92 Cummins Overdrive problem
From : Annonymous
Q: avatnar wrote yeah dodge...or ford....or chevy....or gmc.....whatever youre into will be fine. just think heavy duty. 3/4 or 1 ton. bigger is always better when youre talking pulling or hauling. duel rear wheels would be nice depending on the size of the camper and type. for about the next 10 years i intend to stay with a light enough trailer that i can pull it with my 2004 f-150 4x4. it is rated to pull 9000 pounds so this shouldnt be a problem. i only need a trailer big enough for one person and it will only be used for vacation trips. my choice would be a lot different if i were a full-timer who had to live in it all the time. right now i am camping in a 2005 fleetwood niagara pop-up and will continue to do so at least through 2008. then i might look at getting a regular travel trailer with a single slide. the key will be keeping the weight low enough. my truck is also what i drive to work so i dont want something that is too big and heavy. .
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From : 617211
looking at a 06 magnum with the 3.5 as they call it high performance engine. what say you folks good bad denny mike tom max mac a little help here please. roy .
From : Annonymous
no hitch no trailer. i want to put the durango onto a carrier. im trying to save wear and tear and miles on my car. youll be putting around 1500 miles at the most depending on where you live and where in fl your going. the mileage wont effect anything. youll be cranking on miles once you get there anyway. roy use the durango & tow a trailer. it would be wise to install a trans cooler if you do not have on. do not tow in overdrive .
From : scott
on mon 28 aug 2006 192651 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote looking at a 06 magnum with the 3.5 as they call it high performance engine. what say you folks good bad denny mike tom max mac a little help here please. roy dunno... i love the 4.7 in the dak bit i guess its 3.5 or hemi i have 2 friends with magnums both fastback or whatever and both have hemis ..... they say that its fun but not needed... big difference between 3.5 and 5.7 though... the 3.5 if economical should do the trick. i need somthing that i can run around down in fl with. i plan on running the truck down and back maybe once a year and use the car for the other trips. figure the car has got to cost less to run than the truck and sue can use the truck up here. i do know that her envoy was not going to fit the bill. doing this deal will move me away from one 4x4 that i would have to move eventually. roy roy mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : Annonymous
looking at a 06 magnum with the 3.5 as they call it high performance engine. what say you folks good bad denny mike tom max mac a little help here please. roy it dont run too bad.......till you drive one with the 5.7....... seriously i could live with it. i havent driven one loaded down with people and luggage but going out and putting 10-15 miles on it is not bad. i took one with a few thousand miles on it out on a stone lot to play with the esp and i have to say it works. its surprising how itll turn on loose stone at 30 mph or so. i know they dont have a bunch of miles on them yet but we havent had any engine/trans apart yet. i have put two front wheel bearing/hub assys in and there have been a rash of left rear power window motors. if ya like toys get the navigation system. its one of those things that id use about two weeks out of the year on vacation. shoot me a vin and ill let you know what i find. denny .
From : Annonymous
617211 wrote try removing the thermal switch from the transmission line re-attached electrical connector plug hole in line. i tried a variety of resistors in that circuit that i think bill kondolay from diesel transmission technology suggested & i ended up removing sender installing pick-up for temp gauge & zip-tying sender/wire to frame. that damn computer wanted to see that switch nothing else worked! so when you removed the sensor was it a hole or a screw thread i would imagine the computer wants to see something out there i dont mind replacing the sensor if its bad or questionable i am just not sure you can get parts for a 14 year old dodge truck that they didnt make too many of to start with. thanks for the suggestion doug crall .
From : 617211
on mon 04 sep 2006 015706 gmt ed h. edo.hart@verizon.net wrote ed my shift key works fine but thanks for the concern so very much. see. glad to know that. ill be able to sleep tonight. hey im here to make you feel better man. .
From : john kunkel
john kunkel wrote the thermal switch in the coolant line provides a ground to the sbec when the fluid temperature reaches 275=b0f. i wouldnt automatically assume that a faulty switch is the problem there might be a problem that is actually elevating the fluid to cutoff temperature. thanks for the reply john i have smelled the fluid and does not have a burnt smell and still looks like red table wine. on the cooling switch i could monitor to see if it switches to ground and then check the trans for over tempature. dosent the sensor have 2 wires if so i can place a volt meter across the switch. if it is the switch is it available i believe it is part of the cooling line. if it is not the trans oil temp switch what else can it be does it also monitor the engine tempature is that where it senses too cold for overdrive if so does it use the same engine temp sensor as the dash temp meter=20 doug crall .