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1997 dodge 2500 4wd

From : dtvio

Q: the 97 has shift on the fly so if you want it in 4wd pull the shifter into 4hi from stop to around 50 mph. the 4wd light should come on in a second or so and your in and if not get off and back on the throttle to allow the front axle to lock. now remember this is a part time 4wd and should not be used in 4wd on dry roads and make sure that all 4 tires are the same size.. if you for some reason want 4lo then the vehicle must be stopped and probably in neutral or park before shifting it into 4lo. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i just bought an old dodge truck and this being the first 4wd vehicle i have owned can someone tell me what is in the owners manual as for instuctions on how to put it in 4wd is the motor to be running is it to be in park or in gear am just not sure and dont want to kill it right off. .

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From : eisboch

jerry wrote tbone wrote i have been running mine at 30 - 32 for the last 10000 with no problems including 4 round trips between jersey and nc. youre driving a 3/4 ton with load range e tires jerry thats what my 99 2500 came with from the factory. .

From : jerry

if you for some reason want 4lo then the vehicle must be stopped and probably in neutral or park before shifting it into 4lo. if its an automatic it should be in drive creeping along at 2-3mph. if its a stick it should be rolling at the same 2-3mph with the clutch depressed. shift from 2wd through neutral into 4lo. dont stop in neutral - make it one smooth motion. ditto for coming back from 4lo to 2wd or 4hi. .

From : tbone

i have bf goodrich on mine and it does well with them. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving im gonna post at the top this time. well running the tires down to 30 lbs. does work. my truck feels much more controllable than it did before. at least now i feel i can drive it in the wet with less fear of a slide. i still plan to swap these things out soon though. i learned my lesson on bikes; shitty rubber will maim or kill me. around the ranch we always ran the bfg radial t/as. odd but on my old gmc they were great dry and scary wet. on the ford they stick like glue period. my brother borrowed the ford the other day; his dodge is in the shop for diff repair and he commented on how well it drove over hwy 17 to santa cruz in the rain. i guess dodges like michelins. im still considering a shock upgrade. ken racerx@tomatoweb.com says... says... ken racerx@tomatoweb.com wrote i just purchased an 03 3/4 ton with the hemi in it. of the three trucks i have owned over the years this one handles the worst around corners and over wet pavement. heck its so bad that i dont dare go over 60 around a certain broad sweeping freeway curve i used to take at 80 with the ford i used to have. i know its not a sportscar but this thing feels like a roller skate. it needs help in a bad way. does anyone have any ideas they have tried which work thanks! heres another fan of the michelin ltx m/s tires. also consider upgrading the shocks. the stock shocks on my dakota were pathetic and the replacment kybs make it handle much better. also look into rear anti-sway bars which will reduce understeer. having recently owned/driven both a ram mine has 17 tires off road package and a late model gm 4x4 i have to say the gm did handle better especially on rough pavement. i think shocks are the main cause as the ride on smooth pavement is actually better on the ram. both of these are half tons but i occasionally drive my friends 2004 ram 2500 and while its a bit bouncier it is roughly equal to my truck in cornering. its tires blow on wet pavement touchy as hell. they are not the oem tires though they got sliced up at a motel parking lot and he bought new tires at the sears practically next door to not screw up the trip they were on at the time. see if the dealer will let you drive another truck to see if you notice any big difference between it and your truck. b so the deal here is to replace the ltx a/s tires i have now with either the ltx m/s or ltx a/t both from michelin now about the load range. i found that curious because mine are load range e and ive never seen that on a 3/4 ton before. im wondering if that isnt a problem. ive seen a truck with d tires carry 4000 lbs. mines a shortbed and i dont plan to abuse it that much. are the tires too hard my brother runs dunlops in load range d i think and hes happy as a clam. also its interesting that you mention shocks. ive been eyeing edelbrocks ias series. any thoughts ken what do you have them inflated to the ltxs i put on my sierra would toss you out of the seat if put anywhere near the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall. i ran them at 30 rear/33 fronts and they were fine with it for three years. 30/33 was the most i could run them and still get a good patch pattern on them drive through water and see if the tread is making a full contact patch. any more and the centers were the only place they were really rolling on. i think they were load range d. i took it to the dealer for an oil change and when i left it was like the truck was converted into a 3500. they had maxed out the pressure on them after i told them not to mess with them when i brought it in. i didnt bring my tire guage with me and so i turned around and went back and had them drop it back with them protesting the whole time to 30/33. apparently the max load on the sidewall was unimportant. it was something like 2000 pounds than what the front load was empty but the dealer kept insisting that i wanted to run them maxed out. i flat out told him he was nuts.. i wrote to michellin and they said 30/30 was ok nothing less on my truck. bdk .

From : theguy

i avoid these political threads as much as possible but will respond here. as a father and a man who loves children the only pattern i need to see is that john kerry voted 6 times to allow partial birth abortions where babies even in their third term are pulled from their mother by the feet except for the head. the base of the skull is exposed and a doctor shoves scissors in to spread the skull. a suction catheter is then inserted to suck the babies brains out until the skull collapses. i cannot express enough how sickened i am by this practice those who perform it and those who support it and dismiss it as a right to choose. im sorry your right to choose was whether or not to open your legs. killing a baby is just that. please read http//www.abortionfacts.com/literature/literature9313pb.asp and remember it when you go to the polls. .

From : tbone

tbone wrote really mine grinds unless i am at a complete stop. mine wont go in at all if at a complete stop. if you for some reason want 4lo then the vehicle must be stopped and probably in neutral or park before shifting it into 4lo. if its an automatic it should be in drive creeping along at 2-3mph. if its a stick it should be rolling at the same 2-3mph with the clutch depressed. shift from 2wd through neutral into 4lo. dont stop in neutral - make it one smooth motion. ditto for coming back from 4lo to 2wd or 4hi. .

From : nosey

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From : tom lawrence

denny wrote mac i think you will just fine not flushing it again for the winter as long as the freezing protection is ok. i change oil after it has been stored. the theory there is that way you can drain any water that has accumulated from condensation. and to confuse the issue a bit ive heard you change the oil *before* storage so that the acids present in used oil dont do anything while sitting in the engine a long time. now why they would do bad things in a sitting engine as opposed to a running one is a bit vague for me. smh .

From : tbone

not sure but they may be diagonally split john wrote i instaled a new rear brake cylinder. the old one had a worn boot that let moisture in and caused it to burst. i also put on new shoes and machined the drums. the problem is the rear system appears to have ran dry of brake fluid. i am unable to get any fluid to the back wheels by pumping the pedal so i cant bleed it. the e-brake works fine. is there a valve somewhere on the system that closed to protect the front brakes after the rear brakes failed its the combination/proportioning valve. it sounds like its working as designed. the brakes are seprated by pront and rear circuits. but are connected at the valve. if one circuit should happen to lose pressure the valve shuttles over and closes off that circuit so you dont lose all your fluid. that should also cause the brake light in the dash to light. you have to reset the valve so the shuttle is in the center again. unfortunatly the factory service manual doesnt explain how to do this. -- .bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1983 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .