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From : roy
Q: transurgeon wrote seems i recall there was a tsb out by dc recommending the service departments change all vehicles to atf+4 as they came into the shops. i assume this was if the customer agreed to the change as it wasnt necessary if the customer didnt want it. last time i had my truck serviced 99 cummins auto i asked the service manager about this and he said he would change over if i wish but he recommended i stick with the atf+3 because of price. in addition you can buy atf+3 from several different companies. he also told me once you switch to atf+4 you cannot switch back to atf+3. wrong you can switch or mix 3 or 4 in a vehicle requiring type 3 no that is not correct. this is from the tsb note atf+4 is compatible with atf+3 and atf+2. atf+4 can be used to top off vehicles that currently have atf+2 or atf+3. do not use atf+2 or atf+3 to top off vehicles that have atf+4 fluid. so if you read carefully you see you can add atf+4 to atf+3 but you cannot add atf+3 to atf+4. in other words once you completely change over to atf+4 there is no going back unless of course you can drain 100% of the fluid out first. that is not what it says jerry. if you can add atf+4 to atf+3 then it makes absolutely no sense that you cant do it the other way. the reason that they say this is because atf+3 does not have the required properties for a vehicle requiring atf+4 and using it to top up a atf+4 transmission will weaken those properties possibly to the point of doing harm. if the transmission only required atf+3 or lower to begin with it really doesnt matter which one you use or how you mix them but who in their right mind would pay the expense of a atf+4 conversion and then add atf+3 to it later anyway. this tsb is making the assumption that the vehicle with atf+3 requires atf+3 and the vehicle using atf+4 requires atf+4 and is not taking upgrades of atf+3 transmissions into account. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
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From : roy
did you get the automatic yup figured they improved it. if not ill go right to a dtt its fine for stock power levels... ive been wondering how long it will be before i cant resist the urge. converter could still be a little tighter though i need some seat time but it wasnt a dtt.g roy .
From : steve k
get the code read again to make sure you are still dealing with the same problem. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving check engine light has been on for about 2 months got it checked out when it first came on at autozone. they said the code reflected a small minor fuel system leak perhaps a faulty gas cap replaced and reset check engine light or a vacuum leak. well the engine check light is back on... any ideas on where to start thanks kevin .
From : roy
does anyone know a good site to get a guide on how to remove a steering column from an 85 dodge ramcharger 4 wheel drive any help is appreciated .
From : mac davis
on sat 12 feb 2005 135427 gmt moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote i know we did this a year or so ago but i wasnt paying attention. i demand a mulligan. i need to install a new one in my new 3500 dually. my new rv will be a 34 foot keystone mountaineer with two axels. although i plan on keeping the truck for 1 million miles i might want to pull something with more axels down the road. with that in mind im thinking about getting the tekumsha prodigy controller. last i saw it cost about 175.00 and will prolly install it myself since it doesnt have to be mounted in a level spot. pros-n-cons im not very ho.. the prodigy is the only one to get unless ya buy a ferd.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : mike simmons
1. install receiver hitch. 2. install 7 pin rv light kit to the truck. snip didnt your ctd come with a tow kit or are you puting on one of those fancy hitches for your rv what did you get anyway trailer or 5th -- fmb only one b in fmb no my truck didnt not come with the tow package. i cant believe the salesman has the balls to try and explain to me as to why else would anyone buy a 3500 dually and not want to pull something.... dc has really screwed up on this one. i cant believe they let 2500/3500s even leave mexico without this stuff mounted. im adding the 5th wheel hitch prolly next week. i got my check today for my rv that burnt up. im getting a keystone mountaineer 348rls. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : roy
1. install receiver hitch. 2. install 7 pin rv light kit to the truck. 3. install back-up light kit fits around the receiver hitch under the bumper and has two backup lights good for 80 feet. has a position switch to use off on and only work when in reverse.. 4. install freshly painted tool box. 5. install new wade bed caps. 6. remove scratch from rear dually fender. bastards!! you fergot #7... install heated leather seats! ;^ mike i will be broke at that point. any advise on the above is appreciated. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : thenewguy
does anyone know a good site to get a guide on how to remove a steering column from an 85 dodge ramcharger 4 wheel drive any help is appreciated if you cant find anything on-line a good resource is your public library. they usually have service manuals for loan. mike .
