HELP!!Mod to 2001 1500 Quadcab for towing 22' motorboat

From : hubmachineatgmail com

Q: have a tranny whine that is beginning to be noticible in my truck. under steady state freeway driving it seems to build up then go away then repeat over a period of less than a minute. this is normally on level surface but can and does occur also on hills both up and down. ideas. nearing 36k so will take it in but just wondering about possibilities. gary .

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From : tbone

i exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. i straightened out and stayed in my lane then noticed the blinker was still on. at the same time that i was reaching for the lever i heard a chime same as when the keys are in the ignition the door is open etc... i quickly looked at my overhead console and the instrument panel to see if there were any visabale indicators there wasnt... so im wondering if theres some sort of audible notification that the blinker has been on for an excessive length of time ram 2500 2005 cummins 4x4. thanks david... .

From : tbone

we need as many as 500 mack 675 or 676 turbo diesel used engines. must have a good block and head. well rebuild if needed. will pay 1200 to 1300 usd for each unit. also needed as many as 500 big cam cummins diesel engine. must have a good block and head. well rebuild if needed. will pay 1000 to 1100 usd for each unit. regards arvin hoss .

From : transurgeon

you are one luck dude. i had until tonight a 2001 1/2 ton ram qc. i hit #1 a telephone pole dead center #2 a culvert which flipped me on my drivers side #3 another culvert while sideways slid across a driveway and #4 a pine tree. after the truck stopped then and only then did the airbags pop. .

From : tbone

vacuum leak possibly. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. i have a 95 ram with the 318 and od transmission that is driving me nuts!!! from a cold start everything is great no problems but when she warms up 5mins or sothe idle goes to hell bouncing from 300 to about 1000 and sometimes stalls when i go to crawl away from a stop and sometimes seems to almost back fire as it tries to catch itself. if i keep the rpm up around 1200 or so it is fine. after the rpm are up she runs as good as it ever did!! plugs wires cap and button were all changed but with no effect but all this computer stuff messes me up. any ideas as to the problem and cure .

From : transurgeon

as i expected unable to answer even a simple question. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving oh poor widdle t-boner hes being picked on poor baby god forbid anybody disagree with you on anything. your 60 second wide open stall condition just makes no sense. if the truck cannot move under full throttle then it will never pull the boat up the ramp never mind 60 seconds. now i see that there were two others that also didnt agree with what you said but i see no negative response from you to them why not i also said that it was my o p i n i o n that if the transmission cannot deal with some strain on occasion then it should not be in a truck not a recommendation to anyone and others have agreed. grow up dude. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you need to come over to our local lake and watch and listen some sunday evening but hey you know it all you advise everyone on their transmission problems ill just sit back and punch holes in your advice from here on out ok go for it bucko you seem to know almost as much as front pump snoman you really need to step within the realm of reality gary. the 60 seconds that i gave is really about 4 times the actual time it takes to pull a boat up the ramp at least all of the ones that i used and why would you ever use full throttle if the ramp it that steep or the truck is that under powered for the boat that you are trying to launch then even a trans cooler is not going to help you not to mention that if you really needed full throttle i doubt that you would ever get enough traction to pull the boat out even with 4 wheel drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving go ahead do a full-throttle stall on the transmission of your choice for a full sixty seconds several times a month none of them will handle it without auxiliary cooling and regular fluid changes tc temps can spike in the 4-500 degree range under those conditions he need a realistic gear ratio in the ass-end and probably 4wd to deal with wet ramps plus a honking big cooler a 4wd pan if its 2wd and maybe a 50-50 mix of the recommended fluid and mobilone 5-20 synthetic engine oil in it i may be no transmission expert but i must say that if the trans is really that wimpy that it cant take around 60 seconds worth of effort a few times a month without damage then it really has no business being in a truck at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving its not the 1 mile to and from thats gonna kill the transmission its the full-stall start on a ramp with no forward speed to help cool it on 14 jun 2005 115414 -0700 hubmachineatgmail.com hubmachine@gmail.com wrote mac thanks for your reply. i was wondering if i might need a transmission cooler. what size would you recommend the boat is on a dual axle trailer twin 115 outboards. would you recommend a brand cliff hubbard wow thats a lot of boat! the trailer must weight about what my boat did.. lol like some others have said if youre only hauling it 1 mile each way i dont think you need a cooler... the problem would be your initial tow to bring it home... and it might be cheaper to rent a truck or borrow a friends and fill the tank than t add something to your truck that you dont need..ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : tbone

lmao....i get a kick out of watching idiots on ramps myself since i spend so much time on lakes. but using common sense and proper procedure is the most unused factors people need while towing and getting up steep ramps. bottom line is that if you abuse your truck its going to fail on you. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. you need to come over to our local lake and watch and listen some sunday evening but hey you know it all you advise everyone on their transmission problems ill just sit back and punch holes in your advice from here on out ok go for it bucko you seem to know almost as much as front pump snoman you really need to step within the realm of reality gary. the 60 seconds that i gave is really about 4 times the actual time it takes to pull a boat up the ramp at least all of the ones that i used and why would you ever use full throttle if the ramp it that steep or the truck is that under powered for the boat that you are trying to launch then even a trans cooler is not going to help you not to mention that if you really needed full throttle i doubt that you would ever get enough traction to pull the boat out even with 4 wheel drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving go ahead do a full-throttle stall on the transmission of your choice for a full sixty seconds several times a month none of them will handle it without auxiliary cooling and regular fluid changes tc temps can spike in the 4-500 degree range under those conditions he need a realistic gear ratio in the ass-end and probably 4wd to deal with wet ramps plus a honking big cooler a 4wd pan if its 2wd and maybe a 50-50 mix of the recommended fluid and mobilone 5-20 synthetic engine oil in it i may be no transmission expert but i must say that if the trans is really that wimpy that it cant take around 60 seconds worth of effort a few times a month without damage then it really has no business being in a truck at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving its not the 1 mile to and from thats gonna kill the transmission its the full-stall start on a ramp with no forward speed to help cool it on 14 jun 2005 115414 -0700 hubmachineatgmail.com hubmachine@gmail.com wrote mac thanks for your reply. i was wondering if i might need a transmission cooler. what size would you recommend the boat is on a dual axle trailer twin 115 outboards. would you recommend a brand cliff hubbard wow thats a lot of boat! the trailer must weight about what my boat did.. lol like some others have said if youre only hauling it 1 mile each way i dont think you need a cooler... the problem would be your initial tow to bring it home... and it might be cheaper to rent a truck or borrow a friends and fill the tank than t add something to your truck that you dont need..ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : transurgeon

god forbid anybody disagree with you on anything. your 60 second wide open stall condition just makes no sense. if the truck cannot move under full throttle then it will never pull the boat up the ramp never mind 60 seconds. now i see that there were two others that also didnt agree with what you said but i see no negative response from you to them why not i also said that it was my o p i n i o n that if the transmission cannot deal with some strain on occasion then it should not be in a truck not a recommendation to anyone and others have agreed. grow up dude. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you need to come over to our local lake and watch and listen some sunday evening but hey you know it all you advise everyone on their transmission problems ill just sit back and punch holes in your advice from here on out ok go for it bucko you seem to know almost as much as front pump snoman you really need to step within the realm of reality gary. the 60 seconds that i gave is really about 4 times the actual time it takes to pull a boat up the ramp at least all of the ones that i used and why would you ever use full throttle if the ramp it that steep or the truck is that under powered for the boat that you are trying to launch then even a trans cooler is not going to help you not to mention that if you really needed full throttle i doubt that you would ever get enough traction to pull the boat out even with 4 wheel drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving go ahead do a full-throttle stall on the transmission of your choice for a full sixty seconds several times a month none of them will handle it without auxiliary cooling and regular fluid changes tc temps can spike in the 4-500 degree range under those conditions he need a realistic gear ratio in the ass-end and probably 4wd to deal with wet ramps plus a honking big cooler a 4wd pan if its 2wd and maybe a 50-50 mix of the recommended fluid and mobilone 5-20 synthetic engine oil in it i may be no transmission expert but i must say that if the trans is really that wimpy that it cant take around 60 seconds worth of effort a few times a month without damage then it really has no business being in a truck at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving its not the 1 mile to and from thats gonna kill the transmission its the full-stall start on a ramp with no forward speed to help cool it on 14 jun 2005 115414 -0700 hubmachineatgmail.com hubmachine@gmail.com wrote mac thanks for your reply. i was wondering if i might need a transmission cooler. what size would you recommend the boat is on a dual axle trailer twin 115 outboards. would you recommend a brand cliff hubbard wow thats a lot of boat! the trailer must weight about what my boat did.. lol like some others have said if youre only hauling it 1 mile each way i dont think you need a cooler... the problem would be your initial tow to bring it home... and it might be cheaper to rent a truck or borrow a friends and fill the tank than t add something to your truck that you dont need..ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : carolina watercraft works

