with 90 percent used tires and all new brakes. I'm in to it for around 1500 total. Book value is 8k.
Thanks good video. Looking forward to fixing the bed.
Really nice job on that tool. Your pretty damn sharp. Very good work.
Really like that tool you built.
It pays to be handy.
Your a godam genius! My hats off to you.
Nice jig! I'm interested in seeing more work on this truck
How cool is that? He is so fortunate to know you - especially after you had that exact same problem! And $1000 for a Hemi truck? Dang, you need to mass produce those Jesse Spring Compressors lol
Great production, up close and personal, thank you.
Good job Jesse 👍👍 thanks for the video 😎
Absolutely ingenious tool for changing a valve spring. 👍🙂👍
Nice deal Jesse the truck sounds healthy. 🇬🇧 Tom
Great job and video I’m amazed at your ingenuity and knowledge in the over all process.
Excellent move helps when you know what you got thanks for sharing
Great video! Super creative tool you fabricated!!!
Jack of many,many trades...thanks.
Looks like fun working in under that booster. Nice fix!!!
Nice fix! I have an '05, 5.7, 1500 with 130k. Luckily no engine problems thus far. Although now that I watched this, the same thing will likely happen to me shortly.
Seeing that sludge. All fluids would be getting a change. I bet the diffs and transfer case have probably never been changed.
There is always sludge hiding in dead spots. I just did a seafoam treatment in oil on one of my work cars out of curiosity that is almost at 300k and has had above average maintenance and fluid changes and was still running great. That oil change looked like the car just ate at taco bell. You are correct though. Always change all fluids/filters and check brakes on new to you vehicles for inspection and peace of mind.
Wow a new Sams Club battery , front shocks, nice
Great home made tool Jesse.
Awesome save for helping someone
Nice video Jesse, man you really helped your buddy out by having that fine tool you made there.. Should put that on lock and Pat.. that.. You and Andrew would be 1 *ell of a Force together.. Cant wait for the video up dates of the House that you were fixing up.. Thanks Big J..
Loving all the content recently man! Getting really into these videos, slowly becoming one of my favourite channels! Keep em coming!
Your right, it has a nice interior. Want to keep it that way? Don't let Andrew near it!
LOL....OMG.....at least not asking him to install a new radio!! (Sarcasm)......for those in the know...
ITS A HEMI, NICE FIND‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
I know a guy who had three different springs break before he finally decided to change them all.
That Ram 2500 Hemi sounds awesome!
Jesse, so you knew the #7 problem by the engine sound and your past experience? well done! your videos at least help me to understand problems my older Silverado encounters and how to better deal with mechanics that I hire to do repairs I'm not qualified for. Thanks for posting great videos! I miss upstate NY... my roots are Kingston, Walden, Newburgh
My friend, Kingston, Newburgh and Walden are not "upstate," rather down state as Central NY is not even considered upstate...lol
Dang nice truck once the rust is fixed not bad at all
I have the same dodge same year,gonna have to wait for the rusted out wheel wells mine needs the same done to it also,there rusted out! Thanks jessie
what a great buy.love the tool you made.i see a battery ratchet would make that job a breeze
Jesse, thxz for the videos. Open a Dodge repair shop, you'll never be out of work. I see Dodge parked along the road side here in Texas all the time. I grew up with a Dodge van and a much better vehicle back in the day. Eaglegards...
The seller had no clue what was wrong with the truck and was not even willing to pop the valve cover to try to find out. His loss, your friends gain. Feel good about it.
Have the owner run that Hemi Hard every so often. That way he'll avoid the worn down camshaft and lifters problem. If you keep the revs low all the time, the cam and lifters don't get enough oil!
Somebody really took time to change the oil regularly on that nice and clean inside there
I’ve been truck shopping but some people want crazy money especially if it’s clean no rust. Someday I hope to find a fixer upper like that.
Awesome fix great deal on a solid truck 👍
Heck of a deal. You're a good guy to know.
That is awesome man. Great content .. Keep the videos coming
That's one happy compadre right there. Rollin, Rollin, Rollin, Rollin
Impressive, very impressive. You my friend are one very clever individual. Absolutely fine job great video and god bless
Nice job Jesse. Take care!
Gotta love when the videos just keep coming🤩
Wow, nice truck and simple fix.