From : denny
im at a point where ill be needing a brake controller myself in the next 3-4 weeks. ive looked at both of these site and a question i havent found an answer to is whats the significance of a sef-leveling controller. what is it about trailers or controllers and leveling requirements that i need to be aware of ill be pulling a 14 dual axle utility trailer with aprox 4 tons in it. the vehicle is an 05 2500 quad cab 4x4 ram. thanks david... david some controllers have an internal pendulum which via inertia detects when the vehicle is slowing and activates a variable resistor which governs voltage output to the brakes. this pendulum must be mounted more or less perpendicular to the ground in order to function correctly. usually a controller will have markings on it which guide you as to how out of level it can be mounted. the prodigy which uses a solid state inertia sensor is not as sensitive to being off level and is thus self-leveling. hope this helps! mike -- whatever else history may say about me when im gone i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. my dream is that you will travel the road ahead with libertys lamp guiding your steps and opportunitys arm steadying your way. -- president ronald reagan 1992 republican national convention i know we did this a year or so ago but i wasnt paying attention. i demand a mulligan. i need to install a new one in my new 3500 dually. my new rv will be a 34 foot keystone mountaineer with two axels. although i plan on keeping the truck for 1 million miles i might want to pull something with more axels down the road. with that in mind im thinking about getting the tekumsha prodigy controller. last i saw it cost about 175.00 and will prolly install it myself since it doesnt have to be mounted in a level spot. pros-n-cons -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : jerry
roy wrote thanks. no aftermarket bum warmers for me. ive a manly ass not a girlie tosh.g oh shit .............. thatll get the pink cheeks talking..... jerry bfg denny .
From : thenewguy
roy wrote thanks. no aftermarket bum warmers for me. ive a manly ass not a girlie tosh.g oh shit .............. thatll get the pink cheeks talking..... jerry .
From : roy
im at a point where ill be needing a brake controller myself in the next 3-4 weeks. ive looked at both of these site and a question i havent found an answer to is whats the significance of a sef-leveling controller. what is it about trailers or controllers and leveling requirements that i need to be aware of ill be pulling a 14 dual axle utility trailer with aprox 4 tons in it. the vehicle is an 05 2500 quad cab 4x4 ram. thanks david... -- whatever else history may say about me when im gone i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. my dream is that you will travel the road ahead with libertys lamp guiding your steps and opportunitys arm steadying your way. -- president ronald reagan 1992 republican national convention i know we did this a year or so ago but i wasnt paying attention. i demand a mulligan. i need to install a new one in my new 3500 dually. my new rv will be a 34 foot keystone mountaineer with two axels. although i plan on keeping the truck for 1 million miles i might want to pull something with more axels down the road. with that in mind im thinking about getting the tekumsha prodigy controller. last i saw it cost about 175.00 and will prolly install it myself since it doesnt have to be mounted in a level spot. pros-n-cons -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : roy
my doors lock automatically at a preset speed. this drives me nuts. mainly because i forget to unlock when i walk around to get in the rear door on the opposite side... is there a way to disable this feature ed .
From : thenewguy
on fri 11 feb 2005 211519 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy been off at a training deal for the week just saw this. congratulations. youll love it. what color did you get thanks. should pick it up today if they get the plow on it.the color is a kinda charcoal. wanted something that would blend in and not stand out. roy congrats you are gonna love it even with the aftermarket bun warmers. when is the next load of white stuff going to be delivered so you can test your new combo -- thanks. no aftermarket bum warmers for me. ive a manly ass not a girlie tosh.g weather guy says next week for more snow. roy fmb only one b in fmb .
From : roy
john kerry is patriots fan. net nanny#2 gbfg denny .