you really need to step within the realm of reality gary. the 60 seconds that i gave is really about 4 times the actual time it takes to pull a boat up the ramp at least all of the ones that i used and why would you ever use full throttle if the ramp it that steep or the truck is that under powered for the boat that you are trying to launch then even a trans cooler is not going to help you not to mention that if you really needed full throttle i doubt that you would ever get enough traction to pull the boat out even with 4 wheel drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving go ahead do a full-throttle stall on the transmission of your choice for a full sixty seconds several times a month none of them will handle it without auxiliary cooling and regular fluid changes tc temps can spike in the 4-500 degree range under those conditions he need a realistic gear ratio in the ass-end and probably 4wd to deal with wet ramps plus a honking big cooler a 4wd pan if its 2wd and maybe a 50-50 mix of the recommended fluid and mobilone 5-20 synthetic engine oil in it i may be no transmission expert but i must say that if the trans is really that wimpy that it cant take around 60 seconds worth of effort a few times a month without damage then it really has no business being in a truck at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving its not the 1 mile to and from thats gonna kill the transmission its the full-stall start on a ramp with no forward speed to help cool it on 14 jun 2005 115414 -0700 hubmachineatgmail.com hubmachine@gmail.com wrote mac thanks for your reply. i was wondering if i might need a transmission cooler. what size would you recommend the boat is on a dual axle trailer twin 115 outboards. would you recommend a brand cliff hubbard wow thats a lot of boat! the trailer must weight about what my boat did.. lol like some others have said if youre only hauling it 1 mile each way i dont think you need a cooler... the problem would be your initial tow to bring it home... and it might be cheaper to rent a truck or borrow a friends and fill the tank than t add something to your truck that you dont need..ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : tom lawrence

really. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. go ahead do a full-throttle stall on the transmission of your choice for a full sixty seconds several times a month who the hell uses full throttle for a full minute nonetheless on a boat ramp .

From : tom lawrence

is a dodge something that will last as much as a ford or chevy 4x4 truck. please let me hear something. i am suppose to take it to the shope and have our mechanic look it over in the am. thanks suttles ============ i always have and always be a chevy man... lol have 5 in the garage right now... but my wife has 160000 miles on her 96 dodge grand caravan...which she had to have since she liked the sytling so much .. and who am i to argue with my wife over her choice of her own vehicles....anyway its been pretty much completely trouble free...at least nothing comes to mind right now that was a royal pain or expensive...and i too was very leary about the transmission...but its been fine... i drive a 2001 dakota every day...only 41000 on its clock now...but with a 5 speed... again no problems.... it however is not much of a truck..ok for very light hauling which is all i needed... bob g .

From : mac davis

tom lawrence wrote if it is a 4.7 or 318 i would rear gear rear axle with 4.56 gears do not let numbers scare you as od takes the bit out of it and it will pull it fine if you also add a aux tranny cooler. if it is a 360 try 4.10 gears with same aux cooler. are you insane re-gear a truck because of a 1-mile tow once a week is it me or is there an inordinate amount of over-thinking when it comes to towing in this group lately its a 22 boat not a d9 cat fer cryin out loud... hell be just fine with whatever he has. i had a 21 foot inboard once and it was heavy and it was exciting on a steep boat ramp with a 1/2 ton truck with stock gears before i regeared it let me tell you. it only takes one steep ramp on a hot day tp cook a tranny sometimes because when it is stalling it makea a lot of heat. sure i lot of peple get by with bandaid steup and that fine if they want to but when i tow i want to be able to handle anything the load can possible present. i took my boat on several 400 mile round trips after i regeared down through the hilld of ky in summer heat to with no surprizes or problems which is more than i can say for some of the other boat towers i saw. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-help-mod-2001-1500-quadcab-towing-22-motorboat-ftopict124505.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=606547 .

From : mark sparge

2002 durango 4x4. i recently noticed a rattling sound in the front. both ball joints were recently replaced recall when i apply breaks the chatter is gone. any ideas is this an easy fix i can do at home thanks lac .

From : snoman

you replaced the wrong one... in the previous thread at least two of us told you it was the one in the rear diff. hopefully the people at autozone are friendly and will take the incorrect sensor back. or just keep the old one as a spare. .

From : mac davis

hello all i have a 2002 1500 with the 4.7 it seems that when i start from a complete stop sometimes there is a small clunk like it is engaging or something . it is very small though and not always . i changed the tranny fluid with atf 4 completely to be sure. maybe it is rear end rpms at idle are at about 600. any ideas thanks in advance ..... .

From : carolina watercraft works

have a canopy from canopy west. had it for five years and still looks great!!! im trying to decide on a lower priced canopy for my dak qc. up here i have the choice of arrow leer or raider. what are your favorites among these im aiming for cab-highcolor matched 3rd brakelight and front slider as only options. what about roof racks later for light objects and easy of removal and installation i periodically go for gravel navvyjack or topsoil tia ron .

From : tbone

im trying to decide on a lower priced canopy for my dak qc. up here i have the choice of arrow leer or raider. what are your favorites among these im aiming for cab-highcolor matched 3rd brakelight and front slider as only options. what about roof racks later for light objects and easy of removal and installation i periodically go for gravel navvyjack or topsoil tia ron .

From : transurgeon

i may be no transmission expert but i must say that if the trans is really that wimpy that it cant take around 60 seconds worth of effort a few times a month without damage then it really has no business being in a truck at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving its not the 1 mile to and from thats gonna kill the transmission its the full-stall start on a ramp with no forward speed to help cool it on 14 jun 2005 115414 -0700 hubmachineatgmail.com hubmachine@gmail.com wrote mac thanks for your reply. i was wondering if i might need a transmission cooler. what size would you recommend the boat is on a dual axle trailer twin 115 outboards. would you recommend a brand cliff hubbard wow thats a lot of boat! the trailer must weight about what my boat did.. lol like some others have said if youre only hauling it 1 mile each way i dont think you need a cooler... the problem would be your initial tow to bring it home... and it might be cheaper to rent a truck or borrow a friends and fill the tank than t add something to your truck that you dont need..ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : mac davis

on tue 14 jun 2005 032650 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote i would like to repair this diy if possible. just what is involved unplugging an electrical connector removing one bolt and pulling the old sensor out of the rear diff. housing. then reverse the procedure to re-install. should take you all of 5 minutes including clean-up beautiful! are these sensors sold at auto parts stores like autozone i will give them a call right now. igor .

From : tbone

97 dodge 3500 maxivan. vaccum hose keeps coming off cannister. replaced with new hose last year but same problem this year. note vehicle is road trek class b motorhome. dealer has no solutions. any opu there -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-cruise-control-problem-ftopict124563.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=606436 .

From : tom lawrence

i would think that as well since i did order mine with the towing package and my gears are 3.55. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving if it is a 4.7 or 318 i would rear gear rear axle with 4.56 gears do not let numbers scare you as od takes the bit out of it and it will pull it fine if you also add a aux tranny cooler. if it is a 360 try 4.10 gears with same aux cooler. are you insane re-gear a truck because of a 1-mile tow once a week is it me or is there an inordinate amount of over-thinking when it comes to towing in this group lately its a 22 boat not a d9 cat fer cryin out loud... hell be just fine with whatever he has. .

From : henry

moisture in systemjust an thought. henry have a braking problem with my truck and hope someone can help. when i step on the brake pedal the brakes grab. i barely have to push on the pedal and it feels like the rear brakes grab and sometimes the tires lockup. the truck has rear antilock i have no antilock light on. its almost as if there is too much residual pressure in the lines to the rear brakes or something is not letting the pressure release. i noticed this started happenng after i had to make a panic stop while towing my 5th wheel camper. .

