A thought in diesels
From : azwiley1
Q: we havent done this in a couple of years. what year make and model and what options. tom l. you may want to use a separate post.vbg roy awright ill bite... 04 jeep liberty limited 4x4 3.7l 42rle 3.73ls every option heated leather seats natch 03 dodge dr2500 laramie swb quad cab 4x2 5.9l hpcr ctd 48re 3.73 ls every option heated leather seats natch snugtop fiberglass box cover a pillar mounted boost pyro and trans temp gauges 99 jayco 302fk travel trailer 99 john deere 425 tractor no heated seat ^ 96 chrysler concorde lxi 3.3l 42le every option no heated seats ^ 85 cajun pursuit bass boat 115hp mariner outboard lowrance sonar no heated seats ^ 74 troy-bilt 7hp horse rototiller no damned seat at all! mike damn mike it sure seems like you got this thing for seats... bg denny nope! just thought id nip the seat thing in the bud. ;^ mike .
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From : roy
argh! ok cant get the bypass tube out of the old water pump to put into the new one. tried heat - no joy. suggestions see picture for reference... http//www.pacifictides.com/waterpump.html help!!! .
From : roy
i bought a 2000 ram 1500 extended cab truck and the previous owner put in some after market power windows. does anyone know of a good place to get used ram parts other than the dealership salvage/junk/wrecking yards or you could drive around the local shopping mall till you find a donor truck..... bg denny .
From : mike simmons
http//crass.on.ru/flash/aaa-1.html beekeep that was great! coasty .
From : denny
youre being waaaaay to quiet on the east coast. premonitions of the pats loosing another one today vbg denny smart ass! i posted it a few days ago remember. you saw it of course i screwed up and posted over on your best friends new hang out.vbg at your age senility is a good excuse... honestly i think the pats have been sleepwalking through the past 3 games. could be that brady has lost all his receivers and the guy with the magic foot and hasnt adjusted. we will see now that bruschi is back following a broken wrist he should be up to speed. now there is a guy with balls has a friggin stroke recovers and is still playing. he fires up the entire team. also keep a eye out for #39 maroney a rb although hes a rookie he can really move the ball. should be a real good game. we shall see. the late start is gonna work for me. i have a match at noon and should be home for most of the game. why not just send your daughter g of course kenseth in the race. kenseth race vbg ya gotta get out more.g roy denny roy .
From : mike simmons
gentlemen after 22 years of faithful service my mariner 115hp in-line 6 outboard needs some repair work other than pm. last weekend i launched the boat and fired up the ob it wouldnt accelerate above an idle. after spending the long weekend on the trailer rather than fishin i brought it home and did some testing. using the fsm it appears i have a bad stator and/or trigger plate which are located under the flywheel on top of the engine. the fsm indicates that a special puller and flywheel holder are required to pull the flywheel to gain access to the stator and trigger plate. not having the special tools and being the cheap sob that i am not as cheap as beekeep mind you! i want to try to pull the flywheel myself. has anyone ever done this job without the special tools if so any tips or pointers anyone would care to offer. i figger with as much expertise as this group has surely someone has attempted this before. mike .
From : max dodge
can someone tell me how to display the obd codes on 2005 dodge ram 1500 thanks. kirk .
From : max dodge
true when people dont bother to reduce the intake restrictions the infamous silencer for example on some diesels the silencer doesnt do a thing other than cut down on a whistle. thats not what ive heard but what ever. if its the venturi shaped silencer its a restriction. or improve the exhaust systems. improve those and you can see an improvement in economy. im of the belief that with regard to mileage the makers have done pretty much all they can do with the cummins and keep it epa compliant. a diesel is going to burn x amount of fuel to turn the engine a certain rpm since rpm / power is fuel volume dependent. engine design can be improved and there are more efficient engines available like the phillips/sterling. this is one thing id really like to take the epa to task over since there are many little tricks that do improve economy of an engine and the performance considerably but may not be as ecologically horrid as the epa claims. water injection is one item for example on gasoline engines that improves performance reduces octane requirement and reduces oxides of nitrogen. good points. it does a lot of good to a point on diesels. budd roy -- budd cochran john 316-17 ephesians 28-9 romans 323 623 our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. it is wholly inadequate for the government of any other. john adams the edge fattens up edge adds more fuel to a diesel. roy wrote what does that mean what does what mean when i rebuilt the 318 in my old d-150 it had been getting a consistent 14.5 mpg on the highway and about 11 mpg around town. quoted text clipped - 12 lines roy -- message posted via carkb.com http//www.carkb.com/uwe/forums.aspx/dodge-truck/200609/1 -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .
