1999 Ram 1500...lots of problems!!

From : atcgirly

Q: well...theyre not all going at once...if they did that would suggest theyre all on the same circuit and failure is happening behind that. so hopefully its not a faulty computer... regardless electrical issues are pretty tough to deal with. probably best to take it to your local dodge dealership. .

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From : larry crites

on fri 26 jan 2007 192611 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike perception is what sells cars. i just bought a vehicle for my wife. went to a dodge/jeep dealer and bought a nissan quest. i point blank told the salesman that i didnt want a caravan regardless of price. i honestly believe that the japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions. now you may call that perception but i call it experience. she got 190k of trouble free miles from her last quest and i have a 6th transmission in in my dodge truck. my next truck will probably be a toyota. dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the cts last year and toyota dominated. toyota joins the cup series this year and im betting that they will win races this year. that my friend is perception being made. that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name not a damn thing and yet greg is 100% correct. i guess comparing a race car to a street car to substantiate a point makes sense to you. one has absolutley nothing to do with the other except perhaps finance. that is because you are not looking at the big picture. we are talking about perception here not the vehicles. while it is true that these race trucks have damn little in common with there street versions not everybody makes that distinction. young people who may be buying these vehicles down the road are more likely to go with the winners they see on tv perception of toughness and coolness and right now that happens to be toyota. young people arent really all that interested in performance imo. it is all about flash and a large exhaust. even i see it as factory commitment and technology and if dodge cannot win a single race that really doesnt say much for dcs commitment or technology. well i have to tell ya im pretty damned inpressed with the charger srt i bought. the 6.1 hemi dosent seem to lack for a thing. the same can be said for the rest of the car as well. how many dodge teams are there .

From : tom lawrence

hi i have a 1998 cummins diesel. after shutting off the truck i get out and hear this whistle coming from somewhere in the motor. how i get rid of it is i loosen the fuel cap and i hear a rush of air tank had a vacum and the sound goes away. is this a faulty fuel cap should the cap vent the tank somehow thoughts... thanks...jim .

From : beekeep

ive got a mortar you could borrow. weve got some howitzers here in the high country also. larry behold beware believe im not quite sure id know what to do with either one of em but im sure id be smiling trying to figure it out...vbg denny .

From : beekeep

again this afternoon. my question is could the injector be acting up it did stumble a littlelike it did beforeand if it is the injector can just one be replaced is it a easy job to do in the driveway its possible the injector could be clogged or malfunctioning and that would certainly cause a mis-fire. yes they can be replaced pretty easily and you can replace just one. to do so youll first need to remove the pressure from the fuel rail - either through the test port middle on drivers side if so equipped or simply pull the fuel pump fuse and run the engine until it dies. remove the electrical connector from the desired injector then unbolt the drivers side fuel rail from the manifold couple of bolts hold it down and gently rock it to free the injectors from the manifold theyre just pressed in with o-rings around them. dont lift too much because the electrical connectors on the other injectors are still attached. if they dont provide enough slack disconnect them as well. remove the clip thats holding the injector to the rail and remove the injector. put the new one in lube the o-rings with a little petroleum jelly so they dont tear - lube the o-rings on the other injectors as well re-install the clip seat the rail back into the manifold bolt it back down plug everything back in and youre all set. before buying a new injector you could simply swap say #1 and #5. and see if the misfire moves to the #1 cylinder. if it does you know youve got a bad injector. if not youre not out the $$$ for a new injector and know you need to look elsewhere like a compression test and/or leakdown test. .

From : beekeep

on sat 27 jan 2007 113921 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on fri 26 jan 2007 192611 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike perception is what sells cars. i just bought a vehicle for my wife. went to a dodge/jeep dealer and bought a nissan quest. i point blank told the salesman that i didnt want a caravan regardless of price. i honestly believe that the japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions. now you may call that perception but i call it experience. she got 190k of trouble free miles from her last quest and i have a 6th transmission in in my dodge truck. my next truck will probably be a toyota. dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the cts last year and toyota dominated. toyota joins the cup series this year and im betting that they will win races this year. that my friend is perception being made. that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name not a damn thing and yet greg is 100% correct. i guess comparing a race car to a street car to substantiate a point makes sense to you. one has absolutley nothing to do with the other except perhaps finance. bingo!!!!! and where that money is going to produce a better product. beekeep .

From : ed h

on fri 26 jan 2007 112928 -0500 nursetracy noonespecial@nospam.hotmail.com wrote at least this guy didnt try to get me to pay for blinker fluid like the guy from the lube place did. you dont change your blinker fluid regularly thats just good pm like changing hoses and belts at regular intervals. whens lhe last time you changed the hubcap gaskets beekeep blinker fluid - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=2&productsid=6 muffler bearing - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=3&productsid=10 piston return spring - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=3&productsid=27 dont pay too much for specialty items. fmb north mexico .

From : larry crites

on sat 27 jan 2007 090106 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on fri 26 jan 2007 192611 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike perception is what sells cars. i just bought a vehicle for my wife. went to a dodge/jeep dealer and bought a nissan quest. i point blank told the salesman that i didnt want a caravan regardless of price. i honestly believe that the japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions. now you may call that perception but i call it experience. she got 190k of trouble free miles from her last quest and i have a 6th transmission in in my dodge truck. my next truck will probably be a toyota. dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the cts last year and toyota dominated. toyota joins the cup series this year and im betting that they will win races this year. that my friend is perception being made. that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name its the perception that they have the engineering ability to get the job done plain and simple. and if they are willing to put that much money into r&d for a race car then what are they willing to spend on r&d for their everyday ride back that up with gm droping its goodwrench sponsership making them look like there going belly up. beekeep .

From : bob m

that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name not a damn thing. if it wasnt for the stickers you wouldnt even be able to tell it was an intrepid. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : tbone

support or troops is more than just a phrase for me. thats why i regularly donate to such organizations as navy-marine corps relief society - http//www.nmcrs.org/ army emergency relief - http//www.aerhq.org/ uso - http//www.uso.org/ and ive been known to anonymously buy lunch of dinner for soldiers in uniform at a restaurant. its really cool to see the look of pride on their faces and watch them walk out about 10 feet tall. ed h. wrote before you buy one ill send you one free as a small thanks to your husbands service to our country. if you live within a one way 12 hour drive of the central coast of california ill drive there with the tools neccesary to install it. i only ask that you let me park in your driveway or on the street for the night. reply to my email address if i can help edo.hart@verizon.net. god bless you and your husband! you guys seem to know a lot more about this stuff than i ever will. would it be better for me to take it to the dealor or my garage guy your guidance is greatly appreciated! i hate to take it somewhere just to get taken to the cleaners because i am a woman. tom lawrence wrote or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. you are such a moron.... trade away a truck because a $30 sensor went bad that takes 5 minutes to change. -- posted at authors request using http//www.autoboardz.com interface articles individually verified to usenet standards. visit url to contact author/report abuse thread archive http//www.autoboardz.com/1999-1500-lots-problems-ftopict204552.html ed thats a wonderful offer. i wish more people would show their appreciation like you do. if the op is in the dfw area i will fix the truck for her also. bob .

