'90 Dakota underpowered
From : james goforth
Q: what are your oil pressure readings low is a relative term. what are your readings at cold idle warm idle warm at 2000 rpm have you check the oil pressure with a manual gauge to confirm the low readings chryco service manager member sae i have a 87 truck that i bought recently. well i have seen that when the motor gets hotter the oil pressure drops but i can sit still rev it and the pressure will come up alil ..i am not in a position to install a new pump and no funds to...could someone give me some alternativesto what it could be... thank you .
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From : bob
tbone wrote lol you guys really crack me up. i simply said that putting weight in the back was not necessary in a 4x4 for his needs and not a single one of you has been able to prove that wrong. necessary...no but it will improve drivabiltiy significantly and that is what all the argueing seems to be about. scott .
From : james goforth
on sun 05 dec 2004 103437 gmt honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote on sun 05 dec 2004 015450 gmt budd cochran mr-d150@citlinkspam.net wrote hey greg nate moved to montana last summer. budd really where has the time gone i didnt think he had been through a winter there yet. i had met a couple from bute montana years ago and from what they said about winter i couldnt imagine living there. hell anything below 40 is cold to me. beekeep lol. me too. when it hits the 30s we make a trip to the woodpile and light up the old wood stove. once in a while we see the 20s and in a rare display of nature it will be in the teens aound here. .
From : tom lawrence
depends where the vibration is coming from. wheel balance is the most common. bad tire can also cause vibration. prying too hard will show freeplay. tires are balanced thats the first thing i did. im also running centramatic balancers dynamic balance units so im pretty sure the vibration isnt the wheels or tires. bad wear on the tires is a symptom however. ive replaced the track bar and plan to upgrade steering linkages. but i dont think the steering problems common to the dodge 4x4 is whats causing my extreme tire wear. i know the tire wear can be a problem but its not the cause of this extreme vibration. have an alignment done. the first procedure for alignment is to check for lose components. if they aligned it with bad ball joints then they will have to re-aligned for free after you replace the ball joints. i had an alignment done and the tech didnt check for lose parts. an inner tie rod was bad. after i replaced all the tie rods the shop re-aligned it for free. i also have had the alignment adjustments - twice. first shop wouldnt guarantee the alignment because of the ball joint wear. after the track bar replacement the first shop adjusted my drag link and tweaked the toe and caster. the truck actually would track straight but the wandering is still there. the dealer did the second alignment when i first took the truck to them for the ball joint replacement. they put it on the rack performed their diagnostic check and then charged me for the alignment since they said the joints werent worn. now the truck pulls to the right. im not too sure the caster adjustment is good either since the control arm eccentric bolts are drastically moved from where the first shop put them. i still need to upgrade the steering linkages and perhaps adjust the gearbox maybe replace the intermediate shaft. ive gotten a lead on some replacement tie rods and ends to convert from y-type linkage to inverted t-type. i think that will help the steering a bunch. if that dealership is a 5 star chrysler dealership you should fill out a customer survey and send it to corporate. put a comment that the service manager refuses to give technical information on procedures done to your vehicle. dont want to hurt this dealership - yet. i would like to build a good relationship with them because i also purchased another vehicle from them subaru which is also under warranty. its daimlerchrysler that refused to give me techical information. i think its incredible that they refused that after selling the service manual. also take it to an independent shop and verify the bad ball joint. take this information back to the dealership. and if the dealership still refuses fill out another survey. in my experience corporate has always replied to my customer surveys. i will go through the survey process if i cant get satisfaction with the warrantee process. although im not sure how effective that will be considering what ive read about dc and their dealerships with regard to some of the problems common to the dodge ram. thanks for the response john sellers .