From : roy
true when people dont bother to reduce the intake restrictions the infamous silencer for example on some diesels the silencer doesnt do a thing other than cut down on a whistle. or improve the exhaust systems. improve those and you can see an improvement in economy. im of the belief that with regard to mileage the makers have done pretty much all they can do with the cummins and keep it epa compliant. this is one thing id really like to take the epa to task over since there are many little tricks that do improve economy of an engine and the performance considerably but may not be as ecologically horrid as the epa claims. water injection is one item for example on gasoline engines that improves performance reduces octane requirement and reduces oxides of nitrogen. good points. roy -- budd cochran john 316-17 ephesians 28-9 romans 323 623 our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. it is wholly inadequate for the government of any other. john adams the edge fattens up edge adds more fuel to a diesel. roy wrote what does that mean what does what mean when i rebuilt the 318 in my old d-150 it had been getting a consistent 14.5 mpg on the highway and about 11 mpg around town. quoted text clipped - 12 lines roy -- message posted via carkb.com http//www.carkb.com/uwe/forums.aspx/dodge-truck/200609/1 -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .
From : dj
first i apologize for the length of this post. ill make it brief as possible. i bought a 1999 dodge ram 1500 5.2l 4wd with 99k miles and drove it for about 2 years without problems. i changed the oil regularly with valvoline 10w30 oil. i parked the truck for 1 year without starting it. after this time i checked the fluids started the truck and let it reach operating temperature. all was normal. later after driving 10 minutes 6-7miles the oil pressure dropped to zero. i shut the engine down immediately and checked the oil. i started the truck after several minutes noting normal oil pressure and drove the truck home. i changed the oil and filter same problem. i pulled and cleaned the pan installed a new melling high volume pump verified the pump shaft and cleaned the pickup so that it looked new inside and out with oven cleaner same problem. i installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge to verify the readings. i pulled the pan and checked the pickup height. the pickup was tight and the pump was tight with a gasket. i pulled the valve covers. the smooth black crust on the valvetrain and head concerned me. i cleaned the head thinking the oil was being held under the valve covers and running the pump dry. i had good oil flow to the rockers/pushrods when i closed everything up. same problem. i pulled the pan to check if the pickup had ingested anything and applied teflon tape to the pickup threads as a precaution. i pulled the intake thinking the black sludge was keeping the oil there. no problems. with the intake removed i was able to drive the pump with a primer shaft. oil flow seems to be what i would expect. oil flow seems to be uniform from the head in the lifter valley and draining properly. the pressure starts at 70psicold and drops slowly to 60psiwarm with the high volume pump 60psi & 45psi stock pump. if i drive the truck the pressure drops slowly to zero and stays there. at a 3000rpm+ engine speed no load the oil pressure drops rapidly to zero then stay there. i may be hearing the oil pump cavitate or chatter at zero pressure. i assume it is running out of oil but as near as i can tell there is always oil in the crankcase however its difficult to accurately check a dipstick with the engine running. ive tried running 20w50 oil with no change. crankshaft bearings dont make sense in this case however ill check the endplay tonight as i saw on another post. if crankshaft bearings were at fault why would the pump cavitate/chatter ive put an incredible amount of time into this problem already. i wanna drive my truck again! any suggestions would be appreciated .