From : bob m

http//www.irr.org/ http//www.utlm.org/ http//www.exmormon.org/ so why is the bible which is proven to be 99+% accurate rejected except where it appears to support mormonism and a book with over 350 revisions and no historical documents to support it accepted why does smith have 9 versions of his teenage vision circulating why did talmadge iirc say you worship a different jesus than christians budd so answer me this. why is the spirit of the lord nice and clear when im reading church materials but i get confusion anger and ugly reactions when im reading anti-mormon crap like that your truth isnt confirmed by the spirit. sorry mate. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. . i suggest you look deeper into that church. for starters http//www.carm.org/mormon.htm let me know when you want more truth budd who has been thru the teachings five times and it still doesnt make sense. stormin mormon cayoung61-&spamblock*-@hotmail.com wrote in message while thats true only as far as it goes. the true church of jesus christ is organized on the earth today. the saving ordinances and exalting ordinances are being performed now. i do respect and applaud you for finding the divinity of christ. now please find the church which has the authority of the priesthood. hint im a member of this church. -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : martin

really yea really. i just rebuilt a carter carb off a 72 dodge 318 a few weeks ago even used it to help my son learn how since it was the one thats been on that old d-150 for something like 300000 miles and previous 95000 on the old 72 dart it came off of and ya know what there wasnt enough wear on that carter to shake a fist at it just needed cleaned and kitted. good for you but that doesnt mean in any possible way that they are all like that. did i say they were no i just asked if there was a reason for not rebuilding the old one. a good mechanic gathers as much info as possible before diagnosis kinda like a doctor. and i gave you a possible reason. unless the op is about 5 years old or has no knowledge of automobiles and no mechanical skills which i doubt if he is here asking for the carb he should know that they can be rebuilt if he can still find a kit for a 33 year old carb. the fact that he is asking on-line for another one shows that rebuilding his is probably not a practical option for any number of reasons. gawd you make an awful lot of assumptions about people and things. me i ask questions instead. btw carb kits are still available. once again you are wrong. no budd you are just being childish. i may be wrong about this one but i doubt it as the op asked for another one to rebuild. just maybe the ops is actually damaged and either not rebuilable or so far gone it is not worth rebuilding. i need a holley carb for a 73 with a 360 engine. if you have a known good one you want to part with email me. thanks now just where the heck did you find that information in a post that says nothing about it he is asking for a known good one iow one that is either functional or rebuildable which indicates that his is either too far gone he cant find a rebuild kit or the carb for that engine is gone. one wild guess after another . . . wouldnt it be smarter on your part to ask questions and not guess if one carb doesnt require replacement maybe just maybe another one would not require it either. or mayby ten thousand could be repaired or . . . . . . i see a lot of maybes here budd. the simple fact is that the carb may just be shot as they were not designed to last forever and if subjected to harsh conditions with minimal or no care at all will become useless over time. kinda like you yea budd that christian light of yours is burning as brightly as always. buddism at its best lol! are you bringing religion into the thread hey everyone!!! t-bones bringing religion into the thread. my point was that without information you can not make an accurate diagnosis. since the op didnt give mileage on the engine condition of the carb etc. the logical thing to do is ask not assume. who is trying to make any diagnosis here i am not trying to determine what is wrong with his carb if he even still has it but some assumptions can be made and if his carb was in good condition i doubt that he would be here asking for another one unless he is a collector of them lol. the fact is budd that he should know that they can be rebuild and if he is asking for another known good one he is choosing not to for whatever reason and with a 33 year old unit..... it could be as simple as he has never done one before and doesnt want to waste the time and money attempting it for the first time on that relic that may be showing obvious wear and corrosion. and even more reason to ask and not make asssumptions tom. maybe he wants to learn to rebuild carbs maybe not. you cannot know for sure unless you ask. maybe it is beyond repair maybe not but dont guess ask. btw how many brand new carbs holley or carter do you guess are being made for that vehicle today any carb he gets is probably going to be 30+ years old. and holleys have harder aluminum in their carbs than carter does. which means they are more subject to cracking. thats why holley reccommended the carb gasket with the spacers built into the bolt/stud holes. if you dont have one torque 1/4 fasteners to 15 in/lb and 5/16 to 23 in/lb. what holly recommended 33 years ago and what happened to is since are not always the same thing. the gaskets are still available at parts plus napa and most other auto stores. did you do some studying on those electrical circuits and ohms laws yet yep. you budd -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : denny

chris thompson wrote . reference hahahah. try google. you seem to miss the point of my asking him for a reliable ref. hes claiming that diesels dont use catalytic converters instead use some sort of thermal reactor that isnt a catalyst my argument is that they do use them and even the manufactures call them such. if i am so wrong in this as snoman states that i am then he should have no problem providing me with documentation contrary to what i have said. follow back in my thread i have suggested to him to do that very google search you suggest i do. i have already done it. thus the links that and clips i have previously posted. this is a discussion me and him have had before and i continue only as a warning to anyone who may listen to his missinformation about diesel emissions that he is flawed in his information. he will claim that the cummins engine is about to have a bunch of stuff added to it to make it pass emissions for 2010 but cummins sates that the 6.7 already passes the 2010 requirements as it sits 3 years early. i suggest that you read closely into what hes posting and then do the very research i have been suggesting that he should do to verify or debunk my information. if i am mistaken in any point i have made then i will gladly admit to my error. but i do not believe on this point that i have made one. so once again its on snoman if im wrong provide the online documentation so that i may examine it myself. please reputable sources it all boils down to does the thermal reactor have a chemical that behaves as what a chemist would consider a catalyst does. if the answer is no then you are right if yes then he is right. i dont know the answer. bill putney to reply by e-mail replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter x .

From : roy

i dont recall my church teaching christians to separate themselves from non-believers but maybe i just wasnt paying attention that day. remember the verse that says to not be conformed to this world romans 122 it means we are not to be like everyone else in the world but to be obviously different. i read that verse to mean that christians are supposed to resist herd behavior not to separate themselves from non-believers. believe what you want just my point of view. sometimes you have to separate from non-believers just to catch a breath like ive done a few times here in the group. but you are right also that we are not to follow the crowd which can also include those that dont believe the word as it is written that teach a different jesus lds church that deny aspects of christs diety sacrifice resurrection; that teach evolution sin tolerance etc. oh so now because i roy tbone theguy stormin mormon tom l. et all dont believe a god damn word you are spouting off constantly and because we dont follow you or as you do we are non-believers who the fuck are you to tell me that i am a non-believer just because i am not a blinded asshole like you who the fuck are you to judge me you are not a priest a god a religious figure! you are just some flipped out nut case that is trying everything he can to appease some one else. hmmmm... cutting right to the heart of the matter eh larry g i think part of buddism is to piss people off so they will respond and thus present a forum for more foolish bs. just my take. oh fuck buddism! vbg hey man what you know/think about the bushmaster predator what would something like that run in your neck of the woods. here from what i can see at least one dealer is selling right at msrp and that would $1310 according to bushmaster .

