Gone Fishin Myn Way
From : william boyd
Q: on fri 28 jan 2005 william. boyd wrote i use liquid wrench wd is good but the lw is a tad better. both of them are silly kid stuff. kroil and mopar 3418039 are the only two penetrating fluids worth messing with. you guys dont be so dead set that your experience of bygone times remain the king of the road. there are many new innovations that may set your long prided selection aside. every day something new comes out some good and some not so good. and you can either waste lots of time and money on unproven doctor mo-jos magic loosen-all with flex fluoride and vitamin e or simply use what works and get on with life. speaking of which go get one. .
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From : mac davis
beam-type torque wrenches suck!! unless they are the dial-face digital clicking beam torque wrench then they are ok. just be sure to lubricate the torque wrench with amsoil. the k$n filter wont help with power and mileage either unless you put your tailgate down and 3% is still only 1% more than 2%. .
From : mike simmons
writes is sirius better than xm soon they with merge and become one! both companies arent doing as well as they would like...... so they are talking about merging. ken sirius user i hadnt heard that though i know thats what everyone was predicting would happen a year of so ago. .
From : denny
i have a problem with my transmission going into second gear. starts off in first reves up when you back off the throttle it goes into third. could this be in the valve body .
From : denny
im looking at the site right now and am wondering if the delphi sa10112 fm modulator adapter is what you used i also was unimpressed with the wireless fm modulator and went to the above-listed wired fm modulator. i think what rammans talking about is utilizing his aux input red/white rca connectors that came with his aftermarket head unit. those of us with stock radios dont have this option so the best we can get is the wired fm modulator. its still a big difference in quality. also does anyone know if a special antenna adapter will be necessary for the stock am/fm/cd radios in an 05 2500. i seem to remember reading that dodge did not use a standard antenna jack... on the radio yes its a different connector. however theres a connection behind the passenger kick panel where the wire from the antenna connects to the wiring to the radio. this connection is a standard gm-style connector and will hook up to the fm modulator. the wires from the modulator are long enough that you can mount the modulator behind the hvac controls in the center of the dash and route the wires behind the glove box easy to remove to the wiring at the kick panel which also removes without any screws - gotta love spring clips .
From : tbone
mine is a factory type k$n and fits in the stock housing. sorry no torque wrench required here. btw mine is electronic anyway. electronic!! those are only for wimps and yankees! ;^ mike well mine is heated so when the iddy-biddy air molecules come by they dont get their tushy chilly... i got it mail order from some place down in mo. that specializes in heated things for tushes. denny that was good! is your pink suit heated roy damned straight it is!! depends on the quality of the chili on how warm it gets tho..... denny .
From : denny
mine is a factory type k$n and fits in the stock housing. sorry no torque wrench required here. btw mine is electronic anyway. electronic!! those are only for wimps and yankees! ;^ mike well mine is heated so when the iddy-biddy air molecules come by they dont get their tushy chilly... i got it mail order from some place down in mo. that specializes in heated things for tushes. denny that was good! is your pink suit heated roy .
From : Annonymousmike simmons
i put xm in about 3 months ago and i did the same as tom by placing rit above the driver side corner of the windshield and then running the antenna cable throught the weather stripping on the door. once thats done you can enter the the dash easier and then place it wherever. the dash is held on by clips. this took maybe 10 -15 minuties.if you buy the home kit it comes with a remote which you can use in the car as well. als i used the casette tape instead of the fm frequency access points since the quality was better . on sun 30 jan 2005 081205 -0600 ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net writes 2. is xm better than sirius or are they about the same. roughly similar with some subtle differences in programming. equipment-wise chrysler radios can have a sirius tuner connected directly to them. xm has better smaller more features add-on units. xm is also less expensive. im very happy w/mine and did an antenna install similar to what tom described. i took my install a step further however. i already had an inexpensive pioneer after-market sound system in the truck so after hearing the lack of fidelity in the fm transmitter interface of the xm system i ordered the auxiliary input adapter from crutchfield and plugged it in direct. i cannot begin to describe the magnificent improvement in sound quality. **lots** more bass and treble. .
