'67 D100 with bad electrical
From : toofarmike
Q: i am only posting this to make people aware. my 06 chevy equinox that has less than 5k miles on it had/has a problem with the power steering. for those of you that dont know it has an electric power steering pump. anyway my wife drove it to the grocery and when she came out and headed home the power steering didnt work. she described it as driving a car when the engine isnt running. she muscled it home and parked it. i went out to check it out. i restarted to pull into my garage and everything worked ok. the following monday yesterday i took it to the dealer to have them check it out. i know i know how can they fix something that isnt broken. i understand that they probably wouldnt find anything since it was working properly but i wanted a paper-trail in case it happened again. they found nothing wrong as i expected them to. there were no service bulletins either. i suspect that the pump wasnt working for numerous reasons which could have been electrical ice due to the fact it was below freezing at the time computer problem or any other number of reasons. so if anybody else has this problem in the future i suggest you drive muscle it into the dealers and do not shut off the engine until the mechanic drives it. also take note of the outside temperature. if anybody has had this problem please let me know. thanks hank .
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From : bryan
its low a because the deck height was lowered the poly 318 was an a high deck engine engine. other than that id like to know where the heck i was wrong as i said the same things as you and allpar and even corrected a typo. budd ive also heard these engines called lightweight a engines but ive always known them as late a engines... cant cite any authority about that from mopar. in any case the la engine started in 64 with the 273 the 318 became an la engine in 67 the 340 was added in 68 and the 360 in 71. the last one was made for 02 model years. more detailed info is here http//www.allpar.com/mopar/318.html bryan budd cochran wrote you have the la low deck a series engine and they will fit. the a series engines were the early 1950s hemis and the polyhead engines and the la series includes the 273-318-340-360 engines the 3.2- 3.6- 3.9 l magnums and the 8l v-10. budd redhornet wrote hedman headers references a set of ceramic headers that will fit the a-type engine for my year. 360 4bbl how do i determine what the a-type is and whether i have it. it does not seem to be vin # related according to the vin decoders i located via google for my year. automatic transmission maybe -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .
From : ygransom
same here. my wifes hemi is lucky it gets 12mpg around town. thats sorta why i wanted her to trade it in. now my sons driving my old 1988 chevy i drive a 1999 ram sport. gas is killing us. oh dont get me wrong i really like the durango and i was always a chevy man and guess deep down i still am. but when we bought the durango we got $8000 off! couldnt pass it up. miles wrote mouse wrote trying to talk wife into trading her 2004 durango in on a new nitro. i was looking at the rt but id have to order one. what do you guys think i know i wont get much trade with the price of gas and all. dont trade the durango. sell it on your own for far more $s. i like the new nitro but the durango is a much better and capable vehicle. i have a 2004 hemi 4x4 durango and love it. i pull a 25 camping trailer and it does great. the nitro doesnt get much better mpg than the durango. im getting about 16 around town and 19 highway. ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-unrestricted-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .
From : ygransom
ive also heard these engines called lightweight a engines but ive always known them as late a engines... cant cite any authority about that from mopar. in any case the la engine started in 64 with the 273 the 318 became an la engine in 67 the 340 was added in 68 and the 360 in 71. the last one was made for 02 model years. more detailed info is here http//www.allpar.com/mopar/318.html bryan budd cochran wrote you have the la low deck a series engine and they will fit. the a series engines were the early 1950s hemis and the polyhead engines and the la series includes the 273-318-340-360 engines the 3.2- 3.6- 3.9 l magnums and the 8l v-10. budd redhornet wrote hedman headers references a set of ceramic headers that will fit the a-type engine for my year. 360 4bbl how do i determine what the a-type is and whether i have it. it does not seem to be vin # related according to the vin decoders i located via google for my year. automatic transmission maybe .
From : jeff burke
dj wrote i have to replace some rod bearings and while i am in the motor i mught as well do it right. as far as a new oil pump goes they show 2. one being a high volume pump tha says it pumps 25% more oil. would this be a better replacement pump since the dodge 5.2l engines have had oil supply problems would you need to install restrictor plugs if a high volume pump was used. i had to use restrictor plugs on a chevy 350 i built about 20 years ago. what would you all recommend going with the standard pump or the high volume pump. one other thing about the pump pick up tube. i have heard the pick up has an opening about the size of a nickel and therefore is very susceptible to sludge. would it mess up the fluid dynamics of the pump if that opening were enlarged dj high volume pumps should be reserved for racing engines with loose bearing tolerances and/or extensive oiling systems like coolers external filters etc. they put a lot of strain on the drive mechanisms and usually cause the distributor gears to wear or break. stick with a standard pump. -- ..bob 2006 fxdi hot rod 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1965 ffr cobra - 427w efi damn fast. .
