2003 QC - Cab vent?

From : john

Q: it fully responds to the gas pedal. the problem goes away after putting it in drive and giving it fuel - that is if it doesnt stall out first. adjust your low-idle speed. details here http//www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/adjustments/2ndgen-idle.htm .

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From : tom lawrence

im wondering if i should consider swapping in an f450/f550 front axle. deja vu all over again huh .

From : john

would i be making a mistake to upgrade to a 3500 just because the dealer seems to have a couple left that are a good deal it never hurts to have more gvwr... if the price is right dont give it a second thought. future. what the scoop on the 6.7l coming to a dealership near you in january. most people at this point anyway consider the 5.9l a more desirable engine as its got less emissions-related stuff on it. power isnt a concern... 25hp/40ft.lbs. can easily be made up for.... though the option of a hd 6-speed automatic would make me at least consider waiting but expect to pay at least an $8k for a comparable 07 model 3500 laramie package .

From : john

on thu 19 oct 2006 210536 -0600 nathan in montana im@home.noway wrote this would be working under the assumption that most of them failed closer to the 100000 mark like mine did. according to roy the average was around 12000 miles i think. lets say of the 1 in 5.88 failures that 80% of them were under 50000 miles. would it still be acceptable nate im not saying it is acceptable i just think that max has a good point. i understand exactly what you mean and im not criticizing you for it. maxs assumption is that failure is acceptable since they are going to the 100000 mile mark. my point is how acceptable or normal is it if the majority of the failures happen below 50000 miles which im betting is the generous norm based on what ive read from several sources. i understand. the problem for me is what is a normal failure rate it seems that even if you stretch the mileage out to 100000 one in 5 seems high but i have no friggin clue as to what a normal failure rate would be. i sure hope it is less than 1 in 5 but i dont know. i mean i hope that engineers can design a lp that would last over 100000 miles. if they told you when you bought your diesel that you had a 20% chance of getting stuck alongside the road at some point by the 100000 mile mark would you buy it im not sure i would. i plan to put well over a 100000 miles on my diesel but i didnt plan on rolling the dice with 20% odds against me that i would get stuck somewhere with an engine shutdown. i bet the 03 and above failure rate is way under that. and even at 100000 miles is 20% failure something that dc should have blown off if so they stand to lose a lot of customers. .