From : tbone
mine is a factory type k$n and fits in the stock housing. sorry no torque wrench required here. btw mine is electronic anyway. electronic!! those are only for wimps and yankees! ;^ mike -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving mike simmons wrote hoppy yeah we do have conversations about other stuff while we are waitin for dodge trucks to break.... you just havent been here long enuf. what do you want another group like rort he..he..he... just a minute and ill go get will lon gc jenny ben and a couple of the others and bring em back and liven things up. seriously this group can be rather lively too....... watch this.......... ahem beam-type torque wrenches suck!! now stand back........... wanna really roll................ hey what kind of torque wrench you fellas use to tighten the those little bolts on your k&n filter housings jerry maybe .....thats what im talkin about! m .
From : greg surratt
on 29 jan 2005 150833 -0800 max max340@aol.com wrote pb blaster does very well compared to wd40 incredible difference. compared to the mopar stuff i dont know never used the dealer stuff. castle chemical had some stuff called thrust that worked fairly well also. i bought a can of pb blaster just a couple of days ago and used it on my car where white lithium grease usually goes. what a goopy mess. im certain my hood latch will never stick now if i never do anything to it again ever. compare that with my gunk liquid wrench which goes where no lubricant has ever gone before. of course that liquid wrench penetrating oil has zero surface tension so it wicks itself into everywhere and anywhere instantaneously. which is better cant say for sure but that pb blaster sure makes a mess. lg .
From : william boyd
on sat 29 jan 2005 211049 -0600 william. boyd william@cowboy.net wrote lawrence glickman wrote on 29 jan 2005 150833 -0800 max max340@aol.com wrote pb blaster does very well compared to wd40 incredible difference. compared to the mopar stuff i dont know never used the dealer stuff. castle chemical had some stuff called thrust that worked fairly well also. i bought a can of pb blaster just a couple of days ago and used it on my car where white lithium grease usually goes. what a goopy mess. im certain my hood latch will never stick now if i never do anything to it again ever. compare that with my gunk liquid wrench which goes where no lubricant has ever gone before. of course that liquid wrench penetrating oil has zero surface tension so it wicks itself into everywhere and anywhere instantaneously. which is better cant say for sure but that pb blaster sure makes a mess. lg pb penetrating blaster works ok also as well as gunks liquid wrench but the as some one said previously need to get some real penetrating oil. it is called super-eez by texas refinery corporation trc fort worth tx. a little pricier though $7 per aerosol spray can 13oz. at least that was the cost two years ago. it lasts me a long time by using the other three first in turn wd-40 liquid wrench pb blaster then trc super-eez. then cutting torch. i use the wd-40 all the time on almost everything but hinges usually were getting white moly grease. now i dose them with pb blaster and i think it gets to where it is supposed to be -better- than white moly grease. but it isnt a penetrating oil that is for sure. then again my can of it didnt mention penetrating on it so i guess i just bought the regular version of it. imo possibly better than white moly grease maybe better than wd40 really hard to tell at this point. otoh liquid wrench has never let me down yet except in some rare cases where the bolt and nut are so rusted it is hard to tell them apart e.g. exhaust pipes . i couldnt find either the kroil or mopar penetrating oil. lg diyr for the most part until i get in over my head and then it goes to the shop where i get hammered in the wallet. bill p. the shade tree mechanic with most of the leaves missing .
From : mike simmons
nosey wrote beam-type torque wrenches suck!! unless they are the dial-face digital clicking beam torque wrench then they are ok. just be sure to lubricate the torque wrench with amsoil. the k$n filter wont help with power and mileage either unless you put your tailgate down and 3% is still only 1% more than 2%. nothing wrong with a 9-44649 1/2 drive makes a good long breaker bar. - bill p. .