From : roy
on thu 28 sep 2006 135453 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote remember you told me that wal-mart had the thing that you could use so a aux socket would power more than one item anyway i cant find it. spent some time on line at wal-marts and nada. any thoughts roy ive used one of these for years... i like them because they only take up one plug space on the dash but they also have the y adapters that plug directly into the outlet and split to 2 outlets.. thanks bro you too larry. i found one at a auto zone a 1 to 3 deal that should get it done. roy http//tinyurl.com/zt37m mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : craig c
on fri 29 sep 2006 085606 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote i have driven an 03 ford decked out with the banks big hoss package and it had the pda tuner in it too. man what a rush!! from what i have heard please correct if i am mistaken the biggest problem with the fords is the turbo itself. if this is the case changing it out with say a garrett sp would fix the problem and all correct they have had problems of one kind or another. i think im in the same boat as the others. if the cummins were in a ford or a chevy id probably be driving one. having said that this 05 hasnt been bad it is damn quick comfortable on long trips just a couple of warranty items one that was a little strange but all in all i have no complaints. ya have to go with what you are comfortable with. for me it was the cummins we use them at work and they get a beating that you wouldnt believe. they are like the bunny they keep going and going. roy lets keep denny out of this ok i didnt say wide assed bunny reflecting you like that word bro im impressed.g roy on my years here as a ctd lurker it seems that a pretty high percentage of ctd owners are not necessarily dodge fans its just the truck that the cummins is wrapped in.. i know that when we were looking for a 3/4 td a few years ago dodge and ford were so close in price etc. that it was a real pickum between the 250s comfort and the dodges ctd... both retailed at just under 40k fully loaded i think.. sorry i didnt even consider chevys durasmoke... too many horror stories.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : mac davis
dj wrote i know that when we were looking for a 3/4 td a few years ago dodge and ford were so close in price etc. that it was a real pickum between the 250s comfort and the dodges ctd... both retailed at just under 40k fully loaded i think.. sorry i didnt even consider chevys durasmoke... too many horror stories.. mac when i purchased my ram ctd i also looked at the f-250. however and this maybe a regional thing the best the ford dealer could do was still $5k above the comparibly equipped dodge. frankly i like the interior of the dodge better anyway ... not to mention the superior performance and reliability of the cummins powerplant. and ... i know this is a minor thing but the ford sounds like it is grinding up tin cans. sharp and raspy. clak clak clak. buying a whole truck just for the engine is like marrying a fat ugly chick cuz shes got nice eyes. g - good one. craig c. -- facts fakts -noun the pesky things that get in the way of religious doctrine. .
From : big al
mac davis wrote on 25 sep 2006 101527 -0700 smk17 smk17@cornell.edu wrote i have a 1999 dodge ram extended cab automatic 4x4 318 that is very close to being traded in for another brand of truck.. this past year this truck has more than nickle and dimed me. but i wont go into that. i just replaced the water pump. im not a mechanic so its hard for me to diagnose things but i usually fix them once i know what is wrong. but now there are two noises. these noises were there before i replaced the water pump. one seems to be coming from the transmisssion. its a very fast knocking tapping and i can only hear it when the truck is in park. when i put the truck in reverse or drive the noise pretty much goes away. my tranny fluid level is fine. the other noise is sort of a high-pitched squealing whistling noise. if i had to guess id say it was coming from the a/c compressor. or maybe its just the belt squealing on everything. its a fairly new belt. any ideas suggestions thanks so far youre comparing unloaded park to loaded reverse-drive... does it make the same noise in neutral as park does the noise change with rpm mac mac the noise does change with rpm and its not as loud when its in neutral. thanks .
From : roy
touche. mine stays on so i thought it was strange yours gos off. im talking about the actual cigarette lighter not the 12v accessory outlet at the bottom. the lighter is powered off of fuse #29 which is only energized in the run or accessory positions of the ignition switch. .
From : carolina watercraft works
on thu 28 sep 2006 195701 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote on thu 28 sep 2006 222439 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote any thoughts lowest bidder. -- 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 you know with all this talk about the new emissions and all and about how problematic the fords are it got me wondering. at least here everyone from the utility companies to construction to contractors that have a need for a medium to heavy duty truck all use the ford powerchoke. and it get me thinking why any thoughts i know for quite some time they were using the stroke in the lighter trucks but in the heavier they used the cummins. dont know if that is still the case. roy i really think that low bid has a lot to do with it. ford is very aggresive about fleet bids. neither gm nor dc is anywhere as close. ford gets a lot of their numbers off of fleet bids. they bid a ton of public service vehicles and bid very low. also please understand that im not trying to trash ford. they made a huge mistake with the 6l diesel but ford isnt stupid. they have always stepped up to the plate when it comes to warranty support. i think that their warranty support is better than dc. their truck is laid out very well. the interior is the best around. again on tdr you hear people ok you read people say all the time that if they ever put a cummins in a ford body it would put gm and dc out of business. i dont think that you are trashing ford. i agree with you that ford seems to have the best all around interior layout. being in the 12 volt electronics installation field i crawled around in under and through them all and the f-250 had so much room in it that i was able to lay completely down on the back seat floor fronts all the way back and do all the work i needed to. i couldnt do that on a gm or dodge with the seat all the way forward. i agree. the ford has a lot more room inside. i like it. i wish they would buy a 6 cyl cummins. that would be a very nice truck. the rumor a year or two back was that cummins had this 6.7l diesel in r&d because ford wanted to buy it. wish that would of been the case but now we find out it will be in the dodge. the dodge body is ok though i have no real complaints about mine the ford is just a little better imo. i feel the same way. dodge gives you an outdated but rock solid drive line and ford gives you a better body. the 6.0l ford diesel is already out. look at the new 2007s when you can. http//media.ford.com/room/releasedisplay.cfmrelease=24088 the 6.0 revs a lot higher than a cummins. if you drive a ctd dodge and you jump in a ford the power band will surprise you. al i have driven an 03 ford decked out with the banks big hoss package and it had the pda tuner in it too. man what a rush!! from what i have heard please correct if i am mistaken the biggest problem with the fords is the turbo itself. if this is the case changing it out with say a garrett sp would fix the problem and all correct they have had problems of one kind or another. i think im in the same boat as the others. if the cummins were in a ford or a chevy id probably be driving one. having said that this 05 hasnt been bad it is damn quick comfortable on long trips just a couple of warranty items one that was a little strange but all in all i have no complaints. ya have to go with what you are comfortable with. for me it was the cummins we use them at work and they get a beating that you wouldnt believe. they are like the bunny they keep going and going. roy .
