Engine block heater installation.
From : carolina watercraft works
Q: in. any thoughts before i spend a bunch of $$ for someone else to tell me thanks knowing the year of the truck would greatly enhance the likelihood of someone responding with helpful information. also - knowing exactly what extra lights on the dash light up when this happens might be helpful too. .
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From : carolina watercraft works
i know this is a dodge group but jeep is almost a dodge g has anybody seen any *new* information if jeep is going to make this concept vehicle http//www.jeep.com/autoshow//gladiator.html or http//www.jeep.com/autoshow/gladiator/gallery.html im not a big jeep guy but i really like the looks of this truck. im hoping one of youse guys out there may have heard something other than what theyve had on the internet for a past 6 months or so. regards slickwilly .
From : tom lawrence
great tom...i appreciate it. i figured it was pretty straight forward and just as you described. just wanted to make sure im not going to run into something i didnt expect. just recently purchased the oem block heater for my 01 ram qc 4x4 2500 with 360....anyone ever installed one of these that could offer up a few tips before i dive right into it not much to it... drain the coolant open up the block drains if you can - itll make less of a mess that way. knock out a core plug of your choosing whichever is easiest to get to - and of course one thats the same size as the block heater - pretty sure only the ones on the back are larger. easiest way to remove them is to put a blunt punch big wide flat-blade screwdriver works on the edge of the plug and smack it with a hammer. the plug should tilt out and you can yank it out with pliers. if you didnt get the block drains open be prepared for more coolant to come pouring out. tap the new plug back in gently making sure its sitting even in the bore. now hook up the wires and re-fill the coolant. .
From : tom lawrence
if it were the crank position sensor he would have got a check engine light and probably an error code of p1398. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving thanks for all your replies. right now the truck is still in the shop. we had it towed to the shop because on the phone the mechanic said if it was the fuel pump which he was sure it was it would be covered by our extended warranty. but now the mechanic says the fuel pump is fine. he says he cant start it it turns over but wont start. now says we need new spark plugs wires rotor and cap. i might have believed him if i it werent for the fact that i changed the spark plugs about 8 months ago. he said he knew that but we didnt put in the correct ones dodge factory plugs this conversation with the mechanic was between my wife and him by the way. how could my truck run for the past 8 months if i had installed the wrong plugs... a lot of people i talk to feel it is the fuel filter. origin of problem. the odometer was around 270 when my wife took the truck out for some kind of errand. i usually get 300 miles per fill up. she drove about 3 miles and starting losing power. she had to pull over. she knew it wasnt good so she turned around to go home. she only had enough power to get it up to 20 mph the whole way home 3 miles. i have run out gas twice with this truck and i got the exact same symptoms lose of power. but the only difference in her episode was that she was able to go a much farther distance. in my two cases i lost power drove for another 500 yards and could go no further couldnt start it again. out of gas. all this took place while i was out of town. her father put about five gallons in it and it wouldnt start. it would turn over but wouldnt start. so we had it towed to the shop. i dont really believe we need the new wires plugs rotor and cap. i think its the fuel filter clogged partially with some junk that was in the tank. thats why some gas was getting through and allowing my wife to make it back home. should i just tell the mechanic to change the fuel filter and go from there see if that works dont you think he should have suggested that in the first place any help would be great. thanks could be just the crankshaft position sensor. but what do i know. coasty could be but other codes should have showed up too with the starting issue especially if it is plugs/wires you should get a miss fire code or with a bad/ clogged fuel pump/system a lean run code. but alas poor steve k no codes. coasty coasty .
From : ttravelor
john kunkel wrote no reason any attack on another person be it veiled humor or not is out of character for an avowed christian fundamentalist. so are you another christian fundamentalist or are you just attempting to pass judgement based on some other belief of yours. christian brainwashing was attempted but failed my status as a card-carrying atheist with some biblical knowledge qualifies me to comment on obvious hypocrisy among avowed christians. .
From : ttravelor
carolina watercraft works wrote just recently purchased the oem block heater for my 01 ram qc 4x4 2500 with 360....anyone ever installed one of these that could offer up a few tips before i dive right into it -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works ice angels still havent heard from you laszlo. forget about me tom beesleys point sea-doo .
From : budd cochran
max dodge wrote 100 hp @ 1000 rpm = 525.2 lbs/ft torque 100 hp @ 10000 rpm = 52.52 lbs/ft torque whats this for whats this for its to show that a horsepower number alone does not accurately describe the ability an engine has to do work. no kidding thats why they typically pair it with a torque rating. note the word pair. it means both hp and torque are important. this is the point so let me repeat..... it means both hp and torque are important. you said if it takes 100ftlbs to turn a shaft one shaft will turn 6 times as fast meaning more work is done. well use that same shaft again comparing the two 100 horsepower engines. the engine that makes 100 hp @ 1000 rpm has 525 lbs/ft of torque. thats plenty of torque to do the job. in fact it can run 5 shafts each requiring 100 lbs/ft of torque all at the same time. the engine that produces 100 hp @ 10000 rpm makes less than 53 lbs/ft of torque. if it takes 100 lbs/ft of torque to turn the shaft it will not be able to turn the shaft at all. no work is being done. congrats you can do the math. you still dont seem to understand that torque isnt the only thing that needs to be talked about. if it were wed be getting complete tables of torque and rpm. ill give you another example. no need i already know how the two work together. you were the one that said torque was everything. im not saying that horsepower ratings are meaningless. im only saying that horsepower ratings are less meaningful without an rpm to go along with them. ok........ 1000ft lbs. wow thats useful...... yes its very useful if you know how to use it. get it yet yes max. i get it. -- ken .