From : nosey
on sat 29 jan 2005 083935 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on fri 28 jan 2005 william. boyd wrote i use liquid wrench wd is good but the lw is a tad better. both of them are silly kid stuff. kroil and mopar 3418039 are the only two penetrating fluids worth messing with. you guys dont be so dead set that your experience of bygone times remain the king of the road. there are many new innovations that may set your long prided selection aside. every day something new comes out some good and some not so good. and you can either waste lots of time and money on unproven doctor mo-jos magic loosen-all with flex fluoride and vitamin e or simply use what works and get on with life. speaking of which go get one. im having a hard time deciding which is more annoying your spam or your participation . damn... and i thought it was just me... thanks bro.. hey bro it is what it is. roy mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : mike simmons
on sat 29 jan 2005 014749 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote hoppy yeah we do have conversations about other stuff while we are waitin for dodge trucks to break.... you just havent been here long enuf. what do you want another group like rort he..he..he... just a minute and ill go get will lon gc jenny ben and a couple of the others and bring em back and liven things up. seriously this group can be rather lively too....... watch this.......... ahem beam-type torque wrenches suck!! now stand back........... ;^ mike i have to disagree mike.. they work great if they have a k&n sticker on em.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : fmb
on sat 29 jan 2005 083935 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on fri 28 jan 2005 william. boyd wrote i use liquid wrench wd is good but the lw is a tad better. both of them are silly kid stuff. kroil and mopar 3418039 are the only two penetrating fluids worth messing with. you guys dont be so dead set that your experience of bygone times remain the king of the road. there are many new innovations that may set your long prided selection aside. every day something new comes out some good and some not so good. and you can either waste lots of time and money on unproven doctor mo-jos magic loosen-all with flex fluoride and vitamin e or simply use what works and get on with life. speaking of which go get one. im having a hard time deciding which is more annoying your spam or your participation . damn... and i thought it was just me... thanks bro.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : jerry
hoppy yeah we do have conversations about other stuff while we are waitin for dodge trucks to break.... you just havent been here long enuf. what do you want another group like rort he..he..he... just a minute and ill go get will lon gc jenny ben and a couple of the others and bring em back and liven things up. seriously this group can be rather lively too....... watch this.......... ahem beam-type torque wrenches suck!! now stand back........... ;^ mike mike! keep your clothes on dont invite jenny. she might tell you to just tighten it up till it sounds expensive then back off 1/8 turn. -- fmb only one b in fmb .
From : greg surratt
on sat 29 jan 2005 014749 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote seriously this group can be rather lively too....... watch this.......... ahem beam-type torque wrenches suck!! now stand back........... ;^ mike youre an idiot! everyone knows dial-type torque wrenches are the only way to go. oh we agree well never mind then. ;- greg i alway preferred the tighten er down till she goes reeeeeeeeeeek method. of course you find some sub-par fasteners this way but they would have broken anyway usually at the most inopportune time. denny .
From : denny
mike simmons wrote hoppy yeah we do have conversations about other stuff while we are waitin for dodge trucks to break.... you just havent been here long enuf. what do you want another group like rort he..he..he... just a minute and ill go get will lon gc jenny ben and a couple of the others and bring em back and liven things up. seriously this group can be rather lively too....... watch this.......... ahem beam-type torque wrenches suck!! now stand back........... wanna really roll................ hey what kind of torque wrench you fellas use to tighten the those little bolts on your k&n filter housings jerry maybe .
From : mike simmons
asked the dealer if they wanted to buy the programmer too they said no. hope someone tells the new owner to burn high test.... if this was a dodge dealer they will probably just reflash the stock program in the pcm. .
From : roy
tbone wrote make sure that you are not using a summer blend. ill check it. i have no idea how long the bottle has been hanging out in my garage. i tend to buy several when i see them on sale. .
From : william boyd
i was just listening to an add on tv about the ford tow packages are including the brake controllers as well. that is something new i would imagine all of them will jump on that. its not just that theyre including them - the brake controller is an integrated unit now - which means full pcm management fully integrated with abs etc. this is a definite plus and is something the other two should jump on as well. .
From : henry
hi all im trying to replace the headlamp bulbs in my 1999 dodge grand caravan. i took of the power connectors/leads but am having a hard time getting the actual bulb units out of the housing. im pretty sure its just a matter of turning them in one direction or the other but im using a fair amount of force and they dont seem to budge. any advice to help me would be appreciated. also one headlamp seems dim compared to the other. no clouding or dulling of either of the lenses. i saw that each of the lamp housings are adjustable and have calibration scales on them; one for level both have the same reading so i assume they are correct and one for angle along the horizontal has a transparent plastic disc with a lever. does anyone know what the readings for each should be. again im guessing that the drivers side should be different than the passenger side but i could be wrong. thanks in advance. jitendra 99 dodge grand caravan es .
