1999 dakota - check engine light.
From : kilmister
Q: zzyzxxxx@gmail.com wrote hi guys hoping someone can help me. i recently developed a rubbing noise in my truck while turning. it occurs in forward and reverse but not every time i turn. if i press the break while turning it does not seem to have an effect on the rubbing noise. can anyone give me an idea what this might be the noise does not seem to be tremendously loud and if the radio is on i can hardly hear it. again thanks for any help you can give me. joe i know this is going to sound stupid but did you check to see if one of the plastic fender liners came loose -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1965 ffr cobra - finally on the road! .
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From : slick willy
please stop by and say hello on the global pick-up truck site - www.pickuptrucks.org.uk thanks .
From : tom lawrence
i read an article today online that some manufactures chrysler being mentioned put baffles or valves in the gas filler pipe to deter people from siphoning off gas. anyone know if the durangos have this in them on thu 25 aug 2005 162249 -0600 dale yonz yonzie@mac.com wrote wrote do they make locking gas caps for 1st gen durangos since the cap is tethered to the inside check with dodge parts they should have one. make sure its a mopar part if its not dodge will not warranty it if it should start rusting dale good point...something someone failed to mentioned when i asked this question a few weeks ago....but no problem..anyone who wants to try and steal 2-4 gallons of gas from my durango is really desperate.. .
From : kilmister
on tue 23 aug 2005 040213 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote lets forget all the little biy squabling and answer the ops question. the voltage must be checked across the battery posts - pos to neg. if the voltage is within spec under 14.6 with a fully charged battery and the battery still boils the battery is shot. checking from pos to engine or body ground will generally give a higher voltage if the ground is bad. if the wire from the alternator output has high resistance measuring from the alt output t0 ground will give a higher reading than across the battery. no shit and this is what i was saying all along. the voltage however does not have to be measured across the terminals in this case because as your examples have clearly demonstrated the voltage will not be higher at the battery than at these other measurement points and we are looking for an over voltage condition at the battery. no numb nuts we are searching for the cause of over current thru the battery .
From : tbone
tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net says... years to fix that mistake or why anyone would hide these common maintenance items in the first place. the bypass hose yeah - but ive changed out several thermostats on 5.2l and 5.9l engines and never had to mess with the compressor or alternator. it takes a little wiggling to get the thermostat housing out but its certainly doable. once out i would always slice off the little tab that says front which made it much easier to replace id put a little paint dot to indicate the front - though i have no idea why - the piece is completely symmetrical. ditto on the rest of the hoses upper rad is simple - lower is easy enough from underneath... its just that little pos bypass hose thats the major problem. i really hate that bypass hose. my bypass hose blew on my 77 power wagons 360 when it was like 19 degrees very cold for vegas and the wind was blowing about 40 mph. it happened at a movie theatre at 11pm and even in vegas back then it was hard to find an open parts store and when i did it was one of those places where they charged full list on everything so the hose and clamps were like 15 bucks something insane like that and they wanted some insane price on coolant. i went to the grocery store for that along with a jug of distilled water. my teeth were chattering like a machine gun by the time i got it put in and filled back up. that and the time i had to play electrician in pep boys parking lot in 110 degree la weather were the two worst temp wise repair experiences i ever had. the scariest was playing electrician again on the shoulder of the la freeway during rush hour. that was pure joy. damn that pos power wagon.. bdk .
