Dakota Fog Light

From : bud8car

Q: we tow a 7600lb trialer loaded with a hemi in a 1500 with a 3.92 rear end and auto. average mpg is 10 while towing. worst case has been 7.25 best was 11.5. average when not towing 15. mountians no problem. do i try to play crotch-rocket with it no. when gas prices were about $1.50 i was told to figure about 81000 miles as pay back time for the extra cost of a diesel. i dont know what it would be now. just an intersting note. i can leave a diesel in the dust while towing and he is empty. fwiw and i dont have to put up with the god awful smell. if 81k miles was the break even point at $1.50 a gallon then it would be close to 40500 miles now that we are aproaching $3.00 a gallon again. i know a lot of people that drive 30k-40k miles a year. a friend of mine managed to put 200k miles on his van in a matter of three years. so i can see the benafit. as for the smell well i like the diesel! however 110 octane takes the cake! if only they would put the hemi in the dak! that would be a perfect match!! -d .

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From : dick puter413atyahoo com

i have a 2003 1500 quad-cab. it just turned 33000 miles. just last week for the first time i noticed a humming or vibration when decelerating from about 60 mph down to about 40 mph. thats the only time it does it just when coasting down a hill in that speed range. if i give it a little gas going down a hill it stops. the first time it happened i thought i had a flat tire thats how loud it was. i have discounted the engine tranny and exhaust form being the problem because i threw into neutral when it was doing it on another occassion and the vibration was still there. i am thinking driveshaft or rear axle or maybe a wheel bearing. it is very difficult to isolate where it is coming from. i only have 3000 more miles on the warranty so i will be getting it over to the dealer shortly. the truck has run trouble free till now and this problem sure isnt normal. i will let you know how it turns out as soon as i bring ot to the dealer. anybody else having a simlar problem with their truck chuck .