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From : nathan

Q: same vehicle guys 64 travco rv. 318 with a can you believe 2 barrel carb. it idles fine but go to step on the gas either in park or any drive gear and its like you just grabbed it by the throat and chocked the living **** out of it. im not a real good carb man but can make adjustments or do a basic rebuild if necessary any hint or tips would be most appreciated. yohanus@dslextreme.com like it is fuel starved changed your fuel filter lately can you check your fuel pressure -- fmb only one b in fmb .

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From : nathan d

just bought my first dakota a used 03 quad. did not have the owners manual in it and is first vehicle i have had with an overdrive switch. can anyone fill me in on the use of the overdrive switch appears as if it defaults to on but can switch it off. is that right and why would i want to switch off thanks for any insight you can give me. kevin mcdermit .

From : nathan d

on sat 20 nov 2004 173647 -0700 miles nope@nopers.com wrote greg surratt wrote like i said that synthetic stuff is absolutely amazing! i think the idea of increasing gcwr to 30k for the f550 using synthetic comes from fords statement regarding its high capacity tow package option. that option includes only two items sythetic rear axle lube and radiator with in-tank oil cooler. guess i need to find the specs on this. whats gcwr without the synthetic .

From : mopartee

roy@home.net wrote im wondering at what temperature do you diesel owners typically start plugging your cummins in. having woken up to a few inches of snow this morning winter in montana is upon us. thanks nate kinda depends on your comfort. the truck will start at 0 although a bit noisy. myself id plug in if it was going to be below freezing. made for quick heat and less wear and tear. put it on a timer only takes a couple of hours. roy nathan i suppose this would be your first christmas with snow .

From : nosey

c1e32590.0411201257.352d6646@posting.google.com montanajeeper montanajeeper@aol.com wrote im wondering at what temperature do you diesel owners typically start plugging your cummins in. having woken up to a few inches of snow this morning winter in montana is upon us. thanks nathan i suppose the truck is sitting outside over night not in the garage. i would plug it in over night when the temp starts going down to 15-20 f. remember also about wind chill if its sitting out in the open. it may be a certain temp outside but with a strong wind temp could be a lot colder. i would also suggest using synthetic oil im using john deere 0-40. i used to have an electrical cord that had a sensor on it clamped it on to the rad hose in which it was plugged to the block heater. when the temp on the rad hose got warm the sensor would turn off the power till it cooled off and it came back on again. its called a power saver cord heres a quote block heaters and power saver cords cost factor low/medium energy savings high technical difficulty low for convenience many of us plug in our vehicles block heater when we arrive home at night. that means the block heater can be on an average of 14 hours a day. a maximum of four hours is needed to preheat an engine. these additional hours every day waste energy and cost you money over $22.00 a month for each vehicle that is plugged in. if you have an in-car warmer plugged in with your block heater you could be using as much as $48.00 every month. over the winter it can add up quickly! it pays to use an outdoor timer or power saver cord. power saver cords a power saver cord is an extension cord with a thermostat built into it. the thermostat monitors the temperature of the coolant in the engine turning the block heater on and off. this maintains the right engine temperature for a quick easy start. when the outside temperature is -20c -4f the power saver cord is only on for 20% of the time. at -30c 22f the power saver cord is on for 55% of the time. remember too that it takes approximately three hours to cool down a hot engine to the cut-in temperature of the thermostat. by using a power saver cord no electricity is used during this cool down period. check for power saver cords in the automotive section of local retailers. it takes only a few minutes to have one professionally installed. unquote this way you could leave your truck plugged in all the time and save on electrical power. yonzie .