'87 Dakota Fuses
From : Annonymous
Q: yes; when you push the piston back on the front calipers and the cylinders back on the drums - open the bleeders and block of the hoses clamp them lightly to avoid pushing dirty fluid up the hoses and into the brake system. most systems do not like dirty fluid being pushed backwards and pushing caliper pistons back often dislodges dirt - right into the abs controllers etc. when pistons are back release the clamps and leave the bleeders open - and the system will gavity bleed for you. the more and cleane rthe fluid you add the better. failing to do this can prove to be very expensive on some systems 90s ford f series gm light trucks - and most others! also saves the bleeding hassle! .
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From : Annonymous
maybe it was something as simple as he was back up a hill and some oil went out the blow-by tube getting on the exhaust the older dodge automatics did have a problem overheating in reverse. dont know about the newer ones. al 2004 ctd six speed 4x4. .
From : richard wood
i fully agree with the other posters.....order the shop manual. it makes for good reading. i also believe that a cd should be kept and used as another poster suggested. print the section needed single sided so it can be laidout while working. also get some clear heavy duty page holders for printed pages so you can mark them up as work is being done grease pencil and be cleaned for next job. henry are there manuals out yet for the new generation models i have checked the web the best i could and all the local dealerships. the dodge dealer wants $100 for one. i have one i bought of ebay for $10 in cdrom format but its 2800 pages. i would spend more in ink then i would buying the $100 manual. plus the dodge dealer one is most likely a shop manual not as detailed as a haynes or chilton. thanks john .
From : Annonymous
has anyone put on a cat back after market system and noticed a power improvement. i know they tell you get more horsepower but is it worth the 99 ram 5.2 auto. i got 3 cat back duals from summit. less than 300 if i remember correctly. not much improvement in power but nice deep rumble. im going with a cold air package and a power programmer in a couple of months. dave .
From : richard wood
on sun 27 mar 2005 090159 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote we all should take a moment to thank our resident floppy eared friend for all the work he has been doing. as you know this is his holiday! he has bustin his furry tail getting easter baskets made coloring and hiding eggs and all the other things a rabbit does as easter approaches. thanks pal!! bfg everybody enjoy the day! roy good idea! i wasnt here for the big day but thanks denny.. good job! note to self when in baja dont go into town when the gringos are on spring break and the mexicans are celebrating easter.. wow! ya feeling your age bro roy mac please remove splinters before emailing .