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"Hold my beer and watch this." Almost never had a good ending, speaking from some experience about forty years ago.

I'm glad to see that you are taking safety measures to protect your investment. It would be a shame for it to get spilled.

Tinnitus is hard to deal with, I have been trying to deal with it for over forty years now. I got hearing aids about twenty years ago, and they make a world of difference for me. I would not buy or get ( if you can get the VA to cover them) a "budget" or low end set of hearing aids. I started...

Same here. When I started driving, Dad said "There's the car, drive it when you want to, and if it breaks you fix it." Problem was, he bought a $100 car (used up car) and so problems and breakdowns were a normal occurrence. Being a poor boy, I had to learn to fix it. So for nigh unto fifty years...

I re-installed my Sunrider. I swapped the Freedom Panels back in a few days ago to make the drive up the interstate to the Chrysler Training Center quieter. Now that that ordeal is over, I can get back to enjoying my Gladiator with the Sunrider that is opened at least once a day every time I...

Years ago, I helped a friend remove the transmission from a '39 Ford that he was parting out. After careful study, I decided that the easiest way was to cut it out. Due to a long term hate for Fords in general, and a fondness for cutting Fords up, I chose to cut the car in half. Yeah, across...

How about a hand held hairdryer? No chance of damage to the paint. This is what I have used in the past, and it works for me.

It is a one piece seal that is bonded into a metal retainer. It is possible to pull it without dropping the pan, as I noted above, but it is not the factory recommend procedure. Overall, it is a much better way to seal the crankshaft than the old two piece seals we had in the 4.0. But my...

Hopefully when these rear main seal leaks are repaired, the techs will take the time to drop the oil pan as well. I have seen "techs" try to replace the rear main seal without dropping the oil pan. This almost never ends well, with a lasting repair. Also need to make sure that the rear main seal...

I understand about trusting someone else to do a job correctly. I still work part time so that I don't have to trust my vehicle maintenance and if necessary, repairs, to anyone else. It is nice to make a bit of money also, but I don't have to count on it to pay the bills. I have seen enough...

The dealership has to follow the Stellantis guidelines for all factory warranty repairs, including transmissions. We still do rebuild a few transmissions (in the bigger trucks), but it is fewer every year. Although we have the information to diagnose and rebuild the ZF eight speed, we are not...

Bottom end issues in the Pentastar engines are incredibly rare. In the thirteen years that the Pentastar has been in production, I can only think of three cases where there was an actual problem with the bottom end at the Jeep dealership I work in. In another case, what the customer thought to...

Yes. It is called a STAR case, and we open a STAR case when a vehicle exhibits an issue that cannot be diagnosed using the normal techniques listed in the Service Library and/or techniques that we can devise. STAR cases can be useful not just in solving a problem, but also the results are...

It seems like the shop is in the right track. I have had several 3.6 upgrade Pentastar engines in the shop that needed the right (or rear bank) where I replaced the right side head gasket and head to repair the problem. I start with a leak down test on the cylinder(s) that misfire, but with a...

I am doubtful that a check valve will make a useful difference in the oiling of the engine at startup. The oiling system is pretty good in the Pentastar, and I see no reason to modify it.

No advantage to be gained in my professional opinion (I have repaired hundreds of 3.6 Pentastar engines over the past twelve years). No oil filter drain back valve is completely effective, all will allow some drain back. In addition, the Pentastar oil pump has a very high volume and produces...

It would probably be okay to reset the backlash again. I haven't used Yukon gears in about 15 years, so I can't speak about current Yukon gear quality, but I had good experience with them in the past. Also, I recall being told in the training center (Chrysler) that if we thought we could reset...

I would definitely use the recommended grade and weight of oil after a camshaft and rockers replacement. Also, and this is something that I like to do when I perform an intake camshaft and rockers on a PUG engine, I replace the EXHAUST rockers that correspond to the damaged intake camshaft...

I've noticed that my Overland has been floating a bit over some road irregularities. Haven't bothered to look under it yet, but I will do it next oil change. I like the ride better than the way my '16 Challenger R/T ride, it kinda reminds me of driving the old family sedan when I was a teenager.

Also, as you noted above, in high lift there is more valve overlap causing a rougher idle and loss of low speed torque. I have taken apart some of these engines that have considerable mileage and, based on observed wear on the high lift arms and lobes, can only conclude that the engine was...