From : tom lawrence
lol it is fun to watch you spin. resistance is not only possible it is a guarantee unless you have invented the perfect material to make your connections and wires out of. as for the battery being accuratly monitored lol. if the voltage is within spec that is all that matters. if im correct im obviously not spinning anything. how do you know the voltage is within spec if you arent measuring the voltage across the terminals and if we are both correct that resistance exists in a circuit how is it possible for your claim to be true that battery voltage across the terminals will match output voltage or be the same from positive terminal to ground as it is from terminal to terminal who cares what the vr sees across the terminals. anyone who wants to know if the vr is working properly. perhaps the op in this case. the only thing that matters is what the voltage actually is. if it is sitting at 14.2 then the vr is function properly despite your spin. and youve determined this how i dont recall any specs being published let alone a make and model. all we know is that the vr switches on and off at known voltages and that 14.2 is between those voltages. we dont know what voltages it is supposed to operate between nor do we know what the system voltage is while its not charging. ahh yes pay attention yourself. how does the charging system determine output voltage thats right it monitors battery voltage. actually no it doesnt. it monitors system voltage and could give a rats ass about the battery. but didnt you just say that output voltage and battery voltage are the same or are you backing away from that now that youve confirmed my remarks about resistance and properly checking battery voltage lol we need do no such thing at least not as far as what the op said he is concerned with. 14.2v is 14.2v regardless of where the measurment is taken especially with regard to ground. the op is concerned with his battery being cooked. thus we do need to know how the vr is determining system voltage and what that system voltage is relative to the battery. remember you first claimed that battery voltage and output voltage had to be the same then you claimed resistance existed in any circuit. so were back to my original claim better check all circuits in the charging system and make sure all are intact and functioning properly. hahahahahahahahaha you really dont have a clue. the voltage is 14.2v because the vr set it there. i do have a clue. ill repeat myself so you can figure it out. yes the vr sets the voltage but how it determines the output of the alternator relies on a circuit that reads system voltage so..... if that circuit is not functioning properly and the output exceeds demand itll cook the battery. im not sure whats so hard for you to grasp here. ive repeatedly said that the vr has to have a good reference voltage if it does not itll call for more output than is needed. it doesnt get any easier than this. despite the op having checked the reference voltage circuit id bet something is wrong in that or the vr. unless of course that little intermittant word you do remember bringing it up creeps in and blows your whole theory. how does intermittence blow out my theory oh thats right it doesnt. oh thats right it means that the vr could jack up the output while no one was looking at it. so we dont know if its a constant 14.2 or just a random reading. lol you really are kidding right!! the purpose of the vr is not now nor has it ever been to precisely monitor or control the charging of the battery. perhaps you should look up the real purpose of the vr before responding. here is a hint. although the action of the vr is in its name perhaps you should look into why it is really needed. as you previously said the battery acts as a filter. thus if that filter is below its normal level it will lower system voltage unless the vr jacks it up. careful you are starting to flip flop pretty badly here. 1 having checked the vr sensing wire id check connections and other details of how it sees battery voltage. with the exception of the vr sensing wire the rest of what you said means nothing especially since the vr sensing wire is how it sees the voltage. so now it does see battery voltage and im sure that you somehow know that this vr is not connected in any way to an ecm better check those details...... 2 id also check to be sure battery size is matched to maximum draw just to cover your theory on too high a draw by the starter. while that is not a bad idea a bad starter will have the same effect as too small of a battery and even in a defective state may still have enough umph to start the car. right but will it draw current long enough to boil the battery seriously unlikely unless there are details we werent given. once again you prove your ignorance. or is it once again you spin first i
From : slick willy
well isnt that enough to fry your butt. this info. came right from chrysler based on my vin number. im going to ask them again. horse power 175 kw 235bhp@4000 rpm torque 447n-m 330 lb-ft@3000 rpm these are the power specs for the 5.9l gas engine not the 5.9l diesel. .