From : bob

it figures. i bought mine at the dealer and probably spent way to much and they had to order the damn thing as well. it seems that the 97 1500 uses a different one than most models. hmmm... wagner part# f121013 - rockauto.com lists for $27.79 .

From : snoman

tbone wrote are you sure that it is the tranny and not the rear axle. no not really. assumption on my part. gary .

From : hubmachineatgmail com

feel better wrote we have been looking for a used 4x4 truck for several months. our old truck has 180000 miles and is a ford. we have had lots of maintaince on this old ford. i always hated the way it drove with to much play in the steering. we have found a 2001 4x4 dodge crew cab with 60000 miles. i called the previous owner and he said he never had any problems. i have been doing searches all night and i keep seeing things about people having to replace transimissions frequently. sorry for the spelling it very late. we buy autos and take care of them and keep them forever. we would rather pay cash and with our truck being this age we have a good offer on trade. is a dodge something that will last as much as a ford or chevy 4x4 truck. please let me hear something. i am suppose to take it to the shope and have our mechanic look it over in the am. thanks suttles the 4wd drive train in a dodge is very sturdy and simple as well and i am guessing that you ford was one with a ttb front end that are well known for getting loose as a goose about steering and such when they get some miles or wear on them. dodges are kinda known for have little nickle dime problems with body and interior hardware and sueaks and rattles and such when they get old but they have improved in more recent times. they are also not known for getting the best mpg either but the drivetrain is durable and will go the distance without major repair with normal maintance. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-advice-buy-2001-4x4-ftopict124495.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=606132 .

From : henry

suddenly without warning feel better exclaimed 14-jun-05 851 am we have been looking for a used 4x4 truck for several months. our old truck has 180000 miles and is a ford. we have had lots of maintaince on this old ford. i always hated the way it drove with to much play in the steering. we have found a 2001 4x4 dodge crew cab with 60000 miles. i called the previous owner and he said he never had any problems. i have been doing searches all night and i keep seeing things about people having to replace transimissions frequently. sorry for the spelling it very late. we buy autos and take care of them and keep them forever. we would rather pay cash and with our truck being this age we have a good offer on trade. is a dodge something that will last as much as a ford or chevy 4x4 truck. please let me hear something. i am suppose to take it to the shope and have our mechanic look it over in the am. thanks suttles well i love my 2001 dakota club cab it has just shy of 50k miles. ive had relatively few problems - had to replace the front rotors and have had to replace a part in the heat/ac assembly twice. other than that and the not-sterling gas mileage i do love my truck and i also buy vehicles for life. its had rough points in its life i picked it up and within about 3 weeks put 3k miles on it - drove it from mt to va and then to ny and back to va. after a couple of years there it was shipped to england land of damp where i live now. its still doing fine. as with any vehicle id take a close look at its service and maintenance history and be suspicious and cautious if there isnt one. good idea to have a mechanic look at it too. jmc whos off to scotland with the dakota hubby and cat tomorrow am. .

From : roy

i doubt it. i think that it is a dealer only part. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving on tue 14 jun 2005 032650 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote i would like to repair this diy if possible. just what is involved unplugging an electrical connector removing one bolt and pulling the old sensor out of the rear diff. housing. then reverse the procedure to re-install. should take you all of 5 minutes including clean-up beautiful! are these sensors sold at auto parts stores like autozone i will give them a call right now. igor .

From : moparman

dayam....oops no!!!!! - dayam....thats better!! -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .

From : transurgeon

i had until tonight a 2001 1/2 ton ram qc. i hit #1 a telephone pole dead center #2 a culvert which flipped me on my drivers side #3 another culvert while sideways slid across a driveway and #4 a pine tree. after the truck stopped then and only then did the airbags pop. glad you are still here to chat with us. sheesh .

From : carolina watercraft works

hello i do not know if 02 trannys have band adjustments also the clunk is not always present its like it takes an extra 1/16 of an inch to engage .

From : roy

where can i find how to replace a thermostat on the internet for a 99 dodge dakota pickup 4 cyl just looking for directions without having to buy. .

From : denny

tbone wrote i guess that depends on what bearings you are replacing. if you are just replacing just the carrier bearings it is very easy to get the pattern back and unless the gears show signs of wear i would leave them alone but if you are replacing the pinion bearings then it would make sense to replace the gears if they have any mileage on them. where the trouble starts is that usually the gears have worn in some and the backlash is beyond spec and when someone replaces carrier or pinion bearing that attempt to reset back lash tigher and sometimes this works but most of the time it results in early gear failure because of a change of cantact stress point. when ever you replace a carrier or its bearing you should always record backlash before you remove the carier and reset it to the same amount afterwards or very close to it -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-update-99-ram-rear-end-noise-ftopict125990.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=614176 .

From : max dodge

i have a 1996 dodge diesel 2500 2wd and i am in the process of changing the ball joints. the truck is jacked up on the frame in my garage and i have the nuts off the upper and lower ball joints. how do i get the spindle or axle or what ever is the correct term for it off i have a jack under the lower arm and when i raise it it also moves the upper arm. does it just take some heavy hitting to break it loose i have the press to remove and replace the ball joints after i get the spindle off. do i use the press to force the spindle off. any help would be appreciated. ron if it aint broke fix it until it is. .

From : transurgeon

i would like to do some preventive maintenance on my 1999 dodge ram. i have about 60 k miles on it. i do have a repair anual and will follow its steps but i wanted to hear some tips from experienced persons. thanks i .

From : max dodge

hello buler... power mirrors help anyone other than getting a new wife anyone know of any places i can get a kit or a company that makes/does this kind of thing cant sell the wife perhaps rent... ouch she just slapped me! .

From : jerry

tom lawrence wrote does it not have a 7 year power train warranty. even if it did thats a limited extension to the warranty gotta read the fine print. i dont know if the lemon law applies to that or not most lemon laws are restricted to the first 2 or 3 years or 24000-36000 miles varies by state. here in nj for example its 2/24k. there is no state that has a lemon law that extends out 5 years... thats just rediculous. that is why i asked. but thats it - you didnt ask. asking would be would that be covered under your states lemon law. your question why dont you just go after them under the lemon law and get your money back reads to me anyway hey idiot - just hire an attorney and sue them for your money. heres another example poster my transmission wont shift into overdrive. me why dont you just put some kerosene in it to clean it out you hey moron that isnt going to fix his problem me well i didnt know - thats why i asked. now - in that example was i really asking if kerosene in the atf would fix his problem or was i just being completely ignorant about the situation and assuming i knew a lot more than i did p.s. - 150% wow ................ ive gotta start checking this group more often now. havent been ignoring it that long and old tom has gone from the guy with answers to a regular little shade tree troll. what the hell you guys been feeding these people......lol..... jerry .

From : roy

no laws of physics are violated because it didnt increase the torque it merely changed its configuration. hahahahahahahahahahahahha what in the hell does this even mean. what a load of crap!!! yer so damned full of how the laws of physics work why dont you tell us how that works -- 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. thats incorrect. a transmission can increase torque. for example a hypothetical transmission could take 50 ft-lbs of torque on input and produce 300 ft lbs of torque. numbers are arbitrary. no laws of physics are violated by increasing torque on output. no laws of physics are violated because it didnt increase the torque it merely changed its configuration. hahahahahahahahahahahahha what in the hell does this even mean. what a load of crap!!! -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : moparman

but is the number has no value other than 0 please indicate any other number that has no value. imaginary numbers excluded for this exercise please .

From : tbone

either replace it or give the owner his money back. what exactly is the purpose of a warranty if they have no intention of honoring it. not arguing that point but thats not a lemon law situation. again - they only apply to the first few years of ownership. idea why the transmission would not shift into overdrive your example is kinda dumb. not any dumber than suggesting a lemon law claim after more than five or up to 7 by your thinking years of ownership. question as to if a cleanout would clear the problem. in my case the lemon law does exist to help with this specific problem unable to repair the same warranty item multiple times but this specific problem is on a vehicle well beyond the lemon law period. you might have just as well advised him to use that buyers remorse law that most states also have on the books. problem. denny answered it clearly and to the point. there was simply no need for a response like garys other than he just likes being an asshole. again its all in the interpretation. i interpreted garys response as no tbone - a lemon law claim wouldnt be valid against a 5 year old vehicle. maybe youre just looking for things to complain about... .