From : tbone

on fri 26 jan 2007 192611 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike perception is what sells cars. i just bought a vehicle for my wife. went to a dodge/jeep dealer and bought a nissan quest. i point blank told the salesman that i didnt want a caravan regardless of price. i honestly believe that the japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions. now you may call that perception but i call it experience. she got 190k of trouble free miles from her last quest and i have a 6th transmission in in my dodge truck. my next truck will probably be a toyota. dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the cts last year and toyota dominated. toyota joins the cup series this year and im betting that they will win races this year. that my friend is perception being made. that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name not a damn thing and yet greg is 100% correct. i guess comparing a race car to a street car to substantiate a point makes sense to you. one has absolutley nothing to do with the other except perhaps finance. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : bob m

you should follow your beliefs and have the respect to keep your mouth shut about others as they may have the same convictions about theirs as you do. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving and if my beliefs tell me that all others are wrong then what should i follow my beliefs or knuckle under to your beliefs budd budd cochran wrote you want me to accept other beliefs but are unwilling to accept they could be wrong who did you say was close minded look in a mirror. that would be you. any views that do not agree with your own are wrong by default. you fail to accept the fact that your views could be wrong. -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : bob m

nosey wrote atcgirly wrote junk yard is sounding good!! lol if you do decide to get rid of it i hope you dont for this problem find out what the auto recycler will give you for it then give us first shot at it. id bet someone here would buy it from you for more than what a junk yard would pay you. if the dash isnt cracked id buy that from you. ;^ anybody know why there are three res in the subject line is it a glitch in forte free agent or is it operator error yup i would buy it. i need a truck. bob .

From : roy

budd cochran wrote which god would be the best one to follow one that has a beginning or an end not eternal nor having all the tributes of a true god or a god from everlasting to everlasting all the tributes of a true god so you define what is true or not true. so do others with their particular faith just as strong as you. not me miles the bible says what the characteristics of a true god are. all i did was ask a question which one in your opinion is the best one to follow budd -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : dave young

snoman wrote on 25 jan 2007 203559 -0800 yabahoobs chendrikson@gmail.com wrote regardless electrical issues are pretty tough to deal with. probably best to take it to your local dodge dealership. or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. each brand has its quirks and dodge seems to have more than its fair sure of these kind when they get older sometimes. it will not be cheap to trouble shoot and repair at a dealer so hold on to your checkbook. ----------------- thesnoman.com and you need to trade in your computer. or maybe your brain if all the spelling errors are actually coming from you. most idiots try to correct thier issues but you just keep on posting to the world how stupid you really are. bob .

From : chris thompson

mike simmons wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike mike you are right about the american quality coming up in recent years. but people buying cars and trucks still remember the junk that was put out especially by gm in the 80s and early 90s. also in my opinion a lot of why current buyers are staying away from american brands are the way they were treated at the dealerships when they did take their new vehicle in for service. now im not knocking you or your dealership. ive never been to your dealership nor have i met you. but i know from my own experience with my 01 ram and my 00 silverado as well as my past fords and other gm vehicles that i got sick and tired of hearing well they all do that. or the computer did not give us a code so there is nothing wrong with your truck. i never not once had a dodge chevrolet or ford dealer take the time to diagnose a problem with one of my vehicles if their computer didnt spit the answer right out into their faces. my 01 ram had a problem pulling to the right as well as a shaking that i could feel in the seat at highway speeds only when the truck was being driven on concrete roads. now i know theres not a computer code for this but i got sick and tired of 3 different dodge dealerships all 5 star telling me that all rams do this. the same with my 00 silverado. this truck was a lot worse and i only kept it a year because of the bad shaking. then when the trans light kept coming on intermittenly i was told by gm that it was normal. bull crap. what im saying is that this in my opinion is a huge reason why people wont buy american anymore. i had a 97 toyota tacoma 4x4 that i bought new. it had a 5 speed manual and 2 months after i bought it the trans started making a high pitched whining noise. one day i took the truck to the dealer to have the oil changed. i live in an apt. and they wont let us work on our vehicles i mentioned the trans whine to the service writer. 10 minutes later i was put in a rental car paid for by toyota. i had that rental car for 2 months while the dealership ordered a brand new trans from japan and installed it in my truck. service writer said the mechanic thought a bearing was bad but that toyota authorized a whole new transmission. my final cost $0. and never not once did i have a hassle from toyota. hell they initiated the fix. all i mentioned was the tranny whine. this is the type of stuff that i and other buyers remember. a car company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them a hassle or an excuse. american car and truck manufacturers have come a long way in the past few years in quality of their products. however until they improve their after the sale customer service they will continue to lose market share to the japanese or korean car and truck manufacturers. bob .

From : roy

so answer me this. why is the spirit of the lord nice and clear when im reading church materials but i get confusion anger and ugly reactions when im reading anti-mormon crap like that your truth isnt confirmed by the spirit. sorry mate. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. i suggest you look deeper into that church. for starters http//www.carm.org/mormon.htm let me know when you want more truth budd who has been thru the teachings five times and it still doesnt make sense. stormin mormon cayoung61-&spamblock*-@hotmail.com wrote in message while thats true only as far as it goes. the true church of jesus christ is organized on the earth today. the saving ordinances and exalting ordinances are being performed now. i do respect and applaud you for finding the divinity of christ. now please find the church which has the authority of the priesthood. hint im a member of this church. .

From : beekeep

on fri 26 jan 2007 192611 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. mike perception is what sells cars. i just bought a vehicle for my wife. went to a dodge/jeep dealer and bought a nissan quest. i point blank told the salesman that i didnt want a caravan regardless of price. i honestly believe that the japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions. now you may call that perception but i call it experience. she got 190k of trouble free miles from her last quest and i have a 6th transmission in in my dodge truck. my next truck will probably be a toyota. dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the cts last year and toyota dominated. toyota joins the cup series this year and im betting that they will win races this year. that my friend is perception being made. that is bs and you know it! pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name beekeep .

