99 Dakota ext cab Rear Window Replacement

From : Annonymous

Q: the catalytic converter on my 98 3.9l dakota needs to be replaced. the ceramic must have come loose inside and it is rattling to beat the bear. im not getting any faults yet so i guess it is still working but i cant stand the rattling. thinking about buying a catco direct replacement and putting it on myself. looks fairly simple however ive not done one. anyone done one of these who can comment on whether it is as simple as it looks or best left to a muffler shop. thanks frank .

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From : wood

ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote moral of the story never take a misfire code p030x for granted. aka keyswitch code 43 the fix can be as simple as rerouting the plug wires so they dont arc between them tsb 18-48-98 or it can be difficult and very-very expensive. for those who recall me fighting a p0307 cyl #7 misfire code on my 97 ram 1500 80k miles for the past 19 months i got the truck back and it is finally fixed albeit $1946.71 later - and thats in u.s. dollars for any of you canucks who may be wondering - actually the grand total is at least $350 more than that if we factor in all of the prior diagnosing and attempts over the past 19 months by independent shops and my own shadetree work. alas none of these efforts had any long-lasting effect. after many frustrating months of trying this and trying that and the problem always coming back the bottom line was it had to go to the dealer. though far cheaper than a new truck it was a tad expensive but a couple hundred less than the original estimate. the fix two complete -new- fully assembled cylinder heads @ $353 apiece top-end overhaul gasket set $144 for gaskets holy tomatoe! both o2 sensors at $102 each ! again - kinda proud of these new cap rotor plugs ignition wire set t-stat coolant oil etcetera etcetera etcetera etcetera and etcetera total parts $1275.21 total labor $ 671.50 8 hrs @ $79 12-mos/12000 mi warranty on the parts & labor yes both i did ask free loaner car for 4 days nice to have ole nelliebelle back home. yep sounds like a factory trained technician changing parts till he hit the right one. jam .

From : jimbo

hello i am a first time poster here. i am currently looking at purchasing a 2006 ram 2500 cummins mega cab 4x4 4spd auto / 3.73 ring and pinion. the one concern i have so far is the reported fule mileage of this beast. a friend of mine recommended using the newgroups to get an honest report from actual knowledgeable users. the dealer tells me that he has customers that report up to 30mpg with their trucks on the highway. i on the other hand have read many conflicting reports about this trucks fuel consumption. so far ive found the mileage to be anywhere from 15mpg all the way up to 30mpg which is a pretty broad range. i was wondering if any cummins owners could shed some light on the real fuel consumption numbers of this engine. i am speciafically looking for; a city driving b highway c actual combined average day-to-day city/highway driving any insight that you could give would be mighty appreciated. thanks for you time. mike c .