From : moparman

you guys arent trimming your posts again... come on now... as is your defeat in the actual thread subject. didnt you just say point made conversation over. it really bothers me when someone declares a debate over finished my last word on the subject etc. - but just has to make sure he gets the last word in. its dishonest disingenuous disrespectful... and probably a few more diss too. .

From : transurgeon

it wouldnt but what does this have to do with anything. these two numbers will always = 1.5 when divided this way regardless or the units or the size unless like you did ya put a % in back of it. at that point youve written .015 not 1.5 your problem is that you dont understand relationships between the numbers. and while i hesitate to explain this because i know you will not understand ill give it a shot. if i have 100 objects on the counter and i toss 2 of them in the can ive gotten rid of 2%. if i now toss out 3 of another set of 100 ive gotten rid of 3%. now i go into the trash and i find 2 objects in one can and 3 in the other. by percentage there are 50% more objects in the can with 3 objects than the can with 2 objects. i fully understand what it means max that is not the argument. the argument is that even though one can has 50% more than the otherand it sounds like a lot in reality the one can only has 1 more object than the other one. now if the one can had 20 and the other can had 30 you still have the same percentage difference but now the larger can actually has 10 more than the other not just 1. iow these percentages are nothing more than a relationship between two values and even though the percentage may seem large if the numbers making it are very small so is the difference between them. you are hung up on the objects on the counter when its the stuff in the can you should be worried about. remember its not the dirt on the filter thats harming the engine its the dirt that gets through. i understand that as well but the point that you seem to be missing is that the paper filter lets so little dirt through even a 50% increase still amounts to just about nothing just like your example with the objects. yup its 50% more objects in the can just like its 50% more dirt getting through. like i said fuzzy math. now once again i never said that the math was wrong just that using percentages like this gives a misleading result. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : denny

newrvguy wrote i talked with a guy today with a 2500/hemi and he recommended i wait it out because he got 12 hwy when new but now with 25k on it he is getting 17 hwy newrvguy wrote 11.8 mpg that sounds correct. hemi is a gas guzzling performance engine i knew a guy that bouhght one then a few days later took it back in exhange for a diesel i thought of doing that but i always thought that once you bought a new truck it was yours. with it being driven off the lot and registered with my plate on it wouldnt it have to be sold back to them for like a $5000 loss yep! some people dont care. youll lose a bit less if you sell it on your own. i have a hemi durango 4x4 with 3.55 gears. when it was new i only got about 12mpg highway at 75mph. i get about 17mpg now with 16k on it. around town i get 14.5mpg. towing i get about 10mpg at 65mph pulling a 5000lb trailer. what is ironic is i have a 93 d250 cummins 5sp 355 axle and 24 mpg empty 16 pulling an 8800 pound trailer hard! maybe ironic is the wrong term but i wouldnt trade mine for a new one thats for sure. clay .

From : tbone

i have had no problem with mine but have only had to use it twice. then again they may have changed it since 97. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ill call this a cautionary tale. snip thankfully i was on my driveway when it broke not on the side of the road. it rolled very slowly forward - i was behind it. and the other wheels were chalked with what when in own driveway id go as far as jack stands... ron .

From : tbone

does the lemon law not apply to the drive train warranty as well -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving why dont you just go after them under the lemon law and get your money back -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving maybe cause its a 2000 model year and out of basic warranty denny .

From : transurgeon

try a search of the forums at dakota.com lots of info there jw .

From : transurgeon

on a 2000 youre even dumber than i thought why dont you just go after them under the lemon law and get your money back -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving my 2000 ram 1500 dodge truck was a great runner. no problems at all. good gas mileage. just a damn fine truck. then the service engine light came on. took it shottenkirk dodge on broadway in quincy il. the service manager said the code said it was a transmission problem. i have a drive train warranty so no problem. three months later. when i went to get it the first time and started home it would shift 1st to 2nd ok but when you went to slow down there was this clunk like it was trying to shift up or down. then when i went to speed up from 40 mph it started to shudder. after several times in the dealership sometimes for a couple of days sometimes for a week. they would change the shift patterns so the shudder would move up paqst 60 mph. but when they did that it screwed up the shift pattern. 1st to 2nd ok. 2nd to 3rd ok. 3rd wouldnt shift in 4th until 53 mph and at 52 mph it would downshift to 3rd. after 3 months shottenkirk of quincy il. gave me my keys and said they couldnt fix it. so i drove it that way for 3 or 4 months when another dodge dealer little jess dodge of edina missouri contacted me about a new truck. when i told him about my problem with shottenkirk of quincy il little jess said they could fix the problem. 6 solid weeks later he sent the truck to another dealer and told me i could go there and pick it up. now the truck is worse than before. little jess said they rebuilt the transmission completely. now from 1st to 2nd up to 15mph. but in 2nd you have to go faster than 35 mph for it to shift into 3rd and at 30 mph it will downsfit to 2nd. it will stay into third until 45 mph and under 40 mph it will downshift to 3rd. it will not shift into 4th until 53 mph and under 53 mph it will downshift to 3rd. when it is in 2nd and you speed up to say 32 or better and you let up on the gas it will clank and shift into 3rd and if you give it any gas it will downshift back to 2nd. the gas mileage has gone down 20%. i contacted dodge company and they said they cant get into any disputes and refuse answer any emails. i guess i will end up trading back to a chevy. .

From : roy

no but you defended that erroneous statement you never said it was incorrect just jump on my correction you truly are an idiot incapable of admitting your screw-ups sorry gary but i never said that it could. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving and you have no understanding that a torque converter cannot create torque iow you have no valid reply. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving not done responding just post something with substance and ill shoot it down again gary is full of shit here and so are you or are you just bored either way he stopped responding which is what he usually does when he realizes he is wrong so this thread should be just about done. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote in message no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : max dodge

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From : tbone

could something like that be filtered out how small are these particles im sure little bits of potato cant be all that good for the engine. i would think that it is the residual smell from the food that was cooked in the used oil. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving there recently were two stories in the connecticut press about burning used cooking oil the first was a woman who was burning waste cooking oil from chinese restrauants... all positive press the second was two- three weeks ago where a guy in winsted ct had converted his vw bug to burn waste cooking oil and a black bear trashed the rear window to get to the oil smell. picture in the paper showed a car i wouldnt wantto drive tochurch in on sunday but he supossedly got great milage when th think heated up and he converted from disel to french fry oil. the down side is his neighbors complained whenever he came home because everyone ended up smelling like they worked at bugger king. jem could the smell be from the oil not burning hot enough or is that just the inherent smell of cooking oil it would be interesting to see a comparison between used cooking oil and fresh cooking oil. .

From : snoman

we need as many as 500 mack 675 or 676 turbo diesel used engines. must have a good block and head. well rebuild if needed. will pay 1200 to 1300 usd for each unit. regards arvin hoss .

From : roy

i just put a new electric fuel pump on my 2.0l mikuni carb because the local parts stores did not have the spacer that goes between the mechanical pump and the head. now i have fuel pressure and flow through the carb and back to the tank but the engine will not start. i can pour some gas in the carb and it cranks right up and dies. any ideas on whats wrong .

From : transurgeon

on tue 21 jun 2005 134202 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote are you sure that the sending unit is not sold separately even if they did you would be better off changing the fuel pump while you have it all apart. they dont last forever. beekeep .

From : transurgeon

on wed 22 jun 2005 005429 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on tue 21 jun 2005 134202 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote are you sure that the sending unit is not sold separately even if they did you would be better off changing the fuel pump while you have it all apart. they dont last forever. while very true it should depend on how many miles and how old the vehicle is. my 89 nissan is still running on its original pump and so is my 97 ram. -- the nissan is a pump only replacement. did the wifes mini van not because it failed but because it was making a buzzing sound. my dodge van has had one replacement. i had an old chrysler k car that the fuel pump failed in as well. the after market pumps seem to last forever. beekeep .

