1997 Dodge Caravan gauge cluster problem: Fixed?
From : mirse
Q: what a load of crap. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving election determines fate of nation in that this will be my last column before the presidential election there will be no sarcasm no attempts at witty repartee. the topic is too serious and the stakes are too high. this november we will vote in the only election during our lifetime that will truly matter. because america is at a once-in-a-generation crossroads more than an election hangs in the balance. down one path lies retreat abdication and a reign of ambivalence. down the other lies a nation that is aware of its past and accepts the daunting obligation its future demands. if we choose poorly the consequences will echo through the next 50 years of history. if we in a spasm of frustration turn out the current occupant of the white house the message to the world and ourselves will be two-fold. first we will reject the notion that america can do big things. once a nation that tamed a frontier stood down the nazis and stood upon the moon we will announce to the world that bringing democracy to the middle east is too big of a task for us. but more significantly we will signal to future presidents that as voters we are unwilling to tackle difficult challenges preferring caution to boldness embracing the mediocrity that has characterized other civilizations. the defeat of president bush will send a chilling message to future presidents who may need to make difficult yet unpopular decisions. america has always been a nation that rises to the demands of history regardless of the costs or appeal. if we turn away from that legacy we turn away from who we are. second we inform every terrorist organization on the globe that the lesson of somalia was well learned. in somalia we showed terrorists that you dont need to defeat america on the battlefield when you can defeat them in the room. they learned that a wounded america can become a defeated america. twenty-four-hour stations and daily tracing polls will do the heavy lifting turning a cut into a fatal blow. except that iraq is somalia times 10. the election of john kerry will serve notice to every terrorist in every cave that the soft underbelly of american power is the timidity of american voters. terrorists will know that a steady stream of grizzly photos for cnn is all you need to break the will of the american people. our own self-doubt will take it from there. bin laden will recognize that he can topple any american administration without setting foot on the homeland. it is said that americas w.w.ii generation is its greatest generation. but my greatest fear is that it will become known as americas last generation. born in the bleakness of the great depression and hardened in the fire of ww ii they may be the last american generation that understands the meaning of duty honor and sacrifice. it is difficult to admit but i know these terms are spoken with only hollow detachment by many but not all in my generation. too many citizens today mistake living in america as being an american. but america has always been more of an idea than a place. when you sign on you do more than buy real estate. you accept a set of values and responsibilities. this november my generation which has been absent too long must grasp the obligation that comes with being an american or fade into the oblivion they may deserve. i believe that 100 years from now historians will look back at the election of 2004 and see it as the decisive election of our century. depending on the outcome they will describe it as the moment america joined the ranks of ordinary nations; or they will describe it as the moment the prodigal sons and daughters of the greatest generation accepted their burden as caretakers of the city on the hill. mathew manweller couldnt have said it better myself! so many garys ..so.. clyde .
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From : mirse
if it isnt the thermost housing gasket and you cant see where it is coming from we at the dealer install a dye in the system that shows up brite green when it leaks it will trace it to the original leak using a black lite glenn beasley chrysler tech hey gang you may recall my post from a few weeks ago regarding the mysterious missing coolant. i reported that i could smell the sweet scent after parking. well i am off this week and made it a point to try and figure this out. i havent figured it out but maybe you can help. the coolant leaks very slowly. i filled the radiator and the overflow container up to five dots on the dipstick about 2 weeks ago and it is only at the second dot on the dipstick and the radiator is still full. here is where it isnt leaking no leaks from the radiator itself no leaks from the upper hose no leaks from the lower hose no leaks from the secondary overfill tank no leaks from the water pump no leaks from or around the thermostat housing here is what i found i crawled underneath and found a little anti-freeze pooling up on a frame support around the oil filter. further examination showed some concentration of anti-freeze along the lip where the oil pan bolts to the engine. i realized i had to figure where it was coming from and there is nothing i could see that indicated any thing dripping from above to that location. no trail no evidence at all. the truck runs like new and idles great too. here are the pics of where i see the anti-freeze hanging out http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak1 --this is from under the car http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak2 -- this is from the wheel well with the tire removed. thanks er freeze plug roy .
From : mirse
on tue 26 oct 2004 095642 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@fidnet.com wrote ifn you get elected can i have one of them cushy gummint jobs mike secretary of the truck interior heated seat division mac! not you too! mike what you dont keep track i was one of the bunnys early supporters on the heated leather seat bashing front line.. lol ohhhhh... gangin up on me huh ;^ mike .
From : mirse
runs good when first start in morning....after about 45-60 minutes starts missing..sometimes real bad......lots of black smoke from tail pipe...misses when idle.....when you first start it it idles perfect....blows big puff of black smoke when first start it..when it starts missing it drinks gas.....ant clues.....appreciate any help i can get....thanks mike......cheekspro@webtv.net .
From : mirse
from mirse@aol.com mirse i found the problem. it was something i did or rather something i didnt do. it wasnt aols fault. as you can see when you first mentioned aol someone will always blame aol. i guess it has something to do with the size of their penis note small letters. sorta like the ford vs chevy shit. i would think it was funny if they meant it as a joke but i dont think that is the case. hank .
From : nitpik
this happened on my 98 ram when it was new. crawl underneath and look at the fuel tank. if the sides and bottom are collapsed then the vent is clogged or as in my case they forgot to remove the seal at assembly. al .
From : steve carolinabreezehvac
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