Dodge "Farm Truck" Won't Start and Drains Battery
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2021
- This 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 is rough. Really rough. Can we get it running and fix a parasitic draw?
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Hey, I have a quick question if it isn't too much trouble. Where do you get those nice printouts of wiring diagrams whenever you are working on something? I always end up with crappy blurry pictures whenever I try and find some.
You need to get a remote starter switch that clips to your battery and starter.
Kinda makes your job easier when you're testing an engine.
Can't believe I got in under 600 likes on one of your very interesting vids Wes.
Just ordered the spark tester.
@@thenoobplaysit6923 AllData. It's a subscription service I pay for.
@@ronaldheit196 remote starters are only any good for most stuff pre 1990 and some plant equipment without computer management
The pixelated cat 'correction' was a mini-stroke of genius.
At least we seen the _moneyshot of fumes_, c[huh?]pied out, in slow drips, oooooh dearest!
he was just doing his job as a good honest repair shop. that is all....moving on
Didn't see a thing.....😂
The blurring out part made me laugh!
Exhaust pr0n :-)
Me too
I died when he did that 🤣🤣🤣
I wonder what happened there? Camera malfunction I bet...
Nothing to see here,😜 no pictures, no cameras😂😂😂
The “Andrew Camarata easy access dah panel”😂😂😂😂
CAMARADA WOULDA TAKEN THAT JUNKER ANY TIME
LOVE HIS VIDEOS HES A GOOD GUY
Classic 👍
Yup, he is good at driveway resurfacing.
That shit made me laugh out loud
He's not asleep - he's making sure that suspicious-looking tree doesn't jump ya' while you're working.
He's doing his job and not complaining.
Dang trees! Always jumping in front of you! Especially on back roads..
LOL!! The blur of the cat cracked me up!
Converter porn at its finest!
Cracked the cat up too
Loved the blurred shot
"No catalytic converters were harmed during the recording of this video"
That was some funny shit lol
@@DankoStojanovic ABSOLUTELY NOT !!!!
Like Japanese porn...
Props to Mrs. Wes for being able to steer that monster in! I work at a Dodge dealer and we have grown men that can't turn the steering wheel on those trucks when they don't run.
Don't mess with the Hufflepuff driver, she'll take you out.
It was easier than the time I had to steer the rollback into the old shop.
And then she gets yelled at. I used to do that to my wife. And now I am divorced.
@@somebodyelse6673 She'll Drop You like 3rd period french!
@@lostintime8651 don't tell at kids, animals or wife's. They ain't gonna listen anyways 😂
In my experience as summer help on farms back in the 60s, that 30° + steering slop tends to equal out when you hook up two overloaded bale wagons and pull them down the highway while attempting to beat the rain.
Because the brakes are always at least twice as sketchy as the steering, one quickly learns to plan any stops and turns at least a mile ahead IF the U-joints will take survival downshifting!
That one brought back a few memories! Been there, done that and bought the t-shirt. LOL
LOL I can so relate to this as a family farm member. haha
When I worked for a guy he had me drive an old international truck, told me to stick it in one gear and leave it there and don't stall it, apparently the gearbox had been rebuilt and the gears had been put into the gear box the wrong way and it didn't start too good. Well driving down the road was too slow so I tried another gear and was slower still so put it back where it was, when I got to where it needed to be I stalled it, luckily it started right up again, i was younger then so just did what I was told.
I had a Ford 150 4x4 that had no power brake booster for years. It just depended on how terrified you got as to how quick you could stop. The ones that squeaked the seat springs were very interesting.
You had brakes? Jealous.
I have a pair of blinders I wear when working on things like this. lol
Maybe just cover the rest with sheets like when they do surgery...
These videos are worth it for the commentary alone. Wes is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever come across. His running commentary makes these Must See, if only to hear what he’s going to say next.
I think you're in the minority with that opinion!
Well I’m in the minority too then!
I remember the early days when he tried a couple of videos with no talking, tough times.