From : denny

how about 3% / 2% = 1.5% just like 3 / 2 = 1.5 not 150. you are truly math impaired since when does 0.03 / 0.02 = 0.015 do the math boy and stop making an ass of yourself care to try again i dont have to try again you just made my point far my forcefully than i ever could have ! thanks for playing chump ! .

From : moparman

if yours is 16 years old its not in the tank as is the case with fuel injection .a lot of info on the subject is at dakota.com a site sponsered by amsol co.napa parts store sells a complete module by carter for my 9 3.9 v6 for $175 i havent dropped the tank yet hate the thought of doing it but $500 saved is going to make me do it lol jw .

From : denny

the only ammo you are getting is being generated in your own mind. first you say that a transmission cannot produce torque and then proceed to prove that it can lol. hey i love a good fight as much as the next guy but please for the sake of all us spectators even those of us that occasionally throw an empty beer into the ring can you guys please start trimming your posts do you know how annoying it is to scroll down through quote after quote after quote just to get to the i know you are but what am i meat of the post cmon... think about the fans a little bit will ya can we kill the top poasters furst then take aim at people that cant spell... g denny .

From : tbone

hauling his fat ass around. bfg a couple of more holiday meals and he will be changing to 456s.gbmfg roy talk about not keeping my back covered...... vbg how ya been roy you got that new cummins broke in yet denny .

From : tom lawrence

jeff albert wrote does anyone know how to disable that blasted seat belt alarm that keeps chiming if you take the drivers belt off it is driving me nuts when i just have to go out my driveway to stop at the mailbox. thanks 2005 ram 1500 rtfm. .

From : transurgeon

does anyone know how to disable that blasted seat belt alarm that keeps chiming if you take the drivers belt off it is driving me nuts when i just have to go out my driveway to stop at the mailbox. thanks 2005 ram 1500 .

From : max dodge

gary is full of shit here and so are you or are you just bored either way he stopped responding which is what he usually does when he realizes he is wrong so this thread should be just about done. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : snoman

wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : tbone

my 2000 ram 1500 dodge truck was a great runner. no problems at all. good gas mileage. just a damn fine truck. then the service engine light came on. took it shottenkirk dodge on broadway in quincy il. the service manager said the code said it was a transmission problem. i have a drive train warranty so no problem. three months later. when i went to get it the first time and started home it would shift 1st to 2nd ok but when you went to slow down there was this clunk like it was trying to shift up or down. then when i went to speed up from 40 mph it started to shudder. after several times in the dealership sometimes for a couple of days sometimes for a week. they would change the shift patterns so the shudder would move up paqst 60 mph. but when they did that it screwed up the shift pattern. 1st to 2nd ok. 2nd to 3rd ok. 3rd wouldnt shift in 4th until 53 mph and at 52 mph it would downshift to 3rd. after 3 months shottenkirk of quincy il. gave me my keys and said they couldnt fix it. so i drove it that way for 3 or 4 months when another dodge dealer little jess dodge of edina missouri contacted me about a new truck. when i told him about my problem with shottenkirk of quincy il little jess said they could fix the problem. 6 solid weeks later he sent the truck to another dealer and told me i could go there and pick it up. now the truck is worse than before. little jess said they rebuilt the transmission completely. now from 1st to 2nd up to 15mph. but in 2nd you have to go faster than 35 mph for it to shift into 3rd and at 30 mph it will downsfit to 2nd. it will stay into third until 45 mph and under 40 mph it will downshift to 3rd. it will not shift into 4th until 53 mph and under 53 mph it will downshift to 3rd. when it is in 2nd and you speed up to say 32 or better and you let up on the gas it will clank and shift into 3rd and if you give it any gas it will downshift back to 2nd. the gas mileage has gone down 20%. i contacted dodge company and they said they cant get into any disputes and refuse answer any emails. i guess i will end up trading back to a chevy. .

From : tbone

on tue 21 jun 2005 134202 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote are you sure that the sending unit is not sold separately even if they did you would be better off changing the fuel pump while you have it all apart. they dont last forever. while very true it should depend on how many miles and how old the vehicle is. my 89 nissan is still running on its original pump and so is my 97 ram. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : denny

iow you have no valid reply. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving not done responding just post something with substance and ill shoot it down again gary is full of shit here and so are you or are you just bored either way he stopped responding which is what he usually does when he realizes he is wrong so this thread should be just about done. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote in message no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : snoman

snoman wrote but tbone you missing the point. when a engine it running well below its ve it still takes the same hp to roll truck down the road and the engine has to work harder and make more torque are lower rpm and reduced efficency to make the hp needed to roll truck. raise the rpm some and engien needs to make less torque to make same hp and is closer to ve to so efficency is better and less fuel is used per hp hour and to take it further if your cruise at say 1700 rpm and have a max torque of 70% of peak availible that give you only about 68 hp at flywheel or about 45 to 50 at wheel which is barely enough to cruise and the eninge will be working as higher cylinder pressure in a unefficent stay to try to make it and be using more fuel to make hp than it should not to mention higher bearing and ring pressure too which can lead to short than optimum life of engine snoman i can give you a real world example of gear changes. in my 95 1500 it came with 3.55 gears and i usually got about 17-17.5 mpg at approx 65-70 mph. i changed the diffs to 3.92 cause i needed more gear for what i use the truck for. since the change my highway mileage has dropped to 14.5-15 mpg running the same speed. denny .

From : transurgeon

snoman wrote but tbone you missing the point. when a engine it running well below its ve it still takes the same hp to roll truck down the road and the engine has to work harder and make more torque are lower rpm and reduced efficency to make the hp needed to roll truck. raise the rpm some and engien needs to make less torque to make same hp and is closer to ve to so efficency is better and less fuel is used per hp hour and to take it further if your cruise at say 1700 rpm and have a max torque of 70% of peak availible that give you only about 68 hp at flywheel or about 45 to 50 at wheel which is barely enough to cruise and the eninge will be working as higher cylinder pressure in a unefficent stay to try to make it and be using more fuel to make hp than it should not to mention higher bearing and ring pressure too which can lead to short than optimum life of engine .

From : snoman

what part of 3% / 2% = 150% is wrong really then why did he keep going on and on and on and on in the last k&n thread about his fuzzy math. oh yea because he thought he was right that time and you are once again wrong imagine that! -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no its what we all do when we realize your head is secured firmly up your ass by a rope that seems drawn tight around your neck and secured to your tongue. -- 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. gary is full of shit here and so are you or are you just bored either way he stopped responding which is what he usually does when he realizes he is wrong so this thread should be just about done. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote in message no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : tbone

tbone3 wrote but you are only looking at one side of the equation the acceleration side. the other side of the equation that you need to look at is the cruise side of the equation. when cruising you simply dont need maximum hp or have the engine in its ve range and gearing for it will do nothing more than require the engine to turn faster than necessary and waste fuel doing it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote     i doubt that since i have 3.55 gears and run around that level at 65.     but it is like a 2.40 in od which is really too tall and puts engine well below its ve range in a big heavy vehical. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-help-mod-2001-1500-quadcab-towing-22-motorboat-ftopict124505.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=611449 but tbone you missing the point. when a engine it running well below its ve it still takes the same hp to roll truck down the road and the engine has to work harder and make more torque are lower rpm and reduced efficency to make the hp needed to roll truck. raise the rpm some and engien needs to make less torque to make same hp and is closer to ve to so efficency is better and less fuel is used per hp hour .

From : tbone

really then why did he keep going on and on and on and on in the last k&n thread about his fuzzy math. oh yea because he thought he was right that time and you are once again wrong imagine that! -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no its what we all do when we realize your head is secured firmly up your ass by a rope that seems drawn tight around your neck and secured to your tongue. -- 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. gary is full of shit here and so are you or are you just bored either way he stopped responding which is what he usually does when he realizes he is wrong so this thread should be just about done. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wow musta got out the book. if thats the case keep reading and youll see where gary is correct in what hes been telling you. -- 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. the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote in message no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : tbone

if this were true why didnt the factory install these gears as stock a mileage and power improvement at no cost... like i said there is no free lunch and the vehicle is already optimized for normal driving conditions. dropping the gearing that low will maximize it for heavy towing at the cost of mileage and increased engine wear. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote i agree that his truck may not be up to the job and if not then he should either trade it for one that is or just get another one specifically for this type of work. making changes like you suggested will hurt the mileage for little benefit considering the small amount of towing he intends to do. it should actually increase it because the engine is laboring now with tha truck especailly in od and even is well below its peak ve speed and at its ve rpm torque peak it uses the least amount of fuel per hp hour produced. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-help-mod-2001-1500-quadcab-towing-22-motorboat-ftopict124505.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=611497 .

