Dakota heat/AC
From : billy
Q: been reading here for a while and posted a while back regarding buying a ctd for heavy towing. i found a truck in the paper a 01 ho 6speed loaded like new with 30k on the odometer. paid 21k. after being high pressured at every dealers lot i walked on i hate that and driving a *lot* of different trucks this one seemed like a find. obviously pampered and well maintained tight. had a gooseneck hitch installed and hooked/loaded up the 4horse and took it out ----what a torqe monster damn thing will pull any hill in any gear i want in the mountains mind you. puts the ol 454 to shame and it is a runner. put a solid ton in the box and hardly knew it was there on the highway at any speed. not real fun for errands in town will keep the chevy for that. so how did i do no remorse here ive read the owners manual and would like to get a shop manual any suggestions. any maintance tips/suggestions appreciated. hows the dual battery setup work regards de ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-uncensored-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .
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From : Annonymous
hp wrote i have an 04 1500 ram 4x4 5.7 hemi quad with swb. the gears are 3.53. i bought this without knowing anything about towing and at the time only intended on towing a pop-up trailer which we never felt behind us. we upgraded to a 25 foot camper approx 5000.lbs. when in the hilly areas we noticed that we really have to work to get up some of the hills. we have only modified the truck with a k&n air intake kit so far. what should we do to give this truck a higher towing capacity i have heard changing the rear gears would help how much would something like this cost would my fuel mileage suffer i have 12000 miles on the truck now and would get screwed over by trading it for a 2500 ram. thanks howard changing rear gears is certainly the best bang for the buck. 3.92 should be fine but if you live where speeds are rarely 65mphish you might even consider 4.11. as to cost that can vary. to simply change the gears youre probably talking about $200-300 per axle. the front axle is usually a little more because its tougher to get to. if you dont already have lsd you might consider that. dodge trucks with the corporate 9.5 rear are pretty famous for lunching the carrier bearings at 60-80k miles. if you take it to a shop for a gear change have them put some quality bearings in there. then you never have to worry about it. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : tom lawrence
changed battery and still will not crank and stay cranked...i have no idea what is causing this....need help please .
From : Annonymous
accumulator what he means that since the systems been de-pressurized for so long and able to absorb moisture the accumulator which contains a dessicant to absorb moisture should also be changed because its probably saturated. .
From : Annonymous
well the thing is this shop has been very good to me. ive never been screwed over by them and in fact they never try and do more work than necessary. they even said theyd only charge me 30 minutes of work $42 since they really didnt know what was wrong. i really do like the people here. perhaps i can call back and just ask them to replace the speed sensor. no they didnt however offer to clear this code i guess thats a bit surprising. strange thing is a few months ago it was having a different check engine light problem. it would flash ding the oil pressure would drop to 0 and then instantly back up. they replaced the oil pressure switch because that was their best guess. it seemed to work temporarily but then came back a few weeks ago 2 times. the exact information they gave me was code po720 - torque converter clutch no rpm drop at lock up i was surprised to see all the quick responses - . assuming thats the correct code that they retrieved and gave you your shop is looking to gouge you for cash... p0720 is a speed sensor-related code... meaning probably a bad output speed sensor on the transmission something that costs under $50 and takes about 5 minutes to replace. time to find another shop .
From : nosey
snoman wrote quote1a38145748=lemoncokei have a tranny cooler on it./quote1a38145748 do you have it hooked up so that the fluid goes through raditor tank cooler first then aux cooler then back to tranny. this is the correct way to do it not sure how it is hooked up had it done at a tranny shop. .
From : snoman
lemoncoke wrote i have a 2001 durango and am pulling a trailer and the truck is running really hot. the electric fan turns on as soon as you start it could this be the problem or is it something else i noticed it runs hotter when i drive at 65 or 70 than it does when i go 55 or 60 any suggestions please help. the durango is a 5.9 l the first time it did it it lost some coolant but i refilled it. when not pulling trailer it runs normal the fan seem to be a problem but dont know not sure how big of trailer you are pulling but they can add a lot of heat and strain to a tow vehical. 2 to 3x more heat generated electric fans simply do not have the capacity for this kind of cooling load. some will debate this but the simply is not enough electrical power in you truck to power a electric fan powerfull enough to cool it when towing a big load on a hot day. you need a hd cooling system and a hd clutch fan that can sound like a wind tunnel at times to pull enough air through there to cool it properly on a hot day towing. another thing that can agrevate it is relatively tall gears because the tranny has to work harder and use the converter more which also can generate a lot of heat. when you are pulling hard with a gas engine you want to be above 2600 rpm or so when it is working so you are well off of the stall in the converter and the tranny is making as little heat as possible for the load on it. do not count of the converter clutch to save your butt here also you can add a aux tranny cooler because if properly installed it can increase cooling effiecency while helping engine to run a bit cooler. a properly equipped tow vehical should keep its cool no matter what but most are not. .