2001 dodge dakota

From : Annonymous

Q: i know exactly 0 about dodge engines but if this was to happen to me i would suspect the thermostat has gone bad. just my .02 i have a 2001 dodge dakota with a v8 engine. on my way to work today it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what this could be .

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From : chris thompson

sbgirl11@hotmail.com wrote i have a 2001 dodge dakota with a v8 engine. on my way to work today it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what this could be where is it spitting radiator fluid from my sister in laws 01 stratus did this last week. it was a bad water pump. bob .

From : bob

mounting will be a 3 pod dash mount. i want a tranny temp pyro and i thought a fuel pressure gauge. however the guy doing the install feels that i would be better served with a rail pressure gauge since the pump issue in my model ram is no longer an issue at all. would like opinions ... i thought about a boost gauge but cant really think of what that gauge gives me that i cant tell without it. first while its true the 3rd gen trucks lift pumps were more reliable than previous years and the cp3 pump is much more tolerant of lower fuel pressures dc felt that the lift pump was still enough of an issue that they re-designed the low-pressure side of the fuel system and re-located the fuel pump inside the tank. there have still been reports of lift pumps failing even on the 3rd gen trucks. while this doesnt automatically trash the injection pump like it used to in the vp44 days its still not a good thing for the cp3. yes the cp3 has its own small gerotor lift pump built in which in other applications draws straight from a fuel source no aux. lift pump but thats just it - its not trying to suck fuel through a locked-up electric lift pump in those applications. imo a fuel pressure gauge is still useful. i use mine all the time to judge when its time to change fuel filters i notice the drop-off in pressure meaning the filters getting more loaded up with gunk. a rail pressure gauge is really just a gee-whiz kind of gauge unless youre planning on playing around with your fuel pressure to get more power out of the engine. thats a whole nother story then - and in that case yes a rail pressure gauge could be useful. i personally am against cranking up fuel pressure much beyond stock the pictures ive seen of worn injectors sold me on that one. i currently have an edge ez box hooked up that i run on level 1 mildest setting just to give a little more fuel way down low. as for the boost gauge again - not all that useful if youre running a stock truck. it can be helpful in diagnosing problems for instance a blown or even leaking intercooler boot is going to be easily noticable on your boost gauge. for reference i currently run 7 gauges - pre-and-post-turbo egts pre-turbo being read by my tst box boost fuel pressure tranny temp oil pressure and water temp needed to fill the last hole and i never trust the factory idiot lights in the shape of gauges. hummmph!! only 7 gauges!! i have eight!! the seven you mentioned plus the heated seat temp gauge!! im not even going to venture a guess where ya plug that one in. vbg roy pantywaist!! ;^ mike .

From : bob m

on thu 31 may 2007 022622 gmt wayne j. wayne@shaw.ca wrote but i cant shut off the stupid horn chirp when i am locking the doors. i have asked the dealer and all he said was to rtfm. it seems that this is a feature that cannot be disabled like the manual describes. i hope i find the guy who told me to read the manual. if anyone does know of a fix. let me know. thanks wayne id been planning on doing this with on new 06 3500. doors unlocked push lock button and hear the chirp continue holding lock button for about six seconds push panic button release both at same time no more chirp. seemed to work fine on mine thanks going over the process on here so i didnt have to look it up in the book. bb .

From : lars thorwald

mounting will be a 3 pod dash mount. i want a tranny temp pyro and i thought a fuel pressure gauge. however the guy doing the install feels that i would be better served with a rail pressure gauge since the pump issue in my model ram is no longer an issue at all. would like opinions ... i thought about a boost gauge but cant really think of what that gauge gives me that i cant tell without it. first while its true the 3rd gen trucks lift pumps were more reliable than previous years and the cp3 pump is much more tolerant of lower fuel pressures dc felt that the lift pump was still enough of an issue that they re-designed the low-pressure side of the fuel system and re-located the fuel pump inside the tank. there have still been reports of lift pumps failing even on the 3rd gen trucks. while this doesnt automatically trash the injection pump like it used to in the vp44 days its still not a good thing for the cp3. yes the cp3 has its own small gerotor lift pump built in which in other applications draws straight from a fuel source no aux. lift pump but thats just it - its not trying to suck fuel through a locked-up electric lift pump in those applications. imo a fuel pressure gauge is still useful. i use mine all the time to judge when its time to change fuel filters i notice the drop-off in pressure meaning the filters getting more loaded up with gunk. a rail pressure gauge is really just a gee-whiz kind of gauge unless youre planning on playing around with your fuel pressure to get more power out of the engine. thats a whole nother story then - and in that case yes a rail pressure gauge could be useful. i personally am against cranking up fuel pressure much beyond stock the pictures ive seen of worn injectors sold me on that one. i currently have an edge ez box hooked up that i run on level 1 mildest setting just to give a little more fuel way down low. as for the boost gauge again - not all that useful if youre running a stock truck. it can be helpful in diagnosing problems for instance a blown or even leaking intercooler boot is going to be easily noticable on your boost gauge. for reference i currently run 7 gauges - pre-and-post-turbo egts pre-turbo being read by my tst box boost fuel pressure tranny temp oil pressure and water temp needed to fill the last hole and i never trust the factory idiot lights in the shape of gauges. hummmph!! only 7 gauges!! i have eight!! the seven you mentioned plus the heated seat temp gauge!! pantywaist!! ;^ mike .

From : jmc

yall are right .... its a feature. probably tells me that in the owners manual someplace. thanks for the info and not just telling me to rtfm. ; on a 2004 durango every couple of weeks when i turn the headlights off the lights actually stay on. if i turn the switch back on and then off i hear a relay or i think i do and the lights go off. is this typically a switch a relay or some other really expensive component -- fredman .