From : max dodge

i suggest that you contact the manufacturer for an explanation since they are the ones putting this warning in the owners manual. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving jmc wrote just a quick followup. turns out i shoulda paid attention to the normal octane level of uk petrol - just got back from a 6-day trip and turns out ive been putting 95 octane in my tank every time we take a trip. oddly the one gas station i use locally has low octane gas. if theres a choice of one its always 95 octane. so since ive been using it on and off for a couple of years whatever damage is already being done. after this trip i noticed a bit of knocking. ill put lower octane in as soon as i use some of this up. is there any way to mitigate any damage already done there is no damage!!! the only danger there is is from using less octane than required not more. i do not know how in the world people ever started thinking that higher octane will damage engine. that is bizzare!!!! -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-high-octane-damage-engine-ftopict123488.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=611495 .

From : tbone

tbone wrote i agree that his truck may not be up to the job and if not then he should either trade it for one that is or just get another one specifically for this type of work. making changes like you suggested will hurt the mileage for little benefit considering the small amount of towing he intends to do. it should actually increase it because the engine is laboring now with tha truck especailly in od and even is well below its peak ve speed and at its ve rpm torque peak it uses the least amount of fuel per hp hour produced. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-help-mod-2001-1500-quadcab-towing-22-motorboat-ftopict124505.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=611497 .

From : snoman

jeff it does take several attempts to get the seatbelt de-activation enabled. i dont recall the procedure but its like start the engine turn it off and within 10 seconds click - unclick the belt something like that it took me several days and many attempts to set it so i know it does work. doesnt say much about the tech does it g i talked to a local tech about the same issue here several months ago and he confirms that its difficult to get it done on the first several attempts. thanks all you wise guys! yes i have read the %^&%^*&*& manual and have tried the procedure therein several times and it does not work!!! i even went into the dealers service department and the service guy couldnt figure it out. any more bright ideas does anyone know how to disable that blasted seat belt alarm that keeps 1. open glove box 2. retrieve owners manual its ok - it wont bite 3. remove cellophane wrapper please dont litter 4. read said manual. .

From : tbone

amk wrote we want to put a tow bar on the front of our 98 3500 dually 5.9l 5 speedto help us speed up the equipment moves between fields. we would like to tow it behind one of the grain trucks or tractor depending what is being moved. someone said we should see if this is possible with this truck and i thought why not ask the experts...so here i am. can it be done in the middle of the kansas wheat harvest marilyn i cannot see any reason why not as long as you have the proper hitch and tow bar i see no issues and you have a manual tranny too which makes it simpler yet. make sure tow bar is good and stout because that truck is heavy and i would make the tongue on tow bar 5 or 6 feet long to to make it tow better on turns behind a big truck. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-tow-3500-ftopict125514.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=611223 .

From : tbone

thanks all you wise guys! yes i have read the %^&%^*&*& manual and have tried the procedure therein several times and it does not work!!! i even went into the dealers service department and the service guy couldnt figure it out. any more bright ideas does anyone know how to disable that blasted seat belt alarm that keeps 1. open glove box 2. retrieve owners manual its ok - it wont bite 3. remove cellophane wrapper please dont litter 4. read said manual. .

From : snoman

i have a 94 dakota v6 3.9 that is developing the same prob.the fuel pump is a modual on mine prob same on yoursso the pumpstrainerand gauge sending unit are all in one unit.part from dodge dealer is $450 +$200 labor that was an estimate from my local mech.i am ging to do it my self.i looked up after market prices $175 at napa parts store am going to call around today to others dont want to buy a junk unit .do a google search for dodge truck by amsol they have a great site with lots of info .

From : tbone

turn your ignition key on and off 3 times 3rd time on leave it on and read the engine codes that flash on the check engine light. 55 will flash when codes are done. see if that tells you anything. toivo .

From : tbone

donstaples wrote theres only one real problem with the idea of free waste cooking oil.restaurants sell their waste oil to recyclers so they are unlikely to want to give it to you to make biodiesel and households dont really produce enough to be worthwhile. nerdrevenge wrote i saw on science channel last week were 2 just out of high school kids converted an old volkswagen diesel van to burn straight used cooking oil after they were told in their auto mechanic class it could not be done. they drove cross country stopping at fast food places to fill up. they only drawback was they has to run regular diesel till the engine warmed up then switched over to cooking oil. they said they got better performance with the cooking oil. theres a local company that will convert your diesel to run on cooking oil. theyre doing quite well. you can buy bio-diesel conversion kits that bring the cost of diesel down to about 70 cents a gallon. add free waste cooking oil vegetable and some common ingredients to purify it and you end up with a higher quality fuel than the petro diesel. apparently the engine smells like french fries when running. smh around here we pay to have it taken away. hmmm. clay .

From : max dodge

you have alot of nerve trying to introduce fact into this argument/disagreement yeah well its a dirty thanklessjob but somebodys gotta do it too bad it isnt you now answer my questions - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : transurgeon

the impeller is connected to the engine actually part of the tc housing while the turbine and stator are each on their own shafts and go to the transmission. the stator shaft is held in a fixed position while the turbine shaft drives the trans. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving you know the difference great then tell us which one is attached to what shaft. -- 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. i know the difference but said the wrong name get over it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. this from the same guy who didnt know the difference between an impeller and a stator .

From : slick willy

stephen harding wrote nerdrevenge wrote i saw on science channel last week were 2 just out of high school kids converted an old volkswagen diesel van to burn straight used cooking oil after they were told in their auto mechanic class it could not be done. they drove cross country stopping at fast food places to fill up. they only drawback was they has to run regular diesel till the engine warmed up then switched over to cooking oil. they said they got better performance with the cooking oil. theres a local company that will convert your diesel to run on cooking oil. theyre doing quite well. you can buy bio-diesel conversion kits that bring the cost of diesel down to about 70 cents a gallon. add free waste cooking oil vegetable and some common ingredients to purify it and you end up with a higher quality fuel than the petro diesel. apparently the engine smells like french fries when running. damn. i hope i never get behind one. ill be turning into the first burger king i see. ;- smh .

