Is My Manual RIght?
From : moparman
Q: on wed 9 feb 2005 190351 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote guess it comes down to need vs. want. will i be doing a lot of towing in the next couple of years probably not. will i be plowing snow it looks that way. gotta find out how these hemis plow snow anybody have a blade on one roy your payback miles sounds about right. i figgered mine to be about 100k. keep in mind that with the cummins you get about $2-$3k back for the diesel when you get ready to sell it. mike bosstd how about the cost of tuning up that 16 spark plug beast mike would that be enough of a maintenance cost to be worth factoring in sixteen plugs at $3.50 ea thru mopar and 1.6 hrs labor per alldata. the pcv is under $10 iirc and there really isnt much else to do. denny cmbbc .
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From : steve lusardi
every one i know that has a short box. one time or anther says dam i should have gone with the long bed!!! .
From : mike simmons
maybe ill try some in my 89 caravan 3.0 those notorious smoke bombs. i just figure since the heads on these always had poor oil control restore wouldnt help. .
From : tom lawrence
when at idle for a while you will hear air blowing or sucking and it wants to shut off the truck will idle low but will not shut off as i give it gas it hesitates then all of a sudden it goes. please help .
From : mike simmons
i got an 85 dodge ram and the engine is keeps building up pressure and spitting oil up through the carbeurator. what is up with it and what should i do .
From : steve lusardi
not warm up completely or if you tow heavy the recommended interval is 3500. me i use 3500. oil is cheaper than a motor. steve yeah i read the book. when im towing my 5th wheeler ill change it more often. ill also change the transmission and rear end fluids more often. ive burnt too many of them up in the texas heat to not just pay the extra money and do it sooner. 7500 miles sure seems like a long time though but this is my first diesel. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : steve lusardi
has any one heard of a dc recall on ram wheels made of aluminum some one at the local royal farm store said they a breaking around the lug nuts. to me. sure is alot of them out there if it is! tia ken .
From : moparman
i buy my filters by the case on ebay and my oil by the drum. it is much cheaper. steve tom chapter 7 page 326 quote road conditions as well as your kind of driving affect the interval at which your oil should be changed. check the following to determine if any apply to you . day or night temperatures are below 32 degrees . stop and go driving . extensive engine idling . driving in dusty conditions . short trips of less than 10 miles . more than 50% of your driving is at sustained high speeds during hot weather above 90 degrees . trailer towing . taxi police or delivery service commercial service . off road or desert operation if any of the above conditions apply to you then change your oil at every interval shown in schedule b of the maintenance scheduled section of this manual. chapter 8 maintenance schedules page 385 every 3750 miles. steve be careful here. dodge qualifies the 7500 mile change. if for instance you take many small trips in the colder months in which the engine does not warm up completely or if you tow heavy the recommended interval is 3500. me i use 3500. oil is cheaper than a motor. steve yeah i read the book. when im towing my 5th wheeler ill change it more often. ill also change the transmission and rear end fluids more often. ive burnt too many of them up in the texas heat to not just pay the extra money and do it sooner. 7500 miles sure seems like a long time though but this is my first diesel. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : fmb
tom chapter 7 page 326 quote road conditions as well as your kind of driving affect the interval at which your oil should be changed. check the following to determine if any apply to you .. day or night temperatures are below 32 degrees .. stop and go driving .. extensive engine idling .. driving in dusty conditions .. short trips of less than 10 miles .. more than 50% of your driving is at sustained high speeds during hot weather above 90 degrees .. trailer towing .. taxi police or delivery service commercial service .. off road or desert operation if any of the above conditions apply to you then change your oil at every interval shown in schedule b of the maintenance scheduled section of this manual. chapter 8 maintenance schedules page 385 every 3750 miles. steve be careful here. dodge qualifies the 7500 mile change. if for instance you take many small trips in the colder months in which the engine does not warm up completely or if you tow heavy the recommended interval is 3500. me i use 3500. oil is cheaper than a motor. steve yeah i read the book. when im towing my 5th wheeler ill change it more often. ill also change the transmission and rear end fluids more often. ive burnt too many of them up in the texas heat to not just pay the extra money and do it sooner. 7500 miles sure seems like a long time though but this is my first diesel. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : moparman
down the road. with that in mind im thinking about getting the tekumsha prodigy controller. last i saw it cost about 175.00 and will prolly then youd be overpaying by about fifty bucks... $124.95 with the plug-in harness and free shipping http//www.brakecontroller.com/ pros-n-cons none to speak of... lots of guys myself included use it and it works great. maybe the only knock you could give it is that it is an inertial controller whereas the brakesmart senses actual brake hydraulic pressure. but at the same time the hardest part of installing the prodigy is deciding where to mount it. thanks....i choose to save the money. ill order it for next weekends project. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : tom lawrence
1. install receiver hitch. 2. install 7 pin rv light kit to the truck. snip didnt your ctd come with a tow kit or are you puting on one of those fancy hitches for your rv what did you get anyway trailer or 5th -- fmb only one b in fmb .