Wes I think your commentary is right up there (almost) with "cutting edge engineering,australia" and his out takes.
@@donniebrown2896 CEE cusses and swears a lot more, but he can surely weld and machine. His dog is a lot meaner looking too!
A Mrs Wes appearance, woooooo!!! Effortlessly fashionable and obviously incognito, avoiding the relentless paparazzi and her legions of adoring fans...
☺️
“If you see this one coming, you might wanna give it a wide berth” 😂😂😂
Those tanks are even more fun, on your back, in a driveway, in winter, in Ontario when one strap nut comes off and the other stud comes out with the nut.
Had a 98 Dakota. Work truck, plow truck, decades eating salt in northern Michigan. Was gonna finally sell it, fix some issues, got it sorta kinda road worthy, back it up to wash it. Hmmmm. Something dragging under there. Fuel tank on the ground held on by filler neck n stuff. Did A Cameratta fix. Sold it next day.
Ever have the entire transmission come loose from the engine?
Picture this, a two week old 1972 brand new Vega GT, directly in front of the dealership from where it was bought. The look on the service managers, the mechanics faces were priceless. All the bolts had been stripped at the factory.
@@donniebrown2896 Vega. The golden years of GM
You and south main are my favorite two guys to watch. You are both real mechanics not just parts exchangers.
Western truck and tractor is another good one.
@@davidj4662 western truck is my favorite.
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Andrew camarata easy access dash 😂 (fairly certain I spelled his last name wrong)
Almost as funny as "Pakistani Truck approved safety sandals"!
No you spelled it right.
Pakistani truck, "this work cost 4.8 us dollar" as they pull an engine out, tear it down, throw every part in the dirt to clean the engine.
That Dodge would be a perfect truck for him lol. Pre rusted/ dented.
Watch Wes ream a catalytic converter. Those Illinois safety inspections are worth their weight in rust.
Not sure that he really did that. Something went wrong with the camera at that point. Hmmmm.
many places farm vehicles are special plated and exempt from certain things. not a clue about Illinois ;)
Illinois has no state inspection. If you can throw a tag on it you can drive it.
@@crispybaconmatters7160 I am surprised considering Chicago is the third or fourth largest city in the country (Grand Rapids, MI may have overtaken Chicago by now, I haven't checked).
@@mharris5047 Chicago is the third most populous, by almost half a million, but Houston is coming up fast. In the Chicago area, as well as in the counties around St Louis, there is a mandatory biennial emissions test, but no actual inspection. In the years I (in Cook County, the county Chicago's in) don't need an emissions test I just send the state $150ish and they send a new plate sticker. Downstate you don't even need the emissions test. That said, if you were driving something that was an obvious quasi-legal road hazard around here, you'd be a lot more likely to get one of Illinois' Finest turning their lights on behind you than Wes would test driving on gravel roads out his way. ... But maybe not by much. :D
I just love these rust buckets! Please don't ever stop showing them. Plenty of LOLs here, especially when you illustrated how this customer prioritizes air conditioning...
Nice work, Wes! Love hearing the big V10 roar back to life 👌😁
Hey Ivan, nice to see you here!
I'd have been here sooner, but I was watching Diesel Creek. 😁
I enjoy watching Wes’ approach to isolating the problem. He knew intuitively it was the pump, but made sure to check the easy failure points before dropping the tank and realizing the pump was OK.
She's ready to get back chasing tornadoes.
(I know the truck in the movie Twister was a all red 1995 Dodge 2500)
I always associate that body style with Walker Texas Ranger.
@@WatchWesWork A guy at work has the Walker truck complete to the KC lights on the chrome roll guard!
@@WatchWesWork I remember him with the GMC he had before the ram.
I know you mechanics don't like working on rusty old vehicles, but I appreciate these videos! I am not rich, so these are the kind of vehicles I own and work on. These videos are very helpful to me being able to see how and experienced mechanic deals with rust making everything difficult.
Pull a Derek from VGG, "I'm just going to pretend I didn't see that"
Derek is hilarious. :D
Well he'll be dipped!
