1999 Dodge Ram dashboard
From : Annonymous
Q: is there anyone out there that has had problems with the plastic top of the dashboard cracking in numerous places i have a black truck and gray interior and the plastic top of the dashboard has many cracks in it mostly running front to back. the truck has never been wrecked 67k miles and driven on city streets or freeways no off road. my question is how to replace the plastic insert. i would like to change out this broken piece but i cant see any easy way to remove it. hopefully it doesnt require the removal of the entire dash. thanks jim .
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From : bigdave
wddodge@woh.rr.com writes is the mopar stuff any better than barrymens sp chemtool or gumout different chemicals for different applications. the berrymens chem-tool and gumout are carb/throttle body cleaners that do a fine job removing varnish build up and light carbon deposits from the throttle plate area. there are probably a hundred other uses for the stuff because they desolve petrolum so well. the carbon deposits that build up on the back of the intake valves and in the combustion chamber are usually harder than a rock and have to be chipped off or a wire wheel works good on the valves. the combustion chamber cleaner soakes into these deposits and softens them up so when you run the dog shit out it the deposits will break apart and get spit out of the exhaust. and it does seem to work fairly well. denny is right about the carbon build up being hard as a rock. i once helped a friend rebuild a 348 chevy truck motor many years ago. we had a hall seat grinder and valve grinding machine but the valves had to be cleaned up first and with a drill motor and stiff burnishing brush it was still one holy mother of a job to clean up those valves even after soaking them in the solvent tank for a couple hours. we also had something you dont see much anymore... a lapping tool and a tube of lapping compound. does anyone lap-in their valves anymore then number them and match numbers on the seats when doing a top end overhaul used to be a matter of routine.. part of the job. yes every time. when doing valves the seat gets cut the newer machines uses a tool bit instead of a stone the valve gets faced length gets checked and then it gets lapped in every time. a few steps have been left out of this sequence but thats the gist of it. btw a bead blaster does a helluva job cleaning those valves....much easier that a wire wheel. denny .
From : fred
lol yea within their 100 mile cone of uncertainty. the problem with that is that 100 miles makes a huge difference in the amount of damage. you do know that right and on top of that do you really want tankers in port with an approaching hurricane the only problem with a 100 mile wide prediction is foolish people who gamble regardless. if you find that a hurricane is tracked within 100 miles of you get the fuck out its that damn simple. its also very wise given that even within that 100 miles damage is inevitable no matter the level. you do know that right as to the tankers wtf are there no other ports i think weve done this q&a before. you do know that right yeah and everyone knows a hurricane over water gathers strength. lol that is not true. hurricanes over warm water gain strength but that is not the only condition and although they gain strength there is no way of knowing how much. they predicted a strong 3 or possibly a 4 not the 5 that it became. actually it was a cat 4 when it hit landfall according to the weather channel less than camille which was a cat 5. however i fail to see what diffference 131 mph or 155mph makes to most buildings; both will knock the crap out of a house. thus your point about what category katrina may have been is... well moot at best. yea within their 100 mile possible deviation and no idea of how strong it might become. well they predicted a strong cat 4 and thats what it was. they had a track that put it well into the gulf and turning north and thats what it did. im amused that you are blaming the supposed inaccuracy of the noaa and the hurricane center for your inability to prove a totally different point. and you claim that he is right about everything and now he is lying lol. that door swings both ways maxi. the difference here is that the damage is obvious and the reports back him up this time. never said he was lying i just figure on most things hes a mouth piece trying to say the right thing. i find it amusing that you otoh will blast him for anything then rely on his words to prove your weak points. btw if you recall i have said over and over that he was wrong to invade iraq although i can see positives to having done so. but you knew that right and shell owns all the platforms right why would they be any different than the rest of them because different compaines have different operating policies different locations and different equipment. but you knew that right of course they are going at it for all that they are worth but there are limits to even what the big oil companies can do and it all costs money. people still need food water and shelter and until a temporary infrastructure can be set up to support these needs not much is going to happen and i doubt that business is going to close for them on friday. ya know if an oil company can feed house and employ hundreds of men 60-100 miles out to sea ill bet they can do the same on land. its not gonna be as difficult as you make it out to be. lol believe what you want to max you are still wrong. as of 1000am on cnbs 91% of crude production in the gulf has been reported as stopped which is considered significant to me. reports now indicate that up to 20 platforms are missing and the ones still there are just beginning to undergo inspections. so much for minor damage. i was speaking about the refineries. so far you havent mentioned anything about them you just keep dodging the issue and talking about other stuff. so they lost 20 out of 950 its still not the major losses you claim. had a chat with my broker today. i asked him what he thought of the oil prices. he said he figured the gulf and katrina were minor factors in a global economy and that prices were up for now due to the storm but would gradually tail off in october but never be lower than $2 a gallon again. he also took issue with the predicted $4 per gallon saying he felt that perhaps eventually it would go there but not in the forseeable future. he mentioned that refineries were running at near capacity but that he expected the companies would bounce back fairly easily on that issue. this guy has made a small fortune for my grandparents thus i dont particularly give a damn if you take issue with what he says. as far as i can see he knows his shit and thats good enough for me. please continue your posting frenzy and be sure to insult my dead grandparents and their very much alive broker while you are at it. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. lol can you really be this stupid. hurricanes are just about impossible to predict as to exact path and strength. yeah thats why they are able to put a five day track on them and pretty much nail the track dead on. if they are within 100 miles and they were on such a storm they nailed it. lol
From : topcop
tbone wrote not only do you have to look at the futures market max you actually have to understand it and from what you are saying you dont. the futures market for anything is based on speculation. like the stock market they go up and down daily. when oil futures go up gas prices climb almost instantly. when they go down gas prices take a considerable time to drop. all through this year the oil supply has been steady and stocks fairly constant. so as you say do some reading on this. .
