Chrysler (Dodge) 9.25 differential - anybody been inside of one???
From : ron m
Q: does any one know of a company that even makes or sells a old style round air cleaner/filter for a 97 ram 1500 5.9 i would think a round style air cleaner would be better that the stock air box and cheaper than the airraid/k&n styles .
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From : tom lawrence
yall mean go-lefts ... - er go left then go straight then go left then go straight...... ron whos bag is wrc... and couldnt help but poke a little fun today is all left but ya forgot the road coursesg considering how those 2 go left guys junior and stewart were kicking the shit out of those road course guys in a car with broken suspension and other maladies the wrc guys are probably lucky stewart and junior dont show up for one of those races politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : redneck tookover hell
ol junior smoked the boys twice winning the daytona 500 and the hershey kisses 300 busch race on monday!!!!!!!! hell of a job driving on monday with a massive hangover huh i want to see some dodges win! ken .
From : bret chase
as far as im concerned carfax is a joke. too many people being sucked in by this. -- steve ========= it saved me from buying a repo car once. so it may be a joke most of the time but sometimes its worth it. .
From : ron m
on 17 feb 2004 070238 -0800 rmorgan7@austin.rr.com ron m. wrote |i really appreciate your help - just two more points and im good to |go | |- what about the differential cover gasket do i re-use the one thats |on there with fresh gasket sealer or do i need to have a new one |handy i just use rtv and let it set up for 20 mins or so before dumping in the gear oil never had a leak.. just remember to clean the surfaces w/ brake cleaner or denatured alchohol. | | - i dont have a torque wrench but i can sufficiently tighten a bolt |or nut by feel with no problems. is a torque wrench a life-or-death |requirement to do this im thinking in particular of | |....the pinion shaft retaining bolt |....the differential cover bolts |....the bolts holding on the disc brake calipers go buy or rent one. over torqueing the diffcover will make it leak overtorquing the crosspin retaining bolt can cause it to snap the torque for them is suprisingly low. the bolts for the calipers usually only need in the 30ftlbs range but theyre not nearly as sensative to overtorquing. -bret .
From : tom lawrence
what do you mean by a wreck kill switch azwiley1 wrote i am guessing by your posting that you are ok my ram was in a fairly good wreck although most of the damage was surface body panels and the drivers side sway bar was bent back about 20- 30 degrees. i was wanting to know if there is a wreck kill switch tia jaw -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .
From : bret chase
im looking for any information about any special tools that may be needed to replace the upper ball joints. on a 1996 ram 1500 with 2 wheel drive. the manual mentions a tool by number however my local rental place knows nothing about it. thanks .
From : mulatz
to the person looking for this filter i found it for $11.24at rockauto.com. takes a few minutes to connect to the database. .
From : ron m
yes at the moment dodge is having problems with the ball joints but it aint no different than back when the 88 and 89 chevy had the same problem. and how about all the chevys in the late 70s to early 80s. can you say rust bucket. i had 2 1978s and had to rebuild them both body wise. i cant tell you how many trucks my brother rebuilt at his body shop during that time period!! just my 2 cents! thoranw wrote i have to ask.. is it the owner who has no clue or do you live under a bridge........ beware dodge trucks are junk. i have a 01 2500 with a noisy rear end and 5 of play. dode says to bad live with it. all limited slip are this way. only 25000 miles on truck. my 2nd and last dodge junk!!!!!!! -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .
From : redneck tookover hell
on 20 feb 2004 171409 gmt mopar440@aol.comnet.org redneck tookover hell wrote mad cows & illegal aliens is it just me or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in canada almost three years ago right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of washington. they can also track her calves to their stalls. but they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. but we dont eat aliens. beekeep .
From : redneck tookover hell
what is the hitch weight when loaded when i purchaced my ram you could get a 2500 that can handle around 2200 lbs on the rear. however if you go with the 3500 you can get a single rear wheel version that is good for about 3000 lbs or the dually that is good for about 4800 lbs. of corse depending on if you get quad cab long bed and diesel or gas engine will effect the amount your truck can handle. dont forget to add in items such as people and cargo you will be carrying in your truck at the same time. .
