Plasti-Dip Protectorant - Protecting my 20" Rims

So I was noticing my rims and how they were looking. I tow a Boat and a Jet Ski, No matter how much I try to keep from getting in the salt water I noticed they were still getting some oxidation on the edges.

So in order to protect them I started looking for something that may not be permanent but would help protect them. I found Plasti-Dip it is a spray rubberizing coating that is becoming very popular due to its temporary (if you want it to be) nature. It can be peeled off if you so choose.

I painted them today and it was very easy and watching some videos on Youtube and other places really helped. I left the Tires on the vehicle and covered all the brakes rotors and other components of the wheel that I did not want over spray on.

You can see it totally transformed how the vehicle looks and with the rubberizing aspect of the spray on it has no streaks, dripping, running or other defects. I put 5 coats on my wheels and used 3 cans of the spray. I bought them at Home Depot for $5.98 each.

First real issue with My Truck - Malfunction Indicator Light on 2005 Dodge Ram

Last night I towed my boat to where I store it, on the way home I noticed the Malfunction Indicator Light come on. The Malfunction Indicator Light on a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 looks like an outline of the engine and is in the upper left corner of the instrument panel cluster and is lit in yellow. Normal operation should be that it comes on when you turn your key on, as a bulb check, then goes off. I learned all of this after I got home and researched it a little in the owners manual and online. There are multiple reasons this light may come on. The dealer here in Tampa told me that there were about 55 reasons. I am not sure so I just believed him and then started to research it more as to the reason for the light. First the symptom were as follows:
1. The light came on and was steady.
2. The light seemed to flash under acceleration but at a stop light would go to steady on.
3. NO CHANGE in the motor function or sound.
4. Under heavy acceleration I did have a hiccup in the acceleration....(not sure if I should have floored it but I did to see)
No other symptoms were noted.
SO now know the symptoms and talking to the dealer I did some searches on the internet. "Malfunction Indicator Light on a Dodge Ram" the results came back with a bunch of DODGE forum answers and JUST ASK answers that pointed me towards two things.
1. there are a lot of different reasons for the light
2. Go to a local parts retailer like "Advanced Auto" and have them read the engine code.
So that is where I am at and I will be going tonight to have the code read. Look for PART 2 of this post with the results.

My 2005 Dodge Ram Hemi

I am starting this Blog to hopefully help people with issues that may arise on their Dodge and to Post info about my Dodge Ram Hemi. First of all what is m truck? It is a 2005 Quad Cab, Thunder Road edition, Charcoal Gray Dodge Ram 5.7L Hemi. It has about 75K miles on it and is in pretty good condition. It has a few dings from careless idiots. But other than that it is a great "truck". I bought it to pull a 2004 Trophy Pro Center Console Fishing boat in Tampa Florida. It has a 7700lb towing capacity which is perfect because the wet weight of my boat is 5,028lbs, so pulling it out of the water is pretty easy and it drives nicely when on the highway and at highway speeds up to about 70mph. Well that's my truck and when something goes wrong I'll Post the issue, symptoms and what I do to fix it to hopefully help people do the same.