“Pretty rough” You haven’t seen the 2nd gen market lately have you XD
They aren't all bad...mine has only 65 k on it
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Great job Wes - typical crusty Chrysler…..gotta love Illinois.
“One of our less eventful towing experiences…..hehehehehehehe
As a kid that drives a clapped 90's GM ex-plow truck in similar shape(my first truck), I appreciate you taking the time and effort to work on these clunkers. Gives me some hope that repairs can be made and it's not a lost cause.
We can keep anything running if the pockets are deep enough.
@@WatchWesWork I'm afraid i already have had to dig deep into my pockets, 1200$ to replace the 5.7L after it lost all oil pressure, still not sure what happened. Gas pump I filled up at had water in their fuel, went downhill from there...
Dodge...for when you want a vehicle to look cool in for five years, but made to last 3. We had an old 1977 F-150 in West Virginia. Working a cattle farm and driving when you are 14 was awesome. We loaded that truck down with hay, cattle feed, corn and salt bricks. Sometimes a dead heifer. It had a headache rack in the back that came off a tank. Big winch to pull stuff up. Everyday up and down the mountain, through a creek. That truck was a beast. Then we got an 84 Ram 1500 in 88. That thing broke all the time. Traded it for a Toyota Tundra. That truck still runs on that farm. If you ever eaten a Smashburger, that's where the meat comes from.
Great call on the parasitic draw, My super duty had the exact same culprit. Seat belt timer module.
Excellent my man , your work is finished here and Max is letting his hair blow back living the dream .
I can't believe he didn't do a rodent scan of that Dodge. Seem like he's been shirking his duties lately.
@@bmacd2112 I don't think any rodent gets by Wes ,he has like a super natural internal "rodent radar " that runs 24/7 . Probably has a T-shirt hidden under his work shirt with a large "R " on it . Ready to be shown at the first scent of a " RAT " .
31:25 "We must give this American a wide berth"
"Let us turn south; Mr. Komarov, plot a new course due south"
Hunt for Red October?
@@WatchWesWork Indeed. And that movie has about the same amount of salt water that Dodge has seen.
I just love watching professionals do their job
The blurring of the cat's was epic. So funny.
If he ever gets into an accident with that truck it is going to fold up like cardboard. Great job fixing the truck Wes!
I see “Hufflepuff Towing Services” t-shirts in the merch store soon!
I was just battling a half full gas tank last weekend and you’re not kidding about how once it starts to tip it’s going to go. Even worse when balanced on a floor jack with a piece of wood on it 🙂
Been there many times!
I live in the Illinois suburbs and boy let me tell you it sounds nice being that far from the city. In my town plate tags are $151 and another $50 village sticker JUST TO PARK ON THE STREET! On top of emissions every 2 years. Illinois is insane I swear. Great video as always though, Wes!
"This thing is all over the road." Must be his first time running a second gen. Hahahah. Love the channel. Keep it up
You and Eric O are my go to for automotive entertainment
Big smile when you blurred the cat work! You have a great sense of humor.
Love seeing you work on these old rusty trucks. What a messed up old truck
Guessed fuel pump from the beginning.ive owned one since 2001 and worked on several.the motors are pretty simple and reliable.the fuel pumps only seem to last a couple years anymore.
I gotta tell you Wes - I always enjoy your videos and I always learn something useful from them.
Well, we can all rest easier knowing that the death trap with the worn-out suspension has good A/C. A man's got to have priorities.
My nephew called me up to help him change his tank . I got over there and he had cut every tube, hose, and even the filler cap. Also cut the strap in half. Being a cheap car we did a lot of rigging. I also drilled two holes in the tank strap and put a gate tensioner on it. Hey it worked.
Ouch!
You got a like for mentioning Andrew Camarata
Always welcome ol Wes,makes things interesting.
Wes trying to stop himself from complaining is pure gold. When a mechanic stops complaining something is about to go very, very, wrong. Or they have to tell a good customer that a beloved vehicle is headed for the big scrap yard in the sky.