From : denny
damit red look what you started now dale yep was a little slow in here figured id get folks a little worked up in time for the weekend g i heard on one of the political shows that the illegal number is around 30 million not 11 million hell who knows the illegals don t have paperwork then you add in the aliens who have paperwork and have overstayed their visa and pretty soon you start talking a pretty fair number of folks that the guber mint dont have a clue about politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : yonzie
i would like you guys opinion on diesel fuel additives. i know cummins says they arent required but i have read arguments the other way. if you buy good fuel perferably from a place that sells large quantities you dont need any additives or conditioners. denny .
From : mac davis
i own a 1985 dodge ram50 pickup truck with a 2.0 engine. the engine has been rebuilt recently. it had a bad valve so i figured if i was going to spend almost 600 bucks for a valve job why not just get the engine rebuilt. the thing runs strong now but i am only getting about 7 mpg with this thing. any ideas on why the mileage is so bad the carbourator is only about 5 months old a new one from autozone none of the settings have been changed. will cracks in vacuum hoses cause this bad of mileage or vacuum lines incorrectly installed i dread taking it to the dealership. i always feel i am being ripped off when i go to them and there are very very few independent mechanics in this area. any helpful advice out there thanks in advance. dicky .
From : mulatz
on sun 22 feb 2004 132749 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on sun 22 feb 2004 034130 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote now what did i do to you or do you just like being an asshole. hey nice to have you back man. everyone here still thinks that we are the same person. as for roy yes he is pretty much the perfect asshole. at least the fat guy is good at something. thanks dude i was in nj last week working moving stuff and working on the old house. since i shut off the cable and phone i have no internet connection there anymore. i find it funny that some of them think that we are the same person. i still think that max and budd are the same person same lame attack style. no way. niether of them could share the attention that being two people would require. .
From : paul l
i just re-read your post the part about when one of you starts to get stuffed the others jump in and help. i suppose in your way of thinking you and t-bone dont fit that description either. right the tag-team twins nah....not a chance .
From : redneck tookover hell
mac davis wrote on mon 23 feb 2004 011021 gmt jerry jlrice@earthlink.net wrote s. miller wrote i think you are comparing to the dual rear wheel 3500... i was comparing the single rear wheel versions of both vehicles. the 2003 ho 2500 has a gvwr of 9000 lbs. and the 2003 single rear wheel ho 3500 has a gvrw of 9900 lbs. the only difference between the two is the overload springs on the 3500. understood but i dont think it is because of the overload springs. must be something different somewhere to make a difference. axle rear end springs or something................. jerry right jerry but think about it... adding 900 pounds to the limit is only 10%... if overload springs cant add 10% they would seem like a waste of money... thats why a lot of dodge and ford diesel owners that pull 5th wheel trailers go with a 3/4 ton and add air bags i know mac but that is not my point. my truck came with overload springs but the rating is still a 3/4 tone and not a 1 ton and the gvwr is the same for 3/4 tons without overloads. i think you would have a hard time getting a dot inspector to buy into that also. i dont know what the difference is but it just seems there has to be something else somewhere. maybe not i dont know. jerry .
From : denny
i have a 1963 hawk motor home on a dodge chassis. i think it is on a one ton. single drive axle dual wheels. in my army days in the early 70s i did quite a few services on heavy trucks and it seems like those 5 tons were set up like this dodge ie the rear wheel bearings ran in differential oil. i seem to remember that we packed the bearings in axle grease anyway. should the bearings be packed right now they dont appear to have axle grease in them. and are undamaged. second question can someone tell me what the wheel bearings should be adjusted too the wheel bearings are lubricated by the differential lube but its common practice to pack them with chassis grease on installation to supplement the axle lube. the normal adjustment is to torque the bearing nut to around 100 ft. lbs. while rotating the drum and then backing the nut off to achieve an end play of .001-.008. also need to know about the front wheel adjustments. the same as the rear with a little tighter free play .001-.003. .
From : ron m
ridiculous. who says that laws against illegal parking dont work.. that will come as a surprise to countless thousands of cities where they work just fine or at least as well as reasonably practical. the reason the tax proposal woke us up is that is one of the most blatantly stupid things we have heard in a while even coming from berkeley. tbone wrote and if those laws actually worked we wouldnt have this problem or the proposal for this punishment tax. any way you look at it our society has become a very much self centered and few people give a damn about anyone but themselves and the only way to make many of them tink about what they do is to impose some sort of cost to it. it sure did wake up most of you guys with just the idea of it. .
