Dakota-installing power windows in place of manual?

From : Annonymous

Q: bingo!!! we have a winner!!! vbg if the trailer is really tall you might consider making a v shaped false front on it to reduce the drag or if needed you can add some storage in the fairing. it wont give you the same mileage as not towing but it can significantly help. budd denny has one of those only it is more of a u shape. it is his stomach. bfg roy yah... odds are its the trailer.... i took the truck on a 60 mile drive and it got around 15 mpg.... i was doing speed limit + 5 so 70 to 75 mph the whole time. i think thats pretty good. carl i think you just found your answer... a tall and/or wide trailer will always cause a bigger drop in mileage than a compact trailer. another factor speed . . the faster you try to drag it along the more drag it going to have. keep your speed reasonable say 55-60 and while it may take you a little longer you can save in fuel costs. budd our trailer is only around 2500 lbs fully loaded but it is pretty tall. i think the height is making the trailer cause more drag than it should especially when i have nothing in the bed of the truck. im going to take the truck for a 60 mile ride this weekend and ill see what the gas mileage is on it... tia. on thu 18 nov 2004 135230 -0600 carl chipman cchipman@nomadics.com wrote hey guys used to hang out on this forum right when i bought my truck five years or so ago but have dropped off till recently...however my 1999 dodge ram qc long bed is getting old and has 135000 miles on it in ive got the 5.9l v8 and gas mileage is pretty bad in the 12-13 on the highway and 10-12 around town... if im pulling something its falling down to 9 mpg. in short it sucks... does anyone have any advice.. ive just recently replaced the distributor cap well actually my mechanic did and weve run fuel injector cleaner...spark plugs and wires are only 20k miles old...air filter was replaced recently. im lost... what can i do to get the mileage and power back up also its got other small problems... in the top console one of the push button lights has gone out and i cant figure how to get the console off to replace the bulb... the electronic door lock on the passenger side door is also no longer working and when you attempt to lock it it makes a whirring noise and tries to lock but usually doesnt. finally the seal on the back window is leaking and i cant figure out how to just order a new seal. the dodge dealership says i have to order a whole new back window assembly for around $400... yikes!! help! does anyone have a good book to recommend tia carl chipman we have the same truck in a short bed... 360/auto/2wd/355 when we tow the trailer about 5500 - 6000# we average 8mpg... a tuneup and going to synthetic in everything possible got us about 1/2 mpg better so i guess thats as good as it gets.. 15 mpg on trips if were constant... 65 and 80 seem to be about the same on a trip but bouncing around between speeds drops it a lot.. in town were lucky to get 10 or 11 mpg...its a lot of truck to get moving in stop & go traffic.. .

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From : Annonymous

hey gang you may recall my post from a few weeks ago regarding the mysterious missing coolant. i reported that i could smell the sweet scent after parking. well i am off this week and made it a point to try and figure this out. i havent figured it out but maybe you can help. the coolant leaks very slowly. i filled the radiator and the overflow container up to five dots on the dipstick about 2 weeks ago and it is only at the second dot on the dipstick and the radiator is still full. here is where it isnt leaking no leaks from the radiator itself no leaks from the upper hose no leaks from the lower hose no leaks from the secondary overfill tank no leaks from the water pump no leaks from or around the thermostat housing here is what i found i crawled underneath and found a little anti-freeze pooling up on a frame support around the oil filter. further examination showed some concentration of anti-freeze along the lip where the oil pan bolts to the engine. i realized i had to figure where it was coming from and there is nothing i could see that indicated any thing dripping from above to that location. no trail no evidence at all. the truck runs like new and idles great too. here are the pics of where i see the anti-freeze hanging out http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak1 --this is from under the car http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak2 -- this is from the wheel well with the tire removed. thanks er freeze plug roy .

From : maxpower

hey gang you may recall my post from a few weeks ago regarding the mysterious missing coolant. i reported that i could smell the sweet scent after parking. well i am off this week and made it a point to try and figure this out. i havent figured it out but maybe you can help. the coolant leaks very slowly. i filled the radiator and the overflow container up to five dots on the dipstick about 2 weeks ago and it is only at the second dot on the dipstick and the radiator is still full. here is where it isnt leaking no leaks from the radiator itself no leaks from the upper hose no leaks from the lower hose no leaks from the secondary overfill tank no leaks from the water pump no leaks from or around the thermostat housing here is what i found i crawled underneath and found a little anti-freeze pooling up on a frame support around the oil filter. further examination showed some concentration of anti-freeze along the lip where the oil pan bolts to the engine. i realized i had to figure where it was coming from and there is nothing i could see that indicated any thing dripping from above to that location. no trail no evidence at all. the truck runs like new and idles great too. here are the pics of where i see the anti-freeze hanging out http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak1 --this is from under the car http//jonesmendler.com/fmendler/coolantleak2 -- this is from the wheel well with the tire removed. thanks er .

From : Annonymous

found more info...there is a passenger side freeze plug near the motor mount. google told me that some others have had slow leaks here too. any comments if it were me id get some leak detection dye and a black light. put the dye into the coolant as per the instructions. drive it for a while a few days at least and then use a black light to look for traces of the dye. you can get this all dye light and accessories in a kit from any automotive place. this is a very effective way of tracking down cooling system leaks. .

From : ben there

hi all we have a 1999 dodge 3/4 ton diesel cab and 1/2 rear door has just stuck shut..any ideas on how to open and fix think it is the bottom latch that is not working thanks! cathy from what ive read the bottom latch rusts up. use some pb blaster or the like and drown it and let it soak in for a day or so. i suppose if you cant get it open a sawzall to the bottom anchor and replace parts as needed. roy .