From : mac davis
does anyone know the approved daimler-chrysler procedure for checking free play in 4x4 front axle ball joints. my 2001 ram 3500 dana 60 front axle has vibration and the factory service manual does not include a diagnostic procedure for the solid-axle 4x4 ball joints. the manual does have the procedure for 2wd models but this would not apply to the 4wd front axle. ive used my jack below the axle and a pry bar underneath the tire to show about 1/10 to 1/8 inch free play in the ball joints both upper and lower joints moving together. my dealer service department has checked and refused to replace ball joints under warranty coverage. their explanation is that the ball joints must be checked with weight on the wheels - supposedly with their procedure being the manufacturer required diagnostic check. i cant figure out what their actual procedure is; but arguing with them only gets the explanation that free play i noticed would not contribute to vibration because the weight is on the wheels and this would not be a problem when driving. how silly is that depends where the vibration is coming from. wheel balance is the most common. bad tire can also cause vibration. prying too hard will show freeplay. ive always checked ball joints thinking that any play indicated wear. an inquiry to dc regarding the diagnostic procedure was initially answered with the statement we cannot furnish this information.... all technical information can be found in the service manual.... you can get further information at your dealer etc etc. when i pressed the issue they stated we do not furnish technical information to our customers. i replied once more letting them know im a purchaser of their technical service manual and while they would certainly sell the manual its amazing they will refuse to clarify something that was obviously omitted. certainly im dissatisfied with that inquiry but dont expect anything to come from further attempts via dc. in any case im about to argue with the dealer and would like to have some verifiable diagnostics to back up my fight. anyone know where this procedure can be found thanks john sellers have an alignment done. the first procedure for alignment is to check for lose components. if they aligned it with bad ball joints then they will have to re-aligned for free after you replace the ball joints. i had an alignment done and the tech didnt check for lose parts. an inner tie rod was bad. after i replaced all the tie rods the shop re-aligned it for free. if that dealership is a 5 star chrysler dealership you should fill out a customer survey and send it to corporate. put a comment that the service manager refuses to give technical information on procedures done to your vehicle. also take it to an independent shop and verify the bad ball joint. take this information back to the dealership. and if the dealership still refuses fill out another survey. in my experience corporate has always replied to my customer surveys. -a|ex .
From : c
does your durango have a hitch if so you can use a hitch mounted carrier. some are hard shelled while others are soft zippered bags that fit onto a basket that mounts to your durangos receiver. me wrote i have a 2003 durango sxt with the factory roof rails. anyone ever use one of those hard-shell cargo carriers were driving from florida to connecticut next spring and could really use the extra storage room. any brands to recommend avoid thanks bunches! mark .
From : ol duffer
thanks for the replies. ill start to remedy during the week.. i have to do x-mas lites today and behave like a dad. ok - so far we are not into the insides yet with suggestions to try.. to bearing noise - i greased the shafts and splines very lightly w/ synthetic valvoline grease before install. the retainers on the bearing felt strong i greased the saddle where it lays on the yoke also. process of elimination i guess 1 ill try turning 180d. on the drive shaft placement to rear end - and after that maybe 180 on the balancer also if needed - i did buy new joints and also greased them after install. 2 you think oil difference may cause a whineing gear or bearing noise besides a waterpump on this 6 mos. ago this is the only fixin this riggin has ever needed. on sat 04 dec 2004 182504 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote julio wrote hi folks - i need a little help... i have a 98 dakota 5.2 - 2 wheel drive - 190k on the motor and tranny. i was in definate need of clutch job my input bearing lost the needle bearings and the t/o bearing was worn pretty good. the discs had barely any left left in them but werent damaging. i took it down 2 wks. ago and replaced the input bearing with a new dealer part a clutch kit with t/o bearing centerforce 2 and both u joints napa. with the tranny down i tried to feel for any play in the shafts on the tranny. spun it around and went thru the gears by hand i didnt feel anything was loose or had any bad sounds other than i can hear the gears turning with the fluid drained. i put it all back together added royal purple synchromesh and ran it now for a week back and forth to work. during this time i can feel something else is not right. i can hear a whine which rises with rpm or motor mostly if not all the time. not loud but enough. also at higher road speeds in excess of 70 or 80 mph. i can feel a slight vibration. smooth vibration -- thats not right to me.. i put my ear on the tranny shifter knob while idleing and i can hear what sounds like is a gear turning all the time in any gear in nuetral or with clutch in or out. it doesnt stop spinning. i dont know if this is normal its only a description for diagnosis. it seems to shift well not binding or hard to shift it releases ok. any ideas - and can i fix it @ home i can rebuild a motor with no problems but i never dove into a tranny. thanks the vibration may be the driveshaft. they will vibrate sometimes if you dont install it on the rear in the same position that it was before it was removed. unbolt the drive shaft from the rear and flip it 180. check the u-joints while you are back there too. .
From : wrnch61
roy wrote denny!! get a large cup of shut the f--k up!!!bfg roy one of you has blond hair jerry mines grey. i dont want to say what color roys few remaining hairs are...... denny .