07 2500 RAM CTD

From : wayne j

Q: sbgirl11@hotmail.com wrote i have a 2001 dodge dakota with a v8 engine. on my way to work today it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what this could be could be a lot of things. from soimehting simple like a stuck thermostat. or it could be something more serious like a blown head gasket. which v8 do you have what other symptoms etc. -- ..bob 2006 fxdi hot rod 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1965 ffr cobra - 427w efi damn fast. .

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From : wayne j

bryan wrote http//www.car-part.com/ is a salvage yard search engine. bryan thanks! hope i got what i needed. .

From : nosey

on jun 3 138 pm don d...@comcastnospam.net wrote help ive been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of my 2001 dodge dakota sport 5.9l quad cab. already the transfer case and the cv drive axles have been replaced and still the noise continues but now the noise seems to be centralized only on the driver side of the truck .... don this may be a long shot but i had a drivers side clunking noise on my 2004 dakota quadcab.... dealer said most common causes were the abovementioned sway bar but could also be secondary steering shaft. thats what it was on mine. they replaced it under warranty and no more noise. one note though mine made the noise mostly on braking especially when rounding a corner. larry .

From : bb

all yes it is rust and dodge is not the only manufacturer that does not completely protect the underside components. i bought a new corvette that was the same way. odd my z06 was mostly alloy and aluminum underneath. as i recall ford was the pretty much to first to stop painting or protecting components this way circa 1978. he might be talking about an older vette .

From : wayne j

any suggestions anyone can offer or if you have had this problem please let me know what to do. a friend of mine with a 00 durango was going nuts over a clicking/clunking sound.... turned out to be his sway bar. the bar had shifted over a little bit and was binding in the pocket of the drivers side lower control arm. we removed the sway bar greased the hell out of both the bushings and the ends put it back on and no more noise. the sway bar sounds like a good idea its one of the few things that hasnt been tried as of yet. ill give this a try this weekend and report back thanks .

From : wayne j

but maybe some of you dodge fans can aleviate some of my fears....am i right to be concerned or is this just a dodge thing its normal. heres a picture from my truck maybe 6 months old http//home.earthlink.net/tlawren349/at/hangers.jpg .