From : moparman
does anyone have any experience running bio-diesel in their cummins no but im interested in the answer too! -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : tom lawrence
one thing id recommend... if youre going to make one of these make two. this way you can put one in each axle tube and youre not constantly yanking it out and re-inserting it in the other tube as you play around with the adjusters trying to dial in the correct backlash. the first time i did a 9.25 axle i only had one adjuster and it was a royal pain. the last one i did i made up another adjuster tool and it sure saved me time and frustration being oh-so-careful not to mangle the axle seal with the adjuster nut .
From : mike simmons
are two reasons to change the oil more frequently and they are both temperature related. short trips too cold and severe duty too hot. absolutely agreed... which is where there are two different maintenance schedules 15k intervals for light-duty use 7.5k intervals for severe duty use. rig. i cant imagine risking that to save $30 on an oil change. ah hah... now i see... youre using cheap oil and filters .
From : steve lusardi
on fri 11 feb 2005 211519 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote said the hell with it and went with a 05 2500 4x4 qc with the cummins. 610 foot pounds of torque should get it done. no i didnt get leather and heated seats. should pick it up early next week after the plow goes on and the remote starter is installed. thanks group for all your info comments and suggestions. roy been off at a training deal for the week just saw this. congratulations. youll love it. what color did you get thanks. should pick it up today if they get the plow on it.the color is a kinda charcoal. wanted something that would blend in and not stand out. roy .
From : steve lusardi
does anyone know a good site to get a guide on how to remove a steering column from an 85 dodge ramcharger 4 wheel drive any help is appreciated after the trim panelsare removed there are 2 bolts holding the steering column to the dash and three at the floorboard. one or two at the steering box under the hood. if you have a column shift the transmission connection is usually a cotter pin and a washer. under the dash there will be some wires to unplug and be careful of the fragile small cable that connects the indicator needle. prnd12 -- roger shoaf about the time i had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube then they come up with this striped stuff. .