From : max dodge

transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote in transurgeon wrote the transmission cannot and does not produce torque please try to be precise in your explanations actuallt they do they produce more torque at a reduced rpm by mulitplication through gear and stall ratio so it is producing a high torque output at a lower rpm than is possoible without. actually they do not must you always be an asshole while it does not produce torque it does deliver it to the rest of the drive train. changing the gear ratio like he said will reduce the amount of torque the transmission will have to deliver so what he said is still valid. what is not valid is the ridicules gearing he recommends for what amounts to not that much work and the way it will kill the trucks mileage for little benefit. the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does just by a different method. btw i hope that you do realize that as the turbine reaches the stator speed the torque multiplication is gone sort of like the final gear ration of 1 to 1 in non-overdrive transmissions. both the torque converter and transmission are nothing more than torque transmission and modification devices. jesus mary joseph all 12 apostles and pontius f*cking pilate you are a dense asshole nice language little angry biy. first off the realtionship your are referring to is berween turbine and impeller not stator my mistake wrong name but the relationship still holds. and by the way braniac the turbine can only reach about 94% of impeller speed and even there any torque multiplication is gone and since just about all factory torque converters are locking now your 94% number is no longer true. the transmisison cannot produce any torque but the torque converter does make the above conversion; hence the name torque converter lol what an idiot. please explain exactly how the tc makes torque. the fact is gary that the only thing that makes torque is the engine so now you are as wrong as you claim snoman to be lol! you need a lesson in reading comprehension bonehead no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. the torque converter makes the above conversion refres to the statement in the preceeding paragraph namely the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does in first and second gear asshole which makes you contrast between the transmission and the tc as far as torque completely meaningless and as usual incorrect. hell even in reverse the transmission reduces rmp and increases torque while reversing the direction. you may know how to rebuild a transmission but you seem to be intent on proving just how little you really know about them. god damn it you are one stupid fuck do you realize how easy it is to disembowel your ass over and over again only in your tiny immature mind. now please explain exactly how the torque increase from the tc is any different than the torque increase from the transmission in its lower gears. now i dont want to hear how it is done differently just how the result is in any way different and try to keep the language on an adult level for a change. red herring alert !!!!! whoopwhoopwhoop !!!!!!!!! where exactly did i say it was different for that matter where was the gear reduction ever mentioned except by you my entire reply was based on the erroneous statement specifically the last 11 words of the following from snoman we are actually in partial agreement here but this is also the reason why much earlier in the thread i stated to regear the truck because though the towed mileage may be short to ramp the stress of the ramp can be high and a tranny can realy heat up fast in a heavy stall and deeper gears do two things the tranny has to product less torque to move the load he said that the tranny produces torque actually he said products but well let that pass since ive already told him he needs to be precise in his wording i said no the transmission does not produce torque but the converter changes high-rpm/low torque output of the engine to lower-rpm/higher-torque output nowhere did he or i mention gear ratio he said once more since you have problems comprehending things that the tranny has to produce less torque the tranny god will you folks grow up and call it a transmission fer chrissakes ! cannot produce torque.......it can convert it in the converter or it can change ratios between input and output shafts and thus convert hi-r/lo-t input to low-r/hi-t output but it cannot produce torque only a power source such as the engine can do that n

From : tbone

what shape are the injectors in -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving been to dealer twice now. they replace plugs first time and wires cap rotor second time. it is still missfireing and stalling. only cyl 6 & 8 are missfiring. any others had this or any ideas as to why just 6 & 8 thanks greg .

From : tom lawrence

does little to explain why you want them taller the additional clearance the larger radius makes climbing obstacles easier railroad timbers for example do it quote often and mainly for the happy medium final drive ratio between 4.10 and 3.54. -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .

From : snoman

spence via carkb.com wrote i am looking at an 85 ramcharger for $3000. the truck looks good but the owner states that he took a bearing of the front hub because of a rumbling sound. then stated that he had to take it apart because the 4 wheel drive stayed engaged always. this vehicle is sharp and i want to buy it but dont want to find out i have to spend mega dollars fixing the 4 wheel drive. i would appreciate any dodge owners expertise or advise. thanks slm it is 20 years old and it is not unusual for some things to have been repaired by now. wheel bearing failure in a old 4x4 is not that rare if they have not been properly serviced. typically the seals in front hubs go bad and grease dries out or water gets in and bearings fail. my suggestion is if you buy it tear down the front axle hubs and inspect all bearing and replace seals and repack with fresh grease. i cannot comment on transfer case issue without knowing more about what may have been wrong. if it really is clean and cherry the price may not be too bad either though you did not comment on how many miles are on it which can play a big factor in its value. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-1985-ramcharger-4x4-debate-ftopict125093.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=609351 .

From : tbone

tbone wrote from what i have heard not all recyclers pay for the waste oil many actually charge to take it and the restaurants really have no choice but to pay since you cant just throw it in the trash. if they have a way to get rid of it for free why not. perhaps you could make a deal with them to pick it up on call or more often than there current recycler so that they dont have to store it. that alone would be worth something to many restaurants. i would suggest that before anyone wastes money on one of these kits that they do some research and find a fairly reliable source of waste oil first. a very close family member is part owner of three local burger kings here in ventura. yes they do get paid for the waste oil but its really not that much. with the positive press youd get for helping with the environment and helping keep us slightly less dependent on foreign oil i would think they would jump at the chance. ill see. ;- theres only one real problem with the idea of free waste cooking oil.restaurants sell their waste oil to recyclers so they are unlikely to want to give it to you to make biodiesel and households dont really produce enough to be worthwhile. nerdrevenge wrote i saw on science channel last week were 2 just out of high school kids converted an old volkswagen diesel van to burn straight used cooking oil after they were told in their auto mechanic class it could not be done. they drove cross country stopping at fast food places to fill up. they only drawback was they has to run regular diesel till the engine warmed up then switched over to cooking oil. they said they got better performance with the cooking oil. theres a local company that will convert your diesel to run on cooking oil. theyre doing quite well. you can buy bio-diesel conversion kits that bring the cost of diesel down to about 70 cents a gallon. add free waste cooking oil vegetable and some common ingredients to purify it and you end up with a higher quality fuel than the petro diesel. apparently the engine smells like french fries when running. smh .

From : transurgeon

argh.....i never noticed they were bias. - yeah most of the super swamper line are bias-plys. the exceptions are the tsl radial and the ssr. ive heard of 33x9.50s any chance of finding them in 16 with proper load rating doubt it. again the closest i know of and used to run on my 95 is a 255/85r16. without a load theyre okay they just barely touch - not enough to heat up the tires but just enough to make them shiny on the inside sidewalls but you wouldnt want to run them with any kind of substantial load. however - is the extra 3/4 of height between a 33x9.50 and a 235/85 which is just about 32 tall really significant i would think that a decently-aggressive tread on a 235/85 would get you through just about anything that youd want to put a dually through. .

From : transurgeon

transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote in transurgeon wrote the transmission cannot and does not produce torque please try to be precise in your explanations actuallt they do they produce more torque at a reduced rpm by mulitplication through gear and stall ratio so it is producing a high torque output at a lower rpm than is possoible without. actually they do not must you always be an asshole while it does not produce torque it does deliver it to the rest of the drive train. changing the gear ratio like he said will reduce the amount of torque the transmission will have to deliver so what he said is still valid. what is not valid is the ridicules gearing he recommends for what amounts to not that much work and the way it will kill the trucks mileage for little benefit. the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does just by a different method. btw i hope that you do realize that as the turbine reaches the stator speed the torque multiplication is gone sort of like the final gear ration of 1 to 1 in non-overdrive transmissions. both the torque converter and transmission are nothing more than torque transmission and modification devices. jesus mary joseph all 12 apostles and pontius f*cking pilate you are a dense asshole nice language little angry biy. first off the realtionship your are referring to is berween turbine and impeller not stator my mistake wrong name but the relationship still holds. and by the way braniac the turbine can only reach about 94% of impeller speed and even there any torque multiplication is gone and since just about all factory torque converters are locking now your 94% number is no longer true. the transmisison cannot produce any torque but the torque converter does make the above conversion; hence the name torque converter lol what an idiot. please explain exactly how the tc makes torque. the fact is gary that the only thing that makes torque is the engine so now you are as wrong as you claim snoman to be lol! you need a lesson in reading comprehension bonehead no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. the torque converter makes the above conversion refres to the statement in the preceeding paragraph namely the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does in first and second gear asshole which makes you contrast between the transmission and the tc as far as torque completely meaningless and as usual incorrect. hell even in reverse the transmission reduces rmp and increases torque while reversing the direction. you may know how to rebuild a transmission but you seem to be intent on proving just how little you really know about them. god damn it you are one stupid fuck do you realize how easy it is to disembowel your ass over and over again only in your tiny immature mind. now please explain exactly how the torque increase from the tc is any different than the torque increase from the transmission in its lower gears. now i dont want to hear how it is done differently just how the result is in any way different and try to keep the language on an adult level for a change. red herring alert !!!!! whoopwhoopwhoop !!!!!!!!! where exactly did i say it was different for that matter where was the gear reduction ever mentioned except by you my entire reply was based on the erroneous statement specifically the last 11 words of the following from snoman we are actually in partial agreement here but this is also the reason why much earlier in the thread i stated to regear the truck because though the towed mileage may be short to ramp the stress of the ramp can be high and a tranny can realy heat up fast in a heavy stall and deeper gears do two things the tranny has to product less torque to move the load he said that the tranny produces torque actually he said products but well let that pass since ive already told him he needs to be precise in his wording i said no the transmission does not produce torque but the converter changes high-rpm/low torque output of the engine to lower-rpm/higher-torque output nowhere did he or i mention gear ratio he said once more since you have problems comprehending things that the tranny has to produce less torque the tranny god will you folks grow up and call it a transmission fer chrissakes ! cannot produce torque.......it can convert it in the converter or it can change ratios between input and output shafts and thus convert hi-r/lo-t input to low-r/hi-t output but it cannot produce torque only a power source such as the engine can do that now