From : roy
thadriver wrote -- crying snipped-- god damn it tbone you did this did you. found this guy and sent him in here just to get even huh hes getting even for all the political crap that was slung around here a few months ago. -- john kerry is patriots fan. net nanny#2 .
From : fmb
then dont read the friggin thread. ******** jeeeze how many times do i have to say the same thing over & over before you understand! i didnt read the thread i had to scan through it & several others about football in reading the topics & get to threads about dodge trucks!!! you do remember dodge trucks dont you this group is supposed to be about them!!! paul aka tha drivel easy on the giggle cream! congratulations you have managed to revive this dead thread one ot comment one reply three days old and keep it going strong for a few more days. you may say you dont like football but you have managed to keep it alive for most of the week. again congrats. btw you remind me of the bear hunter. do you hunt bear sun is shining i think ill wash my 03 ho this morning. ==== keeping it on topic for you -- fmb only one b in fmb .
From : yonzie
thadriver wrote consider this is the only place ive complained but the ot score for football is around thirty just in the few groups i check. then go check a few more im sure you can get way more than thirty. ******** i was just talking about recently in the few groups i browse. im definately loosing this game! im just really tired of hearing about it & completely off-topic in these groups! half the shit we talk about is ot. if you dont want to read it dont click on it. ******** i dont; but i still have to scan through them to get to *on* topic posts. if football is sooooo welcomed why dont you just start a football group & leave the rest of us alone cause its so fun to see how easy it is to get some people riled up about absolutly nothing. if you wouldnt have bitched about it this thread would have been dead..... hey!! im a poet..... denny ********** not hardly. two words that sound alike at the end a sentence in a two sentence paragraph dosent make a poem. should have learned that fairly early in school...heck alot earlier than that. there was a man from nantucket comes to mind... this riling was not that easy for you folks it took years of irritation to get me to post this. dont pat yourself on the back so quickly. glad youre enjoying it though! paul aka tha driver easy on the giggle cream! driver i hate poetry why dont you go and find a poetry group. you are way off topic .
From : tom lawrence
said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy you prolly did get heated seats but just dont have the balls to tell the wabbit.. nope didnt get leather. the wifes dog really digs into and ruins the leather. enjoy! thanks. ;^ mike roy .
From : roy
roy wrote said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy hey great what color charcoal roy .
From : mike simmons
thadriver wrote then stay on topic and shut up. anyone seen any good movies lately... ******** i will. ill also complain again - if i want to - when someone else is off-topic just as you just did. no complaint here ............. i dont give a damn what they talk about in here. like i said if you cant stay on topic yourself then stop the friggin complaining. you do realize you are off topic in this thread dont you............. well i suppose you do but then what else would you have to cry about. jerry .
From : roy
does anyone have one of these i have not been able to find one to test drive so any thoughts or informaiton would be appreciated. would like to know if the shifting is smooth and sure what the performace is like esp. vs. the auto trans and what the gas milage is like. i did drive one with an automatic transmission and liked it but i was thinking that a manual would offer better performance milage and control. does anyone know if this is true i know this is true. i have a six speed diesel and it is a pig from a stop light. the transmission is very stout and not much good for trying to accelerate quickly. also have a 5 speed dodge and it has a wide split between third and fourth but you can shift it a lot quicker than the six speed. al .
From : roy
said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy you prolly did get heated seats but just dont have the balls to tell the wabbit.. enjoy! ;^ mike .
From : yonzie
wait till we start talking about tater guns ******* want to know how to make one semi-automatic & mount it in back of a dodge pickup take a pill and relax ******* not big on pills; dont do alcohol; no pot in years... maybe i *should* reconsider my position on pills - whatcha got lol! paul aka tha driver giggle cream - it makes dessert *funny*! .
From : nosey
roy wrote said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy hey great what color .
From : denny
and your contribution has been ******* i contribute a lot to the groups i browse. im 50+ & have always done my own mechanic & body work. what do you contribute things like gfy gfy! roy ******** nice btw. tried it once - too short! paul aka tha driver easy on the giggle cream! .