From : rm
the gas price rises are because of the futures market. prices have risen rapidly since jan. 1 not just since the hurricane. during that time from jan.1 supplies and stocks have been steady. i would have thought you of all people would be spewing that the corporate run oil companies that make so many reps rich are to blame. oh ya that was last years rants. this year its high demand from greedy reps. well said sarcasm understood. by me anyway...... doubt if tbone will get it..... -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. tbone wrote lol unless those reports were written today they really dont mean shit. if the supply is fine as you say why would the president be considering opening some of the national oil reserve a very small amount to help local refineries effected in the region. not to control gas prices which it will not do. if the price was purely based on people in the futures market speculating to drive the price up the possibility of the president opening up the reserves would cause the price to plummet and that didnt happen. no it wont. that was the dems stupid attempt to lower prices by releasing oil from the reserves a few years back. how much oil do you believe are in the reserves anyways bush has said he may approve releasing to help local refineries effected. not to try to lower prices by increasing supply. geez. perhaps you missed that hurricane yesterday and the damage it caused to some major supply lines. there are 954 platforms in the gulf coast region. 12 were shut down as of sunday afternoon. those 954 platforms account for 40% of the domestic oil output. the small amout from the closed platforms is what is to be replaced from the reserves to supply refineries that are otherwise uneffected by the hurricane. there is not enough in the reserves to plummet prices as you seem to believe. the gas price rises are because of the futures market. prices have risen rapidly since jan. 1 not just since the hurricane. during that time from jan.1 supplies and stocks have been steady. i would have thought you of all people would be spewing that the corporate run oil companies that make so many reps rich are to blame. oh ya that was last years rants. this year its high demand from greedy reps. .
From : topcop
lack of current supply and ever increasing demand - that might be true if... it was true. supply is fine and demand is steady according to all reports ive read. this years surge is being driven by the futures market not the consumer market. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. lack of current supply and ever increasing demand - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving diesel jumped 20 cents to 2.79 from sunday night to monday morning. unfuckingbelievable! roy .
From : willywally
i have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 ext. cab 4x4. black with gray interior. dash cracked front to back in several locations. had to purchase the top dash cover from dodge. called several dealerships and all but 1 said i couldnt just buy the top piece. they said i had to buy the whole dash and it would cost over $800. finally 1 dealership sold me just the top panel. it cost $194.00. the dealer was weinberg dodge in grandview mo. phone number 816.763.6800. i switched the top panels. it was pretty easy to replace. i did have to remove the passenger air bag. be sure and disconnect battery for at least 30 minutes before removing air bag. the part number is 5gk45rc8ab. .
From : miles
did you by chance use armor all on the dash that cracked willywally wrote i have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 ext. cab 4x4. black with gray interior. dash cracked front to back in several locations. had to purchase the top dash cover from dodge. called several dealerships and all but 1 said i couldnt just buy the top piece. they said i had to buy the whole dash and it would cost over $800. finally 1 dealership sold me just the top panel. it cost $194.00. the dealer was weinberg dodge in grandview mo. phone number 816.763.6800. i switched the top panels. it was pretty easy to replace. i did have to remove the passenger air bag. be sure and disconnect battery for at least 30 minutes before removing air bag. the part number is 5gk45rc8ab. .
From : roy
has anybody had an experience replacing the cracked dashboard of ram 1500 pickups. i have a 2000 model and apparently the severe dallas heat caused several cracks in the dashboard any knowledge of cost of replacement availability and difficulty --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.726 / virus database 481 - release date 7/22/2004 .
From : mac davis
on wed 14 jul 2004 134956 gmt jmonahan@ev1.net wrote is there anyone out there that has had problems with the plastic top of the dashboard cracking in numerous places i have a black truck and gray interior and the plastic top of the dashboard has many cracks in it mostly running front to back. the truck has never been wrecked 67k miles and driven on city streets or freeways no off road. my question is how to replace the plastic insert. i would like to change out this broken piece but i cant see any easy way to remove it. hopefully it doesnt require the removal of the entire dash. thanks jim we just said the hell with it and put a dash cover over it... seems to be working fine so far.. mac .
