Dakota 3.9L Oil?
From : clt
Q: jeff i have used 44k for years and i also use their intake cleaner with the injection kit. some make the mistake of thinking that more is better with bg products follow the directions and only use the recommended amounts and they work very well. jeff mayner wrote i found it a little weird that dodge would without consulting me first pour this product into my gas tank at the aforementioned 30k service. the only reason i know about it is that there was a little yellow card included with my receipt telling me so after the fact. the card indicates i am to see increased performance and gas mileage after about 400 miles driven. personally i never buy and use additives mystery oil etc. does anyone have any experience using this product its made by bg. is it a fe cleaner of some sort thanks for any input. jeff ok. did a little research and found out exactly what this stuff is. well see what the effect is i guess. http//www.bgprod.com/bgprofessional/bgproducts/autofuel.html jeff .
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From : clt
i am looking for advice & info on car hauling within the us with a enclosed trailer that can haul 2 vehicles. i will use a dually 1 ton truck to pull the trailer. dodge or ford is there any money in this type of hauling the broker claims i can make big money. anyone who has experience doing this i would appreciate some info. thanks. it sounds like you need to do waaaay more research this is a quite vague question theres so much to this that i wouldnt even know where to start! such as what is the demand out there for this type of service then what can you charge for this more than likely you will need a 5th wheel setup than theres all the costs involved gas insurance tolls vehicle maintenence you will need to be properly licensed and your vehicle and trailer will need to meet requirements all your paperwork will have to be in order if you get stopped by dot at somepoint are you gonna do this as a contractor or on your own or as an employee of a company way lots more info needed here! perhaps theres somebody out there who has done this sort of thing thats reading shepherds we shall be for thee my lord for thee power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti .
From : jerryjeff
tuesday. gee winter really sucks down here in nc. thats your reprieve from the hurricane season .
From : jbob
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From : jbob
on sun 09 jan 2005 022235 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote finally got the electric back after being off since wednesday. we got about 3/4 of ice that brought down every piece of wood more that 7 ft off the ground followed by about 6 in of snow two days later. talk about a friggen mess. denny still running in the 50s here in southern maryland. more like april than january. even hit 65 one day last week. just love this global warming. beekeep dont need no stinken heated seats! .
From : jerryjeff
beekeep wrote on fri 07 jan 2005 142957 gmt transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote i replaced the batterys on my 97 turbo diesel last weekend. they were the original from-the-factory units so i expect after 170000 miles they were due for replacement. the truck wouldnt crank on a couple of cold mornings recently though although after i charged them up - everything seemed to work fine at least for another few weeks until the next time it wouldnt start. so the sears die-hard guy tells me i need an alternator replacement. he gives me this little printout of a test that indicates that the alternator has a bad waveform and needs replacement. his mechanic can do it later in the day with a napa alternator. i passed. from all indications i have the alternator is fine. the voltmeter fluctuates a but when cold - i presume due to the air heat grid - but after the engine warms it stays rock solid at slightly over 14 . just like it has always done. im inclined to think i dont have a problem. comments appreciated. tia. jim hall assuming you have a decent voltmeter. turn on the lights and heater blower. lights on bright fan on wide open. then check the voltage at about 1000 rpm. if its the same as with the stuff off you should have a good alternator. be sure to check the voltage right on one of the batteries. just because the voltage is there doesnt mean that the alternator is good. most meters will not show you a bad winding or diode at the high frequency that an alternator operates at and a high powered alternator can fool most meters. one of my multi-meters can measure frequency used to calibrate home generators and may detect a bad winding or diode but most voms dont have that ability since they are calibrated for 60 cycles ac which is way below what an alternator would be putting out even at an engine speed of 1000 rpm. you stupid fuck alternators do not put out ac jesus mary joseph the three wise men all fucking twelve apostles lazarus mary magdeline mary the mother of james pontius pilate and the centurion at the foot of the cross...............you are one stupid son of a bitch thanks for showing everyone what kind of mechanic you really are. beekeep please dont feed the troll. jam .
From : jerryjeff
bo roll wrote youre going to have alot more to worry about other than the correct oil and gas. i own one of these lemons and from the first week i owned it bought new it has been back to the dealer about once a month while under warranty and ive lost count how many times since. ive spent thousands wheel bearings ball joints waterpump etc. and the problems continue. id sell this pile of junk but no one will touch it with tranfer case fluid running out of it. tranfer case just disintegrated with hairline cracks all over it do yourself a favor and trade for a toyota. ya right and we are supposed to believe that. it riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave the moody blues once dalmer/chrysler realized that i perceive the web they weave they settled my lemon law suit for $4000. i figure that is cost them around $6000 because the factory trained technicians would not fix my low idle and stalling problem with the 4.7l motor. if you have a dodge dakota lemon then you should call 1-800-lemonlaw they got money for me! jam .