From : tbone

from what i have heard not all recyclers pay for the waste oil many actually charge to take it and the restaurants really have no choice but to pay since you cant just throw it in the trash. if they have a way to get rid of it for free why not. perhaps you could make a deal with them to pick it up on call or more often than there current recycler so that they dont have to store it. that alone would be worth something to many restaurants. i would suggest that before anyone wastes money on one of these kits that they do some research and find a fairly reliable source of waste oil first. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving theres only one real problem with the idea of free waste cooking oil.restaurants sell their waste oil to recyclers so they are unlikely to want to give it to you to make biodiesel and households dont really produce enough to be worthwhile. nerdrevenge wrote i saw on science channel last week were 2 just out of high school kids converted an old volkswagen diesel van to burn straight used cooking oil after they were told in their auto mechanic class it could not be done. they drove cross country stopping at fast food places to fill up. they only drawback was they has to run regular diesel till the engine warmed up then switched over to cooking oil. they said they got better performance with the cooking oil. theres a local company that will convert your diesel to run on cooking oil. theyre doing quite well. you can buy bio-diesel conversion kits that bring the cost of diesel down to about 70 cents a gallon. add free waste cooking oil vegetable and some common ingredients to purify it and you end up with a higher quality fuel than the petro diesel. apparently the engine smells like french fries when running. smh .

From : tbone

i saw on science channel last week were 2 just out of high school kids converted an old volkswagen diesel van to burn straight used cooking oil after they were told in their auto mechanic class it could not be done. they drove cross country stopping at fast food places to fill up. they only drawback was they has to run regular diesel till the engine warmed up then switched over to cooking oil. they said they got better performance with the cooking oil. -- that intellectual torpor maybe sufficient to earn a job at some disaster prone part of the world like chernobyl or nasa but it wont cut the mustard with me. - professor maximillian arturo .

From : tom lawrence

235/85r16. 255/85r16s will just barely touch empty and will get pretty warm when loaded. are there any taller skinny tires that will fit none that i know of. what about something like this http//intercotire.com/site32.php -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .

From : transurgeon

does anyone have or know where i can get a diagram of a steering box fo a ram 1500 2 wd -- triton3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- triton36s profile http//www.usenetcars.com/member.phpuserid=211 view this thread http//www.usenetcars.com/showthread.phpt=38905 .

From : tbone

if you intend for this truck to tow heavy loads why would you want to make the tires any bigger than they already are while towing heavy loads is the primary duty off road prowess is equally important. this is why most 1 tons up here are single rear wheel running aggressive off road tires. during a montana winter the interstates can seem like off road wilderness. if a dually on stock tires with 3.54 gears is enough to tow everyone i talk to insists that it is then i would think that a dually on 4.10s with 33s or even 35s would be equally capable. -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .

From : transurgeon

transurgeon wrote the transmission cannot and does not produce torque please try to be precise in your explanations actuallt they do they produce more torque at a reduced rpm by mulitplication through gear and stall ratio so it is producing a high torque output at a lower rpm than is possoible without. actually they do not must you always be an asshole while it does not produce torque it does deliver it to the rest of the drive train. changing the gear ratio like he said will reduce the amount of torque the transmission will have to deliver so what he said is still valid. what is not valid is the ridicules gearing he recommends for what amounts to not that much work and the way it will kill the trucks mileage for little benefit. the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does just by a different method. btw i hope that you do realize that as the turbine reaches the stator speed the torque multiplication is gone sort of like the final gear ration of 1 to 1 in non-overdrive transmissions. both the torque converter and transmission are nothing more than torque transmission and modification devices. jesus mary joseph all 12 apostles and pontius f*cking pilate you are a dense asshole nice language little angry biy. first off the realtionship your are referring to is berween turbine and impeller not stator my mistake wrong name but the relationship still holds. and by the way braniac the turbine can only reach about 94% of impeller speed and even there any torque multiplication is gone and since just about all factory torque converters are locking now your 94% number is no longer true. the transmisison cannot produce any torque but the torque converter does make the above conversion; hence the name torque converter lol what an idiot. please explain exactly how the tc makes torque. the fact is gary that the only thing that makes torque is the engine so now you are as wrong as you claim snoman to be lol! you need a lesson in reading comprehension bonehead no you need one in both sentence structure and transmission theory it seems. the torque converter makes the above conversion refres to the statement in the preceeding paragraph namely the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does in first and second gear asshole which makes you contrast between the transmission and the tc as far as torque completely meaningless and as usual incorrect. hell even in reverse the transmission reduces rmp and increases torque while reversing the direction. you may know how to rebuild a transmission but you seem to be intent on proving just how little you really know about them. god damn it you are one stupid fuck do you realize how easy it is to disembowel your ass over and over again only in your tiny immature mind. now please explain exactly how the torque increase from the tc is any different than the torque increase from the transmission in its lower gears. now i dont want to hear how it is done differently just how the result is in any way different and try to keep the language on an adult level for a change. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

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From : badger

235/85r16. 255/85r16s will just barely touch empty and will get pretty warm when loaded. are there any taller skinny tires that will fit none that i know of. its the section width 235mm in this case thats your limiting factor on the rear. ive never heard of a 235 tire with a higher aspect ratio than 85%. youre looking for a 235/95 or so... ive never heard of a major manufacturer offering that size. a quick google search turned up one manufacturer kenda usa. ever hear of them me neither... i couldnt find any specific info. on that tire and it may in fact not even be available yet. if its not a load range e you dont even want to think about it. of course - if you want to go the spacer route then you can fit just about any size tire you want. ive seen 39.5x11 swampers mounted on a dually with a 2 aluminum spacer on the stock wheels. the only problem there is the custom modifications needed to the gooseneck trailer to make it fit .

From : tbone

tbone wrote transurgeon wrote the transmission cannot and does not produce torque please try to be precise in your explanations actuallt they do they produce more torque at a reduced rpm by mulitplication through gear and stall ratio so it is producing a high torque output at a lower rpm than is possoible without. actually they do not must you always be an asshole while it does not produce torque it does deliver it to the rest of the drive train. changing the gear ratio like he said will reduce the amount of torque the transmission will have to deliver so what he said is still valid. what is not valid is the ridicules gearing he recommends for what amounts to not that much work and the way it will kill the trucks mileage for little benefit. the converter think about the name takes higher rpm lower torque input and converts it to lower rpm higher torque output which is e x a c t l y what the transmission does just by a different method. btw i hope that you do realize that as the turbine reaches the stator speed the torque multiplication is gone sort of like the final gear ration of 1 to 1 in non-overdrive transmissions. both the torque converter and transmission are nothing more than torque transmission and modification devices. the transmisison cannot produce any torque but the torque converter does make the above conversion; hence the name torque converter lol what an idiot. please explain exactly how the tc makes torque. the fact is gary that the only thing that makes torque is the engine so now you are as wrong as you claim snoman to be lol! where did he say it made torque i believe he said conversion. conversion of what from what his words were the transmission cannot produce any torque but the torque converter does make the above conversion which sounds to me like the tc is converting something into torque or iow producing torque and how is this any different than the gears of the transmission -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : transurgeon

this post is confusing. if you rebuilt it 6 years ago why would that cause a failure now how do you know that the fuel is getting to the bowl did you open it and look or are you assuming this because fuel is getting to the bowl inlet what shape is your fuel filter in did this carb sit for an extended period of time without running. it sounds like possible blocked fuel passages caused by either a bad filter or varnishing from old fuel or a hung float / inlet needle preventing fuel from getting to the carb at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i rebuilt a solex mikuni carb on a 1980 dodge d50. did this about 6 years ago with no problems. now there isnt any gas getting to the barrells. there is gas getting to the bowl but thats it. in rebuilding could i have put a diaphram in backward and if so which one would it be what gets the gas from the bowl to the barrells any help is greatly appreciated!! -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-rebuilt-carb-puting-gas-ftopict125059.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=609057 .