From : budd cochran
ringer wrote i recently found out my 2000 ram 1500 v6 has a fuel filter on the fuel pump in the fuel tank. a mechanic put it on the computer and the code came back that something was wrong in the fuel system that was making it shake rattle and roll. he suggested i change the gas cap but that didnt work. why does dodge and some other manufacturers put the filter on the pump if thats the problem it could costs $800 to fix. i have a 01 dakota. the parts should be pretty much the same if not identical. there are two fuel filters one coarse filter at the pick up deep inside the tank. this keeps the electric fuel pump from sucking up trash out of the tank. the second filter is contained within the fuel pressure regulater assembly. it is much finer and keeps dirt and stuff out of the injectors. the two filters fuel pump gauge sending unit and pressure regulater are all one assembly and sits on top of the fuel tank. why because it makes the manufacturers job so much easier to have it all in one place. to replace it you have to either drop the tank or raise the bed. remove everything as one assembly and replace the broken bits. according to autozone and napa the filter itself is not available and you have to buy the entire unit for about $250. but the web sites are a little unclear. the filters are long service interval units and should never need to be replaced unless the testing procedures say they do. and the tests involve more than just hooking up a code reader. dont agree to the work unless those specific test are actually done and the results are abnormal. -- ..bob 2006 fxdi hot rod 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1965 ffr cobra - 427w efi damn fast. .
From : max dodge
first off everything has its share of problems. the 9.25 rear has been in dodges fir year. one thing that i have seen is the clip that holds the clutches in the sure track assemble come off and ruin the ring and pinion bearing etc. i dont think there are any tsb for rear diff concerns. what year is you truck. most dodges have at least 5 year 100000 km im canadian power train coverage on dec 12 606 pm chris thompson kf4drr-nos...@alltel.net wrote need a whole new diff and because it is one piece i need to replace the axles and everything in the rear end. im only 19 and a girl and i think they are just trying to get my money has anyone had problems with thier truckthe corporate 9.25 axle has been a source of some trouble. sometimes depending on labor rate and amount of damage it may be cheaper to replace the entire axle than to repair but more often than not a rebuild can be had cheaper than the entire axle assembly. the axle shafts should rarely be damaged unless the vehicle has been extremely overloaded or wrecked. ive seen 1 case of bent axles and that was a coworkers truck that was spun through a intersection and over a curb -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .
From : stormin mormon
my right front tire pretty suddenly wore out on the outer tred row. the truck was pulling right. i put the never used spare on the right front and the truck wanted to go slightly left. had the alignment checked and everything supposedly was within specs except cross camber which was .7 left +.5/right -.2 with a notice in red that this is an unsafe condition. camber is not adjustable. place that checked alignment said pressures were wrong and changed them to 35--but the placard says 41 and the 245/75/16 tires say max 44. steering felt heavy and definitely pulling left. i ran pressure back up to 41 and it felt normal. took it to another place to check alignment and their cross camber was still .7 but shifted more to the negative--left +.4 / right -.3. the rest of the readings were within specs but considerably different than the first place. i had a near empty gas tank but 210 pounds of sand in short box bed over rear axle for ice stability. also noticed left front of vehicle seemed about one inch lower than right while left rear was only about 1/4 in lower. and i couldnt understand how - .3 would cause outside tred wear--i thought it would be inside wear. so my questions are is this really unsafe miss alighnment can be very unsafe. where does camber come from--control arms the front drive mechanism 2wd should come from upper control arms there must be a way to change it if necessary this part im not sure on. sorry did sand change the alignment yes a load in the rear of the truck will change your alighnment. that is why the alighnment shop wants the vehicle loaded as it would normally be driven. why is the left front low i have the service manual but it doesnt really say a lot about this. any help would be appreciated. your service manual should outline specs and adjustment procedures. do you have a hanes or a factory service manual -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .
From : donstaples
ringer byoung@peoplestel.net wrote i recently found out my 2000 ram 1500 v6 has a fuel filter on the fuel pump in the fuel tank. a mechanic put it on the computer and the code came back that something was wrong in the fuel system that was making it shake rattle and roll. he suggested i change the gas cap but that didnt work. i find it very difficult to accept a diagnosis from someone who thinks a driveability complaint such as yours could be caused by the gas cap. iows this mechanic has absolutely no clue how the gas tank is vented and odds are no clue about the rest of the system. the mechanic said the cap was deteriorating and i had read that if the cap is loose the engine may run rough why does dodge and some other manufacturers put the filter on the pump because debris in the fuel will trash the pump rather quickly. i figured they had a screen or something on the pump but i meant an inline filter that could be easily changed out like they use to. if thats the problem it could costs $800 to fix. i cant see why. that filter is available separate from the pump and the labor to r & r the fuel module cant begin to make up the difference in price. i was thinking that if you dropped the tank you may as well replace the fuel pump too. i suppose i was thinking of having a dealer do it and the one closest to me charges $600 just for a tuneup. your best bet is to find someone who is not quite so overwhelmed. .