From : tbone

on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... that requires long term thinking that simply doesnt exist with american greed for short term profit. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

fact and fiction in the same sentence....sheesh! oh by the way as a side note i was cleaning the tool box out the other day and found what was left of a 2.7l knock sensor i remember this engine specifically. it was a intrepid gray in color i believe that the people driving it brought to us on a wrecker. aparently they drove it till it stopped repeatedly melted the knock sensor off the block the heads were so warped that you didnt even have to use the straight edge to see it. that was without a doubt the best job of overheating one ive ever seen anyone do. since i found that little peice dont know why it got stuck in the back of the box but it did and i recently found it i thought you might enjoy the story. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. snoman its not what you know that hurts you its what you think you know that aint so is what gets you in trouble. on the 04 dr with cummins eto refer to p/n 52018191ac see your dodge dealer for help on this this part is a catalytic converter.... end of story. mike now mike! you know that part number cant exist! snoman says theres no catalyst on a diesel. *big grin* it sure does exist!! its right there in the parts book... next to the v-10 knock sensors. ;^ mike -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : chris thompson

on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... the perception is that the quality of american cars is garbage but the reality is quite different im afraid. in the most recent figures ive seen the warranty expense pnvs is virtually the same vis a vis the japs vs american cars. toyota is the acknowledged leader but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. in our company we have daimlerchrysler nissan gm mitsubishi kia aston-martin and jaguar and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. too bad dc is a german auto company. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : denny

on 25 jan 2007 203559 -0800 yabahoobs chendrikson@gmail.com wrote regardless electrical issues are pretty tough to deal with. probably best to take it to your local dodge dealership. or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. each brand has its quirks and dodge seems to have more than its fair sure of these kind when they get older sometimes. it will not be cheap to trouble shoot and repair at a dealer so hold on to your checkbook. where do i start you are such a asshole! there is no other way to say it. it is what it is. you just blow me away! as old as i am with the tons of people i know and work with you by far have to be one of if not the most stupid people i have come across. not ignorant friggin stupid! i suppose for one with such limited knowledge as you have shown in this and other groups/forums trading the truck would be the only thing left for you to do. surely youd never be able to fix it. ive one question no it is not about the v10. really be truthful are you able to feed yourself shut up rabbit. hey rabbit! when you and i get together in a few months maybe we can check out this fool. hes just down the road from ya. hell he should be easy to find. there has to be a huge sign in front of his house that says stupid lives here! youll be coming by his place as you come north. you can stop and bond a bit. maybe even go out for dinner so i dont have to feed you so much.. denny ----------------- thestupidanswerman.com .

From : general dog

on jan 26 246 pm hone...@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor.or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep at least 13 billion. but ford leads fullsize truck sales... that said american auto makers seriously need to take notes on the korean and japanese companies. the quality of american cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...i dont get it theyve been watching their numbers slip for so long now and have had a good model hyundai toyota honda etc etc to emulate for a while now... .

From : tbone

well we have had another drive by from the sno idiot. what to do with him hes really too dangerous to ignore. he pulls the same stuff on other ng as well. maybe he has too much time on his hands. heres some email addys if you care to keep him busy. admin@snoman.com or sales@snoman.com or service@snoman.com if he is doing other things he wont be here. ah hes busy writing a web page to cite back to me as his reliable source. moving on gw was on tv asking to give his new plan time to work. thats when i shut off the tv. bah! no comment the super bowl is next week. seems that most want the bears to take it. i dont care who takes it like you i have no dog in this fight. i may not even be in town to watch the game so ill rely on the and probably yall to find out how it went. i guess i really dont have a dog in this so ill follow the rabbit and hop onto whatever wagon hes on. by my track record this fall whatever wagon im on is gonna loose....... damn it!!!!! you better check the axle ratings on that wagon *big grin* its a proven fact even snoidiot cant deny it that hot air rises. ole roy and me will float off into the sunset...... so who wants who to win i want the bears just cause i dont like the colts. manning makes stupid commercials.. friggin -1f here this morning both cars started no problem and no new noises. give me 15 minutes with them and theyll be making noise........ bg denny .

From : roy

on thu 25 jan 2007 234700 -0500 tbone tbonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote it is either the speed sensor in the rear axle or the wiring going to it. in most cases it is the sensor. or maybe its just the quality you get when you buy an american made vehicle anymore. they cant even figure out why they are going belly up. how many billion did ford lose the past year beekeep .

From : mike simmons

hi ll. my 98 ram 1500 4x4-5.9 off an on has the check engine light coming on. took it to the auto parts storeand the code was- engine misfire cylinder#5 i have changed the plugs and wiresand it did it again this afternoon. my question is could the injector be acting up it did stumble a littlelike it did beforeand if it is the injector can just one be replaced is it a easy job to do in the driveway also i do use medium octane to high octane gas also used injector cleaner once when this started. thanks for any informationand for letting me post. this is been a occurance for about 3 months or so. eljr64@webtv.net. .

From : ed h

and nissan has a higher warranty expense pnvs than any of the others with the exception of jaguar. daimlerchrysler btw is the lowest. contrary to popular belief the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality. sigh facts figures and more facts.... thats all youre ever good for... cant you for once go with rumor innuendo and general bullshit sheesh.... ^ ok.....ok.... i heard from my plumber who heard from his bartender who is an expert btw that dodge was having huge problems with v-10 knock sensors. it is so bad in fact that bush took time from his oil company endeavors to meet with angela schroeder at the behest of daimlerchrysler regarding the problem. both agreed that chronic complainers would be sequestered at area 51 in the nevada desert along with the aliens captured in 1951 and held until all memory of knock sensors are banished from their minds...... howzzat ;^ mike .

From : tom lawrence

snoman its not what you know that hurts you its what you think you know that aint so is what gets you in trouble. on the 04 dr with cummins eto refer to p/n 52018191ac see your dodge dealer for help on this this part is a catalytic converter.... end of story. mike now mike! you know that part number cant exist! snoman says theres no catalyst on a diesel. *big grin* -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : roy

well we have had another drive by from the sno idiot. what to do with him hes really too dangerous to ignore. he pulls the same stuff on other ng as well. maybe he has too much time on his hands. heres some email addys if you care to keep him busy. admin@snoman.com or sales@snoman.com or service@snoman.com if he is doing other things he wont be here. ah hes busy writing a web page to cite back to me as his reliable source. moving on gw was on tv asking to give his new plan time to work. thats when i shut off the tv. bah! no comment the super bowl is next week. seems that most want the bears to take it. i dont care who takes it like you i have no dog in this fight. i may not even be in town to watch the game so ill rely on the and probably yall to find out how it went. i guess i really dont have a dog in this so ill follow the rabbit and hop onto whatever wagon hes on. damn it!!!!! you better check the axle ratings on that wagon *big grin* so who wants who to win friggin -1f here this morning both cars started no problem and no new noises. good to hear and you can keep that cold stuff up there. roy -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : denny

well we have had another drive by from the sno idiot. what to do with him hes really too dangerous to ignore. he pulls the same stuff on other ng as well. maybe he has too much time on his hands. heres some email addys if you care to keep him busy. admin@snoman.com or sales@snoman.com or service@snoman.com if he is doing other things he wont be here. moving on gw was on tv asking to give his new plan time to work. thats when i shut off the tv. the super bowl is next week. seems that most want the bears to take it. i guess i really dont have a dog in this so ill follow the rabbit and hop onto whatever wagon hes on. so who wants who to win friggin -1f here this morning both cars started no problem and no new noises. roy .

