Help Please
From : gina fierro
Q: earl groce wrote how does the manifold plenum gaskets affect oil consumption it causes oil to leak into the intake. the below information and this link should help. http//autorepair.about.com/library/a/1h/bl654h.htm number 09-05-00 group engine date feb.25 2000 models 1994 - 1999 ram van 1994 - 1999 dakota 1994 - 1999 ram truck 1998 - 1999 durango 1994 - 1998 grand cherokee 1996 - 1998 grand cherokee this bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 09-06-99 dated september 10 1999 which should be removed from your files. this is a complete revision and no asterisks have been used to highlight revisions. subject spark knock and engine oil consumption due to intake manifold pan gasket oil leak over view this bulletin involves the replacement of the engine intake manifold plenum pan gasket. note this bulletin applies to vehicle equipped with a 3.9 liter 5.2 liter or 5.9 liter gasoline engine. symptom/condition an engine intake manifold plenum pan gasket oil leak may occur on some v-6 and v-8 style engines. the oil leak is internal to the engine so no external oil leakage will be present. two symptoms of this oil leak condition may be present. the vehicle operator may experience an engine spark knock during acceleration and/or an increase in the amount of engine oil consumed by the engine. .
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From : gina fierro
on sun 19 nov 2006 012629 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote on sun 19 nov 2006 003352 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote suddenly without warning denny exclaimed 18-nov-06 1005 am of course some of you lard asses out there will want heated leather seats..... denny not me! is there any such thing as a cooled leather seat damn its in the 90s here and its not even summer yet! 90f @ 10am. jmc actually there is. its not actually air conditioned but its a fan under the seat to make it breath. i think its volvo that has now but itll be common in a couple of more years. denny im easy to please i guess. i just want some oem seat covers. camping is killin my fabric seats! so i just ordered the oem seat covers and as soon as the right time comes up ill tell my darlin wife that she bought me my christmas present. that worked for me last year. the wife got me a springfield loaded 1911. when i acted surprised when i unwrapped it she just wanted to know what the hell it was... denny would she buy one for me this year .
From : stormin mormon
well with the big 8 cylinders its a bit of a job to change the starter. but youre running out of choices. changed one on a 98 1500 one time in a parking lot with nothing but a cheap socket set. i think it took 10 minutes. really its a pretty simple job. .
From : gina fierro
does a throttle body spacer really give you up to 20hp gain and 4mpg gain or is it just a wast of money ive herd both postive and negative about them. thanks think about it. a tb spacer would cost about a buck or two to manufacture in mass quantities. dont you think an oem would jump on a 20hp gain and 4mpg improvement for a $1 or $2 investment if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. tanstaafl! mike .
From : nosey
i appreciate the inout from all. i would rather not use my truck to pull the mobile home trailer. gina on nov 18 1103 am gina fierro bogus-m...@bogus-mail.com wrote i have a 1998 dodge ram 1500 short bed i was wondering if it would be possible to pull a 1974 mobile home which is 50 feet long and 15 feet wide 30 feet and turn it 90 degrees my husbands boss says that it will do it but i want to make sure before attempting it. any advance would be helpful. since i dont have all of the information i am left to assume the following the mobile home of which you speak is not an rv but a trailer home likely weighing 15000+ lbs. your truck ... 318 cid rated to pull 6000 lbs. at best. not something i would attempt. *if* you succeed ... you may not have a tranny left. craig c. .
From : tom lawrence
weight. since youre not going very far the lighter the tongue the better forget the 10-15% rule here. unless the weight is needed for traction. shifting all the weight to the rear /might/ make the tongue pull the rear of the truck up. -- ken .
From : miles
another look into my life. as if im not busy enough trying to get my 87 dodge van running. snip moral of the story cats do make good targets!! denny .
From : craig c
gina fierro wrote hello to all i have a 1998 dodge ram 1500 short bed i was wondering if it would be possible to pull a 1974 mobile home which is 50 feet long and 15 feet wide 30 feet and turn it 90 degrees my husbands boss says that it will do it but i want to make sure before attempting it. any advance would be helpful. it might do it but you risk serious damage to the transmission and drive train. if the dodge is a 4x4 and youre on dirt/gravel selecting 4-lo might help the engine stain. id worry more about the transmission u-joints and differential more though. .
From : stormin mormon
i couldnt get it right if i had a steering wheel that only goes in one direction and a campaign bus full of republicans. as a matter of fact im so pathetic i cant even point an argument in the right directions. do you have any idea what an idiot i am! -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. listen you miserable idiot. im not a miserable idiot. im a very happy cheerful and annoying idiot. get it right next time bub. denny .