From : bret chase
in this group i can believe that but a quick look at reality will prove it completely wrong. for example when the interest rates dropped the housing prices in nj doubled and yet people kept buying them. some houses sold within the first week. seems like even a major cost increase and this will include property taxes didnt stop people from buying them. now lets look at the suvs. since they became the thing to drive the price of gas has doubled and yet they are still they are as popular as ever. with the newest opec crap and the oil companies more than willing to rape the american consumer the price of gas is expected to top $3.00 a gallon this summer in some states. this has been and will be a cost increase many times any bs tax would be and they still sell like crazy. i could go on forever with these examples but until you not just you personally are willing to open your eyes... but please give some examples where a tax killed something and make sure that there was not a recession or a loss of popularity in the background that was really causing it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom i really dont think the houses doubled in price just because the interest rate dropped. im sure there are other factors involved. i dont live in nj so im not even gonna guess. housing prices like most things are affected by supply and demand. when the interest rates wend down people decided to stop renting and own instead. this sucked up most of the available housing and caused prices to skyrocket. the point is that the increased cost did little to slow the demand and a tax like that would do little to drop the sales of cars. what it may do is get rid of the junk autos that people keep around because they dont want to be bothered cleaning them out and dumping them or think that they still have some use despite the fact that they have 4 other cars. in my little corner of ohio id guess the reason for housing cost going up and up is due to family a trying to out-do family b. do we really need a full bath for every bedroom a couple of halfs scattered thru the house just because wet bar in the basement paneled and heated garage three fireplaces ect to live no we dont. people buy them because they want them and the contractors just keep building cause they know they will sell. i can say the same thing about cars/trucks. do we need power everything or do we just want it the biggest problem this country has is a good percentage of the people spend money and then try to figure out how to pay for it. we are in complete agreement on this. as far as the tax on an extra car sitting around i pay for that privilege when i buy license tags and put insurance on it. there is nothing about an extra car sitting around. in todays world you almost need an extra car sitting around or risk losing your job if cant get into work due to a breakdown. it is the person with 5 extra cars for nogood reason that fucks it up for the rest of us and the existing laws usually cost to much money to enforce especialy in a crowded neighborhood. those tags are tax enough. your county wants to cut down on cars put the tags at $1000 and tow anything that is not licensed and sitting on public property. the $1000 would hurt everyone and makes no sense. as for the towing how will you know if it is licensed or not. do you intend to waste a police officers time and my tax dollars to run the plates on every car sitting on every road in the county every day of the year -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : ron m
tbone wrote roy wrote ah jerry. about those snowballs you mentioned to me............g roy yeah i know but it only takes a short run to get the resident troll into one of his head over heals spin. the problem is jerry that the resident troll in one of his head over heals spin happens to be you. yeah right........................ yes i am now go away until you are summoned for my entertainment once again. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : tbone
in my little corner of ohio id guess the reason for housing cost going up and up is due to family a trying to out-do family b. do we really need a full bath for every bedroom a couple of halfs scattered thru the house just because wet bar in the basement paneled and heated garage three fireplaces ect to live no we dont. people buy them because they want them and the contractors just keep building cause they know they will sell. i can say the same thing about cars/trucks. do we need power everything or do we just want it the biggest problem this country has is a good percentage of the people spend money and then try to figure out how to pay for it. we are in complete agreement on this. t-b you have got me at a complete loss of words. now dont take this the wrong way but i find it completely incomprehensible that you would be in complete agreement with anybody on any subject. keep this up and you will ruin your reputation here in the ng. g denny . 222 278653 3br%b.92$uy2.4140@eagle.america.net on tue 24 feb 2004 223929 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote how the hell are the chebie owners gonna start their trucks with no tail gate midgets pushing from the bumper that just might work! why not they have hamsters under the hood.. mac .
From : bryan swadener
i plan on running it in the summer mainly... just for towing.. i dont care for leather it sticks to you r skin but does look nice. as far as 4x4 goes i wont be doing much winter driving and i dont want to flip the axles on my 5th.. later days mark nice. i sure like my leather though and the 4x4. -- fmb only one b in fmb dodge 3500 single wheel 4 door lwb 4x2 cummins with everything but leather. .
From : ron m
is there a place on the net that shows the location of the heater control valve for a 318ci 95ram van can anyone describe the location barry .