From : mike simmons

on fri 26 jan 2007 180656 -0700 budd cochran mr-d150@preciscom.net wrote i suggest you look deeper into that church. for starters http//www.carm.org/mormon.htm let me know when you want more truth yeah like carm is the truth a cult is more like it. budd who has been thru the teachings five times and it still doesnt make sense. while thats true only as far as it goes. the true church of jesus christ is organized on the earth today. the saving ordinances and exalting ordinances are being performed now. i do respect and applaud you for finding the divinity of christ. now please find the church which has the authority of the priesthood. hint im a member of this church. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. . god the father sent the second person of god jesus to earth in a human body both fully human and fully god to be the sacrificial lamb for all of mankinds sins if they confess them to god and accept the sacrifice god made. thats all there is believe confess and then live as god says you should live and not be lured into sin again by the world. budd -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : yabahoobs

on 25 jan 2007 203559 -0800 yabahoobs chendrikson@gmail.com wrote regardless electrical issues are pretty tough to deal with. probably best to take it to your local dodge dealership. or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. each brand has its quirks and dodge seems to have more than its fair sure of these kind when they get older sometimes. it will not be cheap to trouble shoot and repair at a dealer so hold on to your checkbook. where do i start you are such a asshole! there is no other way to say it. it is what it is. you just blow me away! as old as i am with the tons of people i know and work with you by far have to be one of if not the most stupid people i have come across. not ignorant friggin stupid! i suppose for one with such limited knowledge as you have shown in this and other groups/forums trading the truck would be the only thing left for you to do. surely youd never be able to fix it. ive one question no it is not about the v10. really be truthful are you able to feed yourself shut up rabbit. hey rabbit! when you and i get together in a few months maybe we can check out this fool. hes just down the road from ya. hell he should be easy to find. there has to be a huge sign in front of his house that says stupid lives here! youll be coming by his place as you come north. you can stop and bond a bit. maybe even go out for dinner so i dont have to feed you so much.. denny im sure ill find it the sign is probably iluminated. ----------------- thestupidanswerman.com .

From : beekeep

on fri 26 jan 2007 062136 -0500 denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote youre such a moron. i really hope people are smart enough to not listen to you... you do mean not listen to you and your lack of maturity right dodges are know for these kinda of problems and unless you have your head in the sand you would know about it. nope. no head in sand problem with me but i do know the ops problem has been well documented before and there is no need to trade in the truck over a simple speed sensor/connector problem. just out of curiosity if it were your truck with the described problem would you put in a speed sensor/connector or would you trade in the truck i would really like an honest answer to this. this is not about picking on a dodge because i point out quirks with gms and fords too. like gm is well known for piston slap issues on modular engines especail some 5.3s and intale manifold gasket issues on vortec small block engines desingn flaw and ford using wrong style plugs and torque on 5.4s and 6.8s with aluminum heads that can loosen up and strip and blow out from rattling around and flame cutting. best way to deal with it is to avoid trouble prone vehicle and model regardless of who makes then rather than pouring more money into them. they all have their problem areas. how would you ever drive a vehical of any type that didnt have a problem denny ----------------- thesnoman.com .

From : nosey

on fri 26 jan 2007 112928 -0500 nursetracy noonespecial@nospam.hotmail.com wrote i paid the price to get my truck back. the only thing i didnt pay for was the towing fee $181 for a whole 12 miles. i dindt deal with them anymore after the service manager became exceedingly condescending to me over the phone. i let my husband deal with the ass. as i said before i am not mechanincally inclined but i do have basic working knowledge. at least this guy didnt try to get me to pay for blinker fluid like the guy from the lube place did. you dont change your blinker fluid regularly thats just good pm like changing hoses and belts at regular intervals. whens lhe last time you changed the hubcap gaskets beekeep .

From : tom lawrence

my 1998 ram 1500 5.9l didnt make a sucking intake noise when i bought it sort of a whistling i guess but after the air cleaner was changed it did! i checked the install and it looked ok. at the next air cleaner change it went away - indicating to me that different manufacturers had different levels of sound proofing. change the aircleaner and btw has anyone tried a fram air hog i like the commercials but havent tried one yet my 1999 dodge ram 1500 5.2 liter does the same thing. i replaced vacuum hoses hose clamped or tied all the ends and even carved off part of the inside of the air filter housing on the chance it was some kind of harmonics going on inside. it still does it when the temp reaches 32 degrees fahrenheit although i have to say it hasnt done it this year yet.... im not sure about when cruise control is on. its been going on since i bought the truck used in 1999... dave young 7829 wrote strange whistling noise from under the hood when temperature is around zero degrees and colder celsius appears only when vehicle is under load if you let off on gas noise goes away also when you put your foot into it.strange thing is when cruise control is activated no sound and cruise works better nice smooth acceleration under load and it doesnt constantly hammer down to a lower gear to maintain the set speed like it used to.as i said it accelerates smoothly. so what is it a throttle problem transmission or valve or vacum leak of some sort.... help and thanks. my 2001 ram 2500 5.9 does the same exact thing has since it was new. i had it into the shop several times and no diagnosis was ever made. that was when it was new 5 or 6 years ago. i have not made any new inquiries to see if there is a resolution. i guess i find it more annoying than anything. but in my experience it has got to be transmission based because the whistle only seems to happen between 1800 and 2100 rpms and only when holding steady pressure on the accelerator. let off the gas it goes away give it more gas and it goes away and once the truck has warmed up the whistle stops as well. if you find anything please post! jr ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-unrestricted-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .

From : atcgirly

you guys seem to know a lot more about this stuff than i ever will. would it be better for me to take it to the dealor or my garage guy your guidance is greatly appreciated! i hate to take it somewhere just to get taken to the cleaners because i am a woman. your garage guy. you can help him out if you pick up the part yourself. go to your dodge dealer and tell them you want a rear wheel speed sensor for your truck. if they ask tell them its the one that goes in the rear differential. it should be around $35-$40. take that to your local mechanic and ask him to change it for you. he can probably do it right in the parking lot. its literally a matter of unplugging an electrical connector removing one bolt pulling the old sensor out putting the new one in tighten the bolt and plug the connector back in. .

From : atcgirly

chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote on fri 26 jan 2007 095703 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote then why does the engineers that write the fsm call it a cat come on man! because it is a accepted term. a cat has rare elements in it the reacts with hot gas to convert the emissions passing thru it. cat is an abbreviation for catalytic converter. palladiam covered ceramic beads act as a catylist to convert pollutants to uh less polluting pollutants. gm does it that way. chrysler did theirs that look like honeycomb but instead triangle shaped. i should know. i saw some pieces of it on my driveway after i put some racing fuel into my junker 79 cordoba -p reference hahahah. try google. -- need mercedes parts http//parts.mbz.org richard sexton | mercedes stuff http//mbz.org 1970 280se 72 280se | home pages http//rs79.vrx.net 633csi 250se/c 300sd | http//aquaria.net http//killi.net .