From : moparman
1. install receiver hitch. 2. install 7 pin rv light kit to the truck. 3. install back-up light kit fits around the receiver hitch under the bumper and has two backup lights good for 80 feet. has a position switch to use off on and only work when in reverse.. 4. install freshly painted tool box. 5. install new wade bed caps. 6. remove scratch from rear dually fender. bastards!! i will be broke at that point. any advise on the above is appreciated. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : moparman
tom another point which drives the more frequent change schedule is that diesels do not warm up quickly and consecquently do not boil off the condensation water so easily. this water will mix with the residual sulpher in the oil and create acid which corrodes the oil very rapidly. so in short there are two reasons to change the oil more frequently and they are both temperature related. short trips too cold and severe duty too hot. both cases reduces the lubriction performance of the oil. i have $50000 in my rig. i cant imagine risking that to save $30 on an oil change. steve where are you buying 12 quarts of oil and a filter for 30 bucks -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : moparman
moparman wrote 7500 miles between normal driving oil changes on the 05 cummins turbo 600 seems unusual to an old gasser like me. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- its the same for my 2002 4.7l dakota. it was the same for my 1994 318cid dakota. the 3k mile is b.s. used to sell more service. jam over half a million miles with mopars yep and i didnt know those were diesel engines either. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : moses horwitz moses
be careful here. dodge qualifies the 7500 mile change. if for instance you take many small trips in the colder months in which the engine does not warm up completely or if you tow heavy the recommended interval is 3500. not for a cummins. schedule a the impossible light-duty schedule that most people couldnt adhere to is 15000mi intervals. schedule b for normal people is 7500mi. thats amazing. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
From : jcmills
nate looking at the nada book your only $900 above trade in. you might be better off tradeing and saving on the sales tax if you have to pay one. id really rather just sell it and give somebody a good deal on it. the dealer i ordered my jeep from currently has it on his lot selling it on consignment rimrock jeep in billings montana. he has $23500 on it that hes trying to get. i can pull it off the lot at any time and sell it for the $19400 what i actually owe on it if anybody wants a great deal on it. -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .
From : mark filice
then stay on topic and shut up. anyone seen any good movies lately... ******** i will. ill also complain again - if i want to - when someone else is off-topic just as you just did. paul aka tha driver giggle cream - it makes dessert *funny*! .
From : moses horwitz moses
marine math the korean war in which the marine corps fought and won some of its most brutal battles was not without its gallows humor. during one such conflict a rok republic of korea commander whose unit was fighting along with the marines called legendary marine general chesty puller to report a major chinese attack in his sector. how many chinese are attacking you asked puller. manymany chinese! replied the excited korean officer. puller asked for another count and got the same answer many many chinese! x*#dammit! swore puller put my marine liaison officer on the radio. in a minute an american voice came over the air yes sir lieutenant growled chesty exactly how many chinese you got up there colonel we got a whole shitload of chinese up here! thank god. exclaimed puller at least theres someone up there who knows how to count! thanks mac! chesty was a piece of work..... god love him! semper fi! mike btw during the battle at chosin reservoir the marines faced a horde of chinese who began to attack. the marines were grossly outnumbered and fought valiantly. when chesty was informed that the marines were surrounded he said good..... well that simplifies things! mike mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : tom lawrence
the new jeep i ordered is coming soon and i would really like to sell this truck instead of trading it in. see http//utilityoffroad.com/dodge for pictures and details. $19400 truck is in awesome condition. nate looking at the nada book your only $900 above trade in. you might be better off tradeing and saving on the sales tax if you have to pay one. roy .
From : mark filice
did you get the automatic yup figured they improved it. if not ill go right to a dtt its fine for stock power levels... converter could still be a little tighter though .
From : steve lusardi
yeah well others complain about ot posts too. and it doesnt do them any good either. if you have been here for any length of time you should have noticed that we talk about anything we want any time we want. sorry if that doesnt trip your trigger but thats the way we like it. just dont click on the threads that you dont want to read and keep your blood pressure down.. but i catch hell cause i complain about a football post in the dodge truck forum. only cause you capitolize words to make them look like you have something of vast importance to say. and im the juvenile one i dont think so! football is not that important kiddies! never said it was. its just that somebody is making a big deal out of nothing. denny .
From : mike simmons
on wed 9 feb 2005 190351 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote guess it comes down to need vs. want. will i be doing a lot of towing in the next couple of years probably not. will i be plowing snow it looks that way. gotta find out how these hemis plow snow anybody have a blade on one roy your payback miles sounds about right. i figgered mine to be about 100k. keep in mind that with the cummins you get about $2-$3k back for the diesel when you get ready to sell it. mike bosstd how about the cost of tuning up that 16 spark plug beast mike would that be enough of a maintenance cost to be worth factoring in yeah i factored in the maintenance plus resale plus mileage difference... pretty much everything i could think of. mike mac please remove splinters before emailing .