From : tom lawrence
i thought the 2004s were all 325 hp/600lbs torque. thats what it said in my trailer life magazine anyways. -- moparman----remove clothes to reply... scud coordinates latitude 32.61208 degrees north longitude 96.92995 degrees west depth 17.35 inches power upgrade for ho cummins does anyone have good info about the pros and cons about upping the power in my 04 dodge regular cab 4x4 cummins ho. it is a sweet ride now and doesnt lack legs by any means but it is a kind of guy thing to sweeten it a bit and gain a few more hp. the guys around here b.c. canada that sell and install the chips want about $1200 and claim to be able to provide an increase of 135 hp. they also claim that i will see less fuel consumption. i already know that if something screws up my warranty is void providing they can prove i had installed a chip. that doesnt worry me but if i really screwed the engine or drive train that would! i have a 96 with a 12 valve cummins. i installed a fuel plate and flow thru exhaust. i also had the injector pump timing adjusted. it made huge difference. it really woke up! i have 325000 km on it and it still runs like a charm using no oil between changes. i can detect no harm from the modifications that were made. anyone got some solid info on a 04 commins uprgrade thanks .
From : redneck tookover hell
this might be what you are looking for http//www.atvramps.com/comboramp.htm just make sure and secure the ramp to the truck when loading anything. i have seen them slip out and the atv came down and folded the tailgate. hi all does any one have any ideals or plans for a folding tail gate ramp to be used for dirt bikes and my snow blower snow blowers wheels are 22 wide so i figured needs to be 2 wide . my tail gate is just over 3 tall when open so i figure the ramp should be 7 to 8 long when open and has to be under 6 when folded as i have a short box truck tia scott .
From : mac davis
this noise suddenly appearred this weekend and i am curious as to thoughts concerning it. i have heard similar noises in engines before and thought the oil was low but it is not. noise is at the rate of like 2 per second and sounds like a small hammer is being hit against the inside of the block. the engine runs fine...help i have a 94 with the same type of noise. noise started around 40k. motor has 183k now and still has that noise. it only happens when engine cold. so far dodge and my other shade tree mechanics can not isolate noise. good luck finding the source. .
From : redneck tookover hell
my wife has decided not to back to work after having our first child so there is now a minor drop in income for us. to compensate we are looking at selling/trading in our two newer vehicles on one new vehicle. i have an 02 dakota qc 4x4 and she has an 03 gr. caravan sport. i am about $1500 under nada book on the dak while she would be about $2500 to $3000 upside down on her van assuming we trade them both in was thinking of a 04 qc 4x4 slt hemi.... or durango or similar vehicle. somewhere in the $26 to $28k range keeping the loan arond $30k after we lose out on the caravan. i will try to sell both vehicles outright first but my luck with that has always been..... well i havent had any luck selling vehicles privately. any thoughts on trading in two vehicles on one will the dealer even do it will i take it in the shorts for it should i sell one and trade the other your thoughts thanks! lee minot nd .
From : tom lawrence
tbone wrote yeah right........................ yes i am now go away until you are summoned for my entertainment once again. another witty comment from the village idiot......... jerry .
From : bret chase
has anyone else experienced the chronic warping of rotors that seems to come std. w/the 20 wheels on the 02 and newer rams i am wondering if anyone has had their problem truly fixed. i first experienced this problem w/ about 3000 miles on my 03. well the odometer just flipped 12000 and the problem is back. after the first trip to the dealer i had the rotors replaced and the problem seemed to be corrected. brake operation seemed normal no odd side effects. i just got the truck back from the dealer tonight and heres the latest fix which part of a tsb now - replaced both calipers in the front replaced front pads machined rotors after inspecting runout and thickenss. im surprised there was enough material left on the rotors to turn. on the trip home i had to make a fast stop. i had to push the pedal what seems like halfway to the floor now to get the brakes to really engage. when they do engage they feel kind of spongy does this sound like the technician didnt bleed the brakes completly could be air or they may have installed a pad that was a bit different from what you are use to. or they didnt bed them properly. roy .
From : roy
not in the 4.7l but they run fine in my 318cu in. david anyone running autolite double platinum plugs in a 4.7l part # app5224 .
From : mac davis
how about the pictures i have hmmm. made four trips to the east coast and back and never had a problem. i think all you dodge owners are just jealous and are causing this to happen look... just because i have a pair of bolt cutters a can of spray paint a cardboard cutout of a bowtie and several bowtie sillouettes on the side of my truck does not prove a damn thing! .