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From : jason purcell
Q: threaten and provoke why does he develop missiles that exceed allowable limits why did saddam hussein lie and deceive the inspection team previously why did saddam hussein not account for all the weapons of mass destruction which unscom u.n. special commission identified why is he seeking to develop unmanned airborne vehicles for delivery of biological agents does he do all those things and more because he wants to live by international standards of behavior because he respects international law because he is a nice guy the world should trust--- i wonder if kerry and his buddies were relying on the same information the president made his decisions on. sounds like the same things the president was telling us. then there is this statement by kerry in 1997...... we must recognize that there is no indication that saddam hussein has any intention of relenting. so we have an obligation of enormous consequence an obligation to guarantee that saddam hussein cannot ignore the united nations. he cannot be permitted to go unobserved and unimpeded toward his horrific objective of amassing a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. this is not a matter about which there should be any debate whatsoever in the security council or certainly in this nation. if he remains obdurate i believe that the united nations must take and should authorize immediately whatever steps are necessary to force him to relent and that the united states should support and participate in those steps. then kerry goes on to say should the resolve of our allies wane to pursue this matter until an acceptable inspection process has been reinstituted which i hope will not occur and which i am pleased to say at this moment does not seem to have even begun the united states must not lose its resolve to take action. wow ........... does that mean if the un doesnt act the us should go at it alone thats what he said........... but kerry is not through yet......... i submit that the old adage pay now or pay later applies perfectly in this situation. if saddam hussein is permitted to go about his effort to build weapons of mass destruction and to avoid the accountability of the united nations we will surely reap a confrontation of greater consequence in the future. in other words just as the president said two years ago that it would be stupid to wait to stop saddam after he has weapons so we will do it now kerry was saying the same thing in 1997 but of course clinton was busy in the oval office with another potential problem. just a little light on the subject. i think your gonna see president bush around for a few more years so you might as well get use to it. jerry . 222 285080 yc4fc.1854$od3.307@read1..pas.earthlink.net if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason .
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From : jason purcell
70 at 3000 wow maybe i wont get the 3.92s for my 4x4 cc. i have a 99 so it has the 5.2 so i know the rpms at that speed would be a little different but the 4.7 has more hp so i would think the cruising rpm would be higher in my truck. i have 3.55s and this moring coming to work i did 72 at 2000 rpm and 72 at 3000 with od off. does the after market offer a 3.73 for the dak that may be a happy medium. be greatful you got 18.7! my trucks best average for a tank is less then 16. but normally less then 14 in the summer and less then 12 in the winter do you have the 4spd or 5spd auto ive got the 5 speed auto with 3.55 gears im trying to find out the rpms from someone who does have the 3.92 gears to decide what to do. .
From : trey
jason purcell wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason 70 at 3000 wow maybe i wont get the 3.92s for my 4x4 cc. i have a 99 so it has the 5.2 so i know the rpms at that speed would be a little different but the 4.7 has more hp so i would think the cruising rpm would be higher in my truck. i have 3.55s and this moring coming to work i did 72 at 2000 rpm and 72 at 3000 with od off. does the after market offer a 3.73 for the dak that may be a happy medium. be greatful you got 18.7! my trucks best average for a tank is less then 16. but normally less then 14 in the summer and less then 12 in the winter do you have the 4spd or 5spd auto .
From : mac davis
on fri 02 jul 2004 025942 gmt jason purcell jepneonrtnospam@earthlink.net wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason even with the 3.9 that sound real high... sounds like maybe od isnt working our 01 dak has the 4.7/auto/3.55 and is 2wd club cab.. at 65 - 70 were doing 2200 to 2300 rpm in od mac .
From : bob
jason purcell wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason that just doesnt sound right. it sounds like your od is not kicking in. the dodge aod has a .68 or so od. with a 31 tire and 3.93 gears 3000 rpms puts you over 100mph. but a 11 4th gear puts you right at 70 mph at 3000 rpms. before swapping differentials take a close look at your transmission. -- ------ ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1983 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : trey
jason purcell wrote 70 at 3000 wow maybe i wont get the 3.92s for my 4x4 cc. i have a 99 so it has the 5.2 so i know the rpms at that speed would be a little different but the 4.7 has more hp so i would think the cruising rpm would be higher in my truck. i have 3.55s and this moring coming to work i did 72 at 2000 rpm and 72 at 3000 with od off. does the after market offer a 3.73 for the dak that may be a happy medium. be greatful you got 18.7! my trucks best average for a tank is less then 16. but normally less then 14 in the summer and less then 12 in the winter do you have the 4spd or 5spd auto ive got the 5 speed auto with 3.55 gears im trying to find out the rpms from someone who does have the 3.92 gears to decide what to do. keep me posted then. i am rather interested in the dak with the 5spd auto and the 3.92 myself. i might trade in when the new body style hits the floor and they cant sell the old ones .
From : mac davis
on tue 06 jul 2004 074551 -0700 .bob bobcowan@access4less.net wrote snip doesnt matter what engine you have. its all a matter of gearing and tire size. 3.9 8.8 doesnt matter. ---- .bob wouldnt a v-8 turn more rpm at a given speed than a v-8 i know the redlines used to be different for 4 6 & 8 cylinder engines the less pistons the higher the redline... mac .
