pirlbeck wrote:
Well, I have been a mechanic pretty much all of my adult life and I have owned my own farm tractor repair shop since 1976, so I may of had a little advantage. If I remember correctly, the furnished instructions were pretty good. I did it on a weekend when my help was not at the shop and I had to have my wife help hold the exhaust up to get it reconnected.
I've read the instructions several times over and completely understand what's going on and what is needed. I just wasn't sure there wasn't going to be 'skill' involved in performing the tasks to get 'er done.
In fact, my kit contained the wrong harness. What I had in no way compared to what the instructions stipulated. So I built my own harness from the diagrams and schematics. Then, for some reason, I called Jacob's and talked to them. A very nice technician and I chatted and he understood what I was going to need. He mailed me the correct harness (with the relay and all) without any charge. He told me the only nut was the wire/pin connecting to the ECM. He said the 2005's had the ECM on the passenger side of the block and the 2006 had the ECM on the driver side and that the harness he was sending me might have that wire too short if it's for a 2005 and not 2006. (Part #'s were the same, so, without measuring, he wasn't sure which he was sending.) No problems there; I worked in electronics and extending a wire with a splice isn't any trouble.
I suppose as long as I have the right tools, (nothing unusual that I could see, right?)and I have help in the form of another RAM diesel truck owner, I should be able to accomplish this without destroying my motor. Ha!
Thanks for the info/advice!