From : tom lawrence

junk yard is sounding good!! lo snoman wrote on 25 jan 2007 203559 -0800 yabahoobs chendrikson@gmail.com wrote regardless electrical issues are pretty tough to deal with. probably best to take it to your local dodge dealership. or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. each brand has its quirks and dodge seems to have more than its fair sure of these kind when they get older sometimes. it will not be cheap to trouble shoot and repair at a dealer so hold on to your checkbook. ----------------- thesnoman.com -- posted at authors request using http//www.autoboardz.com interface articles individually verified to usenet standards. visit url to contact author/report abuse thread archive http//www.autoboardz.com/1999-1500-lots-problems-ftopict204552.html .

From : snoman

i paid the price to get my truck back. the only thing i didnt pay for was the towing fee $181 for a whole 12 miles. i dindt deal with them anymore after the service manager became exceedingly condescending to me over the phone. i let my husband deal with the ass. as i said before i am not mechanincally inclined but i do have basic working knowledge. at least this guy didnt try to get me to pay for blinker fluid like the guy from the lube place did. .

From : roy

hey rabbit! when you and i get together in a few months maybe we can check out this fool. hes just down the road from ya. hell he should be easy to find. there has to be a huge sign in front of his house that says stupid lives here! if there isnt a sign maybe you could put one there. -- ken .

From : denny

or trade it. i know this sounds cruel but dodges can be a pill about thess kinds of problems sometimes. you are such a moron.... trade away a truck because a $30 sensor went bad that takes 5 minutes to change. .

From : nosey

on thu 25 jan 2007 234333 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote now how many times do you have to read the encyclopedia before you understand that what your calling a thermo reactor is in fact by definition a catalytic converter. you are the one brain dead here that thermo reactor or tr for short is for suspended particulates and it is not a cat!! sulpher in fuel in past would kill it big time they had to remove it from gas starting in early 70s along with lead to make way for cats on them starting in 75 but then there are always the uninformed like yourself that think they know all the answers and still believe it is a cat. cut one apart and you will find that it is not a cat. starting in 2008 with lsd they will have cats. your reliance on winpedia proves your true lack of understanding of automotive emission technology ----------------- thesnoman.com then why does the engineers that write the fsm call it a cat come on man! and my reliance on wikipedia is as a simple tool to provide reliable information anyone can check and read. if you wish you too could google catalytic converter and find as much information on the subject as you wish. im not going to post it all. just the easiest to understand. notice the very last link i posted in this post. it was from cummins the engine company that builds the very engine you claim so much knowledge about and what do they call your thermal reactor say what you will about my understanding i on the other hand along with the service managers i have worked with over the years know different. straight from the wikipedia site http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/catalyticconverter edit two-way catalytic converters a two-way catalytic converter has two simultaneous tasks 1.. oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide 2co + o2 2co2 2.. oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbons unburnt and partially-burnt fuel to carbon dioxide and water 2cxhy + x+yo2 2xco2 + yh2o this type of catalytic converter is widely used on diesel engines to reduce hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions. they also were used on spark ignition gasoline engines in automobiles up until 1981 when they were replaced by three-way converters due to regulatory changes requiring reductions on nox emissions. curiously the regulations regarding hydrocarbons vary according to the engine regulated as well as the jurisdiction. in some cases what is regulated is non-methane hydrocarbons and in other cases the regulated substance is total hydrocarbons. technology for one application to meet a non-methane hydrocarbon standard may not be suitable for use in an application that has to meet a total hydrocarbon standard. methane is more difficult to break down in a catalytic converter so in effect a non-methane hydrocarbon standard can be considered to be looser. however since methane is a greenhouse gas more interest is rising in how to eliminate emissions of it. edit diesel engines for compression ignition i.e. diesel engines the most commonly used catalytic converter is the diesel oxidation catalyst. the catalyst uses excess o2 oxygen in the exhaust gas stream to oxidize co carbon monoxide to co2 carbon dioxide and hc hydrocarbons to h2o water and co2. these converters often reach 90% effectiveness virtually eliminating diesel odor and helping to reduce visible particulates soot however they are incapable of reducing nox as chemical reactions always occur in the simplest possible way and the existing o2 in the exhaust gas stream would react first. to reduce nox on a compression ignition engine it is necessary to change the exhaust gas - two main technologies are used for this - selective catalytic reduction scr and nox nox traps or nox adsorbers. another issue for diesel engines is particulate soot. this can be controlled by a soot trap or diesel particulate filter dpf as catalytic converters are unable to affect elemental carbon however they will remove up to 90% of the soluble organic fraction. a clogging soot filter creates a lot of back pressure decreasing engine performance. however once clogged the filter goes through a regeneration cycle where diesel fuel is injected directly into the exhaust stream and the soot is burned off. after the soot has been burned off the regeneration cycle stops and injection of diesel fuel stops. this regeneration cycle will not affect performance of the engine. all major diesel engine manufacturersford caterpillar cummings volvo mmc starting january 1 2007 are required to have a catalytic converter and a soot filter inline as per a new dot legislationcitation needed heres you a few more a manufacturers brochure on diesel catalyst http//ect.jmcatalysts.com/pdf/dcc.pdf from cummins.com http//www.cummins.com/cmi/content.jspsiteid=1&langid=1033&dataid=1136&info=true&menuid=4 cleanest. combining advanced in-cylinder technologies including a bosch flexible 180

From : tom lawrence

thanks ed i knew i was on thin ice here. when i did my engine swap i did all the major work while it was out of the truck access was much easier. i only disagree with only one point - the ac pump and its bracket need to be moved to get to the water pump anyway. lets expand on your post for a minute. im not knocking you its just a good place to make a point. i doubt any shop is buying parts on the internet. when i was doing this for a living we bought things from retail outlets mostly napa motor parts remember when it was motor parts anyway we got jobber prices for the sake of argument lets say your $15.00 is retail and $10.00 is jobber cost. in the early to mid seventies our the one shop where i knew what it was its probably more now markup was 182%. so now were at $18.20 retail for the hose alone. now lets consider labor. i know im on thin ice with the magnum engine but did the job the original poster have done require the a/c compressor and bracket be removed if not i think those need to be removed to get to the intake end of the hose see these--- those are question marks means im asking a question and assuming to be true until shown otherwise how much labor is that .3 .4 .5 hours at what labor rate $80 $100/ hr so now maybe were talking around an extra $75 for the hose that might have looked okay since my other post in this thread i had another thought. its also possible the shop didnt do the original job correctly and are trying to cover their ass as it were with a red herring. we may never know the entire story here. .

From : geekboy

if you give it gas when you put it into gear will it go when was the last tuneup assuming the motor runs good it could have a problem with the lockup torque converter .

From : yabahoobs

change the rear wheel speed sensor located on top of the diff in the rear axle. added note... careful to try not break it.. it is plastic it will be sticky in the hole from years of dirt. if it does break it will take a while to pull the broken piece out of the hole. needle nose pliers wil be needed. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. im ready to take my hubbys truck to the dump!! he is currently deployed and i am left to take care of this truck. the abs light is on the brake light is on and now the speedometer is going crazy!! can any of you guys/gals give me insight on what may be the problem do i need to take it somewhere to have it put on the diagnostic machine should i just take it to the dealer and pay them too much money ugh... -- posted at authors request using http//www.autoboardz.com interface articles individually verified to usenet standards. visit url to contact author/report abuse thread archive http//www.autoboardz.com/1999-1500-lots-problems-ftopict204552.html .

