90 Dakota Transmission
From : scott aleckson
Q: the design of a vehicle electrical system. if you really want two batteries you need to provide some high current i.e. 400-amp steering diodes for isolation so the batteries can each service the working load and each receive a charge more or less separately without being able to see each other electrically and cross-charging or cross-discharging each other. then of course theres that nagging little problem with the 0.6v average forward voltage drop across each diode. your 12v electrical system is all of a sudden an 11.4v electrical system. the above is about 100% false. you can run batteries in parallel makes absolutely no difference if they are matched or not as long as they are the same type and voltage. the charging system is regulated by the voltage at the battery terminals. the only problem would be if one was defective bad cell or some other problem. gm ford and dodge have all done it. al .
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From : transsurgeon
they do have a future together in a komunistic way... deserving of each other politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : michael greenwood
from tbone open rears tend to favor one axle but i forgot which one tom lawrence has it right it favors the one with less traction. under equal traction a condition so rare its hard to fit to reality its been claimed that the right axle is favored. this isnt really true since there are always conditions existing that show why the right axle spun. but since the right axle tends to spin more than the left one it is still favored. limited slip diffs have both good and bad points and one of the bad points can be dangerous so unless it is requested when someone orders the truck they usually dont have them. horse pucky. the limited slip or in the dodge anti spin or sure grip isnt standard because it costs more. bullshit. if this were true then all of the trucks on the lot would be stripped down work specials. most of the ones on the lot are loaded to the teeth with options and they all cost more. i think that the limited slip option is about $150.00 not much additional cost when compared to the heated leather seats many of them have. again from tbone dangerous may not have been the best word but with the heavy weight of the truck and most of it being in the front they do te
From : michael greenwood
the truck slide around much easier. well yes and no....... no it is just yes. sure a limits slip diff will tend to allow the back end to float while pushing the front but.... even in 2wd it takes one hell of a lot of convincing to get my truck cummins 2500 qc lwb w/ anti spin 3.55s to go sideways. now you are comparing apples to oranges again. gee i wonder if that has anything to do with the running characteristics of the diesel over a gas engine. in 4wd the truck all but refuses to do anything but follow the front tires. that is a property of fwd or 4wd and has nothing to do with the discussion here. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving . 222 277834 hv8xb.2468$le2.1853@twister.socal.rr.com from tbone open rears tend to favor one axle but i forgot which one tom lawrence has it right it favors the one with less traction. under equal traction a condition so rare its hard to fit to reality its been claimed that the right axle is favored. this isnt really true since there are always conditions existing that show why the right axle spun. due to the tortion from the drive shaft and the axle. thechassis will twist ever so slightly just watch the super stock drag races you will notice some of the cars twisting under the hard acceleration. limited slip diffs have both good and bad points and one of the bad points can be dangerous so unless it is requested when someone orders the truck they usually dont have them. horse pucky. the limited slip or in the dodge anti spin or sure grip isnt standard because it costs more. more parts in a lsd there for costs more. from mulatz open diffs are made so that one tire can spin freely when turning so that corners can be made without dragging the slower tire through the turn. this helps with tire life as well as the traction through the turns. itll help with tire life but not traction. with traction at both wheels under acceleration the lsd will enguage a clutch that forces the two wheels to spin at the same speed. arder acceleration more force on the clutch. if you are coasting there is less force and it acts as an open diff through the turn. im not 100% sure about about dodges setup but lsds allow one tire to rotate slightly faster than the other for cornering but only to a limited amount after that the axle locks and both wheels turn. wrong thats a locking axle. a limited slip has clutches that slow the differential in axle speed between right and left but will not stop it unless one or the other tire loses traction. once one wheel loses traction there is no resistance and the clutch disenguages no fun when your rock crawling this can make for faster launches because both rear wheels get power assuming dry pavement and close to equal conditions under each tire. but when both rear tire spin on slippery surfaces the rear end swings out really easy and its difficult to control. wrong. it is easily controled by taking your foot off the gas or countersteering. corners have to be taken alot slower and you cant apply as much power because as soon as you start to spin the rear slides out from under you. wrong. if too much power is applied through a turn then clutch will enguage and not let the inner wheel spin slower. most the weight is on the outside tire anyways and if you are going through a turn so fast that the loss of traction of the inside wheel puts you into a spin maybe you should slow down anyways i know many people who have traded in their lsd or posi traction vehicles for open differential vehicles because the lsd was too hard to control in the snow. these people know how to drive and they drive well they were tired of fighting their lsd vehicle every step of the way when in snow. maybe thats true but they suck as winter drivers since the only way to have a problem is to over power the tire traction. backing off on throttle application will solve a world of problems in slippery conditions. again from tbone dangerous may not have been the best word but with the heavy weight of the truck and most of it being in the front they do tend to make the back of the truck slide around much easier. well yes and no....... sure a limits slip diff will tend to allow the back end to float while pushing the front but.... even in 2wd it takes one hell of a lot of convincing to get my truck cummins 2500 qc lwb w/ anti spin 3.55s to go sideways. in 4wd the truck all but refuses to do anything but follow the front tires. seasons first light rain half warn tires and a good stomp in the gas through a turn and the ass end will fish tail every time. it a straight line if i am stopped at a light in the rain and the drive tires are on the paint on the road then i cant jab the gas. i have to accelerate like a normal driver. in both cases having an open diff may keep the truck straight wh
From : scott aleckson
well that would assume that they are designed correctly installed correctly and aimed correctly. if people flash their lights at you you might begin to think otherwise. this has happened to me. meant to say this has never happened to me. .
From : john kunkel
after looking at your link then doing some more searching ive decided this is some terrible . i cant believe cummins is not helping out with this issue! now ive go to take this one back apart and find that pin and then take the other 3 apart and retain it. there are a couple of tools for it that are being passed around. check out www.turbodieselregister.com maybe somebody near you has one. roy .
From : steve
i dont create the opinions i just read and remember them. so youre saying none of your opinions are your own .
From : steve
laugh all you want dude but others have already posted in this thread that they and people tha they know have gotten rid of them and avoided them because of their tendency to fish tail on wet roads in corners. now thats even funnier!!!!!!!!!!! how do people like that remember to breathe i dont create the opinions i just read and remember them. then parrot them as gospel. .
From : steve
try this site for start on your wiring diagrams. also has good trouble shooting tipw. http//www.the12volt.com/request/99ram.asp i took a peek at their basics area -- it looks well-written. this recommendation comes from someone whos been in radio/electronics almost since dirt was new. bryan .
From : scott aleckson
the $1.80 for diesel and the 20-30 mpg that gets me. with all the traffic i drive in there is no point in having high-rpm hp you will never use it. the low end torque from the diesel is useful though. actually i was looking at the 4l detroit diesel and seeing what it would take to do a conversion. too much work for the amount of time i have. you can put me on the list for a diesel dakota. i have been looking at the vw diesels with gas at $1.80 maybe they will put a diesel into a half-ton and show ford dodge and chevy that people actually do want a diesel in a smaller truck. shoot they need to put one in the frontier too! some people like the diesel for its power some like them for their fuel economy. probably the ford. dodge is more of a show truck. looks great and all but for the hard work i would get the ford or wait for the nissan titan diesel to come out. is nissan going to have a heavy-duty truck anytime soon i thought they were sticking to competing with the 150/1500s. .