Right. It's like soldiers. You don't worry until they stop complaining...
Why did they start putting the fuel pump in the gas tank? Once I helped a friend work on his 1955 truck. Opened the hood, we each sat on a fender with our feet inside the engine compartment which was roomy enough to stash a dead body for weeks. Tool box sitting on the fender. Beers sitting next to us. We both took out valve cover bolts and proceeded to adjust the valves, change the points, new plugs. etc. Much improved the engine performance. We test drove it by chasing the chickens and dogs around the yard. Then we put it back in the barn before we got too drunk. The old farmer next door(1/2 mile) came over and asked us to help him tomorrow morning castrate his pigs. Turned out our job was to just hold them. He used a pocket knife and his wife's needle and thread. After all were done he held out a big hand full of the bloody glands and said, "You boys want to stay for breakfast." We turned him down and by that afternoon we were regretting that decision. When would that chance ever come again? And besides, we already knew his wife was a great cook.
Because of evaporative emissions. The idea is to have the fewest number of joints outside the tank, then capture the vapors from the tank in the canister.
Finally....after all these years....the special language that helps release the connector....10:54....Wes is real!!
I love that blacked-out area when you had to alter the catalytic converter flow rate. That was pricless!! Doing a great great job. All the best from Canada
Like most farmers this guy wants to drive it into the ground. The question is how far into the ground can he drive it! With Wes on his side he's heading for the center of the earth. Cheers.
"turn it on but don't try to start it" *crank crank crank*" "hey!"
Boy, that sounds like a conversation I've had with my wife a few times.
The EPA part made the video. Then the blur omg love it
I really love your you tube videos & Mrs Wes is awesome! What a joy watching a coherent, honest-to-goodness repair of an over worked work truck. Great diagnostics and repair. You just added a least four more years to that trucks life. They must not use barbed wire on that farm because I’m surprised you didn’t see any holding some part of it together.
It was probably holding the mufflers before they fell off!
Happy Saturday! Thank you for taking us along on another job!
Thanks Wes, your channel is one of my favs . . . you and Eric and Ivan. Nice work.
I have a battery cutoff switch for my truck that has nothing wrong with it except a computer designed by the manufacturer to slowly drain the battery over a couple months. When I leave town for extended periods I use the cutoff switch so that when I get back in town a dead battery will not strand me at airport long term parking.
On the other hand my 1985 no computer truck can sit for a year and still crank right up like it was just running yesterday.
Do you remember way back when they told us that computers would make of life easier?
Saturday mornings with Wes!! Perfect! Absolutely love your laugh!!
Wes, I like your style! I learn something every video. And that's saying something because I have been fixing and building cars since the early 70's. Thank you, and thanks to the Mrs. it is nice how she helps when needed, well, when available.
As always I look forward to your videos Wess. I just finished watching Jonathan w's video on his sawmill build. Like yourself I learned by watching and I've learned a lot from watching you especially with basic diagnosis which is my Achilles heel. Thank you for all the hard work
Nicely done. I will say a heat gun on the fuel hoses instantly softens them and they pop off like new. Also the price of catalytic converters these days, he probably has $400 in cat material left in there.
I can buy brand new universals for $80 each...
@@WatchWesWork Absolutely, but the old ones are worth a fortune right now. I didn't believe it either until I looked them up. A buddy just sold his old one for $600 because it was plugged and put $100 one on in replacement.
@@sixtyfiveford Wow, that's crazy!
The prius ones ive heard are something like $1k now, the new ones have absolute bare minimum amounts of expensive metals to make them pass emissions, the factory ones are pretty overbuilt to last for ages
Yes, stealing Catalytic convertors off of parked cars in the city is now a "thing". So the amount of precious metals in a convertor causes thieves to look for particular cars/trucks with original convertors, I didn't know that!
"Eric the car guy" has video of someone stealing a convertor off a Honda SUV of his.