From : azwiley1
2001 qc 4x4 slt sport every option available competition level stereo hiniker plow...numerous options to be added. 2002 mercedes c230k 1983 bertone x1/9 recaro seats 4 point harness modified motor competition level stereo. way to many watercraft to even list. custom bike in the works. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels we havent done this in a couple of years. what year make and model and what options. tom l. you may want to use a separate post.vbg roy .
From : azwiley1
the edge fattens up roy wrote what does that mean what does what mean when i rebuilt the 318 in my old d-150 it had been getting a consistent 14.5 mpg on the highway and about 11 mpg around town. quoted text clipped - 12 lines roy -- message posted via carkb.com http//www.carkb.com/uwe/forums.aspx/dodge-truck/200609/1 .
From : Annonymous
thanks again - thats the info i was looking for. you just made my life much easier tomorrow. on thu 28 sep 2006 195324 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote the dk. blue wire will be in a harness with about 6 others. i will be bundled with the yellow wire i referenced. this dk. blue is your ignition 1 wire and will only have 12 volts when you have the key all the way forward with or with out the truck running it will not work in the accessory position. if you want it to work in the accessory position then you have to tap your accessory wire which is green or orange. ok so the dark blue would be a 12v source that goes off with the ignition i pulled the lower panel i assume what you mean when you say knee bolster - will this dark blue wire be with many others or by itself or only a few others thanks! on thu 28 sep 2006 193643 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote easiest would be to tap to your ignition or starter wire. you can find this in the main harness running from the ignition switch down. drop the knee bolster find the harness and you want the dark blue for your ignition or yellow for your starter. im looking for a 12v power source on the drivers side - one that goes off with the key. is there an easy spot to do this or will i have to run one in from the fuse box in the engine compartment .
From : Annonymous
on fri 29 sep 2006 024900 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote im looking for a 12v power source on the drivers side - one that goes off with the key. is there an easy spot to do this or will i have to run one in from the fuse box in the engine compartment i tapped the cigarette lighter wire red for my gauge power also own an 03. its a 20a circuit all to itself. since i never use the lighter its perfect. does your lighter goes off when the ignition is off .
From : roy
easiest would be to tap to your ignition or starter wire. you can find this in the main harness running from the ignition switch down. drop the knee bolster find the harness and you want the dark blue for your ignition or yellow for your starter. im looking for a 12v power source on the drivers side - one that goes off with the key. is there an easy spot to do this or will i have to run one in from the fuse box in the engine compartment .
From : max dodge
any thoughts lowest bidder. -- 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 you know with all this talk about the new emissions and all and about how problematic the fords are it got me wondering. at least here everyone from the utility companies to construction to contractors that have a need for a medium to heavy duty truck all use the ford powerchoke. and it get me thinking why any thoughts i know for quite some time they were using the stroke in the lighter trucks but in the heavier they used the cummins. dont know if that is still the case. roy .
From : denny
i bought a 2000 ram 1500 extended cab truck and the previous owner put in some after market power windows. does anyone know of a good place to get used ram parts other than the dealership .
From : denny
ok... im no mechanic. im no tire guy. i had to have a tire replaced on my 2005 2wd regular cab .