96 Ram, little or no heat
From : mrblues
Q: on mon 16 oct 2006 200948 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on sun 15 oct 2006 211241 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote would you oil burners stick with mopar or look at both mopar or no car! mike even if ferd had heated seats mac damn mac... yer makin it tough... ;^ mike well you have to consider all the options mike.. lol personally id have a tough choice between the dodge and ford 3/4 ton four doors.... when i was shopping in 2004 what i decided that i wanted was an f250 super duty 4 door with a cummins and an allison tranny... *lol* mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
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From : john kunkel
on tue 17 oct 2006 114801 -0700 john kunkel nobody@nowhere.net wrote thanks to both of you for your advice. my initial thought is to take it to a garage for transmission service where they clean the filter adjust the bands and replace the fluid. this would be a fairly inexpensive item of around 40-50$. if that did not help or only helped a little then i would take it to the local transmission shop. i do have another question most of my driving is short trips of a few miles or less on surface streets at 30 mph or less. maybe 5% of my driving is on the highway. would these frequent short trips have a deleterious effect on my transmission one more question what cost range would rebuilding the transmission fall into best regards bed but in this case reverse was not slipping thus indicating that the 2-3 shift problem was either delayed band release or rear clutch slipping. if the rear clutch was slipping it would become apparent as road speed increased but the op only mentioned slippage at the shift not after the shift was completed. it could be both but it wont be the front clutch because its doing fine in the reverse range. you chose to ignore my observation that greatly increased line pressure in reverse could explain why the clutch would slip at engagement with 60 psi in a forward mode and engage firmly at a line pressure of 200 psi plus in reverse. also load and road speed in reverse is generally much lower than in the forward gears. it could be a clogged filter but.... in a 3spd at if the filter is clogged something had to clog it.... like clutch facing material. never said otherwise. the clogged filter would limit volume and pressure thus ill stand by my long distance diagnosis until further facts about the trans in question come in. perhaps instead of attacking me you should attempt to help someone. attacking you disagreement is an attack im merely offering alternatives to your diagnosis; when i attack you youll know it. im surprised you havent interjected your reset theory wherein the trans drops out of gear during upshifts. it would fit this situation perfectly. since the op notes that its starting to slip on the 1-2 shift as well i meant to say rear clutch pack. the front clutch pack would have nothing to do with the 1-2 shift slipping. did it occur to you that there could be multiple problems a loose front band in conjunction with a faulty front clutch would explain the symptoms as would a clogged filter. a slipping rear clutch would affect 1st gear also. further if the front pack were slipping hed have said something about reverse slipping not clunking. a front clutch that slips at normal forward line pressure will often engage in reverse because the line pressure increases by a factor of three or more in reverse. of course you already knew that this could also explain the clunk a leaking clutch would tend to apply suddenly rather than smoothly. i would recommend the op remove the pan check the filter and adjust both bands. try adjusting the front band. if that doesnt do it and im guessing it wont your rear clutch pack is worn. . of course you meant to say front clutch pack. ive been having some issues with the automatic transmission on my 96 dodge van recently. it has a v8 motor with a 3 speed automatic transmission and ac. the transmission seems to slip when going into the top gear the slip seems to start around 28-30 mph and it doesnt fully engage until around 38-40 mph lifting my foot from the gas seems to help the shift. it has also started to slip a little when going from 1st to second gear and will occasionally clunk into reverse when i shift. ive checked the tranny fluid and it seems to be at or near the correct level. can anyone suggest what the problem might be best regards. bed .
From : tom lawrence
certainly seems to be a high rate but the questions it raises are is it a quality issue or a location issue is this solid data or just grandstanding to prove the success of a new qc program that said i find it fascinating that no one i know and i know quite a few around my geographic area has ever had a problem yet the failure rate is said to be 17%. roy i can certainly understand the issues of any part failing and not being in stock. but i think the alarm is because of availability which speaks to a problem other than qc that of dealership care of the customer. on that issue dc has been lacking. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author i cant believe you have been such an active member of this group for many many years and you seem surprised by this. a quick very quick - as in first hit google search turned up the following http//www.asq.org/economic-case/markets/pdf/case-study-24516-six-sigma-saves.pdf where they claim a 17% failure rate of the lift pump over the entire warranty period. they dont break that down by years but i would assume it includes 98.5 through 04.5 the years of an electric lift pump mounted to the engine. .