From : bo roll
at very low speeds25 or less the rear seems to lock up or bind for an instant then bangs or shudders any ideas .
From : jbob
has anyone else corrolated a direct relationship between use of thier block heater and dramaticilly higher electric bills just as cold last month but bill was much lower. and i was away this month i plugged in the ol gal 2 x on exceptionally cold mornings and this month my bill was about double. .
From : charles irby
tbone wrote i replaced the batterys on my 97 turbo diesel last weekend. they were the original from-the-factory units so i expect after 170000 miles they were due for replacement. the truck wouldnt crank on a couple of cold mornings recently though although after i charged them up - everything seemed to work fine at least for another few weeks until the next time it wouldnt start. so the sears die-hard guy tells me i need an alternator replacement. he gives me this little printout of a test that indicates that the alternator has a bad waveform and needs replacement. his mechanic can do it later in the day with a napa alternator. i passed. from all indications i have the alternator is fine. the voltmeter fluctuates a but when cold - i presume due to the air heat grid - but after the engine warms it stays rock solid at slightly over 14 . just like it has always done. im inclined to think i dont have a problem. comments appreciated. tia. jim hall assuming you have a decent voltmeter. turn on the lights and heater blower. lights on bright fan on wide open. then check the voltage at about 1000 rpm. if its the same as with the stuff off you should have a good alternator. be sure to check the voltage right on one of the batteries. just because the voltage is there doesnt mean that the alternator is good. most meters will not show you a bad winding or diode at the high frequency that an alternator operates at and a high powered alternator can fool most meters. one of my multi-meters can measure frequency used to calibrate home generators and may detect a bad winding or diode but most voms dont have that ability since they are calibrated for 60 cycles ac which is way below what an alternator would be putting out even at an engine speed of 1000 rpm. you stupid fuck hahahahahahahahaha what a fucking idiot. alternators do not put out ac really do you have a clue how an alternator works moron. all an alternator can create is ac which is then converted to dc by the rectifier diodes within it but this is not the point. the point is that if a field coil or diode fails a much larger than desired ac signal will form on top of the now reduced dc one. a dc volt meter simply takes an average voltage and displays it and the problem is that the regulator does the same thing and will simply boost the field voltage to compensate for the lower dc signal and if the alternator is big enough to handle it and i would suspect that it is in a diesel application you will see no problem with a dc meter but the problem still exists. a standard ac meter is calibrated for 60 cycles and the ac signal being formed due to the defective alternator is probably way over 3000 so a meter calibrated for 60 would see it as your iq and show zero. unfortunately the battery and most of the electronics will see it and i dont think that it will be beneficial to any of them not to mention how much harder you are working the damaged alternator which will cause its premature complete failure and usually at the worst possible time. jesus mary joseph the three wise men all fucking twelve apostles lazarus mary magdeline mary the mother of james pontius pilate and the centurion at the foot of the cross...............you are one stupid son of a bitch despite your retarded attack the one that once again showed his stupidity is you. now get back in your corner put on your dunce cap stick your thumb back up your ass and sulk like the pos that you are until one of your friends if you still have any comes in to comfort you and of course gfy! -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving please dont feed the troll. jam .
From : jbob
transurgeon wrote you stupid fuck alternators do not put out ac having problems with your reading comprehension again no surprise there......... jesus mary joseph the three wise men all fucking twelve apostles lazarus mary magdeline mary the mother of james pontius pilate and the centurion at the foot of the cross...............you are one stupid son of a bitch wow ................ he remembered all those names by himself. pretty soon you may work yourself all the way up to the level of stupid.....keep up the good work. jerry .
From : linuxnut
eisboch wrote i replaced the batterys on my 97 turbo diesel last weekend. they were the original from-the-factory units so i expect after 170000 miles they were due for replacement. the truck wouldnt crank on a couple of cold mornings recently though although after i charged them up - everything seemed to work fine at least for another few weeks until the next time it wouldnt start. so the sears die-hard guy tells me i need an alternator replacement. he gives me this little printout of a test that indicates that the alternator has a bad waveform and needs replacement. his mechanic can do it later in the day with a napa alternator. i passed. from all indications i have the alternator is fine. the voltmeter fluctuates a but when cold - i presume due to the air heat grid - but after the engine warms it stays rock solid at slightly over 14 . just like it has always done. im inclined to think i dont have a problem. comments appreciated. tia. jim hall 520 exc 950 lc8 adventure turning money into noise... i wouldnt even listen to anything a sears die-hard guy has to say. i wouldnt trust them to check the air pressure in my tires. eisboch i agree with this. a few years ago i had a 1990 f150 with the 302 v8. couldnt get rid of it fast enough i went to sears for an oil change. i needed to xmas shop and figured id get the oil done at the same time. the sears tech told me he needed to check the entire electrical system of the truck at a cost of over $300 just for diagnosis. he said the alternator was putting out too much. also told me the volt gauge in the truck was faulty because it showed a normal reading. i asked him what he was doing messing with anything other than an oil change with my truck. i left and never went back to sears. i drove the truck another 2 years without a problem before trading it in. i wouldnt trust sears automotive to even look at my grandmothers wheelchair. bob .