From : tbone
and you think that temperature will not be at least 50 degrees hotter under the hood in 115 degree temps 200 250 makes little difference to a battery really. both are higher than optimum for a battery. thus 3 years avg is logical despite your blustering. -- 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. yea well that is abusive heat and i would expect a premature failure. i was referring to the rating of the battery and all of mine claim 5 years but then again i dont buy the cheap batteries. so sitting next to engine exhaust is what kind of heat i mean its only about 200f under the hood right and you think that temperature will not be at least 50 degrees hotter under the hood in 115 degree temps -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : slick willy
hahahahahahaha you really are funny. while current may be measured in amps voltage is the force that causes current flow and current is simply how much is flowing. the higher the system voltage is above the battery voltage state of charge the more current is going to flow into it so as i said both the 14.2 and the batteries state of charge has everything to do with it. once again you demonstrate your complete ignorance of even simple dc circuits. so now the state of charge is part of it well duh no kidding. but im still talking about the condition of the battery not just the state of charge. and its interesting that youve argued in the past that volts had nothing to do with current now you claim it has everything to do with it. does that merry go round yer on have a colliape hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh please stop you are killing me. can you really be this dumb first of all if you are talking about current you cannot measure that across the terminals of the battery lol. um yeah ya can. see load testers have this neat little resistance bank in them makes a bunch of heat but generally does a good job of checking current output of a battery. available at any good auto parts place. second unless you disconnect at least one of the terminals of the battery from the system to isolate it the system is still connected and will still influence your readings. right but i figured that was so elementary that if you actually knew what you were doing youd know to pull the negative terminal. third only an idiot would attempt to load test the battery with the engine running i never said to load test it with the engine running. indeed i never gave any specific instructions or conditions under which to test it. you are reaching pretty hard there. and again unless you disconnect the battery the system will still be there. correct so pull a terminal clamp and do it right. you know how to pull a terminal clamp right youve got the right tools btw if the engine is not running the battery is the only source of power and will be the only thing load tested regardless of where you connect the ground wire lol. um yeah thats the idea. load testing a battery is best done by load testing the battery. you act as though this is a new discovery of yours been doing some reading in order to catch up really got proof on the battery age thing it is more the condition of the battery than its age and btw an old and / or abused battery builds resistance due to sulfation and takes less current and a lesser chance of boiling at a given voltage. how many times can you be wrong before you just give up as you seem to be demonstrating an infinite number of times lol. actually yes i do. let me dig a bit here...... an old and / or abused battery builds resistance due to sulfation sound familiar as to the current yup an older battery will take less current since less of its plates are able to be used in the chemical reaction. what this means is directly the opposite of what you claim. it takes less current to charge but at the same time it takes less current to exceed its ability to charge thus it heats up faster and boils more easily. thats why some large battery chargers have timers with age increments on them. feel free to post again were betting on it. as long as you make it this easy to make you look foolish you can bet on it. you might want to check your facts on who is looking foolish mr. helium has no weight -- 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. that is because you are trying to hide from being wrong as usual. i am using relative terms because i dont know the specific values and neither do you. uhoh.... yer wrong there. i can go outside and get a specific amp draw reading on any one of my vehicles. do you even have an ammeter that will do that lol while you can measure the current draw from the starter in your vehicle actually i doubt that you really have the ability if you think that every starter pulls the same current you are even dumber than i thought and now you are reaching all new levels of ignorance. with that in mind no you do not have the specific values for his vehicle or even yours for that matter so once again you are wrong and full of shit as well. oh and btw i do have an inductive amp meter that can read current levels that high. i said no such thing and 14.2 volts has everything to do with how much current is flowing into the battery along with the batteries state of charge. um no. current is measured in amps not volts. so the voltage at which the system is operating doesnt tell a doggone thing about what the battery is taking in or putting out. hahahahahahaha you really are funny. while current may be measured in amps voltage is the force that causes curre
From : tbone
fredric l. rice wrote http//www.nytimes.com/2005/08/16/business/16fuel.html fuel rule change for big s.u.v.s seen as unlikely scott olson/getty imagesthe hummer h2 is among s.u.v.s that may be exempt from new rules. this situation is mostly the fault of the average person who keeps buying vehicles they barely utilize and gives little thought to conservation except in a money crunch. apathy is usually shown toward the resources themselves. they just take take take and blame someone else when the taking gets costly. most suvers could get by with minivans and most silverados could be replaced with colorados. nobody is forced to own a big powerboat which they use to justify a full-size truck that usually tows nothing. if they make a lifestyle choice to buy big and breed big families they should be accountable for that. whatever happened to respect for scarcity theres a recent dodge truck ad with snoop dogg arriving in a bloated dodge ram and jiving on a golf course. they see who the buyers are and theyre playing to the punks who buy phat trucks and pimp them out with little utility in mind. dodge has been building some seriously fat trucks lately. i think at least half of full sized trucks and cars are not needed by their owners so lets put the onus on them. theres only so much you can do to improve the efficiency of a barge. getting people to downsize is the key to real fuel savings. getting them to not tie their image to a big truck is the first step in that process. e.a. http//enoughalready.tripod.com/ packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes. contestants in a suicidal race. the police .
From : tom lawrence
try living in arizona. 115 degree summers kills em. mines 4 years old which is a rarity here. 3 is average. jeez miles you know hes gonna whine about that info right -- 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 really all of the batteries that i own are 5 years. where do you buy yours try living in arizona. 115 degree summers kills em. mines 4 years old which is a rarity here. 3 is average. .