2004 Dakota 4 low slip

From : Annonymous

Q: does your dash have an anti-lock lamp that comes on and goes off that doesnt tell you anything. my 95 with rwal has the same abs light that a truck with 4wabs would have. easiest way to tell is to look for the sensor wire along the front brake line as suggested - which the op has done and determined he doesnt have 4wabs .

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From : randyman

on wed 02 nov 2005 001306 gmt tbone tbonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote that would probably work and that would be a huge mistake. if the heads have been runny dry long enough to trash the rockers i would say that the seals and guides are pretty much toast as well. re-introducing oil flow at this time would probably result in turning the engine into a killer smoke bomb and make the vehicle undrivable. i would follow budds advice and look into a rebuild or if you do try this method have a set of rebuilt heads and gaskets ready as you may need them really soon. hey its worth a try isnt it the engine will be trash if oiling is not restored and there is a chance restoring oiling will solve the problem without causing it to smoke. would definitely not be the first one. i had a 65 rambler with the same problem that i figured was not worth dissassembling to fix so i fed oil to the rocker shaft with a piece of brake tube connected to a t at the oil pressure switch. shut up the squeaky rockers and no oil consumption problems. i made that mistake with my 62 ford falcon. that engine was notorious for it plugging up the oil feed to the head and when i got this one it was like that for a while. the rockers were so worn out from it they could barely open the valves. at first i just cranked back down on the adjusters to correct the valve lash and would pour stp over the rocker assembly once a week. since there was no oil flow there was no need to worry about the valve cover gasket so it was easy to do and the engine ran fine. after i gave the car to my father he decided to see if he could clear the clogged port and unfortunately we were successful. not only was the rocker assembly well lubricated there were no surviving mosquitoes for miles and the vehicle became close to useless. i would suggest that if the op wants to try this method he first remove the valve covers and with the engine running pour some hot oil over those rocker assemblies and see if it smokes. if not try beekeeps method to clear it and if successful just replace the rocker assembly in each head. if it does then he could still attempt this and if successful replace the heads. either way it will save money over a complete rebuild but the main problem would be that the engine could still have other problems due to possible neglect. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : the reverend natural light

ive got a clunk in my 96 dodge ram and it does it when i start off. i had the same problem with a ford once and after taking it to many mechanics and parts not needed it turned out to be the drivers front spring had turned and was rubbing against the frame. ive got to check this truck for the samw thing. .

From : Annonymous

i have a 1986 dodge 318 that is not getting any oil to the heads. are the pushrods in this engine supposed to have holes in them or does it oil some other way ive only worked on chevys until now. hi rick the rocker gear receives oil thru one of the pedestals in the head that support the shaft. on the drivers side its the second from the front; on the passenger side its the second from the rear. the oil travels thru the hollow rocker shaft and exits to the rockers thru drilled holes on the bottom side of the shaft. ive seen shafts installed with the oil holes pointing up which will quickly destroy the rockers. i once bought a 340 shortblock. some bozo thought he could install a set of t/a rockers that are cast steel adjustables instead of stamped steel non-adjustables like all other other la engine rockers. the rockers received no oil and were seized to the shafts because the shafts were installed with the oil holes pointing up. in your case its easy to check -- remove the valve covers and look at the rocker shafts. if you see an oil hole at each rocker the shafts are installed wrong and you likely need new rockers and possibly also new shafts. bryan 68 340-s barracuda fastback 69 340-s barracuda ragged top .

From : the reverend natural light

oil comes from the mains up to the rocker shaft stands. then thru the shafts to the rockers. what kind of general shape is the engine in lots of miles with few oil changes has it been sitting for a bunch of years -- budd cochran i have a 1986 dodge 318 that is not getting any oil to the heads. are the pushrods in this engine supposed to have holes in them or does it oil some other way ive only worked on chevys until now. .