Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel Killer
From : Annonymous
Q: as usual max was wrong!!!! the duramax diesel is still going strong after several years of proven reliability. hey max!! looks like ya have a new best friend.bfg roy .
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From : Annonymous
on mon 19 sep 2005 172528 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote i just thought i would share with everyone that i had my funeral err... i mean wedding this weekend. dont let the honeymoon go seven days - it makes the whole week. beekeep i think the line is it makes one week greg .
From : tbone
ed m wrote back in may my firestone dealer replaced the left lower ball joint. have been noticing some squeaking that appears to be coming from the left front. when i looked it over it appears that the boot on that balljoint is loose theres a gap between the boot and balljoint. question is arent the boots supposed to seal the balljoint when was the last time it was greased as the grease swell the boot up as it fills. also what year is it as there is a recall on dakota ball joints. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .
From : max dodge
on mon 19 sep 2005 172528 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote i just thought i would share with everyone that i had my funeral err... i mean wedding this weekend. is the honeymoon over yet larry there is sex after marriage! yes until you get arthritis in your left hand. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : john kunkel
condol-ulations larry. ;- ken married for over a quarter century...and still wrong i just thought i would share with everyone that i had my funeral err... i mean wedding this weekend. .
From : tbone
that is because your dad is from a time when things were built to last unlike the junk that we have to deal with and accept as normal today. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving well found out dad was slack and never had the tranny serviced.sounds like i should drop the pan and have it flushed outthen refilled with atf+4. hes 78 years old so ill cut him a break. own a 99 quad ctd 2wd with around 75k and do a fair amount of towing 8k 5er. try to change mine every 15k as suggested by the shop manual for heavy use. have had both atf3 and atf4 put in by dc service techs at different dealerships in different parts of the country. obviously two trains of thought going on here. what is the difference between the two types...is one synthetic . also...thanks for the tips tom. fred jim schultz wrote i bought the truck used from my dad who had it since new.all of the reccomended service mileage points in the manual are filled out so i think he had it done several times.a phone call could confirm that. when you change yours and dont drop the pando you use the flush type systemguess thats the only way yes ive had it flushed by the dealership with atf+4. i have a 2001 ram 5.9l. i also changed the pan to an aftermarket slight deeper one with a drain plug and temp sensor hole. if i tow long distance on a hot day ill quickly drain the pan and at least get 5 quarts or so replaced. easy to do with the drain plug. .
From : carolina watercraft works
thanks for sharing your experience. i had a similar experience with my mechanic a few years ago. they did the work in a sloppy way and didnt bother to put the clips - anti-rattle spring - . on my car this time clips are put properly. the rattling occurs only when the brake is applied heavily and when the car is going downhill. thank you anyway. .
From : snoman
on the fluid/filter change called for by dc are they recommending a complete fluid change or just the nasty crap that falls when the pan comes off just the contents of the pan. i have read that a complete change is preferable. not in any dc publication... if i requested that of my 5 star service department they would look at me like i had 4 heads. if regular fluid/filter changes are performed and the transmission isnt abused ie. fluid burnt up theres no need to do anything other than drop the pan yep all 4000 bolts change the filter and re-fill. .
From : nosey
on mon 19 sep 2005 172528 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote i just thought i would share with everyone that i had my funeral err... i mean wedding this weekend. is the honeymoon over yet larry there is sex after marriage! and sometimes 2 people are involved mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : max dodge
.. my 96 dakota club cab slt v8 4wd shifter has been nearly imposible to shift. i spray with crc teflon penitrating spray and it takes 2 hands to pull it back to 4wd and my foot to push it into 2wd. is this symptomatic of this model truck or is there something that can be done so my wife can shift it without the neighbors help. thanks jpat .
From : max dodge
hate to reanimate a dead thread but nazis were socialist last time i checked that was a left leaning ideology.................. hate to set you straight but true communism is socialist and its the direct opposite of fascism which is what nazism was. if you know your history you realize that the communists in germany were the biggest hurdle in hitlers rise to power a little escapade for which they had him jailed and the communists in the u.s.s.r. were his biggest enemy. since the nazis were fascist and thats a right leaning ideology the original reference is accurate. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. craig@metronet.com wrote once more braniac the federal government could do nothing until the n.o. mayor and la governor requested it i already acknowledged that idiot. now please explain how bush doing nothing in wash dc is better than bush doing nothing in crawford image of leadership. is this really so hard to understand i work from home some of the time but when something goes wrong my presence is required if nothing else to show that the problem is being handled. femas headquarters are in washington along with the guy bush appointed to head it michael brown. nothing like face-to-face ass chewing to get the ball rolling eh regarding your link laffinattheleft.blo ... i wont read that trash because by its very address marks it a right wing cover-my-eyes-to-all-of-the-facts-if-they-put-the-republican/conservative-view-in-a-negative-light ... just like i wouldnt read a laffinattheright ... website for the same reason. imo if youre too far to the right ... youre a nazi. too far to the left and youre a communist. both sides are equally mis-informed and dangerous. so where do you stand brainiac craig c. hate to reanimate a dead thread but nazis were socialist last time i checked that was a left leaning ideology.................. .
From : thenewguy
on 19 sep 2005 013550 -0400 snoman uselinktoemail@autoforumz.com wrote coasty wrote i have a dodge raider with a broken spark plug in the engine. does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it out hopefully just the porcelain end is broke and the nut head is still there if so just us your spark plug socket with an extension to get some leverage. if you totally twisted the nut head off leaving the threads you will need to use an easyout tool to remove the rest of the plug. if the plug metal body is stuck in head even a easyout may not work because it takes a lot of force to break one off and it is likely cross threaded too. if this is the case your best bet is to remove head and try to drill plug out just under the size of the hole and collapse the old plug and remove it and check the threads. if you use a easyout and break that off too drilling will be a lot more difficult to do. if you break the ezout the head has to come off. if it is already off there is no problem as the ez out can be very easily removed from the back side. just a good jab with a punch motivated by a small hammer and the job is done. as for requiring a lot of torque to break off a plug shell - some take very little after 3 years or more of hot and slop. .
From : max dodge
go to a dealer. requires special tool not publicly available because of theft issues could cause much more damage trying to fix it - tilt wheel and all. might seem to be getting better when youre actually loosening critical components of the steering mechanism. again take it to a dealer. jeff i have a 2001 durango and the ignition cylinder is jammed and no amount of wheel jiggling and key wiggling will get it to turn. so does anybody have any info on causes and solutions. im pretty sure im gonna have to change it at this point so if you know of any special tools or tips id appreciate it. .
From : roy
on sun 18 sep 2005 182606 -0400 coasty uscgretspooge@comcast.net wrote this is the internet a group not gosss garage if pat had said it would have been gospel. no intention in hurting your feelings or insulting your integrity. you should not take it so personal after all would you trust everything someone says especially when they are invisible i have drained many tcs and installed my own drain plug over the years. just drill and tap - install plug with sealer. usually 1/8 tapered pipe. .