How do I Enable Daytime Running Lights (DRL's) on '00 & '05 Grand Caravans
From : ns
Q: no wrote i am leaning toward the dodge. the low miles is the key thing for me there i figure i can keep it a lot longer than the chevy. if the chevy has been well maintained that milage is not bad as i have see some go well past 200000 with no problems to speak of. i do think the price on it is to high though in view of mileage. i would offer them at least 1000 to 1500 less than their firm price and tell them that you can buy that truck or another one. the biggest problem you can have with a used truck is the nickle and dimeing of repair for the whistles and bells and such. the 97 body style is well proven and in my opniion anway a better design than newer ones and not much to go wrong with it either and it still has real metal bumpers and the newer vortec engine as well that is based on the proven chevy small block. also the frame rails bottoms are smooth on that model with no cross member hanging down like on newer gm trucks and chevies are easy to work on too and you will likely get better mpg from it than the newer dodge because full sized dodge truck have never been known for fuel efficency. finally if it is a weekend truck if you scratch and bang up a bit the 97 it will bother you a lot less than the more expensive and new dodge for what it is worth. least we not forget either that the constant velocity joints in front axle make steering in 4wd even in sharp turns smooth as silk unlike any straight axled front end as you have experiance with your suburban. -- 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-decide-pls-ftopict121296.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=591192 posted via usenet.com premium usenet group services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** speed ** retention ** completion ** anonymity ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http//www.usenet.com .
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From : ns
a few months ago i put 285 tires in place of the 265s on my 99 ram 1500 4x4. since then the gas mileage has gotten about 2 mpg worse i corrected for the difference in diameter and just today the trans temp light came while i was driving level road no additional loads. the transmission has never overheated before. ive had no check engine events. anybody else had a similar problem thanks. i went to the 285s on my 2003 2500 hemi i lost about 2 mph too. i never had a problem with my transmission. 5 speed auto. its allot more rubber on the road more drag less mileage..... -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : ns
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From : greg surratt
i have a 1999 4 wheel drive dodge ram quad cab. i need to know if anybody can tell me how to take out front u joint on drivers side can i just take off rotor and hub nut and pull straight out or what. thank you. .
From : bob g
it has a 360 in it and it is one of the best or they best motors of that size in a truck i have ever owned. it has a lot of low speed torque and feels bigger than it is with the grunt it produces. it has always started and ran well and still does. i actually had it out in montana for a year in the 90s and drove it out there and back. i got about 15mpg while transporting it and it never missed a beat. going up bozeman pass which is a long steep climb on i90 it maintained 70 to 75 without any real effort and it surprized even me because the altitude did not effect it as much as i though it would. great engine and if you take off front drive shaft and lock the tcase so it will drive rear wheels it will light the rear tires both without much effort. in fulltime 4wd nobody will beat you up to 30mph or so because even are part throttle it takes of like a shot and in 2wd mode you have to realy feather it to keep from chirping tires some especailly on turns. smooth running engine too. amc made some great motors in my book. the 304 3.75 x 3.44 360 4.08x 3.44 and 401 4.165 x 3.68 were over square ie bigger bore than stroke. mine had a 401 when i bought itand it had grunt no doubt it also had weak rods. when it let loose in went a 360 with the 401 heads. still ton of grunt and still weak rods. both engines had rod failures in the same area where the beam meets large journal area.. in low range coupled with 531 gears in the axles it was too easy to over rev the amc engine hind site says i should have installed a rev limiter. they never let loose out in the boonies always a couple days later and never any knocking just boom. a buick 350 went in case swap on the tranny. the old tranny case almost paid for the complete swap. i sold the 401 heads for a good profit. 70mph was pushing my rig in high range it was much happier running 60. and fuel mileage with the 401 was horrible one long trip with it from ft hood texas to fenton mich.to visit wifes relatives $360 in gas round trip drove her grandfathers car while up there as it had been taken away from him health reasons. filled 42 gallon tank in killeen tx and barely made it to texarkana. she had lt1100 x 16.5 tires one her which as its been a long time i believe were 31 diameter. i wanted 12.5 x 16.5 but they were 35 dia. and wouldnt clear the fenders turning. whitelightning .