From : bob
mac davis wrote on tue 06 jul 2004 074551 -0700 .bob bobcowan@access4less.net wrote snip doesnt matter what engine you have. its all a matter of gearing and tire size. 3.9 8.8 doesnt matter. ---- .bob wouldnt a v-8 turn more rpm at a given speed than a v-8 i know the redlines used to be different for 4 6 & 8 cylinder engines the less pistons the higher the redline... mac no its all about gearing. doesnt matter how many cylinders or what the displacement is. as long as the fdr doesnt change the rpm at speed will be the same for all engines/motors. redline is a whole differant animal. that varies from one engine to another depending on a variety of factors. -- ..bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver .
From : bob
mac davis wrote on fri 02 jul 2004 025942 gmt jason purcell jepneonrtnospam@earthlink.net wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason even with the 3.9 that sound real high... sounds like maybe od isnt working our 01 dak has the 4.7/auto/3.55 and is 2wd club cab.. at 65 - 70 were doing 2200 to 2300 rpm in od mac doesnt matter what engine you have. its all a matter of gearing and tire size. 3.9 8.8 doesnt matter. ---- ..bob -- ..bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver .
From : trey
..bob wrote mac davis wrote on fri 02 jul 2004 025942 gmt jason purcell jepneonrtnospam@earthlink.net wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason even with the 3.9 that sound real high... sounds like maybe od isnt working our 01 dak has the 4.7/auto/3.55 and is 2wd club cab.. at 65 - 70 were doing 2200 to 2300 rpm in od mac doesnt matter what engine you have. its all a matter of gearing and tire size. 3.9 8.8 doesnt matter. ---- .bob hey where can i find a dak with an 8.8 in it - .
From : harry
hi my 2001 tachs around 2k at 70. i get about 340 miles per tank. thats mostly but not exclusively long haul. about 17mpg. i doubt extremely that changing axle ratios are going to lower your milage. i notice dramatic economy fluctuations just going a bit slower.. the ac and crusing can cut me back to about 14mpg.. harry jason purcell wrote if you have a dakota quad cab 4wd 4.7l auto with the 3.92 rear axle ratio please tell me what rpms you run at 70mph. what gas milege do you get the best i ever got was 18.7 on a long road trip from tennessee to missouri i am considering an axle swap and am trying to decide whether or not to do the swap or just trade in before the dakota remodel comes out this fall but i dont want to routinely be running 3000 rpms either. thanks jason that just doesnt sound right. it sounds like your od is not kicking in. the dodge aod has a .68 or so od. with a 31 tire and 3.93 gears 3000 rpms puts you over 100mph. but a 11 4th gear puts you right at 70 mph at 3000 rpms. before swapping differentials take a close look at your transmission. .
From : trey
where can i buy a new egr valve vacuum solenoid for my 1995 dodge caravan this is that black plastic gizmo that the vacuum lines attach to. the chrysler dealer says i have to buy a whole new solenoid at over $200. there is nothing wrong with my egr valve. i just suspect that the vacuum solenoid needs replacing. some parts for caravans such as air and oil filters are listed under dodge trucks. john .
From : harry
cody wrote does anyone know if dodge is going produce chassis cabs in the 2500/3500 rams i see the no bed option but i dont see where you can get the wheelbase that would come on a quad-cab long bed but with a regular cab so i can put an 11 foot or whatever bed on it. i finally called daimler chrysler on this. the person i talked to said that the decision was made not to produce a 160.5 inch wheelbase regular cab but she wasnt sure why and she was aware of no plans to produce it in the future. it appears that dodge is ok with losing this section of the market to ford. to bad. of course...i guess that doesnt mean that cant change at any time. cody .
From : bob
jason purcell wrote ive got the 5 speed auto with 3.55 gears the 5 speed auto is a little misleading. us old guys think the five speeds are like the five gears in a manual transmission. but thats not true. what you really have is 2 second gears. the computer chooses which gear to use on acceleration depending on load throttle position etc. 134 & 5od are essentially the same as the 4 speed autos. ------ ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1983 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : ambo
bigger engines develope more than enough power at low rpms run run the car at highway speeds. the lower rpm can save you 2 - 3 mpg. at 70mph he should be around 2000rpm. when going 65mph i loose 2 mpg when the od is turned off. that is a 10%+ difference. yes another way to improve milage is slow down. hi my 2001 tachs around 2k at 70. i get about 340 miles per tank. thats mostly but not exclusively long haul. about 17mpg. i doubt extremely that changing axle ratios are going to lower your milage. i notice dramatic economy fluctuations just going a bit slower.. the ac and crusing can cut me back to about 14mpg.. harry .
From : trey
ambo wrote bigger engines develope more than enough power at low rpms run run the car at highway speeds. the lower rpm can save you 2 - 3 mpg. at 70mph he should be around 2000rpm. when going 65mph i loose 2 mpg when the od is turned off. that is a 10%+ difference. yes another way to improve milage is slow down. od makes a 1000rpm difference at 70 mph in my truck. i go from 2000 to 3000 at 70 when i turn off the od i know that makes a big difference in the mpg but 200rpm i would think would not make too much of a diff if anythign just drive at 63 and that would get you the same mpg at going 70 with the 3.55 .