From : rg
i also have a 1999 dodge ram 1500 that i purchased about 2 weeks ago used. we bought in texas. the dash was in perfect condition; however we drove it to new mexico and within about 4 days i have 4 8inch cracks along the top. talk about a bummer. my neighbor has a 2000 dodge ram and his dash is cracked too. i dont know if the humidity or dryness plays a big role in the dashs life. i have never seen so many cracks in just a couple of days. .
From : topcop
what is the procedure for removing just the top piece you mean the piece thats cracked you cant - the entire instrument panel is molded as a single piece. youd have to remove the entire panel a fairly involved job - get a factory service manual before attempting and replace it. .
From : mac davis
nothing runs like a deere !!!! lmao on mon 29 aug 2005 002201 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote i just poked ny nose into a ff-fff-ff i cant bring myself to type it group and found somebody here got rid of their rusted ole dodge and bought a power stroked f-word. the shock..... the pain..... next hell be trading in the deere equipment for case-ih. denny and whats wrong with ca$e beekeep .
From : nosey
on sun 28 aug 2005 173339 -0600 dale yonz yonzie@mac.com wrote maybe they all traded in their dodges for fords maybe the old farts got moved into nursing homes where they dont allow you to use computers most of the guys are still around missing are bud rednecksean havent heard from the guy. then the gals we are missing dodge ewe and sofia. dale ya forgot little jay. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
dennis wrote i have a 97 dodge 3/4 ton hd with a 6 cylinder 5.9 liter 12 valve diesel. according to chrysler it puts out 235 hp. i pull a 7000lb 5th wheel with no problem. the manual says that the truck has a towing capacity of about 11500lbs. im considering a larger 5th wheel but im concerned about the horsepower of the truck versus the weight of a larger trailer. ive talked to the local dodge dealer about how to increase the hp but they are not very forthcoming with information. can someone give me some ideas about how to increase the trucks power. thanks listen 235 hp is more than enough with proper gears. your truck likely has a 3.55 axle ratio in it. slap in a 4.10 and it will tow 12 to 14k prety good without adding any extra drive line strain from chipping the motor. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-97-diesel-ftopict134914.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=658658 .
From : jacob suter
tha ragman wrote i also have a 99 dodge ram 1500. my dash is currently perfect. anyone got any recommendations to keep it that way this thread has me spooked! my 99 1500 gets parked in the sun every day no tint black interior and paint. needless to say it gets hot. the only location showing signs of sun damage is the button to open the armrest. everything else is fine. i give the plastic a wipedown with armorall or some similar product about once every 6 months when the dust gets thick enough that i cant see what i wrote on it 3 months before that. js .
From : tom lawrence
my 99 1500 gets parked in the sun every day no tint black interior and paint. needless to say it gets hot. still havent sold it yet huh .
From : Annonymous
on 16 jul 2004 071230 -0700 rgarcia1234@comcast.net rg wrote i also have a 1999 dodge ram 1500 that i purchased about 2 weeks ago used. we bought in texas. the dash was in perfect condition; however we drove it to new mexico and within about 4 days i have 4 8inch cracks along the top. talk about a bummer. my neighbor has a 2000 dodge ram and his dash is cracked too. i dont know if the humidity or dryness plays a big role in the dashs life. i have never seen so many cracks in just a couple of days. mine is in the gulf coast of texas so it might be the humidity .
From : tha ragman
on 16 jul 2004 071230 -0700 rgarcia1234@comcast.net rg wrote i also have a 1999 dodge ram 1500 that i purchased about 2 weeks ago used. we bought in texas. the dash was in perfect condition; however we drove it to new mexico and within about 4 days i have 4 8inch cracks along the top. talk about a bummer. my neighbor has a 2000 dodge ram and his dash is cracked too. i dont know if the humidity or dryness plays a big role in the dashs life. i have never seen so many cracks in just a couple of days. i also have a 99 dodge ram 1500. my dash is currently perfect. anyone got any recommendations to keep it that way this thread has me spooked! tha ragman .
From : jacob suter
tom lawrence wrote my 99 1500 gets parked in the sun every day no tint black interior and paint. needless to say it gets hot. still havent sold it yet huh nah. it actually runs pretty good these days. new transmission and clutch helped drivability a lot got another nv3500 out of a flood damaged 3.9l dak. also just giving up and acknowledging the fact its *supposed* to run like shit helped too ; js .
From : milesh
tha ragman wrote i also have a 99 dodge ram 1500. my dash is currently perfect. anyone got any recommendations to keep it that way this thread has me spooked! keep dust off of it and use a window shade whenever parked in the sun. .