97 Ram 1500 cold weather starting problems
From : jason
Q: ooops! i also taught them to use their heads before locking the hubs also. vbg budd on wed 01 dec 2004 022714 gmt jerry jlrice1655@earthlink.net wrote budd cochran wrote tom when i trained drivers for the indiana national guard i emphasized that even the 5 ton 6x6 dump trucks we drove did better with a couple tons of stuff in the bed. first lesson for a new 4x4 owner is you can now proceed 200 yards farther into the field before getting stuck. jerry 2nd lesson from my kid the 4x4 freak dont use 4wd until youre stuck or floundering.... if you get into trouble and are already in 4wd youre only option is a winch or tow truck.. *g* .
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From : nosey
phyloe wrote doesnt the heat also cause the water to move do to the heat rises thing it seems like the heated water would circulate to some extent. phyloe the heating device you installed works by convection heating water in both directions so the thermostat doesnt need to be open. the warm water will slowly rise and mix with the cold water. this is a slow process which means it is usually something you plug in as soon as you get home. ive seen some that work off 220 volts and they heat pretty fast. as for how hot the radiator hose gets does it feel any hotter than when you grab the radiator hose after running the engine hard. most likely not but as you know the hose gets pretty damn hot when driving so i doubt the heater gets hotter than what normal driving does. just for safety i would make sure i plugged it into a no fault ground circuit. jerry .
From : Annonymous
conditions you need a significant amount of heat so it will get almost too hot to touch. if it just got warm it wouldnt do the job unless the only thing you wanted warmed up was the lower hose. doesnt the heat also cause the water to move do to the heat rises thing it seems like the heated water would circulate to some extent. phyloe . 222 295006 hgwvd.81891$dm2.58280@big1.bellsouth.net break lightobviously broken. now a brake light is something else altogether. i have a 2003 dodge ram and the left break light keeps going out. i have changed the bulb but it doesnt help. it seems to be wiring... does anyone know anything about this .
From : nitpik
on thu 09 dec 2004 050605 gmt jerry jlrice1655@earthlink.net wrote nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca wrote changing rim size will have no effect on the speedo - period. changing tire rolling diameter will. wouldnt changing rim size without changing tire size change the rolling diameter jerry it would after the tires fell off the smaller rims.. *lol* .
From : Annonymous
name a few others then. when is the to bearing utilized this does not answer the question but the to bearing is always in motion to one degree or another since it is always in contact with both moving and stationary parts while the engine is running. would you explain that please again when is the to bearing utilized .
From : nosey
i just purchased a similar truck 1990 dakota 3.9l and noticed the oil pressure gauge reading is remarkably low. i just figured the gauge was wrong. the engine sounds normal. ive never used mobil 1 nor have ever thought of doing so having had perfectly good luck with trop artic. why would mobil 1 increase the oil pressure i dont know what oil this truck has had in it prior to my getting it but i noticed it was remarkably black. otherwise the truck seems to have had pretty good care. .
From : Annonymous
tom lawrence wrote i know there is a tsb out where you can have that done on the dodge. are you sure i thought it wasnt available in the dodge application tsb 18-019-01 is the one i was thinking about. ive never talked to anyone that actually had it done though. here is fritzs link to it. http//dodgeram.info/tsb/2001/18-019-01.htm part of it reads ....... once enabled idle speed will slowly ramp up from 800 rpm to 1200 rpm when all of the following conditions are met 1. intake manifold temperature less than 0c 32f and 2. coolant temp is less than 60c 140f and 3. the transmission is in neutral or park and 4. the service brake pedal is not depressed and 5. throttle = 0% and 6. vehicle speed = 0 mph additionally if intake manifold temperature imt is less than -9c 15f and all of the parameters above are met three of the cylinders will be shut off upon reaching 1200 rpm creating a slight change in engine sound which is normal. this allows the engine to create increased heat in the cooling system allowing more rapid engine warm up and cab heating. both features will automatically disable when one of the following occurs i wonder what my truck would sound like on three cylinders jerry .
From : Annonymous
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. you make stupid baseless statements void of any facts or proof. lol just because you dont want to believe it doesnt make it devoid of anything. if what you say is correct then every 4x4 without added weight in the back should get stuck in any amount of snow or ice at all and that simply doesnt happen so the one whos statement is baseless and devoid of facts would be you. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : tom lawrence
or he rides the brake more than he thinks and since disk brakes tend to lightly touch the disk even when not applied theres extra wear. budd tbone wrote oh really. then please explain to me how my truck can go thru 2 sets of front pads in its 94000 miles and yet the rear shoes look brand new. what the heck are you arguing about tbone are you really saying the rear brakes do almost nothing and are there for looks if your rear shoes are still as good as new after 94k then you have a rear brake problem that you are not addressing. nothing only that there effect was minimal but if you have a trailer on the vehicle then their work load increases substantially so eliminating them would be foolish. lol!!! you mean tounge weight might help the rear brakes gain traction and thus increase braking ability what a concept! as for a front wheel drive there is the torque steer and cv joint issues to deal with which would make doing that difficult. um front wheel drive vehicles do exist so whats your point is a front wheel drive front only brake vehicle just as good as a 4x4 since the rear does minimal good anyways what the heck are you trying to argue about here tbone rear brakes do help brake considerably if properly adjusted. the rear wheel drive portion of a 4x4 truck does help considerably. increasing the rears traction by adding a bit of weight does increase traction in the rear. .
From : tbone
tbone wrote oh really. then please explain to me how my truck can go thru 2 sets of front pads in its 94000 miles and yet the rear shoes look brand new. what the heck are you arguing about tbone are you really saying the rear brakes do almost nothing and are there for looks if your rear shoes are still as good as new after 94k then you have a rear brake problem that you are not addressing. nothing only that there effect was minimal but if you have a trailer on the vehicle then their work load increases substantially so eliminating them would be foolish. lol!!! you mean tounge weight might help the rear brakes gain traction and thus increase braking ability what a concept! as for a front wheel drive there is the torque steer and cv joint issues to deal with which would make doing that difficult. um front wheel drive vehicles do exist so whats your point is a front wheel drive front only brake vehicle just as good as a 4x4 since the rear does minimal good anyways what the heck are you trying to argue about here tbone rear brakes do help brake considerably if properly adjusted. the rear wheel drive portion of a 4x4 truck does help considerably. increasing the rears traction by adding a bit of weight does increase traction in the rear. .
From : nosey
i didnt need it for my 95 has that changed to display codes on engine light - turn ky on offon off and finally on. the codes will begin to flash. you will need the codes of course. it also says to rev the engine in neutral to 2500rpm letting it slow down cycle a/c on put the tranny in each gear and back to park. this is from the 95 maintenance book. if you need a code email me direct may not be good for a 99 thou. does anyone know van just had the mil light come on. does the key forward 3 times work any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. dont know specifically on a voyager but on rams and dakotas the key method does not work on 99s. im willing to bet its the same on your van. its unfortunate but youll need an obd-ii scantool to retrieve the codes. .
From : jason s
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 .