From : william boyd
where can i find grens garage no clue... genos garage can be found via their ultra-cryptic super-secret url http//www.genosgarage.com .
From : henry
depends on what you want/need. as far as music i could care less cause theres plenty of choice on the radio. however i like having fox in my truck so i can keep up with the days events and also so i can get the michael medved talk radio show. i listened to him all the time when i lived in wa and xms $9.99 month fee to receive his show is a good value for me. david doesnt really matter..... they are both over priced. im glad i have a music keg. going to pull plug on sirius soon. if i didnt have the keg..... i probably keep it. .
From : mike simmons
i had an 85 4wd pick em up truck with simular issues. there were two problems. the blower switch was corroded veriticaly orientated that i had to clean. the other problem was a connector for the multiple vaccume lines that tied the system together behind the a/c/heater control panel. it was made of a rubbery material that was dried out and cracked with age. various collored vaccume lines came together there and connected to control panel. a rather complex connector really as it had an internal bypass for a couple of lines. anyhow the connectoer itself was cracked and allowed vaccume loss. henry blower works intermittently - usually when it goes below zero and you need it most. it was only working on high. ive read about the resistor block but dont know where it is on this vehicle. could someone direct me also read about heat going from defrost to dash vent at different engine rpm. i figured this was a vacuum issue confirmed on other posts and though i know vents are vacuum controlled and blower motor is electric i tried goosing the gas to vary vacuum and blower came on high - coincedence im sure. well i tried changing to lower blower speed and got nothing. put blower back on high heard a click somewhere near steering column and had no more high.is there a blower relay in all the mess of wiring under there thats not shown in the haynes manual and exactly where would that be extremely cold out and my father needs heat. tia john .
From : greg surratt
from dodgevanfan tvjohn.geo@yahoo.com date 1/28/2005 222 pm central standard time blower works intermittently - usually when it goes below zero and you need it most. heres an idea dont know if itll help you or not but on these old truck the ignition switch gets worn and if you dont have it just right some of the accessories wont work. this is easy to check jiggle the key and see if the blower doesnt start working. this isnt a 100% certain check but its cheap and easy. even if it passes it could still be the problem. robert .
From : william boyd
stardog stardog wrote 1.thinking about getting satellite radio and i was wondering where to mount antenna. i dont want to drill any holes into the truck. 2. is xm better than sirius or are they about the same. had the antenna mounted on the top of the cab at the back center. run the cable through top of the cab brake lite under the headliner down the front piller boast. dale i have the sirius works great .
From : tbone
how much does a good mp3 player cost and then how much do all of those cds cost lets see... $500 or so for a decent amount of storage... $16 or so per cd of which you usually get 2 maybe 3 good songs at about 4 minutes a piece... and i need about 500 hours per year. screw it - lets say half of each cd is considered good... call that 30 minutes for $16 thats about $16000 in cds. i could join a cd club and get em for $9.99 bringing my cost down to $10000. or lets do the apple $1 per song deal... 4 minutes for a buck or $15 per hour so that brings it down to $7500 plus the mp3 player - so $8000 total. compare this to $200 total for the xm equipment and the almost $12/month that i spend because i buy some extra programming - im up to a whopping $344 for the same 500 hours of entertainment. i can listen to all the same crap that i could have bought on cd plus more original programming comedy sports was coming back home on the pa turnpike last year and it was great being able to listen to the mlb playoff games etc. yep... that xm service is definately over-priced or are you suggesting that he steal the music probably... and lets say for arguments sake that i felt like commiting multiple felonies and stealing all that content. im still paying more for the damn mp3 player than id spend in a year for my xm subscription plus equipment. .
From : mike simmons
so spake another god. on sat 29 jan 2005 000602 -0500 daniel j. stern dastern@127.0.0.1 wrote and you can either waste lots of time and money on unproven doctor mo-jos magic loosen-all with flex fluoride and vitamin e or simply use what works and get on with life. speaking of which go get one. .