From : Annonymous
the weak point seems to be head gaskets change coolent at recommended intervals. cam timing chains are another area to watch for. its a mitsubshi engine very good otherwise. im looking at buying a 1997 plymouth grand voyager with a 3.0 liter v6. it has about 100000 miles on it. is this too much for this dodge engine any experience on how long on average they last also any mpg info would be appreciated. thanks don .
From : john t
on sun 2 jan 2005 080934 -0500 ld airloc@bellsouth.net wrote one more thing on the tires. if your speedo drive isnt calibrated for a larger tire then you are going farther and faster than the speedo/odometer indicate. this difference could easily be 10% or more going from say a 29 dia to a 33 dia tire 91 cir. vs 103.6 cir.. the factory speedo drive gear is sized for the original diff. ratio and tire size. ive checked this in the past by a trip on the x-way mile markers or you can do the math. the point is you could be a mpg better than you thought. ld william boyd wrote jbarts wrote hello i own a 1996 ram 2500 v8. this is my first truck and i think its awesome! i want to make sure its running great so i dont mind putting some money into it to make it run better! i put 31-10.5 tires on my 91 f150 it changed the odo and speedo almost exactly 6%. this was verified over a long period of time using both mile markers and gps. gotta pay attention at higher speeds at 75 mph indicated i was actually going almost 80. officly honester it was my tires making me speed... dj .
From : john doe
just saw this on tv. chevy with duramax engine has more power than ford super duty trucks. sure did not mention dodge -p .
From : clt
thanks. they scoped the engine about 10 days ago and now im waiting to see what next. they are talking about swapping out the engine but have to get the ok from the factory. more likely some bean counter. anyway will advise what if anything they find. gary nerdrevenge wrote interestingly the dealer called and said that it is probably the engine crankshaft. they are going to scope it next week. will either rebuild or replace engine. advice as to any concerns this may causse gary i havent followed your story but the above sounds very very familiar. i purchased a new ram back in 1997 and within a week i noticed a vibration at a certain speed about 44 mph. went back to the dealer and they decided to balance all the tires. still vibrated. then they determined it was probably the engine crankshaft. this was the 5.9l engine. they torn the engine down replaced the crankshaft but the truck still vibrated as before except now it ticked like crazy. turns out they screwed up in replacing one of the lifters. they fixed that but the truck still vibrated. next they replaced the torque converter. still vibrated. they replaced the transmission. still vibrated. they gave up and told me it was normal for a truck after all it wasnt a cadillac. i screamed bloody murder so they called in the regional tech rep. he took a ride with me and said yup it vibrates and told me to start looking in the lot for another truck. he called the next day and the dodge engineers back in detroit wanted to do another test. they jacked up the truck and replaced the whole rear axle differential wheels etc with one from another brand new ram sitting in the lot. the vibration was gone. so much for those ase certifications they shipped all the stuff taken out of my truck back to detroit for analysis. i found out later that the gears in the differential were bad - out of spec and warped. eisboch .
From : william boyd
the manual says 10w-30 but in chile we have 10w-40 and higer numbers and the temp here goes from 0c to 40c and i dont know yet if it has a leak. i am going to wait to the next change of oil and if the truck doesnt have any oil consumption i will change to synthetic. thanks for your help! chris. john t wrote clt wrote i just buy a dakota 1999 3.9l v6 with 85000 miles and i dont know what oil is good for my new engine. is a shell helix 5w-40 the right one an other question is what fuel uses this truck here we have 93 95 and 97 octans is the 95 ok and finaly what is the milleage that i can expect from this truck did the truck not come with an owners manual i typically use 10w-30 oil and i get about 16mpg on 87 octane unleaded gasoline 3.9l 4x4 manual transmission 82k miles. .
From : moses horwitz moses
beekeep wrote on tue 11 jan 2005 021925 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote well porky im not sure what youre testing for but it didnt work. maybe with a few more inches of snow......... g denny another man of few words being misunderstood for what he didnt say. beekeep my o my jam .