How do I follow my new truck as it is made??
From : mark
Q: tbone fatchance@noway.now wrote in tbone fatchance@noway.now wrote in i got an opinion on this little discussion give me 4wd and ill drive like i have a brain and wont skid at all. my second choice is a fwd with traction control. sorry roy ill bring my wallet and you can fill it for me. denny would be interesting to see identical weight cars same tires one rwd and one fwd on a autox in the snow. figures youd bring an mt wallet. we arent doing carrotsg roy .
Replies:
From : joseph myers
susan jeffries wrote i have a 2001 ram 1500 4x4 with a bad torque converter. i bought the truck used and do not have a warranty. it has 42000 miles on it. the dealer says they have to remove the transmission to check the torque converter. they tell me this adds an additional cost of $700 because the seals will have to be replaced when it is reinstalled. another mechanic tells me that the dealer is lying to me and that he can check the torque converter without having to remove the transmission and can replace the converter without having to replace the seals. which one is telling the truth no the dealer is not lying to you. but hes describing the correct way of doing it which is often the most expensive. the transmission front seal is a $5 part. and once the transmission is out it takes about 10 minutes to replace. i cant imagine replacing the torque converter without replacing this seal. its almost guaranteed to leak otherwise. the additional $700 is to r&r the transmission. part of that is new fluid line o-rings etc. kind of expensive but understandable for a dealership. replacing the torque converter is not a technically difficult job. but it does take a considerable amount of time and effort. talk with a local independant transmission shop about it. -- ..bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .
From : mark
where do you get the manual at the dealer just received my 2003 ram service manual on cd in the mail today. its in adobe acrobat format and pages can be printed if necessary. looks like it has 2895 pages on it. best $10.00 ive ever spent! bill .
From : mark
i dont think a gas engine would give him any heat in two miles either. but yes driving for 15 minutes or so before i can get any heat is not fun sometimes. ive taken to running a small portable heater in the passenger compartment for a while before i leave in the morning... covers the slack until i can get some heat out of the vehicle. living with a diesel is well... different. you kind of have to like it or you wont like it if you follow my meaning. mike simmons wrote the other posters have given you some good advice but one other factor i feel that you should be aware of is that living in canada and having a commute of only two miles you can expect the cummins to generate almost no heat into the passenger compartment during your commute. chryco service manager member sae also what the other posters have mentioned about leasing is true.... unless you are using the truck in a business it makes absolutely no sense to lease. am looking for any kind of advice or feedback. i may put 12000 kms annually on the truck its used to go back and forth to work approx 2 miles some casual driving and then family travel. for most outings we have a jetta tdi wagon. although the cummins would be a great truck for towing i would not drive iit on a two mile commute! the commute and the low miles you drive each year would make a diesel a bad choice for you. if you drove 10-20 miles to work and more miles a year than the answer would be differant. greg .