Dakota heater problem

From : jmc

Q: on sun 21 nov 2004 103021 -0600 all of a sudden mike simmons mikesim@fidnet.com exclaimed i have a 2001 dakota. a bit over a year ago the first setting on my heat/ac blower stopped working followed by three more a few months later so that only the highest setting on the blower worked. at the other settings nothing worked and even the light on the ac button wouldnt light. do you think it really is the rheostat does anyone know of a reputable online dealer who ships to apo addresses who would carry a rheostat for my truck and be able to ship it quickly barrier here thanks for any help! jmc usenet at jodi dit ws any day you learn something isnt a total waste. i believe you are referring to the blower motor resistor. do you happen to have the invoice from the previous repair that shows the part number to verify it if so i can ship you one from my dealership. email me with the details. mike chryco service manager member sae mike replace resistor c04885635ac h7532 module a. if you can provide total cost + shipping all id need to know is how to replace it myself. thanks for your help! jmc jmc usenet at jodi dit ws any day you learn something isnt a total waste. .

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From : mike simmons

i own a 96 1500 club cab and have water from the ac in the passenger side floor. it looks like some water is coming out of the hole on the firewall but the water is obviously coming from the ac. only accumulates when the ac is run for a period of time. what is causing this how can it be fixed and prevented thanks! dansanders@removeatt.spamcom .

From : jmc

bks wrote i have a dakota 2001 quad 4wd. i drive a lot at night and all my life have had a hard time seeing in the dark. are the extreme type lights worth it can dodge electrical known to be bad handle these url below. http//www.tirerack.com/accessories/piaa/xtremewhite.jsp i put them in mine a while back mostly for driving mountain roads in the winter. they work really well a dramatic improvement. its been over a year and everything still works just fine. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1983 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .

From : jmc

nosey wrote ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote normally at 20 degrees and lower. however newer fuels have additives which they claim will prevent jelling even at 20 below zero. fair warning if youre running with red fuel there is no additive in that but there is a big fat fine if you get caught. i know that mixing some kerosene with diesel fuel prevents jelling. anyone know the effects of doing this with a cummins ram some stations up north do just that during the winter mixing kerosene with diesel at 1/3 kerosene to 2/3 diesel. others will cut at 20% kerosene with other additives and some in extreme cold climates may even go to a 50/50 cut. does it hurt the cummins i wouldnt think so but in my area kerosene isnt very cost effective to do your own mixing. much cheaper to simply buy ready mix winter blend at the pump. remember #2 diesel starts to cloud at 20f and will jell around -15f. using additives can help but the safe bet is to get the winter blend and add some additive if you are in extreme cold climates. i believe but not certain that most states that see zero to something like a occasional -15 degrees simply use a mix of diesel #1 and #2. colder climates call for straight diesel #1. safe bet always carry a bottle of your own additive behind the seat just in case the weather man was wrong again. btw read the fine print on bottles of additives that guarantee their product will not allow diesel to freeze or they will foot the repair bill. you will be surprised to discover that it isnt worth a damn to someone that drives a truck like ours that has only a 35 gallon tank. jerry .