From : mrblues
ive had a good/bad experience with mine. when i bought my 06 pickup the original one was broken and wouldnt recognize the system dvd disk nothing works without loading the system first. the dealer ordered another one but the disk changer on that one was locked up and couldnt load any cds. the third time i got a good one and am delighted with it.....so far. the mp3 function works very well but the changer is a little slow to change disks. it works well once it spins up and reads the new disk. the nav system is pretty good at re-routing your course once you deviate from the recommended route which isnt always the best choice. mine has the steering wheel controls which is very handy. time will tell if the thing keeps working. personally i have my doubts as to the longevity of the unit but then im a hopeless pessimistic..... .
From : advocate
i have a 96 ram 1500 with ac and have little or no heat. i replaced the thermostat and flushed the system and get very little if any heat. odd thing is when i turn the defrost on it will blow cold air. any ideas as to what the problem or problems could be with the engine well warmed up grasp both heater hoses and feel if they are both hot; if theyre not water isnt circulating through the heater core. if the hoses are both hot the blend door in the heater box is probably not working correctly; check the cable adjustment. in the absence of heat its normal for the defrost to blow cold air since the a/c compressor is energized in the defrost mode. .
From : bob
on tue 17 oct 2006 222353 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote you have to provide the profit margin from each. it shouldnt be to hard for you since you know every goddamn thing in the world max. i dont know everything but i know a bunch of bullshit when i see it..... incorrect. you made statements of fact that are easily proven incorrect. i stated my opinion on the topic at hand and the facts are irrefutable such as the lp issue but you havent posted any facts on the lp issue. ive got two opinions yours and roys. neither of you has statistical evidence to prove your assumptions correct. in fact you claim your lp was replaced at 99990 hardly a known problem at that mileage. then you claim it was replaced as preventitive maintenance so it hadnt in fact failed. either way its not a design flaw to have a pump fail at nearly 100k nor is it a design flaw to have it replaced at nearly 100k as preventitive maintenance. max not trying to provide statistical evidence. just a opinion based on my experience. this isnt a friggincourtroom. take a look at the tdr 2nd gen. 24 valve engine and transmission1998.5-2002 search lift pump failure. there are close to 400 posts concerning failures and no i didnt read them all.. if you remember dc changed the lift pump or at least the part#. could it have been because that a failed lift pump would cause the failure of a more expensive ip i dont know but they finally seem to have it fixed. now im reading and hearing about the pump in the tank. that aint a roadside r&r. time will tell. you and nate try to play nice.g roy for the record the lift pump failures have been more prevalent that dc or cummins would like however when compared to the number of trucks sold with the cummins it is a statiscally small number. well im not sure what a small number is but at the time they were unable to get enough pumps to go around. my understanding of the situation was that dc simply with held the lps for two reasons. first they wanted to be sure that if they replaced a lp the truck was checked for mods. the bombed engines had a whole lot more lp failures than the stock ones. as a result the lp had to ordered when actually needed dealers couldnt stock them. the other reason was that the lps were being upgraded constantly and dc wanted to be sure that only the latest version was put on as a warranty repair rather than one that a dealer stocked that was an earlier version. also they wanted the old ones back because the supplier was taking them apart trying to figure out what needed to be fixed on them. not saying that stock trucks didnt have problems with lps just that the bombed ones had a lot more issues. the bombed trucks put too much stress on a weak part. personally i knew a lot of people with those engines. i had a 01. i didnt know anyone personally that ever had to replace a lift pump but none the less i know it was a weak part of the fuel system from other peoples postings. it was never bad enough for a recall and i think that mike is right when he says is has been over stated by many. i know the service guy at the dealership. he said it wasnt that bad out here they replaced some bad lps but not that many. dc told him that fuel quality played a part in it too. fuel out here is pretty good. i dont know how true that is but that is what he was told. anyway the latest versions of the lp supposedly were pretty solid. keep in mind that when the failure is yours it is a crisis since those puppies aint cheap. it was a problem that dc was aware of as they finally did something with the pump. screw the cost of the pump. also keep in mind that most of the posts in tdr and elsewhere are about problems. no one takes the time to post about bad stuff not happening so the info on those sites are skewed to the failures. no shit! just like here. dont you think that 400 post about lift pump failure is a lot id bet it would go up a bunch if i searched just lift pump. the people who are happy and have no probs are the silent majority! gee i think ive posted about how happy ive been with the 05. roy mike .
From : john kunkel
why do you think they are detuning the engine for the standards the clutch or another reason not sure... it may be due to the dm flywheel but i suspect the torque rating of the g56 isnt up to 650ft.lbs. .