From : snoman

miles i am sorry i asked him anything trying to get a little understanding on how someone even him can discount everything historical. any normal person would not discount historical data writings and fact but i honestly dont think budd is within full faculty any more. i think it would be best to follow suit of roy t-bone and others to just let him piss in the wind and watch it blow on his leg. budd as a one time friend i am truly sorry to see you and your mind turn into what ever has befallen it. you were never this out there before and there is no way that religion did this to you. something bad has happen to you either medically or personally but i hope at some point you find peace. as for me discussing debating and arguing with you over any subject is done. you are worse then a horse pulling a cart with blinders on only difference is that they cant see other then forward you refuse to see anything other then forward. budd cochran wrote back to that again are you jesus said it im just repeating it. or is that beyond your abilities yep but i know other christians who feel just as strong about their beliefs yet they differ from yours. you cant accept that. they however can. so he gave us a conscience gave us the ten commandments to teach the basics and told us to do what would be right in the eyes of god. 10 items. not a big list! psalm 661 make a joyful noise unto the lord all ye lands. its also the excuse i use when i sing in church. joyful is subjective to ones own perception. whats joyful to one may not be to another. that does not make it a sin. where in the bible does it define joyful noise to mean soft harps playing constantly hey if you want to follow a man-made god so be it. if you want to follow the god of abraham so be it. its your choice. how do you know one writing is man-made yet another is not its your belief and choice. during the times of the egyptian gods the bible did not exist. their writings were all that was. there was no other teachers of any other religion for 1000s of years. why not so you load a question to cause trouble miles cause trouble by asking a question for which you cant answer and thus dismiss .

From : stephen harding

geekboy wrote i got a friend who has a 1969 camero ss. his father got it new in califorina shortly returning from vietnam. it originally had a smog pump and cat on them. smog pump yes cat not in 69. .

From : stephen harding

bigironram wrote i got a friend who has a 1969 camero ss. his father got it new in califorina shortly returning from vietnam. it originally had a smog pump and cat on them. not! homework assignment for you find out what year the camaro first got a catalytic converter. ill give you a hint. it starts with 19 and ends with 75. -- ken youre right kalifornia might have gotten egr a year earlier than the rest of us but unleaded gas needed for converters didnt hit until 1975. we had low and some no lead but not much. also catcons werent mandatory in 75 if a car could meet the required emission levels without one it didnt have to have one. but *most* vehicles needed catcons to meet 75 and later emissions. light trucks had a different standard and many got away without catcons for a few more years. thats why a 1978 dodge little red express was quicker than a 78 chevy corvette well one of the reasons. the 78 lre didnt need cats and used a true dual exhaust the vette being a car had to meet tighter emissions. by 79 the requirements had tightened so that the 1979 dodge lre truck did have catcons. the 78s are now much more desirable as collector vehicles. .

From : beekeep

beekeep wrote along with things like how many years dodge produced an engine that sucked up plemum gaskets and doing nothing about it while being well aware of the problem. if you knowingly sell a flawed product it will eventually bite you in the ass. that is what the american auto makers are up against now. it takes time to build a reputation and it also takes time to lose one. detroit lost the perceived edge in quality and design in the 80s and has never gotten it back. us manufacturers dont look far enough ahead sticking to tried and true and ignoring the future. hybrids are a good example. remember the first hondas and toyotas in the us in the later 60s they were jokes! i remember lots of automotive types mocking those vehicles and they were junk! but they kept at it and especially concentrated on quality. you ended up with japanese makes known for inexpensive price and high quality. japanese cars arent any cheaper today than us cars but the reputation they made and the reputation detroit lost is still with us. smh .

From : mike simmons

now that i ponder this a bit it comes to me that perhaps after a winter full of him telling you how to plow snow you and he will become real close. so far he hasnt given me any type of plow advise. i almost wish he would just so we could add another chapter to the book. was it this group or the chevy group where he was giving tire recommendations for plowing that was some good reading also. the other he was off about how wonderful studds were. actually you are about neighbors arent ya relativly speaking...maybe. hes about a hour/hour and a half south of me. that makes him more of a neighbor that say you or red but hes still well out of rifle range. barrett could be a sequel to brokeback mountain perhaps bent over the snowplow!! one of us would leave a better man just cant decide who..... bg or a happy mang roy denny gbmfg roy .

From : nursetracy

no tom it wuz 1951... you just dont understand the physics of it.... ooohhhh.... must be a metric calendar .

From : mike simmons

i just had repairs made on my 99 2500. the same thing was going on abs brake and speedometer. the speed sensor was bad but so were the rear brakes. you might get them checked out as well. .

From : mike simmons

i need a holley carb for a 73 with a 360 engine. if you have a known good one you want to part with email me. thanks .

From : geekboy

on sat 27 jan 2007 101427 -0600 bob m ram1220@vzavenue.net wrote this is the type of stuff that i and other buyers remember. a car company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them a hassle or an excuse. american car and truck manufacturers have come a long way in the past few years in quality of their products. however until they improve their after the sale customer service they will continue to lose market share to the japanese or korean car and truck manufacturers. bob along with things like how many years dodge produced an engine that sucked up plemum gaskets and doing nothing about it while being well aware of the problem. if you knowingly sell a flawed product it will eventually bite you in the ass. that is what the american auto makers are up against now. beekeep greg all manufacturers have certain probs that are unique to their products..... ask around about toyota engine sludge probs whydontcha even holier than thou toyota aint perfect. as far as nascar i would remind you that dc quit supporting the ncts last year and has been concentrating on the nextel cup. toyota will do well simply because they are pouring the bucks into the program. throw enough money at anything and you can do most anything. mike .

From : roy

regarding the problem. both agreed that chronic complainers would be sequestered at area 51 in the nevada desert along with the aliens captured in 1951 and held until all memory of knock sensors are banished from their minds...... howzzat pretty good but it was 1947 when the aliens crashed at roswell. cmon - get yer facts straight! no tom it wuz 1951... you just dont understand the physics of it.... sheesh ;^ mike .