Look man, I aint fallin for no banana in my tailpipe! 😂
thanks for the memory
I live in central Wisconsin, this is the epitome of every truck 15 years or older out here.
I know this video is old but you have just saved me I've had a parasitic draw on my old trucks battery for years you are one smart man thank you
i had a mint one of these trucks a few years back only had 30kmiles on it but was a barn find had same issue crank but no start for me it was the ecm
Thanks for the video, I drove a dodge farm truck from a field to a guys yard for him about 12 years ago. Man the steering wheel felt like it was connected to the box with a tarp strap it handled so bad. I kinda hinted it maybe needed steering/suspension component work. About 2 weeks later the guy had a new truck. Apparently he took it into a shop to get fixed and they told him go buy a new truck it would be cheaper. over the years I've driven others trucks, it becomes apparent some people get used to things like steering/suspension as it progressively wears. If you want to know how bad it really is get somebody else to drive it and they'll tell you. Take care.
our company 93 Ram is so bad, 99.999999% shops here wont even bother to inspect it much less work on it. maybe when the entire front suspension falls off, owners will scrap POS. nah, they'll just get Joe blow shady tree to bailing wire it back together
You mentioned Eric O at SMA. You and Eric are my favorites for auto repair information and entertainment as well. This was a job well done! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Watching this video makes me happy, that we have once a year safety inspections on our vehicles here in Pennsylvania , Great video Wes ,thank you
We don't have emissions or safety inspections in most of Michigan but if I was going to drive that thing down the road the front end would definitely be repaired (I would probably not repair the A/C, though). More than likely the truck would be relegated to wood hauling, pulling stumps, hauling feed and other on-farm jobs. Since I don't have a farm I don't have to worry about it.
Giving her a sniff of brake cleaner - always does the trick! lol Smelling salts for engines!
Eric O approves.
Always The Highlight of My Saturday Morning, Your Sense of Humor is Great, I Can’t Help But Laugh. Another Great One.
Happy Memorial Day to You and Huffelpuff Towing Srvc. :)
Keep It Safe Sir.
I really learn a lot watching your videos. Most importantly that nearly anything can be fixed if you are willing.
You do exceptional diagnostic work, my friend.
The Andrew Camarata dash mods seem to be popular. I think he has 2 versions, the chainsaw and the pry bar. I couldn't tell which you had there. :-) As always, great vid. Always a bonus to see Mrs Wes and Max the pup too.
that dodge sure looks like andrew camarata's truck
Needs just the right amount of dents.
No way. It's much better looking than his. Although he just got another one recently. The old one he put out to pasture.
@@firesurfer i watch his channel a lot...just looks a lot like his white dodge in terms of condition etc
I really like watching your diagnostics work. In my opinion, that's the real difference between a shade tree mechanic (like myself) and a professional.
The Harly Davidson of Pick up Trucks with those open Exhausts.
Reminiscent of Marvin the Paranoid Android listening to your commentary :)
28:00 Did this just became X rated?
Hi Wes, enjoyed this one as usual. I ran a repair garage (shop in USA) solo for many years it is not easy but could manage most things, however, brake bleeding was difficult without a helper (even with a Lockheed pressure bleeder). Always look forward to your next video.
Stu, UK.
Really enjoyable video. I love to see you and your wife interact and hear you talking to yourself!
damn that's a nice dodge
Find one from Texas, Arizona, Utah Calif where there is no road salt!
Yeah DELPHI, that's pretty much a swear word................ Had to replace many of their epic fails. Thanks for the Vid Wes.
I went through 3 Delphi fuel pumps on my 02 Dakota. A Bosch held its own for three years of heavy daily use.
I just replaced a Delphi pump for excessive noise today. It was installed less than a year ago.
@@FaithSaraG My son replaced a number of fuel pumps on his silver rot toe and we found out that's because he ran it on fumes all the time, you gotta have fuel in the tank to keep that pump cool
The blurring of the converter was priceless and give’er the beans to blow it out. Back in the day those are the first thing to remove.
In the process of doing a '94 Ford Ranger 4.0L. When through the very same checks to ascertain my pump was bad. Good video. Thanks.
Anyone else want to see more of the AC repairs?
I've done a few videos on A/C repairs.
Down here in Alabama we have the same emissions the first thing they do is cut off all the missions and straight piped out the back and they honest-to-goodness think it gives them more power I know because I've asked them I'm not talking just about older cars they do it's a new one two you can literally hear them from miles away LOL
I believe Wes statement that in cases like this, deleting the cat would give more power. Other cases, you might win couple of HP and maybe, a little in fuel economy because keeping cat process going does need some fuel.
Besides that, when you sell the cat you make enough to make a payment or two.
It’s always a pleasure to watch these videos
Wes really is the best mechanic on youtube I learn so much just watching
we love huffle puff, please don't 'dis' the huffle puff :-)
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It can really complicate my Saturday to have BOTH a Wes and a Diesel Creek to watch.
Thanks 4 the video
Glad that chasing electrical problems is so easy for someone. You're the man Wes 👍
Damn, recently Im starting to really like the looks of the Rams, they are very uncommon sight here
I remember seeing some shitty action series on tv that centered around some late 90s, early 00s cars fitted with some made up advanced technology to catch baddies or something, it featured one of these trucks, a black or grey one I think.
Ram 2500 are HUGE trucks. You don't see them too often here in Germany. You won't ever find a parking lot where it fits in and it's very expensive to operate a truck of that size. I almost forgot how huge they are, until I saw one about two weeks ago.
I always associate this style with Walker Texas Ranger.
@@WatchWesWork I would say the movie twister but that was a ram 1500 if I remember correct
@@henryholliday1 the one in twister was a 2500 V10
Hufflepuff towing service. That's not a great name for a shirt I don't know what is.
That is a great idea. I think Hufflepuff has more fans than either she or Wes realize.
@@edwardgarea7650 oh I bet you she knows and I bet you she teases wess about it lol. I know if they made a shirt that said that I buy it.
@@edwardgarea7650 - It's a great running joke, but it would become a legal problem if anybody started SELLING stuff with that name.
@@somebodyelse6673 no he's talking about selling some illegal shirts we just said it's hilarious the name of his towing service AKA the wife and that she has a lot more fans than she realizes. I was going to be said if they made a shirt same hufflepuff towing I buy one. Maybe something got Lost in translation but I don't know it's okay no big deal we're trying to get him to maybe do something with this idea this little running joke just having fun don't be a buzzkill
I know these trucks with the back of my hand and figured I would pass some knowledge to you (you may already know). Chrysler used the same fuel pump for the 26 and 34 gallon tank just not the 35 which I find weird. 35 was the least common tank (only long beds got them). Finally Chrysler realized how dumb the seatbelt module was and got rid of it in 2000.
Bonus knowledge: Chrysler changed communicate system 3 times (CCD, PCI and some had CAN) in these trucks in the 2000-02 (2500/3500).
Keep up the commentary! That's why I like watching you and Eric O!!!
Interesting. I actually ordered in both pumps and they sure looked the same to me.
@@WatchWesWork You may be right I just know that they are different part numbers. I love the 2nd gens and own two lol PA salt isn't kind but luckily I got to them before the rust did. Sorry just seen this comment. Love your work Wes! You and Eric O keep me busy on RUclips.
until a few months ago, i worked as the warehouse manager @ 1800 radiator, pumps tanks etc included. just a comment about that needed assembly on that fuel pump, the manufac. packs them that way to prevent the plastic clips from breaking which otherwise happens ALOT. just sayin :)
Any way you look at it, it's still a dodge!
And it will continue to be a Dodge until it either rusts away OR until someone makes a "Fixed Or Recycled Dodge" out of it!
Better than a Ford of Chevy if you want to get work done
Hey AC is important on a farm truck.
Excellent video....brilliant diagnostics...determined to fix it..great job
Saturdays are better with your videos thanks. Watching from PuertoRico.