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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 question

From : hawkeye65

Q: why such a big deal with the 610 ft lbs it seems the only people who brag up the hemi are people who have the hemi and those who brag up the diesel are those who have the diesel. now i was at that crossroad last month. my choice was for a 2500 but what would i choose for the fuel here were my pros and cons for the purchase choice diesel pros; 1. better gas mileage 2. higher torque than the hemi 3. better for highway use cons; 1. diesel not much cheaper 2. $7000 more cdn for truck 3. higher maintenance cost 4. seemed sluggish for in town driving and not a good stop and go vehicle hemi pros; 1. higher horsepower than diesel 2. better for in town use 3. felt more attraction to the hemi seemed like a more exciting option. 4. cost was $6000 cdn less for truck 5. power wagon was only available in hemi 6. cheaper maint cost cons; 1. gas cost more 2. worse gas mileage 3. less torque 4. not as good as diesel as a highway runner result i chose the power wagon with the hemi. i did like the diesel but the price and the fact that i wanted the freedom of stop and go driving as well as highway driving. i also wanted the pulling power which i could have got with the diesel but the pw has plenty. i also wanted the fun of being able to haul ass right off the line. i realize that the diesel can be driven in town and the hemi is just fine on the highway but it has been my experience that gas hi-perf vehicles really show their stuff off the line and diesels really show their stuf on the hwy. this post was just to show my opinion in the course of my purchase i have a 2003 1500 quad cab with the 5.7 lite hemi. it has been the worst truck i have ever had on fuel. i get if im lucky about 12 miles per gallon i wont buy another dodge after this one. the hemi is a joke i mean i can see using alot of gas if it hadpower but i dont see any diffrence between the hemi or the standard v8 thats your fault. shoulda did your research before buying and shoulda gone 600 ft lb diesel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ .

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From : todd riegel

take one of those spring-loaded center punches and dimple the inside of the bore before you put the bushing in do it 6-8 places then use loctite on the outside of the bushing use a press and a big socket closed end to install it then make sure the yoke fits inside it before you put it back together if too snug a small cylinder or large brake hone with atf as a lube will clean it up you want a bit of slop not much but dont leave it too tight once apart i noticed that the bushing had slid up towards the trans completely. luckily the case is not damaged or worn. ive been running it with just the seal for support. this must be an ongoing problem. do you think i could use locktight bg yup. you are missing the small metal plate under the trans mount that hides the bigass snap ring that holds the shaft onto the rear bearing. youll need a big phillips and a set of snap ring pliers. -- 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. i want to replace the rear transmission bushing and seals on a 1992 b250 van 3 speed aut

From : tom lawrence

on fri 08 jul 2005 020331 gmt badger badger@dud.com wrote tbone wrote nathan w. collier wrote im getting ready to fit my 05 dually with a service body and im wondering what the fair market value is on the original truck bed. the bed is in brand new condition only a couple hundred miles on the truck!. with a service bed on the dually i have no use for the truck bed. thanks whatever someone will pay. not trying to be a smart assbut thats the plain fact. put it on ebay for 99.00 no reserve and it will sell for what its worth in my opinion. clay now that would be dumb unless it is only worth $99 to him. figure out what you would really want for it and i would say considerably more than $99 and set that as the reserve. remember iirc if you say no reserve you have to sell it for whatever the highest bid is even if it was $99.00 you can always set the reserve extremely high just to see what the highest bid comes out to be and if someone still exceeds that reserve you still win. a naive person would think this. the psychology behind it is that people will see it and think im not letting that go to someone else for 99 bucks and the b

From : kirby

i had my tranny fluid changed out and mech found some slivers on filter & in pan he advised against getting this kind of chip because of the effects it would have on the tranny. my k&n is what gave me better response from a stop and pedal response. i was wondering if anyone has tied the 90002s jetchip and how much does it actually improve the take off power of the truck. does it change the tranny at all does the truck respond o the gas pedal better please let me know thanks joe .

From : david

it took him over 4 friggin years to do anything!!!!!!!!!!! bg keep telling yourself that. roy .

From : hawkeye65

you can do it your self..get the haynes manual..just takes time... had my 2001 ram 5.9l in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list of things i need to pay them for! they said the throttle body needs to be cleaned. their charge is $200. they said its that high because they remove it for cleaning. truck has 66k on it and runs fine. is this something that needs to be done routinely and does it really take that much labor .

From : redneck tookover hell

sure you can go to a salvage yard and start removing all the ones you find found a place for 26.50 plus shipping for nos. wondered if there was any better deals out there. thanks mike .

From : goonair

then do the easy thing and put that sign on it! .