From : roy

my question was simply curiosity. nothing more. but your statement is noted. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. i think you have been in hailing too many fumes from your crd tailpipe chris! lol for what its worth from me i have no problem with your stormins or even ahem budds views or religious talk in general. as with all in here there is and becomes a problem when you ram it down some ones throat. all but one in here truly understands that little tid bit of information. there are a lot of things i dont understand about the mormon sect some things i have seen from my step-son-in-law that really gets under my skin so instead of taking on the attitude of buddism i asked questions unfortunately i still am clueless. i think it is just his upbringing and all. maybe stormin and i should start our own thread! lol nawww no need. i just was wondering your take on my views. obviously i didnt make that big of an impression of course i dont ramble on and on about them either. i posted a few comments to budd and the others about fruitless arguments and the such. mostly citing scripture along with them. i can respect you as a fellow christian although i am not a mormon and do not agree with all the views of the mormon church. the same with several other variants of christianity. personally as long as the main point is met accepting christ as your savior i can respect individual beliefs without conflict to my own. and there are parts in the bible that it talks about that but i cant remember exact book chapter verse at the moment. my curiosity was more along the lines that your statement as i read it was that the mormon church was the only one with a straight-line to god. if i miss read/interpreted your intent i apologize its just the way it read to me. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. ill admit i havnt been paying much attention. id have to reset the group on my reader and re-download some back posts. so just not sure. ill go back and look if you wish. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. . out of curiosity stormin mormon cayoung61-&spamblock*-@hotmail.com wrote in message so answer me this. why is the spirit of the lord nice and clear when im reading church materials but i get confusion anger and ugly reactions when im reading anti-mormon crap like that have you felt the negative feelings with my posts discussing the scripture and god or have you felt as though its confirmed your truth isnt confirmed by the spirit. sorry mate. how about mine -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. . -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .

From : beekeep

on sat 27 jan 2007 162758 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on sat 27 jan 2007 101427 -0600 bob m ram1220@vzavenue.net wrote this is the type of stuff that i and other buyers remember. a car company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them a hassle or an excuse. american car and truck manufacturers have come a long way in the past few years in quality of their products. however until they improve their after the sale customer service they will continue to lose market share to the japanese or korean car and truck manufacturers. bob along with things like how many years dodge produced an engine that sucked up plemum gaskets and doing nothing about it while being well aware of the problem. if you knowingly sell a flawed product it will eventually bite you in the ass. that is what the american auto makers are up against now. beekeep greg all manufacturers have certain probs that are unique to their products..... ask around about toyota engine sludge probs whydontcha even holier than thou toyota aint perfect. as far as nascar i would remind you that dc quit supporting the ncts last year and has been concentrating on the nextel cup. toyota will do well simply because they are pouring the bucks into the program. throw enough money at anything and you can do most anything. mike that sounds like bush talking about the war. there were 14 dodges racing the cup last year and only one made the top ten 4 total in top 20. so much for cup commitment. toyota will do well due to the cot running some of the races which puts them on even ground with the other manufacturers. and then theres the united auto workers union .................... beekeep and here i was begiining to think there was hope for you after all...... ;^ mike .

From : roy

yep nothing there http//maps.google.com/mapsf=q&hl=en&q=area+51&ie=utf8&z=14&ll=37.245635-115.811348&spn=0.0330010.086002&t=k&om=1 and theres nothing in area 51. its just a coordinate on a u.s. geological survey map. larry behold beware believe regarding the problem. both agreed that chronic complainers would be sequestered at area 51 in the nevada desert along with the aliens captured in 1951 and held until all memory of knock sensors are banished from their minds...... howzzat pretty good but it was 1947 when the aliens crashed at roswell. cmon - get yer facts straight! -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : tom lawrence

on sat 27 jan 2007 162758 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on sat 27 jan 2007 101427 -0600 bob m ram1220@vzavenue.net wrote this is the type of stuff that i and other buyers remember. a car company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them a hassle or an excuse. american car and truck manufacturers have come a long way in the past few years in quality of their products. however until they improve their after the sale customer service they will continue to lose market share to the japanese or korean car and truck manufacturers. bob along with things like how many years dodge produced an engine that sucked up plemum gaskets and doing nothing about it while being well aware of the problem. if you knowingly sell a flawed product it will eventually bite you in the ass. that is what the american auto makers are up against now. beekeep greg all manufacturers have certain probs that are unique to their products..... ask around about toyota engine sludge probs whydontcha even holier than thou toyota aint perfect. as far as nascar i would remind you that dc quit supporting the ncts last year and has been concentrating on the nextel cup. toyota will do well simply because they are pouring the bucks into the program. throw enough money at anything and you can do most anything. mike that sounds like bush talking about the war. there were 14 dodges racing the cup last year and only one made the top ten 4 total in top 20. so much for cup commitment. toyota will do well due to the cot running some of the races which puts them on even ground with the other manufacturers. and then theres the united auto workers union .................... beekeep .

From : denny

on fri 26 jan 2007 112928 -0500 nursetracy noonespecial@nospam.hotmail.com wrote at least this guy didnt try to get me to pay for blinker fluid like the guy from the lube place did. you dont change your blinker fluid regularly thats just good pm like changing hoses and belts at regular intervals. whens lhe last time you changed the hubcap gaskets beekeep blinker fluid - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=2&productsid=6 muffler bearing - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=3&productsid=10 piston return spring - http//kalecoauto.com/index.phpmainpage=productinfo&cpath=3&productsid=27 dont pay too much for specialty items. fmb north mexico i just had to look.... got browsing around and ended up buying the awd kit for the wifes t&c. hell it was only $450 and now i can put a blade on it and she can help with the snow...if we ever get any. maybe ole snoidiot uses them.. denny .

From : tbone

electrician electrician@xo.com stated which i commented on below i dont think the heating element carries enough current to be a fire hazard but i dont know that for sure. but ive had a cloth covered recliner in my house with a heater in it for years. and its frame is made out of wood! good luck with your project. those heated seats are sure nice on the old hind end during the cold spells. yes they are nice and toasty on a cold day. after hunting around a bit i found a local place to do both seats for $420 with a 3 year warranty. figured the kits are about $300 or so for two seats paying someone that can do it in the fraction of the time i can is well worth the extra $120. gong to see what he wants to put the switch on the dash. he said they cant use the factory switches. darn... thanks for your help! - ace .

From : chris thompson

on thu 25 jan 2007 234333 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote now how many times do you have to read the encyclopedia before you understand that what your calling a thermo reactor is infact by definition a catalytic converter. you are the one brain dead here that thermo reactor or tr for short is for suspended particulates and it is not a cat!! sulpher in fuel in past would kill it big time they had to remove it from gas starting in early 70s along with lead to make way for cats on them starting in 75 but then there are always the uninformed like yourself that think they know all the answers and still believe it is a cat. cut one apart and you will find that it is not a cat. starting in 2008 with lsd they will have cats. your reliance on winpedia proves your true lack of understanding of automotive emission technology ----------------- thesnoman.com .

From : yabahoobs

the main reason for lsd is so they can add true cats to them not thermo reracotrs mistaken for cats staring in 08 as sulpher need to be at or below 50 ppm for cats to work on them. any high sulpher fuel around here is just from stocks because it is not longer being made and even off road will be lsd. ----------------- thesnoman.com now how many times do you have to read the encyclopedia before you understand that what your calling a thermo reactor is infact by definition a catalytic converter. ive posted that same thing to you several times and in fact even dodge disagrees with you they call it a catalyst also! so there is no mistaken point other than yours. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .