K & N Filter --- worth it??

From : oldtimer

Q: um is this for real oldtimer wrote an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

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From : transurgeon

hi all we have a 1999 dodge 3/4 ton diesel cab and 1/2 rear door has just stuck shut..any ideas on how to open and fix think it is the bottom latch that is not working thanks! cathy .

From : transurgeon

hi all we all know you can reverse the key on the trucks either side up but can you cut one pattern on one side of key and different pattern on other side for our other dodge and still have the key work could use one key for both trucks this way yes that will work. just make sure that the keys arent skim keys which have an electronic transponder built into them. they will still unlock the doors but will not start the vehicle. chryco service manager member sae .

From : tbone

steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in then you should try it in my field... its warranty.... but its gonna cost you $1500. but its warranty!!! thats the way it works..stuff we didnt sell or install... i will take warranty all day long...the entire idea is to make money....why give it up steve looks like you have him now. play nice with your new friend!!bmfg roy .

From : tbone

sod off wanker the reason some people dont know for sure if they are going to heaven when they die is because they just dont know. the good is that you can know for sure that you are going to heaven which is described in the holy bible as a beautiful place with no death sorrow sickness or pain. god tells us in the holy bible how simple it is to be saved so that we can live forever with him in heaven. for if you confess with your mouth jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved. romans 109 over 2000 years ago god came from heaven to earth in the person of jesus christ to shed his blood and die on a cross to pay our sin debt in full. jesus christ was born in israel supernaturally to a virgin jewish woman named mary and lived a sinless life for thirty-three years. at the age of thirty-three jesus was scourged and had a crown of thorns pressed onto his head then jesus was crucified. three days after jesus died on a cross and was placed in a grave jesus rose from the dead as jesus said would happen before jesus died. if someone tells you that they are going to die and in three days come back to life again and it happens then this person must be the real deal. jesus christ is the only person that ever lived a perfect sinless life. this is why jesus is able to cover our sinsmisdeeds with his own blood because jesus is sinless. the holy bible says in himjesus we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins... ephesians 17 if you would like god to forgive you of your past present and future sins just ask jesus christ to be your lord and saviour. it doesnt matter how old you are or how many bad things that you have done in your life including lying and stealing all the way up to murder. just pray the prayer below with your mouth and mean it from your heart and god will hear you and save you. dear jesus christ i want to be saved so that i can have a home in heaven with you when i die. i agree with you that i am a sinner. i believe that you love me and want to save me. i believe that you bled and died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins and that you rose from the dead. please forgive my sins and come into my heart and be my lord and saviour. thanks lord jesus christ for forgiving me and saving me through your merciful grace. amen. welcome to the family of god if you just allowed god to save you. now you are a real christian and you can know for sure that you will live in heaven forever when this life comes to an end. as a child of god we are to avoid sinwrongdoing but if you do sin the holy bible says my dear children i write this to you so that you will not sin. but if anybody does sin we have one who speaks to the father in our defense jesus christ the righteous one. those of you that have not yet decided to place your trust in the lord jesus christ may never get another chance to do so because you do not know when you will die. jesus said i am the way the truth and the life no one can come to the fathergodin heaven but by me. john 146 this means that if you die without trusting in jesus christ as your lord and saviour you will be forever separated from the love of god in a place called hell. the holy bible descibes hell as a place of eternal torment suffering pain and agony for all those who have rejected jesus christ. the good is that you can avoid hell by allowing jesus christ to save you today. only then will you have true peace in your life knowing that no matter what happens you are on your way to heaven. praise the lord! servant of the lord jesus christ ronald l. grossi *show this to your family and friends so they can know that they have a choice where they will spend eternity. thanks! got questions http//www.gotquestions.org/archive.html other languages http//www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps.html free movie to hell and back http//www.tbn.org/index.php/8/1.html animation http//www.gieson.com/library/projects/animations/walk/index.html the passion of the christ http//www.thepassionofthechrist.com beware of cults http//www.carm.org/cults/cultlist.htm about hell http//www.equip.org/free/dh198.htm is jesus god http//www.powertochange.com/questions/qna2.html free online bible http//www.biblegateway.com .

From : nosey

with the gas crunch and people starting to look for vehicles with improved economy i wouldnt count on it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving does anyone know if the hemi or diesel will be an option on the dakota next year .

From : dale yonz

on mon 25 apr 2005 232749 -0700 bryan bryan.swadenernospam@comcast.net wrote for me... winter = no toiling in the yard or other work around the house with sweat dripping off me etc. winter = skiing which is much more fun. carving graceful arcs in fresh powder bumpin down a mogul field or getting a major rush by blasting straight down a ski hill at 50mph -- all the while enjoying fresh air and an awesome mountain view. bryan photos http//www.geocities.com/pdq340/skiing/ j wrote i feel bad for you. i really do. theres nothing good out of winter weather. hope you have awd or 4wd for that snow. p.s. all i want is a palm tree in my front yard. one day. whats winter i think we outlawed those in california in the 50s or something... mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : transurgeon

i feel bad for you. i really do. theres nothing good out of winter weather. hope you have awd or 4wd for that snow. p.s. all i want is a palm tree in my front yard. one day. just got home from work a little bit ago. was about 60 degrees today a little breezy and the sun was trying to come out. i saw two neighbors mowing their grass near my home. what is wrong with this yesterday it was 30 friggen degrees and a couple of inches of snow on the grass. this sucks... denny .

From : robb s via carkb com

sorry! it doesnt work that way. you have to give us all blow jobs first and then it will work. it doesnt matter how old you are or how many bad things that you have done in your life including lying and stealing all the way up to murder. it was this twisted reasoning that made 9/11 possible. it matters it fuckin does matter you complete fuckin asswipe! how fuckin stupid is god to be deceived by fuckin murders believers in islam are fuckin murders believers in christianity are fuckin mass-murders. god is not believing in this shit! hopefully ive insulted enough to have them pray for my soul so god wont fuckin smite me down have a fucking good day! .

From : transurgeon

ok dip shi*s you fail to grasp the reality of the situation.....let me spell it out for you s l o w l y your math is correct by any calculator. your theorey is what is completely bird brained. you are not including the many many other variables involved to come to that final point of 150%. it is only a one percent difference....your theorey behind the division is what is at fault... wrong formula wrong situation. i believe with your calculations are inaccurate... both filters experess their effectiveness in a percentage of.....what amount of particles stopped by a given chart as to what is or isnt acceptable.....you must use their chart to see the difference. both being equal they are only 1% apart. their math. see the calculation in many other postings above. possibly you are believing what what is the 150% .. you divide the percentages to come up with 1.5. just because you convert that to percentage doesnt mean squat without a sound theorey...... my last post on this -- message posted via http//www.carkb.com .

From : transurgeon

transurgeon wrote saying that 3 is 50% more than 2 is imprecise instead say that 3 is fifty percent larger than 2 and yes 3 % is 1 % more than 2 % more than indicates that all numbers in a statement are in the same units; subtraction in other words larger than indicates that a comparison has been made; usually by way of a ratio i can live with that. wholly shit we agree on something! or shoud that be we agree about something holy f*ing shit ! how about we agree amongst ourselves about something now...........................can you explain the concept to bonehead yawn... i understand the concept and never said that it was mathematically wrong. what i said was that it was fuzzy math theres nothing fuzzy about 3% / 2% = 150% lol sure it is. no its not the math is not at all fuzzy dig out that 5th grade arithmetic book and study a bit keep comparing apples to oranges gary its the only chance you got. i never said that the math was wrong. i said that you were when you were claiming 150% more dirt and that percentages are fuzzy by definition since they dont really stand for anything in particular. they are nothing but relationships between two other values and can be based on anything including other percentages. they can also very easily be used to give a distorted view of a subject like you are doing here. do what you want dude im done with this thread. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

cathyd wrote hi all we all know you can reverse the key on the trucks either side up but can you cut one pattern on one side of key and different pattern on other side for our other dodge and still have the key work could use one key for both trucks this way yes and no. the pattern is the same on both sides so physically it will work just like a ford. however some cars have an electronic key inside the metal key. theres a sensor in the lock that detects the correct key. without that the correct key pattern wont operate the ignition. buying an extra blank key with the correct chip is a little expensive. but you could do it if one car had the chip and the other didnt. in reality it depends on the lock cylinder. i havent taken one apart but if it has tumblers on both sides then the two sides must match for the key to turn. i dont know if they did it that way but it is something to think about or at least ask about. i did it on my 92 and 90 dodge pickups. not a big deal and it works perfectly. i used a blank with plastic on the end and i filed a notch on one side so it was easy to determine what side was for what truck. makes a great spare key to keep in your wallet too. al .

From : bryan

does anyone know if the hemi or diesel will be an option on the dakota next year i had heard rumors that they were holding that off for another year or two. something about a larger displacement possibly 6.3 instead of the 5.7. dont know if it was true but thats what i heard. kevin the srt-8 has a concept 6.3ish hemi in it. if they put that in the dak it would make it the most powerful midsized truck idling in traffic! if it includes the cylinder cut off then it would be more appealing as well. still want a diesel though. .

From : dj

i had a ford 1990 f-150 4x4 had it for 10 years. a year and a half ago i bought a used 1999 dodge ram 1500 4x4 318 supercab. how many miles are on the dodge what does the service history look like anything that is not properly maintained is going to fall apart. about two years ago i changed the cap and rotor in my 99 dak with the 318. wow! what an ugly mess! its amazing i was getting any spark at all though there. i think this summer i will get some new plug wires. if the trans feels odd then take it in to a trans shop and have them open it up change the fluid clean out the gunk and look around for anything that looks bad. its a ram 4x4 so it had a live front axle does anyone know if these are sealed pivots or if they need periodic greasing how long do the shocks usually last .

From : transurgeon

hello i have a 2001 caravan 2.4 engine 49k miles that only stalls when stopped other than that it runs fine. the problem is very intermittent some time it idles fine. when it does stall the engine will not start for about five minutes and when you try to start it during that time it sounds like it is backfiring through the intake manifold. when i do have to stop if i increase the idle buy pressing down on the gas peddle and braking at the same time its ok. normal cruising speeds on the highway and around town if runs just fine. also i am getting no error codes at all. thanks for any help. chris .

From : robb s via carkb com

on mon 25 apr 2005 181556 gmt transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote you cannot compare the effectiveness of the two filters unless you express that effectiveness or in this case the lack of it dirt particles passed as a ratio to make a ratio you divide one number by the other 3% / 2% = 1.5000 = 150% dig out that 4th grade arithmetic book and read up on it then come back when you dont make a goddam idiot of yourself ok why are these guys afraid of any math past simple addition/subtraction it appears the public school system is failing us... g transurgeon you are a complete idiot! why are you dividing percentages 3% -2%=1% simple difference....you would have to know the ratio of dirt particles at that specific size to have any type of understanding of what is happening....maybe in my city we dont have any dirt particles at that size to pass within the 1% ratio maybe the earth is just bacteria in some puddle of mud in some other world.....oh my god!!!!!i just blew your brain thinking that hard....you schmuck!!!! dj .

From : robb s via carkb com

you cannot compare the effectiveness of the two filters unless you express that effectiveness or in this case the lack of it dirt particles passed as a ratio to make a ratio you divide one number by the other 3% / 2% = 1.5000 = 150% dig out that 4th grade arithmetic book and read up on it then come back when you dont make a goddam idiot of yourself ok transurgeon you are a complete idiot! why are you dividing percentages 3% -2%=1% simple difference....you would have to know the ratio of dirt particles at that specific size to have any type of understanding of what is happening....maybe in my city we dont have any dirt particles at that size to pass within the 1% ratio maybe the earth is just bacteria in some puddle of mud in some other world.....oh my god!!!!!i just blew your brain thinking that hard....you schmuck!!!! -- message posted via http//www.carkb.com .

From : transurgeon

tbone wrote what i should spend $20000 on a new hybrid so i can save a few $100 a year and feel good about sacrificing good grief. on one hand you whine and complain about us being dependant on foreign oil but on the other hand you are unwilling to do anything about it. make up your mind dude. oh geez. your logic is pure absurdity. ok how about you send me $20000 so i can buy a hybrid. youd benifit from the cleaner air. what you wont make that sacrifice too funny. lol completely untrue. i am well aware of what is going on today and we had this conversation over a year ago. at that time i was criticizing the american car companies for having their heads up their asses as usual as they were building bigger and bigger vehicles and investing nothing in hybrids or fuel efficient vehicles. development like you state is a long term goal. not a short term one. a year ago they were investing millions into more fuel efficient vehicles. they have been under development for well over a year. your short term plan is to bitch about the consumer. ya real effective plan for solving short term problems. you otoh said they were doing the right thing since there was no need or market for them and that the ones building hybrids were wasting their time and money. where do you come up with this crap i never said developing hybrids was a waste of time and money. good grief youre nuts. the only way to get out from under these problems in both the short term and long term is conservation and looking ahead. looking ahead is the long term solution. conservation today sounds great. will bitching at the consumer solve short term problems hell no. you have any other short term solution other than to say consumers are wastefull and need to conserve some sort of real solution that is effective thought not. just bitch at consumers. ya thats gonna change short term problems. lol you said the same thing last year and look what is happening now. 6 month waits for those pipe dream hybrids and the american car companied in big trouble because they doent have anything. no they arent in trouble. the american car companies have invested millions into development that far exceeds whats currently out from foreign companies. you look at whats on the road rather than whats being researched and developed. besides these hybrids are not a short term solution. they arent even a long term one. theyre only part of ongoing development into longer term solutions. small tiny commuter hybrids are not a workable long term solution. they just allow a manufacture to learn and develope something better for the future. conservation is a short term solution as well. you just dont want to hear about anything that could impact your lifestyle in any way. i never said that everyone should dump their vehicle for a hybrid but they can take steps to save a little fuel today and make their next purchase more based on what they need rather than pumping up their lillte egos. thats a long term solution. it will take decades to get more fuel efficient cars on the road. so tell me again what is your short term solution do tell. bitch at consumers some more we could start conserving today and if we could save a gallon of fuel each per week more bitching at the consumer as a short term solution bitching at them isnt going to change much. guess it makes you feel better but im looking for a real workable solution. something you wont do. the only one ignoring them is you. our dependence is caused in a big way by our own hand and our continual waste of energy. i dont disagree with that. never have. but simply bitching about it is not a solution. this is the part that you are not getting miles our public waste selfishness and stupidity is the problem. i dont get i have stated over and over that i agree with you on this. but bitching about it wont change a thing for the short term. your whining about others is not a solution. using our own oil will be much worse. there really is no benefit to doing that. if you think that it will have any effect on lowering the price you are just fooling yourself. its not just about prices. we are at the mercy of foreign governments. this is a good thing to you the price is set by demand regardless of availability what its a function of both supply and demand. not just one. as the price of oil goes up supply has been increased. there are scores of oil reserves untapped in foreign lands and oceans waiting for the day when the price will support expansion. lol that is because there is no such thing. you are either drilling for oil or youre not. there is no middle ground. that is complete bull. oil companies have been asking to explore for decades. in some areas they have been allowed and the oil found has not been tapped. oil companies constantly want sources for

From : nosey

steve i maintain quite well with fellow techs. i did not achieve shopforman and service manager positions then give it up voluntarily because i couldnt maintain. i gave it up because i beat the crap out of warranty time and take home more than my service managers. my complaints are with the teary eyed customers that never opened their warranty manuals. then you should try it in my field... its warranty.... but its gonna cost you $1500. but its warranty!!! thats the way it works..stuff we didnt sell or install... i will take warranty all day long...the entire idea is to make money....why give it up to j drum try driving with the putter some time. its fun and 180 yards is nothing for someone with a good swing. my short game sucks however and the putter is better used off the tee. i can easily be on the green on two for a 540 yard par 5 yet 10 putt for a crowd displeaser. brent .

From : miles

tbone wrote oh come on miles we all know that youre the one in here with the big bucks. i all seriousness though what you are saying sounds more like a justification for not wanting to make any sacrifices or changes in your lifestyle. what i should spend $20000 on a new hybrid so i can save a few $100 a year and feel good about sacrificing good grief. while ou may see them you still only look to one side for answers. the side that doesnt require you to make any changes. nope. i look to solving both short and long term issues. you only look at the long term and ignore whats going on today. actually i see both and what people are starting to do effects both the long and short term. the sad thing is miles is that conservation is the only real answer for both and the one you simply refuse to look at. ok so you look at the short term but you refuse to look at solutions that can help. conservation is a long term answer for our society. you can sit there and say everyone should go out and buy a hybrid and the short term problems will be gone. face reality though tbone. you refuse to look at a realistic solution that will help the short term problems. a solution and not some pipedream that stands no chance. drilling more wells alone does nothing but propagate the problem and will make us ecen more dependent on foreign oil when we run out of ours and the people are still the wasteful pigs that they currently are. drilling more wells will get us off the foreign oil for the short term. using less oil and finding alternatives will help for the long term. long term helps the future..great now what about the short term ignore those problems the only one ignoring them is you. our dependence is caused in a big way by our own hand and our continual waste of energy. everything most americans that can afford it have is way bigger than they need and if they want to continue this way it comes at a cost. just digging more well is truly ignorong the problem and trying to deal with the symptoms. the problem with doing that is the problem just gets worse. great tbone. so lets hear your great solution to the short term issues we face all you do is rant about how society wastes. ya we agree there. so your solution is to get everyone to do better sorry tbone that means we will continue having a short term problem until long term solutions are found. which is worse using our own oil or using foreign oil for the short term until long term solutions can be found no what i said was that it is better to use their oil first so when it becomes critical we are the ones that are in control because we still have some and not the other way around like you would have it. everyone is so damn sure that there is another technology to jump in when we begin to run out of oil and while i hate to burst your bubble it simply doesnt exist yet and possibly never will. so we better at least start finding where our oil is. but you liberals wont even allow exploratory drilling. .

From : the guy

happening. fuel prices are rapidly climbing and the american car companies lost another 20% of the market share to those companies that were as you said wasting their time. i was right then and im right now. the only way to get out from under these problems in both the short term and long term is conservation and looking ahead. actually i see both and what people are starting to do effects both the long and short term. the sad thing is miles is that conservation is the only real answer for both and the one you simply refuse to look at. ok so you look at the short term but you refuse to look at solutions that can help. conservation is a long term answer for our society. you can sit there and say everyone should go out and buy a hybrid and the short term problems will be gone. face reality though tbone. you refuse to look at a realistic solution that will help the short term problems. a solution and not some pipedream that stands no chance. lol you said the same thing last year and look what is happening now. 6 month waits for those pipe dream hybrids and the american car companied in big trouble because they doent have anything. conservation is a short term solution as well. you just dont want to hear about anything that could impact your lifestyle in any way. i never said that everyone should dump their vehicle for a hybrid but they can take steps to save a little fuel today and make their next purchase more based on what they need rather than pumping up their lillte egos. drilling more wells alone does nothing but propagate the problem and will make us ecen more dependent on foreign oil when we run out of ours and the people are still the wasteful pigs that they currently are. drilling more wells will get us off the foreign oil for the short term. using less oil and finding alternatives will help for the long term. lol what exactly is your definition of short term it takes years from inception to completion get anything of use from a new well. we could start conserving today and if we could save a gallon of fuel each per week which is not impossible to do the impact would be massive within months not years like your ideas. get with the program dude. long term helps the future..great now what about the short term ignore those problems the only one ignoring them is you. our dependence is caused in a big way by our own hand and our continual waste of energy. everything most americans that can afford it have is way bigger than they need and if they want to continue this way it comes at a cost. just digging more well is truly ignorong the problem and trying to deal with the symptoms. the problem with doing that is the problem just gets worse. great tbone. so lets hear your great solution to the short term issues we face all you do is rant about how society wastes. ya we agree there. so your solution is to get everyone to do better sorry tbone that means we will continue having a short term problem until long term solutions are found. this is the part that you are not getting miles our public waste selfishness and stupidity is the problem. what you are talking about are the symptoms. and as we have seen in the past if you mask the symptoms the existence of the actual problem will be denied and not be dealt with and will simply grow worse. people becoming aware of the problem and doing what they can to conserve what we have and stop outright wasting our resources will both help to solve the problem and eliminate many of the symptoms. the thing is miles you need the problem to show itself to motivate most people to do something about it. which is worse using our own oil or using foreign oil for the short term until long term solutions can be found using our own oil will be much worse. there really is no benefit to doing that. if you think that it will have any effect on lowering the price you are just fooling yourself. the price is set by demand regardless of availability and no oil company is going to produce more just to get less for it. if we introduce more oil into the market other producers will simply cut back and all that will happen is that we will be wasting our resources. as for the long term solution that will only be found if there even is one by the growing need for it and as long as oil seems plentiful people like you will simply say that it is not worth the money like you have already to do anything about it. no what i said was that it is better to use their oil first so when it becomes critical we are the ones that are in control because we still have some and not the other way around like you would have it. everyone is so damn sure that there is another technology to jump in when we begin to run out of oil and while i hate to burst your bubble it simply doesnt exist yet and possibly never will. so we better at least start finding where our oi

From : tbone

does anyone know if the hemi or diesel will be an option on the dakota next year most likely not. when they redesigned teh dak the platform parted ways with teh durango and they managed to design the dak in such a way that the hemi would not fit in the engine compartment. someone needs to be fired as for the diesel. they offer them in brazil if you want to go get one. since a diesel dak would take away from the rams sales they dont do it. even though reasonable size diesel in teh dak would make for a nice truck with great fuel economy. .

From : bryan

if 99 was the first year of the electronic odometer that is probably the year that i was thinking about. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote p done usually indicates the end of the display codes so it appears that your vehicle can do it. iirc there was one year that could not. your best bet would be to wait for a check engine light to come on and try it again. it cant be done on my 99. not sure of other years. .

From : bryan

makes sense. i meant old hondas volvos and vws. thanks again all. i believe i have what i need to resurect our neighborhood oversized wheelbarrow. scott steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in its to make up for the lack of journal material on the crank. without it in time the engine is not balanced. they turn the same speed as the crankbut in reverse...normally. honda uses them fiat alfa...bmw... .

From : tbone

that would be the output speed sensor. recently my durango abs & brake light and check engine light came on. speedometer would not register until over 20mph. i found out the rear wheel speed sensor needed to be replaced. i replaced relatively easy $20 part. once installed the abs & brake light went off but the check engine light remained on and the speedometer does not work at all. does anyone know what this is caused by .

From : nosey

i doubt ill see the innards of the thing. i still dont know what the balance shaft is for and how it affects the crappy running condition. ive not seen anything like this on the honda volvo or vw 4-cyl engines ive worked on. its to make up for the lack of journal material on the crank. without it in time the engine is not balanced. they turn the same speed as the crankbut in reverse...normally. honda uses them fiat alfa...bmw... steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in thanks. then it appears weve found why it was running rough. i was baffled because the main belt is ok as were the plugs cap rotor etc. i thought i would still have to diagnose that after the new pulley arrives. ill treat it as good . and im assuming no damage running it off a few teeth just rough running. more good . yup...thats all it takes. if you get a chance to look at the crank you know why its needed. .

From : miles

yes refining costs have gone up since january but it still has less of an impact on our gas prices than crude oil. the breakdown of what we pay for in a gallon of gas at american pumps. march 2005 national average. 6% distribution and marketing 19% refining costs 21% taxes 54% crude oil then please explain why the price of oil has not gone up anywheres near the % that gas has it has on the national average. it appears arizonians are taking a beating on gas prices. can you point me to a resource for the price of crude oil over the past 10 years ill chart it out and have a look. ill see if i can dig something up. i do know that april 2004 a barrel of oil was $8 less than it is now. thats about an 18% increase. gas here in az was $1.65. now its $2.35. about a 40% increase. oil accounts for less than 1/2 the increase. i havent found any cost information specifically for arizona. i do have national averages. 4 april 2005 the national average price per gallon of gas was $2.217. 4 april 2004 the national average price per gallon of gas was $1.793. thats about a 23.5% increase. 2 april 2004 the price per barrel of crude was $36.082. 1 april 2005 the price per barrel of crude was $45.324. thats about a 25.5% increase. .

From : tbone

tbone wrote but even still unless one filter is letting in a damaging amount of dirt does it really matter if one lets in a little more ive seen first hand how much dirt k&ns let through. and yes properly maintained. here in az we have very very fine dust. k&ns are horrible for filtering it. they let through alot more than just a little. ive seen it too many times. .

From : tbone

tbone wrote how can you not care how much was blocked if you dont know the total volume involved then the amount that gets through is meaningless this statement makes no sense. i can easily do oil tests on a car with and without a k&n and see the difference. i do not need to know how much was blocked to be able to compare the effectiveness of the filters. the oil tests will show the difference. unless both vehicles were driven to exactly the same places at exactly the same time that test would reveal nothing. but even still unless one filter is letting in a damaging amount of dirt does it really matter if one lets in a little more -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

beekeep wrote on tue 19 apr 2005 221238 -0600 drgn1400@webtv.net brent d wrote i respond to those in the ng that have legitimate conerns to their e-mails. this prevents half of you shade-tree yahoos from arguing proven repairs and causing a potential accident. to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. brent how long has it been since you have been laid thats rhetorical right i cant imagine you really want to know. ;- jeff beekeep .

From : transurgeon

on thu 21 apr 2005 182156 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote but you wouldnt say that you would say 3 cents is 50% more than 2 cents no i would. i would say that 3 cents is one penny more than 2 cents. then i would say that it isnt enough to make a difference. .

From : transurgeon

tbone wrote then in your area a k&n would be a bad choice. yep. because it allows too much dirt through. .

From : bryan

bryan wrote nosey wrote but you wouldnt say that you would say 3 cents is 50% more than 2 cents no i would. then you would be ummm.....wrong why .

From : nosey

nosey wrote but you wouldnt say that you would say 3 cents is 50% more than 2 cents no i would. then you would be ummm.....wrong .

From : nosey

would show trouble codes on the digial odometer. some say it will and some say say it wont. i talked to a dodge dealership they said that wouldnt work. another well-informed dealership employee.... yes 2000 trucks and any year after that as well will display the codes on your odometer. pdone signifies that all codes have been displayed. you just dont have any codes. if you really want to prove this unscrew your gas cap and start the truck. give it a bit and the cel should come on. you can then retrieve the diag. code with the key on/off method and it will display on the odometer. .

From : dj

just sold my 95 1500 several brand new parts for sale cheap new still in box a/c compressor. both outside chrome electric mirrors6x9. complete exhaust cat back 5.2 8 foot bed let me know if interested .

From : bryan

come to the demecratic republic of washington state. we will gladly provide you with regular at 2.40 avg 2.35 to 2.60 or diesel at 2.75avg. and this is where the state legislature is saying we need another 15 cents a gallon gas tax. so come on up and enjoy. .

From : transurgeon

no problems since. should i go ahead and replace the caliper or drive it until it does it again replace caliper and slide bolts... very cheap compared to the alternative. is there a safety concern to worry about if i continue to drive it yep i know the rotor will need to be replaced due to the overheating or at least turned but cost is an issue at this point. only if its warped which it could be but possibly not. how hard is it for a novice to replace the calipers brake pads and rotors at home well pads and rotor changes are pretty much a no-brainer. replacing the caliper is pretty simple as well it just gets a little messy since youll be dealing with brake fluid. start by topping off your master cylinder resevoir then putting the cap back on. remove the caliper from the mounting bracket by backing off the two slide bolts could be 3/8 allen head could me a torx head - not positive on dakotas. apply a thin coat of hi-temp brake grease to the flats on the steering knuckle where the caliper slides back and forth. if youre putting on a new rotor now would be the time. make sure to spray down and wipe off the new rotor with brake cleaner and a clean rag since theres an anti-rust coating applied from the factory. now get a small jar that you dont mind getting gunked up. unbolt the brake hose from the caliper and stick the end into the jar. it will leak but shouldnt be too bad. mount the new caliper with new brake pads in it - most times you can just buy a loaded caliper meaning it comes with pads install one of the slide bolts loosely just enough to hold the caliper. find the two new copper washers that came with the caliper. take your banjo bolt that was holding the brake line to the old caliper put a washer on it put it through the end of the brake hose put another washer on the other side sandwiching the brake hose mounting block between copper washers and re-install into the caliper. tighten this bolt securely somewhere around 20-25ft.lbs. - if it leaks make it tighter. now take a breath. apply a thin coat of hi-temp brake grease to the other slide bolt and install it. remove the first slide bolt that you stuck in loosely grease it and install it. these should torque down to about 35 ft.lbs. take the cap back off your master cylinder resevoir. if you dont want a mess attach a rubber/plastic hose maybe 1/4 id to the bleeder screw running back into the jar or you could let the brake fluid dribble out and just cclean it with brake cleaner later. now loosen the bleeder screw on the new caliper. wait for it to start leaking fluid out the top then tighten it back up. that will let all the air purge out of the caliper and if you didnt run the master cylinder resevoir dry when you stuck the brake hose in the jar then no air ever got into the the rest of the brake system. pump the brakes until they firm up seating the new caliper/pads then crack the bleeder screw one more time. re-check that everythings tight again have a helper pump the brakes hard and make sure the point where the hose connects to the caliper doesnt leak tighten the bolt some more if it does spray everything down with brake cleaner and re-mount your wheel. pick up a haynes manual for your truck at the auto parts place while youre at it... for $11 or so it will give you lots of help on this and other repair jobs - including the specific torque values instead of my guess-work .

From : transurgeon

tbone wrote now i see that it is your logic that is failing you. both of them show the total amount of dirt that enters the engine or rather the percentage of volume that gets by. the difference is that the 3% is baselined on the total volume of dirt what you claim that you want to know while the 150% is baselined on the efficiency of the other filter which really means nothing.. no i dont want to know the total volume of dirt. i want to know how much is in my engine over a set amount of time. that is what im talking about miles. i dont have an easy for to measure how much dirt i drive through. but i can run tests on oil and find out how much dirt is in my engine. thats what i compare thats my baseline. i guess that where you live that may be required but i have yet to ever do that and have yet to have an engine fail prematurely. it is very common to compare two items by using one of them as a baseline for comparison. you are hung up on this 3 vs. 2 thing. im not. my concern is amount of oil in my engine so thats what ill use as my baseline and it is certainly the truth. how does the filter determine the amount of oil in your engine -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : miles

has anyone had a problem with the automatic used with the hemi engine by that i mean a failure of any sort. mine has a sound i can best describe as sounding like a valve opening and closing rapidly. happens when the transmission is close to a downshift but not quite ready to do so. ive been assured by the service department its common and not a cause for worry. it happens in 3rd 4th and 5th. hd in ny .

From : miles

dale yonz wrote now paper filters at 2% lets say theres 100 dirt particles 98 will be stopped and 2 will pass through the filter. k&n at 3% with 100 dirt particles 97 will be stopped and 3 will pass through the filter. tbone is right whats the big deal 98-97=1 or 3-2=1 because i dont care about the dirt that didnt get through. i look at the dirt that did. .

From : tbone

tbone wrote they are both right. it is just a matter of which one reflects the truth more. it depends on what you use for your baseline. i measure the amount of dirt in my engine and use that as the baseline. your assumption that this isnt the truth is false. .

From : miles

tbone wrote people are so fixated on the price of gas they will spend a fortune to save a few peanuts in comparison. as it should be. to you perhaps. maybe you have tons of extra cash around so you can save the world. i dont. i cant afford a new car. the savings in gas from it wont come close to paying for it. we have had this discussion before miles and as usual you only look at one side of the problem. not so. i see both sides. short term issues as well as long term issues. you see only the long term and ignore whats happening now. we are dependent on foreign oil now and have serious problems now. long term helps the future..great now what about the short term ignore those problems you have stated before you see nothing wrong with foreign dependency because in the long term when we get off oil entirely in wont be an issue. you gonna deny that .

From : miles

tbone wrote how can you not care how much was blocked if you dont know the total volume involved then the amount that gets through is meaningless this statement makes no sense. i can easily do oil tests on a car with and without a k&n and see the difference. i do not need to know how much was blocked to be able to compare the effectiveness of the filters. the oil tests will show the difference. .

From : nosey

i respond to those in the ng that have legitimate conerns to their e-mails. this prevents half of you shade-tree yahoos from arguing proven repairs and causing a potential accident. to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. brent keep up the good work brent ill appreciate your help when i need it. some people know about bees and some people know about trucks...you should stick with what ya know and that would be what... masturbation im too old to care about that anymore. unless there making a ten minute viagra pill ill assume your talking about yourself or someone else. actually. i was talking about brent. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

i respond to those in the ng that have legitimate conerns to their e-mails. this prevents half of you shade-tree yahoos from arguing proven repairs and causing a potential accident. to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. brent keep up the good work brent ill appreciate your help when i need it. some people know about bees and some people know about trucks...you should stick with what ya know and that would be what... masturbation im too old to care about that anymore. unless there making a ten minute viagra pill ill assume your talking about yourself or someone else. -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .

From : tbone

tbone wrote of course it is. as you know the price of fuel seems to have little to do with the days price of oil. it seems that the oil execs are getting scared with the recent rapid shift of americans to more fuel efficient vehicles as seen by rapid market share loss of gm and ford and are trying to lull us back into being the selfish ignorant people we are so good at being with lower prices for a while. fuel price by me is now back to $1.99 form $2.24 a week ago but it will be for a short time. people are nuts. not really. they are just tired of getting it in the ass and are making a clear statement. they are now paying more for a used hybrid than a brand new one because new ones have several months waiting lists. probably out of fear of possible gas rationing in the near future. these hybrids are rather costly so no real savings from the better mpg. lol you really need to start thinking long term miles. while i agree that they will save little to no money now the demand will push for the further development of the vehicles to where they both get getter mileage and cost less. people are so fixated on the price of gas they will spend a fortune to save a few peanuts in comparison. as it should be. one good thing is coming out of all this. the high prices are getting people to put pressure on politicians to do more for the short term dependency of foreign oil by allowing domestic oil expansion. should have started that a decade or more ago. and it would have done nothing just like now. the problem is our wasteful use of energy as well as our limited refining capability. we have had this discussion before miles and as usual you only look at one side of the problem. fortunately more people are starting to look at the other side of the problem where we can actually do something about it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

on tue 19 apr 2005 200616 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote i understand what he said but if they want to get more than warranty work then they have to do what i said and so far they are not doing it. and in order to get the good paying customer work down the road you have to be ready and willing to eat the peanuts that come your way both under warranty and out. as service manager 20 years ago i had the philosophy that if the job wasnt big enough to be worth the $25 it took to process the paperwork from end to end the job was done free. that meant i replaced a lot of bulbs wiper blades flashers and fuses gratis.customer bought the parts at the parts counter and i installed them i freed up a lot of sticky door handles the curse of the mid eighties toyota for no charge - and no paperwork. i had more paying work than i could handle with a retention rate of well over 100% for most of the 10 years i held the job and i made the dp a millionaire. there are still a few dealerships in the world that will do that but they are few and far between. i for one was never able so spell service with only 4 letters. then you appear to be one of the ones that have earned the higher rate and like you said it is a rare thing. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : miles

tbone wrote they are both right. it is just a matter of which one reflects the truth more. it depends on what you use for your baseline. i measure the amount of dirt in my engine and use that as the baseline. your assumption that this isnt the truth is false. now i see that it is your logic that is failing you. both of them show the total amount of dirt that enters the engine or rather the percentage of volume that gets by. the difference is that the 3% is baselined on the total volume of dirt what you claim that you want to know while the 150% is baselined on the efficiency of the other filter which really means nothing.. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : miles

nosey wrote yes refining costs have gone up since january but it still has less of an impact on our gas prices than crude oil. the breakdown of what we pay for in a gallon of gas at american pumps. march 2005 national average. 6% distribution and marketing 19% refining costs 21% taxes 54% crude oil then please explain why the price of oil has not gone up anywheres near the % that gas has can you point me to a resource for the price of crude oil over the past 10 years ill chart it out and have a look. ill see if i can dig something up. i do know that april 2004 a barrel of oil was $8 less than it is now. thats about an 18% increase. gas here in az was $1.65. now its $2.35. about a 40% increase. oil accounts for less than 1/2 the increase. .

From : miles

nosey wrote 3% is 1% more than 2%. prove it on your own calculator. 0.02 + 0.01 = 0.03 3 is 50% more than 2 but 3% is only 1% more than 2%. see the difference a percent is an expression of per 100. saying that 3% is 50% more than 2% is just as wrong as saying that three cents is fifty cents more than two cents. you have 2 cents and i have 3 cents. i certainly do have 50% more than you. youre trying to compare the two based on total pennies neither one of us has. i dont care about pennies or dust that i dont have or isnt in my engine. .

From : dale yonz

on tue 19 apr 2005 221238 -0600 drgn1400@webtv.net brent d wrote i respond to those in the ng that have legitimate conerns to their e-mails. this prevents half of you shade-tree yahoos from arguing proven repairs and causing a potential accident. to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. brent how long has it been since you have been laid beekeep .

From : tbone

on tue 19 apr 2005 200616 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote i understand what he said but if they want to get more than warranty work then they have to do what i said and so far they are not doing it. and in order to get the good paying customer work down the road you have to be ready and willing to eat the peanuts that come your way both under warranty and out. as service manager 20 years ago i had the philosophy that if the job wasnt big enough to be worth the $25 it took to process the paperwork from end to end the job was done free. that meant i replaced a lot of bulbs wiper blades flashers and fuses gratis.customer bought the parts at the parts counter and i installed them i freed up a lot of sticky door handles the curse of the mid eighties toyota for no charge - and no paperwork. i had more paying work than i could handle with a retention rate of well over 100% for most of the 10 years i held the job and i made the dp a millionaire. there are still a few dealerships in the world that will do that but they are few and far between. i for one was never able so spell service with only 4 letters. .

From : dale yonz

its those damn fuckin metric calculators i bet he got hold of those things screw everything up dale lol sorry gary but it is you that needs to learn how to accurately use percentages rather that the distorted fuzzy math way you currently do. it passes 50% more dirt than an oem 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.50 so what it still only passes 1% more dirt in total volume than the oem any way that you try to spin it. who mentioned total volume the numbers you are basing your distorted calculations on are based on total volume. what you are comming up with is meaningless bs. i was talking about relative filtering ability i understand that but when you are talking about high effeciency the number that you come up with is a distorted value that really means nothing. but thats probably beyond your comprehension no i have a full comprehension on how you are trying to distort the actual capabilities of the k&n with your fuzzy math. perhaps you need to comprehend the definition of fuzzy math although i believe that you are fully aware of its meaning. and still within factory spec.. btw now you are saying 50% more when befor it was 150% more. make up your mind or at least get your english correct. you know when i have to re-phrase it so even you can understand it then its time for you to admit youre in over your head it is not a matter of re-phrasing it it is more of a matter of stating it correctly. there really is a big difference between 50% more and 150% more like a 100% difference. it really seems like with so many other times the one over his head happens to be you. btw where exactly is that clockspring it depends on the vehicle therefore a k&n passes 150 % as much as or 50 % more dirt than an oem while true it is still meaningless unless you know exactly how much the oem passes thru and once you realize that an oem lets just about nothing thru 150% of just about nothing is still just about nothing. jesus f christ taking the lords name in vain is a sin you know. must i repeat yet again the numbers that this is based upon the numbers that it is based upon are already percentages that at least have some valid nmeaning. what you are calculating has no real value. reduced to semantic flames are you perhaps ypu should look up the definition of semantics before you fire up your accusations. this is not a matter of semantics becuaes what you said is simply wrong. face up to it for a change. tell me what is incorrect about 3 % / 2 % = 150 % go ahead fermat have at it that is not what is incorrect. what was incorrect was that you said the k&n allowed 150% more dirt into the engine which is completely incorrect. while this was fun for a while now it is getting tiresome so feel free to believe what you will. while the k&n is slightly less efficient at capturing dirt than an oem filter it does have less restriction to airflow and provided that both filters are within factory specs it is up to the owner of the vehicle to determine which property is more desirable. .

From : mike simmons

miles wrote nosey wrote yes there is more to it but no one thing changes the cost of gas at the pumps more than the cost of crude oil. thats just not true at all. refining costs are whats driving up prices now. there are numerous refineries out of commission now and the remaining ones cant keep up with demand. the price of oil has gone up $8 a barrel since this time last year. thats a fraction of whats happened to the price of gas in the past year. make a graph showing the price of oil over the last 10 years compared with the price of gas. they dont have anywheres near the same slope. other costs far outweigh the cost of the oil. thats just what the retailers want you to believe. gasoline production is right on par with the trend of the last 10 years. they are keeping up with demand nicely. in fact we are producing 6000 barrels a day more than in the same week of 2003. here is the data up to april 8 2005. http//tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/ftparea/wogirs/xls/psw10vwgttp.xls yes refining costs have gone up since january but it still has less of an impact on our gas prices than crude oil. the breakdown of what we pay for in a gallon of gas at american pumps. march 2005 national average. 6% distribution and marketing 19% refining costs 21% taxes 54% crude oil can you point me to a resource for the price of crude oil over the past 10 years ill chart it out and have a look. .

From : tbone

tom you almost made sense had i wished to understand your response. so decide which group you fall in; 12 or 3 4 is not an option since we all know that i am a pompous ass for pointing out the freebies that customers want or else they would not be on the ng. thereby being in group four would place you in the freebie group. you dont have to respond to my post by being and ass tom we dealer employees of this ng already know what group you fall in. no need to prove it. brent .

From : tbonetbone

hey all wondering if anyone has a hood from a 72-78 d100-200 i need that and a pair of doors. i have some items i could swap for them. i have a hood that the skin is okay but the bracing is rotting out and i dont have a welder or a lot of time or money to be fixing it. the doors ive fixed once already.. id say i needed a drivers fender too but that i can still get through erik veng as new. in any case let me know through the email addy.. by the way my father has a bunch of motors and a few transmissions along with some assorted goodies that hed like to sell. there are; 2 440s 1 78 from a new yorker 1 67-68 from a newport and rebuilt to magnum specs. good as a resto motor 1 413 from a 65 maine state patrol car also rebuilt/restored 1 273 hi-po from a 64 barracuda formula-s he has a couple 4-speeds plus a few automatics. i personally have a 3-speed from my 74 d100 that had a 318-4 or 5 block hooked to it.. the speedo gear was done for 3.23 gears. ive also got a rear glass from the same truck the rear gasket to go with it which ive treated every so often with silocone so its still pliable. weve also got window winders.. believe it or not someone ruined a good door just to get one of them when i was looking for doors..couldnt just unbolt the winder. they instead torched the inside panel to get it out. thanks george .

From : nosey

now paper filters at 2% lets say theres 100 dirt particles 98 will be stopped and 2 will pass through the filter. k&n at 3% with 100 dirt particles 97 will be stopped and 3 will pass through the filter. tbone is right whats the big deal 98-97=1 or 3-2=1 dale nope. paper filter at 2% k&n at 3%. 3 - 2 still equals 1 the last time i checked it out. it passes 50% more dirt than an oem 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.50 so what it still only passes 1% more dirt in total volume than the oem any way that you try to spin it. and still within factory spec.. btw now you are saying 50% more when befor it was 150% more. make up your mind or at least get your english correct. you know when i have to re-phrase it so even you can understand it then its time for you to admit youre in over your head it is not a matter of re-phrasing it it is more of a matter of stating it correctly. there really is a big difference between 50% more and 150% more like a 100% difference. it really seems like with so many other times the one over his head happens to be you. btw where exactly is that clockspring therefore a k&n passes 150 % as much as or 50 % more dirt than an oem while true it is still meaningless unless you know exactly how much the oem passes thru and once you realize that an oem lets just about nothing thru 150% of just about nothing is still just about nothing. reduced to semantic flames are you perhaps ypu should look up the definition of semantics before you fire up your accusations. this is not a matter of semantics becuaes what you said is simply wrong. face up to it for a change. .

From : tbone

damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective and still within factory spec.. depends on which spec. youre talking about. for my engine the manufacturer specs. a filter with 99.5% first-pass efficiency. theres only a couple of aftermarket filters that can meet that spec. and k&n isnt one of them. and neither are most paper ones at that unrealistic level. sigh..... i guess i will have to throw my .02 in here as well. first of all the math isnt fuzzy its correct although you may notlike the outcome the numbers are correct. sorry mike but while the math may be correct and i never said otherwise it is still fuzzy for no other reason than it make one filter to be much worse than the other and that is not always true.. secondly i have seen nowhere in print where the k&n filter meets manufacturers specs.... period. in fact d/c cummins and gm all caution against using a k&n type filter

From : tom lawrence

of tests. it seems that ken test all kinds of things for free and even alvin is mentioned in many of these as well about all kinds of filters as well as the ionic breeze. i dont recall that particular device being uised to filter the air for the duramax but i could be wrong. so youre disbelieving his test results because he tests a lot of things fuzzy logic indeed... no because it always seems to be for free by ken after a call from ken and why would alvin be a part of any of it besides the duramax one. it seems more like a scam to me and the data just doesnt make any sense. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. hell i dont know brent... maybe because its a flippin public group either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; boy you sure are full of yourself... 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; idiotic well thats debatable i guess. customer nope - aside from one obvious warranty repair i havent set foot in a dealer service dept. in over 4 years. warranty manual read it cover to cover thank-you-very-much. 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. you left out the most obvious... 4. entertainment value. just like the moron on the street corner up on his soapbox yelling at the rain. sure you know hes a loon but you cant help but listen if only for a little bit and chuckle. have you ever considered the possibility that you get flamed because you come off as a pompous ass and that it has absolutely nothing to do with you being a dealership employee no... of course not... everyones just out to get you and anyone like you. wonder why mike/denny/etc. dont get pounded on a daily basis... according to your theory they should. .

From : tbone

i respond to those in the ng that have legitimate conerns to their e-mails. this prevents half of you shade-tree yahoos from arguing proven repairs and causing a potential accident. to those that feel i am a troll why are you reading this post. either 1; you feel i will give you some free info how cheap of you; 2 you are one of the idiotic customers i have described that has not opened their warranty manual; 3 or you just cant wait to flame a dealership employee which makes you a troll in it self. brent .

From : steve

they are both right. it is just a matter of which one reflects the truth more. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving transurgeon wrote as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% i still say 3% is only 1% more than 2%. ;^ your still wrong. look at the equation another way 2 *x = 3 x would equal 1.5 or 2 x 150%=3 try both of these on your calculator and you will see that transurgeon was right all along. .

From : the guy

thanks. then it appears weve found why it was running rough. i was baffled because the main belt is ok as were the plugs cap rotor etc. i thought i would still have to diagnose that after the new pulley arrives. ill treat it as good . and im assuming no damage running it off a few teeth just rough running. more good . yup...thats all it takes. if you get a chance to look at the crank you know why its needed. steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in im fooling with my neighbors 1988 ram 50 with the 2.0 liter mitsu engine. upon removing the timing belt cover ball bearings fell over the floor. there are 2 belts under there. the main timing belt and pulleys are ok. there is a smaller toothed belt between the crank and what i assume is the oil pump. the idler pulley between them is what is toast. thats a counter balance shaft...it rides in oil altho its no pump. now if this second belt runs the oil pump like i think why is there a timing mark on the sprocket this is whats leading me to think it might not be the oil pump. if not what is it and how critical is the mark is there probable damage if the the motor was running it was with a completely disintegrated idler pulley if you get it out of time it can be real fun to try to figure out why its seeming to miss like hell all the time.... make sure you get it back in time right. its been so damn long since i did one that i suggest you do what we would do....get a manual or a chiltons etc..and get the mark positions correct. .

From : the guy

a diesel should sound like a diesel - yes but a diesel shouldnt also sound obnoxious. there are noise standards as well as emission standards. i can open the hood of my 04 duramax at idle and have a conversation in a normal tone of voice while standing next to it. my friends cummins powered dodge requires you to nearly scream at each other in order to be heard with the hood open. just an observation but it seems like you are contradicting yourself by saying the 6.0l ford has inadequate injectors and then go on to say it doesnt have any problems. i never did have any serious problems with the 7.3l powerstroke motors at work although it did seem that the performance fell off faster over the years than comparable cummins powered units. it was the ford tranny that was a nightmare but i understand they dont use the e4od behind a diesel any more and with good reason. i was talking more about bottom end problems. injectors seem to be a common problem in both the 7.3 and 6.0. the injectors need to pulse too fast to do the pre-shot and then the main shot so they would stumble and you would get something similar to bucking... they dropped the pilot injection and will reintroduce it in the 07 model year with much faster computers and maybe twin turbos but now the noise from detroit is they may just stick with the single. interestingly enough there are quite a few who still have the pi and have had no problems so it does really appear it was a hit or miss issue. i guess the sound level issue is a personal choice. i come from the days where you wanted to hear and feel the engine running but now a days some want everything silent. ill take it loud and clanky if you want to talk to me speak up. the e4od was dropped a few years back in favor for the 4r100 which was dropped for the 5r110. i havent had the e4od but i had a 4r100 that went out a 7k miles...the current truck has the 5r110 which is not to bad but they are going through a major recall the will end up covering everything made in 04 and 05...so once fixed i have hopes it will be a good trans. the injection fuel supply systems on most internationals are similar to what the old 2-stroke detroits used but with higher fuel pressures and instead of being cam actuated they are electric/hydraulic answer somebody elses post. mark .

From : mike simmons

brent d wrote i love crusing high schools looking at all the sweet young girlie meat while im yankin my crank.yeah man i drive really slow when school gets out checkin out all them young things in short skirts and tight pants just gets me oozing my goo all over the place. after ive got my energy back from crusing the local schools then i like to put in my favorite dvd the best of mandy moore.i pick a video and start masturbating to it either in slow-mo or a frame at a time.every since mandy starting making dvds i cum continuly manim so in love i have lots of stained sheets to prove it mandy someday. so how often do you masturbate in your dodge dave; is that you again stick to corvettes. -- my part-time website is at http//5110.sytes.net the full-time one is at http//www.geocities.com/spmf38 but theres no techsection there. .

From : mike simmons

had the same happen on my 97. check out this tsb. http//dodgeram.info/tsb/1997/08-22-97a.htm i have a 96 dodge diesel 2500 with 97000 or so miles on it. recently the cruise control quit working. it has been acting a little crazy for a while. i could set it at 65 mph and it would stay there for awhile then start creeping up to 70 and even 75. can anybody get me started on what to look for what is the most likely scenerio can this be in the computer or is it something else. thanks byron ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-uncensored-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .

From : miles

damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective and still within factory spec.. depends on which spec. youre talking about. for my engine the manufacturer specs. a filter with 99.5% first-pass efficiency. theres only a couple of aftermarket filters that can meet that spec. and k&n isnt one of them. and neither are most paper ones at that unrealistic level. sigh..... i guess i will have to throw my .02 in here as well. first of all the math isnt fuzzy its correct although you may not like the outcome the numbers are correct. secondly i have seen nowhere in print where the k&n filter meets manufacturers specs.... period. in fact d/c cummins and gm all caution against using a k&n type filter because of poor filtration. it seems that d/c cummins and the general both think that the 1% is meaningful enough to caution their owners against their use. finally the 99.5% spec tom alluded to is very much real world. paper filters are that efficient! for everyones interest and edification please follow the below url for more info. interestingly you will see that the k&n efficiency vs a stock ac delco paper filter is much more that the 1% t-bone alludes to. also look at the loading factor. http//home.usadatanet.net/jbplock/iso5011/spicer.htm although the test was primarily a direct comparison of the ac delco vs the k&n the comparison is valid for virtually all oem filters. now yall can argue all you want about fuzzy math 150%... 50%... etc. but i know math and the math gary used aint fuzzy. i also know that if you spend your money on a k&n filter you are wasting it.... but hey.... its your money and your engine...... think about it! mike .

From : bryan

on 16 apr 2005 155221 -0700 westside4@sbcglobal.net wrote my 2000 dodge dakota quad cab has always had a vibration throughout the entire truck when braking. i was always told it is the roters. today the right front disc brakes overheated while driving at highway speeds on level road. is this a common problem or rare i did not experience any pulling or drag however the brakes got so hot that they began to smoke. luckily there was not a fire. i was able to free the brakes from the rotor to drive home but the rotor was still getting hot. what do i need to do to fix this i had the same thing happen on my dodge van. you need to replace the caliper with a rebuilt one. according to the maintenance manual they stick when the seals go bad. iirc a rebuilt caliper is only like $25.00. beekeep .

From : tbone

vehicle manufacturer... trying to make a living doing warranty work is like trying to win a golf tournament using only a putter. - jd . 222 299741 %gd9e.862$6x.5916@eagle.america.net im fooling with my neighbors 1988 ram 50 with the 2.0 liter mitsu engine. upon removing the timing belt cover ball bearings fell over the floor. there are 2 belts under there. the main timing belt and pulleys are ok. there is a smaller toothed belt between the crank and what i assume is the oil pump. the idler pulley between them is what is toast. thats a counter balance shaft...it rides in oil altho its no pump. now if this second belt runs the oil pump like i think why is there a timing mark on the sprocket this is whats leading me to think it might not be the oil pump. if not what is it and how critical is the mark is there probable damage if the the motor was running it was with a completely disintegrated idler pulley if you get it out of time it can be real fun to try to figure out why its seeming to miss like hell all the time.... make sure you get it back in time right. its been so damn long since i did one that i suggest you do what we would do....get a manual or a chiltons etc..and get the mark positions correct. thanks a bunch all. .

From : tbone

not trying to start a new argument here but why use it then if it isnt any different than a paper one arguments here are not unusual and actually bring some life into the group. there are some difference between them and it is up to the individual to determine what is more valuable. the k&n has better flow capability which may or may not improve hp and mileage depending on how restrictive the oem filter is compared to engine need this varies from vehicle to vehicle it is also reusable which can lower the cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle. the paper filter has a lower initial cost but the constant need to replace them can increase the overall cost. the paper filter is also slightly better than the k&n at filtering dirt out and in vehicles with properly designed air intakes are more than sufficient for the air requirements of the engine. i guess that sometimes the choice is nothing more than the bling factor. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

im fooling with my neighbors 1988 ram 50 with the 2.0 liter mitsu engine. upon removing the timing belt cover ball bearings fell over the floor. there are 2 belts under there. the main timing belt and pulleys are ok. there is a smaller toothed belt between the crank and what i assume is the oil pump. the idler pulley between them is what is toast. now if this second belt runs the oil pump like i think why is there a timing mark on the sprocket this is whats leading me to think it might not be the oil pump. if not what is it and how critical is the mark is there probable damage if the the motor was running it was with a completely disintegrated idler pulley thanks a bunch all. .

From : transurgeon

unless you live in the middle on nowhere it should be. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving jonathan race wrote i can open the hood of my 04 duramax at idle and have a conversation in a normal tone of voice while standing next to it. my friends cummins powered dodge requires you to nearly scream at each other in order to be heard with the hood open. being able to have a conversation while standing next to an open hood while the engine is running isnt on my list of requirements for a diesel or any other type of engine for that matter. .

From : transurgeon

then charge a competitive rate or prove that you are worth the higher rate and you will win the business. unfortunately most dealerships have done neither. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving heres something to consider for factory technicians regardless of vehicle manufacturer... trying to make a living doing warranty work is like trying to win a golf tournament using only a putter. - jd .

From : tom lawrence

damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective and still within factory spec.. depends on which spec. youre talking about. for my engine the manufacturer specs. a filter with 99.5% first-pass efficiency. theres only a couple of aftermarket filters that can meet that spec. and k&n isnt one of them. and neither are most paper ones at that unrealistic level. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective and still within factory spec.. depends on which spec. youre talking about. for my engine the manufacturer specs. a filter with 99.5% first-pass efficiency. theres only a couple of aftermarket filters that can meet that spec. and k&n isnt one of them. .

From : tbone

nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading from what i am reading from you here i can see that dick and jane is about as far as you got in your education. then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no sure it does but the real question is what does .03 and .02 stand for on their own and the answer is nothing at all. and if they stand for nothing as is what in the hell does the 1.5 you get by dividing them stand for i think that you will find the answer is the same as the last one nothing. for this reason alone it either shows a failure in your logic or that you are a graduate in the gwb fuzzy math academy. your calculation is nothing more than a percentage of a percentage and when you do that you lose just about all valid meaning. for the momory-impaired such as yourself 0.03 stands for amount of dirt 3 % allowed to pass by a k&n and 0.02 2% is the amount passed by an oem filter therefore a k&n pases 150 % or 50 % more dirt than an oem get up to speed will ya once again your logic fails. as i said you are taking a percentage of percentages which has no valid meaning in itself. then on top of that your wording is wrong. if we were to use your logic it would let in 150% as much dirt as a paper filter not more than a paper one. if it was 150% more then it would be allowing 2 .5 times the dirt as paper and this is not true. it lets in up to 1.5 times as much dirt but when you look at how little dirt the paper element lets in 1.5 times just about nothing is still just about nothing. any way that you want to look at it from a valid baseline the k&n will allow up to 1% more dirt in than a high quality paper filter big deal. yes and that 1 % is 50 per cent more lol yes but it is still fuzzy math because there is no way to know if this huge difference is because the k&n is really bad or that the paper filter is really good. you want it to make the k&n sound horrible when in fact it is damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective wrong einstein nope. paper filter at 2% k&n at 3%. 3 - 2 still equals 1 the last time i checked it out. 3-2 = 1 3 % - 2 % = 1 % learn to handle percentages before you make an even larger ass of yourself if thats possible it passes 50% more dirt than an oem 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.50 so what it still only passes 1% more dirt in total volume than the oem any way that you try to spin it. who mentioned total volume i was talking about relative filtering ability but thats probably beyond your comprehension and still within factory spec.. btw now you are saying 50% more when befor it was 150% more. make up your mind or at least get your english correct. you know when i have to re-phrase it so even you can understand it then its time for you to admit youre in over your head it is not a matter of re-phrasing it it is more of a matter of stating it correctly. there really is a big difference between 50% more and 150% more like a 100% difference. it really seems like with so many other times the one over his head happens to be you. btw where exactly is that clockspring it depends on the vehicle therefore a k&n passes 150 % as much as or 50 % more dirt than an oem while true it is still meaningless unless you know exactly how much the oem passes thru and once you realize that an oem lets just about nothing thru 150% of just about nothing is still just about nothing. jesus f christ must i repeat yet again the numbers that this is based upon reduced to semantic flames are you perhaps ypu should look up the definition of semantics before you fire up your accusations. this is not a matter of semantics becuaes what you said is simply wrong. face up to it for a change. tell me what is incorrect about 3 % / 2 % = 150 % go ahead fermat have at it .

From : tbone

nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading from what i am reading from you here i can see that dick and jane is about as far as you got in your education. then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no sure it does but the real question is what does .03 and .02 stand for on their own and the answer is nothing at all. and if they stand for nothing as is what in the hell does the 1.5 you get by dividing them stand for i think that you will find the answer is the same as the last one nothing. for this reason alone it either shows a failure in your logic or that you are a graduate in the gwb fuzzy math academy. your calculation is nothing more than a percentage of a percentage and when you do that you lose just about all valid meaning. for the momory-impaired such as yourself 0.03 stands for amount of dirt 3 % allowed to pass by a k&n and 0.02 2% is the amount passed by an oem filter therefore a k&n pases 150 % or 50 % more dirt than an oem get up to speed will ya once again your logic fails. as i said you are taking a percentage of percentages which has no valid meaning in itself. then on top of that your wording is wrong. if we were to use your logic it would let in 150% as much dirt as a paper filter not more than a paper one. if it was 150% more then it would be allowing 2 .5 times the dirt as paper and this is not true. it lets in up to 1.5 times as much dirt but when you look at how little dirt the paper element lets in 1.5 times just about nothing is still just about nothing. any way that you want to look at it from a valid baseline the k&n will allow up to 1% more dirt in than a high quality paper filter big deal. yes and that 1 % is 50 per cent more lol yes but it is still fuzzy math because there is no way to know if this huge difference is because the k&n is really bad or that the paper filter is really good. you want it to make the k&n sound horrible when in fact it is damn close to the paper filter only 1% less effective wrong einstein nope. paper filter at 2% k&n at 3%. 3 - 2 still equals 1 the last time i checked it out. it passes 50% more dirt than an oem 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.50 so what it still only passes 1% more dirt in total volume than the oem any way that you try to spin it. and still within factory spec.. btw now you are saying 50% more when befor it was 150% more. make up your mind or at least get your english correct. you know when i have to re-phrase it so even you can understand it then its time for you to admit youre in over your head it is not a matter of re-phrasing it it is more of a matter of stating it correctly. there really is a big difference between 50% more and 150% more like a 100% difference. it really seems like with so many other times the one over his head happens to be you. btw where exactly is that clockspring therefore a k&n passes 150 % as much as or 50 % more dirt than an oem while true it is still meaningless unless you know exactly how much the oem passes thru and once you realize that an oem lets just about nothing thru 150% of just about nothing is still just about nothing. reduced to semantic flames are you perhaps ypu should look up the definition of semantics before you fire up your accusations. this is not a matter of semantics becuaes what you said is simply wrong. face up to it for a change. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

on mon 18 apr 2005 192753 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading from what i am reading from you here i can see that dick and jane is about as far as you got in your education. then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no sure it does but the real question is what does .03 and .02 stand for on their own and the answer is nothing at all. and if they stand for nothing as is what in the hell does the 1.5 you get by dividing them stand for i think that you will find the answer is the same as the last one nothing. for this reason alone it either shows a failure in your logic or that you are a graduate in the gwb fuzzy math academy. your calculation is nothing more than a percentage of a percentage and when you do that you lose just about all valid meaning. for the momory-impaired such as yourself 0.03 stands for amount of dirt 3 % allowed to pass by a k&n and 0.02 2% is the amount passed by an oem filter therefore a k&n pases 150 % or 50 % more dirt than an oem get up to speed will ya once again your logic fails. as i said you are taking a percentage of percentages which has no valid meaning in itself. then on top of that your wording is wrong. if we were to use your logic it would let in 150% as much dirt as a paper filter not more than a paper one. if it was 150% more then it would be allowing 2 .5 times the dirt as paper and this is not true. it lets in up to 1.5 times as much dirt but when you look at how little dirt the paper element lets in 1.5 times just about nothing is still just about nothing. any way that you want to look at it from a valid baseline the k&n will allow up to 1% more dirt in than a high quality paper filter big deal. fwiw i fully understand transsurgeons math and logic it is correct. how you choose to interpret and apply it is up to you. i can hardly believe you are arguing about it... i am arguing about it because it is a load of shit. while the math may be correct it does not provide a valid representation of the truth. you are showing either ignorance or a closed mind when you say a percentage of a percentage is meaningless. how about a fraction of a fraction or a decimal divided by a decimal. a percentage is simply a fraction where the denominator is 100 and as such can be divided multiplied added and subtracted. hahahahahahahahahaha you are joking right!!!! a decimal and a fraction are simple numeric values and have no meaning on their own. when attached to a standard unit of measure or quantity then they have a clear meaning on their own. because they are actual values further mathematical function can be performed on them with no loss of meaning. a percent is a calculated relationship between two of these quantities and has no definitive or clear meaning without knowing the values it was calculated from and using them in further calculations simply further abstracts what the numbers actually stand for so your comparison is about as invalid as garys. jesus christ you are one dense person its been stated over and over that a k&n allows 3% of the dirt to pass and an oem allows 2% of the dirt to pass get with the program will ya or keep showing your ignorance thats funnier if the paper element allows 2% and the k&n 3% the k&n will allow 50% more dirt than the paper. if the paper element allows n amount of dirt to pass the k&n will allow n x 1.5 or 150% when compared to the *total* allowed by the paper element. because it is a meaningless value. who really cares about this relationship its only real purpose is to distort the reality of how much more actual dirt the k&n filter lets in. 50 % more einstein what could be simpler how about the clear truth as in the paper filter is 1% better and both are within factory spec. youre just too easy.................. .

From : transurgeon

a diesel should sound like a diesel - yes but a diesel shouldnt also sound obnoxious. there are noise standards as well as emission standards. i can open the hood of my 04 duramax at idle and have a conversation in a normal tone of voice while standing next to it. my friends cummins powered dodge requires you to nearly scream at each other in order to be heard with the hood open. just an observation but it seems like you are contradicting yourself by saying the 6.0l ford has inadequate injectors and then go on to say it doesnt have any problems. i never did have any serious problems with the 7.3l powerstroke motors at work although it did seem that the performance fell off faster over the years than comparable cummins powered units. it was the ford tranny that was a nightmare but i understand they dont use the e4od behind a diesel any more and with good reason. cheers - jonathan pi was a bad idea the injectors were not up to the quick computer pulses...the intention was to make it sound like a gasser. why a diesel should sound like a diesel.... the 6.0 does have a tinnier sound then the 7.3 but it is not a bad engine i have owned a 7.3 and currently own a 6.0. the 7.3 did have internal mechanical problems that developed once chipped. the 6.0 hasnt developed any problems although if you chip it you will start eating head gaskets... mark .

From : transurgeon

on mon 18 apr 2005 192753 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading from what i am reading from you here i can see that dick and jane is about as far as you got in your education. then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no sure it does but the real question is what does .03 and .02 stand for on their own and the answer is nothing at all. and if they stand for nothing as is what in the hell does the 1.5 you get by dividing them stand for i think that you will find the answer is the same as the last one nothing. for this reason alone it either shows a failure in your logic or that you are a graduate in the gwb fuzzy math academy. your calculation is nothing more than a percentage of a percentage and when you do that you lose just about all valid meaning. for the momory-impaired such as yourself 0.03 stands for amount of dirt 3 % allowed to pass by a k&n and 0.02 2% is the amount passed by an oem filter therefore a k&n pases 150 % or 50 % more dirt than an oem get up to speed will ya once again your logic fails. as i said you are taking a percentage of percentages which has no valid meaning in itself. then on top of that your wording is wrong. if we were to use your logic it would let in 150% as much dirt as a paper filter not more than a paper one. if it was 150% more then it would be allowing 2 .5 times the dirt as paper and this is not true. it lets in up to 1.5 times as much dirt but when you look at how little dirt the paper element lets in 1.5 times just about nothing is still just about nothing. any way that you want to look at it from a valid baseline the k&n will allow up to 1% more dirt in than a high quality paper filter big deal. fwiw i fully understand transsurgeons math and logic it is correct. how you choose to interpret and apply it is up to you. i can hardly believe you are arguing about it... i am arguing about it because it is a load of shit. while the math may be correct it does not provide a valid representation of the truth. you are showing either ignorance or a closed mind when you say a percentage of a percentage is meaningless. how about a fraction of a fraction or a decimal divided by a decimal. a percentage is simply a fraction where the denominator is 100 and as such can be divided multiplied added and subtracted. hahahahahahahahahaha you are joking right!!!! a decimal and a fraction are simple numeric values and have no meaning on their own. when attached to a standard unit of measure or quantity then they have a clear meaning on their own. because they are actual values further mathematical function can be performed on them with no loss of meaning. a percent is a calculated relationship between two of these quantities and has no definitive or clear meaning without knowing the values it was calculated from and using them in further calculations simply further abstracts what the numbers actually stand for so your comparison is about as invalid as garys. if the paper element allows 2% and the k&n 3% the k&n will allow 50% more dirt than the paper. if the paper element allows n amount of dirt to pass the k&n will allow n x 1.5 or 150% when compared to the *total* allowed by the paper element. because it is a meaningless value. who really cares about this relationship its only real purpose is to distort the reality of how much more actual dirt the k&n filter lets in. what could be simpler how about the clear truth as in the paper filter is 1% better and both are within factory spec. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : Annonymous

i have a 96 dodge diesel 2500 with 97000 or so miles on it. recently the cruise control quit working. it has been acting a little crazy for a while. i could set it at 65 mph and it would stay there for awhile then start creeping up to 70 and even 75. can anybody get me started on what to look for what is the most likely scenerio can this be in the computer or is it something else. thanks byron .

From : tbone

come on folks. boycotting one supplier when there is a limited supply only hurts yourself. we need to decrease the quantity demanded. in other words just plain buy less gas from everyone! thats right you are endorsing these high gas prices when you buy these gas guzzling suvs and giant trucks that never hauls anything more then your fat butt. you are trying to play the supply and demand game with the people that set the supply. it wont work. refinery production will be balanced with whatever demand the consumer sets. prices are not high because mother earth ran out of oil. i know oil is a limited natural resource but when are we going to run out i dont think any time in the immediate future. if we reduce the demand the refineries who you want to boycott will reduce production to balance the demand then raise prices to make up for lost sales volume. if you think they will keep refining just to store the products and create a supply overstock you are kidding yourself. lol where do you guys come up with this crap. the market is what it is and if demand goes down so will the price. even now the price of gas is falling fast in many areas because the oil companies see people rapidly moving toward better mileage cars. if they tried to raise prices in response to lower demand it would drive even more people to even smaller better mileage vehicles and reduce demand even further and then the government would have to get involved since that would be price gouging and the last thing the oil companies want is price regulations. btw do you happen to work for the oil company -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : transurgeon

thats ok son im can still use basic and remember most dos commands. not even trying to understand hex. on sun 17 apr 2005 215506 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote i searched these forums and cant find a decent thread talking about fuel mileage and reliability. i want to buy a used150000miles or sodiesel pickup mainly because ive always wanted one and secondly for the fuel mileage and engine life span. i wont be pulling a trailer nor carry abnormally large loads. i am a sales rep who is going to be driving a lot more. i am a big ford fan but i need a long lasting good fuel mileage vehicle regardless of the brand. i hope i can get an objective opinion from you guys. here is what ive come up with so far dodge worst mileage best overall engine reliability. ford better mileage not as good reliability. chevy/gmc best mileage worst reliability. these results are based on what ive read concerning 1983 and up vehicles. keep in mind im using brand generalities not engine specifics. im coming here to get opinions from you as to specific engine axle combinations and brands for my needs. please dont start arguments with each other im looking for all opinions and discussions. ford is my preference but if chevy is better for me then chevy it is or dodge. all discussions are welcome if two points are made your opinion of best mileage reliability and best fuel economy. keep in mind diesel info only. thanks clay ps. if you know of a site which covers this in detail i apologize in advance and ask that you point me to it! also i have posted this on other sites as well. there are 10 kinds of people in the world those who understand binary and those who dont. what year range are you looking for what about price range i have seen reports of gues with the old 12v and 24v pre1991-1998 range cummins diesel trucks getting 20+ mpg. a friend of mine had a 99 ford excursion 4x4 diesel he got about 16 mpg. with the new cummins 600 many have said the fuel economy has gone down mainly due to such high power output if your not pulling anything and if you dont care about the noise then then the 12v or older 24v would be great if the trans will keep up as for chevy a lot of guy i have talked to said dont get a pre-duramax. the duramax was built in collaboration with isuzu whom have been making diesels for many years so the engine is pretty solid even with aluminum heads and then the alison trans is pretty much the way to go when it comes to transmissions. i think the duramax gets around 15-16 as well. i have heard a lot of mixed reviews about the new ford 6.6 liter diesel. their old 7.4 was a pretty solid machine as i recal. just not the most fuel friendly since its a 7.4 where the duramax is 6.6 and the cummins is 5.9. so just in those terms the cummins has less displacement and does not consume as much fuel at any given rpm if all three engines were mapped to use the same amount of fuel per liter what speed will you be traveling at most 5mph 30 60 85 if your sitting in slow traffic i would think the cummins would be better since it would be in a lower gear at a lower rpm. but if your traveling at 60-80 chevy has a five speed trans where dodge has four. so the dodge my run at a higher rpm at freeway speeds. the two trucks may be geared differently to accomodate the difference in transmissions though. if your doing a lot of empty driving i would go with a 3.55 or higher rear end. btw i am 01 few that do understand binary. bud to those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will ever know. anonymously scrawled on a bunker at khe sahn rvn. .

From : nosey

on fri 15 apr 2005 175853 gmt transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote on thu 14 apr 2005 023936 gmt transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom is it starting out in 2nd it doesnt seem to be gary... the feeling isnt like a transmission slip though it could be... you da man there it feels more like the rear wheel loosing traction for a really short time i shouldnt have used second in the post its much shorter than that.. thats why i was wondering if it could be a clutch or something in the rear end.. well having spent a lot of hours diagnosing quite a few starts in second due to mopars love of the electronic governor pressure system screw-up problems ive driven a few that try to start in 2 or even 3 then feel like a wheel spinning as it drops to first with increased throttle pressure you might want to get a scanner on it and see what it shows as governor pressure at rest should be 0 will do if i can get the ram away from the wife long enough.. thanks gary.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : tbone

oh god..why do you go there then because i bought the truck there ... it had some problems in the front end. i wouldnt have but i was forced. does it always have to be a damn conspiracy no just incompantancy point is the dealer made it right. why cry about it god....when i worked at a dealership we had customers like this one and we cringed everytime they came in. ahh so you have issues you need to deal with. anger management. i notice that your answers to anyone posting to this group is never an answer but a slam. but thats yours to deal with. my dealer is something i had to deal with. ok here is why it built up. my salesman didnt take your stance however and is bringing this all up in the morning meeting this morning between the salesmen and service. at least my salesman is trying to change some of the practices back there. several things have built up to this. we bought a van there .. 2003 with 10k miles. our salesman took it back to service for a complete inspection report. came back with everything listed out. one of the things i wondered about is 10k miles on brakes and they listed them at 80% .. odd but if they say so. we take the van back with 17k on it with a brake noise. they say the front have to be replaced and oh brakes are not warrenty its a maintenance item. fine i figure wife been hard on the brakes. replace them ... fool me once. i didnt ask how much and when i went to pick the van up i was hit with a $310 buck bill to replace the two front brake pads. no other task was accomplished. ouch hard lesson learned. bought truck from same salesman ... has 37k on it. i specifically told the salesman to have the brakes checked and to personally have it verified. came back at 80% again ... he said the previous owner must have replaced them. ill come back to this. 2 weeks ago i took my truck in for oil/lube they sent me a coupon for a price noone could beat fool me twice. got truck in and was told 45 min. after an hour i very nicely ask service guy if truck is done. he says to wait back in waiting room he will check on it. after another hour i go back and ask again and he says oh didnt no one tell you we were done an hour ago ... great. now i take it in for this front end things. among other things they had replaced the clock spring idler arm couple others .... when he called at 1pm i said i would be there at 430 after work. i arrive and was told to wait for the paperwork to be completed could they not have done that then ... i waited another 45 min while they did paperwork. expecting to pay the 100 deductible ... i get presented with a 225 buck bill. asking whats up .... i get told that the front end alignment after the replaced the parts is not covered by warrent. its a maintenance item. so there is my story. i dont bitch to them i have learned to be very polite. the groups i try to be polite too and not hammer people with comments such as yours. you may have yelling and screaming customers but with your attitude i can see why. me ill talk to my salesman and see if he was able to get anywhere. if not ill see if a better dodge dealer is around for all other maintenance and will only go back for warrenty if i have to. .

From : tbone

what exactly is your definition of lower end of the column -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving in the engine compartment transurgeon wrote clock spring is generally at lower end of column not under dash on sun 17 apr 2005 110019 -0300 high sierra please.reply.to.ng.only@isp.com wrote rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components lol. i never even thought about that but a good question. .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! p.t. barnum was right....... ;^ mike but its been more than a minute since the last one...... an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : denny

this was an e-mail i received i removed the original and subsequent headers to provide privacy to the senders but there were thousands of folks on it. i think this will work if we can give it a chance. fw how to lower gas prices join the resistance!!!! i hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer and it might go higher!! want gasoline prices to come down we need to take some intelligent united action. phillip hollsworth offered this good idea this makes much more sense than the dont buy gas on a certain day campaign that was going around last april or may! the oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldnt continue to hurt ourselves by refusing to buy gas. it was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. but whoever thought of this idea has come up with a plan that can really work. please read it and join with us! by now youre probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. me too! it is currently $2.09 for regular unleaded in my town. now that the oil companies and the opec nations have conditioned us to think that the cost! of a gallon of gas is cheap at $1.50- $1.75 we need to take aggressive action to teach them that buyers control the marketplace....not sellers. with the price of gasoline going up more each day we consumers need to take action. the only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! and we can do that without hurting ourselves. how since we all rely on our cars we cant just stop buying gas. but we can have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war. heres the idea for the rest of this year dont purchase any gasoline from the two biggest companies which now are one exxon and mobil. if they are not selling any gas they will be inclined to reduce their prices. if they reduce their prices the other companies will have to follow suit. but to have an impact we need to reach literally millions of exxon and mobil gas buyers. its really simple to do!! now dont whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and ill explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! i am sending this note to about thirty people. if each of you send it to at least ten more 30 x 10 = 300 ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more 300 x 10 = 3000...and so on by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people we will have reached over three million consumers. if those three million get excited and! pass this on to ten friends each and then 30 million people will have been contacted! if it goes one level further you guessed it..... three hundred million people!!! again all you have to do is send this to 10 people. thats all. if you dont understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... well lets face it you just arent a mathematician. but i am ... so trust me on this one. how long would all that take if each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt all 300 million people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! ill bet you didnt think you and i had that much potential did you! acting together we can make a difference. if this makes sense to you please pass this message on. please hold out until they lower their prices to the $1.30 range and keep them down. this can really work. kerry lyle director research coordinator -- bill p. just dog & me .

From : transurgeon

clock spring is generally at lower end of column not under dash on sun 17 apr 2005 110019 -0300 high sierra please.reply.to.ng.only@isp.com wrote rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components lol. i never even thought about that but a good question. .

From : tbone

in the engine compartment transurgeon wrote clock spring is generally at lower end of column not under dash on sun 17 apr 2005 110019 -0300 high sierra please.reply.to.ng.only@isp.com wrote rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components lol. i never even thought about that but a good question. .

From : transurgeon

transurgeon wrote as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% i still say 3% is only 1% more than 2%. ;^ that is because it is. he never got past 2nd grade math or even first grade logic when you look at this. math is not your strong point is it .

From : transurgeon

transurgeon wrote as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% i still say 3% is only 1% more than 2%. ;^ 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 think about it .

From : transurgeon

join the resistance!!!! i hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer and it might go higher!! want gasoline prices to come down we need to take some intelligent united action. phillip hollsworth offered this good idea this makes much more sense than the dont buy gas on a certain day campaign that was going around last april or may! the oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldnt continue to hurt ourselves by refusing to buy gas. it was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. but whoever thought of this idea has come up with a plan that can really work. please read it and join with us! by now youre probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. me too! it is currently $2.09 for regular unleaded in my town. now that the oil companies and the opec nations have conditioned us to think that the cost! of a gallon of gas is cheap at $1.50- $1.75 we need to take aggressive action to teach them that buyers control the marketplace....not sellers. with the price of gasoline going up more each day we consumers need to take action. the only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! and we can do that without hurting ourselves. how since we all rely on our cars we cant just stop buying gas. but we can have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war. heres the idea for the rest of this year dont purchase any gasoline from the two biggest companies which now are one exxon and mobil. if they are not selling any gas they will be inclined to reduce their prices. if they reduce their prices the other companies will have to follow suit. but to have an impact we need to reach literally millions of exxon and mobil gas buyers. its really simple to do!! now dont whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and ill explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! i am sending this note to about thirty people. if each of you send it to at least ten more 30 x 10 = 300 ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more 300 x 10 = 3000...and so on by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people we will have reached over three million consumers. if those three million get excited and! pass this on to ten friends each and then 30 million people will have been contacted! if it goes one level further you guessed it..... three hundred million people!!! again all you have to do is send this to 10 people. thats all. if you dont understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... well lets face it you just arent a mathematician. but i am ... so trust me on this one. how long would all that take if each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt all 300 million people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! ill bet you didnt think you and i had that much potential did you! acting together we can make a difference. if this makes sense to you please pass this message on. please hold out until they lower their prices to the $1.30 range and keep them down. this can really work. kerry lyle director research coordinator ============================================= $1.30 range!!! lol i guess thats what happens when the same crap is copyed and pasted since 2001! i wrote a little on this matter below. but if you dont want to read what i have to say then go to http//www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm yet another feeble effort that will not work. if we all boycott exxon/mobil we will still be demanding the same amount of fuel just not from them. so all the other fuel manufacturers will have an increase on their demand and be forced to raise their prices while exxon/mobil stays unchanged. as all the other fuel prices rise exxon/mobil will start to look more appealing since their price has not gone up! come on folks. boycotting one supplier when there is a limited supply only hurts yourself. we need to decrease the quantity demanded. in other words just plain buy less gas from everyone! thats right you are endorsing these high gas prices when you buy these gas guzzling suvs and giant trucks that never hauls anything more then your fat butt. many car companies are offering alternative fuel vehicles natural gas cars electric cars etc. dumping the ever-enlarging suvs and getting smaller more fuel efficient more economical cars that use less fuel will not only cause the gas demand to go down but most of these fuel efficient cars are much cheaper to buy and to own this way you will then have more money to spend on other things. or maybe just maybe you can... -gasp- save some money in the bank! i know i know. a honda civic hybrid or a toyota pirus doesnt exactly that that bling factor that so many weak-minded californians have grown dependent on. so next time you fi

From : tbone

nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no lol here comes the bs fuzzy math again. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

to whomever decided to put the a/c suction service port 2 away from the turbo on the 01.5 cummins id like to say thanks. ill think of you as i watch multi-colored fluids ooze from my festering blisters. btw the 01.5 cummins quad cab 4x4 is now $18499 less than $500 above dealer auction price!. see it at http//utilityoffroad.com/dodge -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com never got your mail btw.. and yes virginia there is a way to check it without getting burned.. .

From : nosey

steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in on mon 18 apr 2005 001136 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote hansome wrote im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! i hope you enjoy your k&n filter. many here have entered heated debates over the question of reduced engine life and performance gains. its up to you to decide if the k&n is right for you. here we go again! yep. game on! i agree with you though up to each individual to spend their money the way they want. for me it wouldnt be k&n but then i would probably just spend it on something that someone else would think was stupid. kind of the balance of things i guess. come on and fess up so we can really know how stupid you are.. vbg myself i want a 4 model 500 or maybe a kimber. now if i really wanted to get serious.. armalite .50 bmg denny what you want is a desert eagle 44 tiger. now ya talkin. if you really want an armalite 50 cheap i know where there is one.... now that would probably be the stupidest thing ive ever did...but damn it would be fun.....how much denny .

From : tbone

transurgeon wrote as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% i still say 3% is only 1% more than 2%. ;^ .

From : denny

so e-mail me already and tell me when the h*ll you finally got to billings wow......weve got some catching up to do. are you on broadband -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .

From : hansome

on mon 18 apr 2005 001136 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote hansome wrote im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! i hope you enjoy your k&n filter. many here have entered heated debates over the question of reduced engine life and performance gains. its up to you to decide if the k&n is right for you. here we go again! yep. game on! i agree with you though up to each individual to spend their money the way they want. for me it wouldnt be k&n but then i would probably just spend it on something that someone else would think was stupid. kind of the balance of things i guess. come on and fess up so we can really know how stupid you are.. vbg myself i want a 4 model 500 or maybe a kimber. now if i really wanted to get serious.. armalite .50 bmg denny what you want is a desert eagle 44 tiger. now ya talkin. if you really want an armalite 50 cheap i know where there is one.... i found a new hobby thats almost as much fun....but its getting expensive too...im on my first week of bow ownership... bow was given to me along with a really nice set of sights. i bought a limbsaver isobar a nice cobra release some decent arrows a target band wax etc...and have about $200 in it total...most of it in arrows. im hooked...and halfway decent for my 3rd day total of practice...luck let me robin hood one today....its going on the wall.. altho....now i want a new wicked super fast bow...this ones great for hunting....a pse team fitzgerald dual cam. .

From : the guy

so e-mail me already and tell me when the h*ll you finally got to billings g is that the reason you knocked the price down ;^ heh. nah i priced it down hoping to sell it. it really is a great truck and if it were a long bed i would keep it because its the most solid used truck ive ever owned. mechanically its 100% and asthetically it doesnt miss that by much. ill never find another used truck in this shape for this price i know but i gotta have a long bed. im launching a commercial refrigeration business here in billings sorta bare but see http//totaltechservices.net and was going to get a 4x4 van but even a van isnt big enough for what ill be needing. ive just ordered a 7x18 haulmark kodiak http//www.haulmark.com/php/products/submodel.view.phpsubmodelid=70117 ordered instead of buying because i want surge brakes and the 10000# gvwr - see invoice http//img185.echo.cx/img185/3082/trailer7rj.jpg and would really prefer a long bed both for pulling it and for more cargo room in the bed. the wifey is wanting a new jeep commander 7 passenger jeep the ugly black thing on http//jeep.com when they come out so ill probably take the 04.5 cummins back over and use it to pull the trailer. btw have you seen this http//dieselpowermag.com//0505dpmjeep02/ yeah that gladiator looks like it would be a big hit if they release it. -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .

From : nosey

im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! p.t. barnum was right....... ;^ mike an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : mike simmons

i searched these forums and cant find a decent thread talking about fuel mileage and reliability. i want to buy a used150000miles or sodiesel pickup mainly because ive always wanted one and secondly for the fuel mileage and engine life span. i wont be pulling a trailer nor carry abnormally large loads. i am a sales rep who is going to be driving a lot more. i am a big ford fan but i need a long lasting good fuel mileage vehicle regardless of the brand. i hope i can get an objective opinion from you guys. here is what ive come up with so far dodge worst mileage best overall engine reliability. ford better mileage not as good reliability. chevy/gmc best mileage worst reliability. these results are based on what ive read concerning 1983 and up vehicles. keep in mind im using brand generalities not engine specifics. im coming here to get opinions from you as to specific engine axle combinations and brands for my needs. please dont start arguments with each other im looking for all opinions and discussions. ford is my preference but if chevy is better for me then chevy it is or dodge. all discussions are welcome if two points are made your opinion of best mileage reliability and best fuel economy. keep in mind diesel info only. thanks clay ps. if you know of a site which covers this in detail i apologize in advance and ask that you point me to it! also i have posted this on other sites as well. there are 10 kinds of people in the world those who understand binary and those who dont. what year range are you looking for what about price range i have seen reports of gues with the old 12v and 24v pre1991-1998 range cummins diesel trucks getting 20+ mpg. a friend of mine had a 99 ford excursion 4x4 diesel he got about 16 mpg. with the new cummins 600 many have said the fuel economy has gone down mainly due to such high power output if your not pulling anything and if you dont care about the noise then then the 12v or older 24v would be great if the trans will keep up as for chevy a lot of guy i have talked to said dont get a pre-duramax. the duramax was built in collaboration with isuzu whom have been making diesels for many years so the engine is pretty solid even with aluminum heads and then the alison trans is pretty much the way to go when it comes to transmissions. i think the duramax gets around 15-16 as well. i have heard a lot of mixed reviews about the new ford 6.6 liter diesel. their old 7.4 was a pretty solid machine as i recal. just not themost fuel friendly since its a 7.4 where the duramax is 6.6 and the cummins is 5.9. so just in those terms the cummins has less displacement and does not consume as much fuel at any given rpm if all three engines were mapped to use the same amount of fuel per liter what speed will you be traveling at most 5mph 30 60 85 if your sitting in slow traffic i would think the cummins would be better since it would be in a lower gear at a lower rpm. but if your traveling at 60-80 chevy has a five speed trans where dodge has four. so the dodge my run at a higher rpm at freeway speeds. the two trucks may be geared differently to accomodate the difference in transmissions though. if your doing a lot of empty driving i would go with a 3.55 or higher rear end. btw i am 01 few that do understand binary. well that makes 10 of us then. i will be driving unloaded 95-99% of the time and it will be mostly highway. i really want a straight drive with a 3.4 or 3.55 ratio axle. i put a deposit on a chevy but the guy sold it out from under me. ill keep my eye out for a dodge. clay .

From : hansome

hansome wrote im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! i hope you enjoy your k&n filter. many here have entered heated debates over the question of reduced engine life and performance gains. its up to you to decide if the k&n is right for you. here we go again! .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

roy im an ass this time you did not know of this ng when i first posted how can you make this claim out of anything but ignorance yet i am the troll. maybe you have this backwards. i lay out the reality the customers respond. sometimes its good some times its bad. usually the bad are the the customers that feel they know more of warranty policy than the dealer. i read your response to mike and am not impressed. i will be impressed when you respond to me with something worth a shit. mike is a good middle man in this ng. i feel in reality he would send your kind packing when it comes to his service department. dont bring him into this. brent p.s. a troll does not stick around for over seven years. .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

on sat 16 apr 2005 015526 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote on sat 16 apr 2005 000823 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote um is this for real click! like old times... and im curious steve why does this post out of all the ones in the last week or two draw you out bored lookin for some one to step on why of all the posts i have made in the past few weeks did you go for this one killfile not working damn if budd isnt right about some of you...no sense of humor...and you cant tell when someones been around..ya just troll at will.. now..in all seriousness if ya dont like it killfile it and be done. im not here to make you happy be your friend or post a damn thing you like. whoa. came in here with both barrells loaded huh lol. ok you are a tuff guy. im scared now. oldtimer wrote an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

snip uh-oh... ;- jeff .

From : the guy

personally i had the old warped rotor issue. at 23000 miles they were a mess. replaced them and got another 55000 miles on the new front set on my 2000 dakota. problem is that dodge uses a very hard semi metalic pad. still had my original pads with 80 percent left on them. truck now has 78000 miles on it. just did a clean up on the set i bought before and a nice set of new pads. personally i recommend losing those stock pads before they over heat your rotors. scott skilled trade uaw kevin cooper wrote hey everyone been a while since i posted here but i need some help. i just bought traded my 98 dakota for an 05 4x4 quad cab and everything was great with it until about a week ago i noticed that at high speeds 60+ when i brake whether hard or gradually the entire truck not just the steering wheel vibrates. i had asked a friend about and he said it might be warped rotors but i wasnt so sure cause it only has about 2500 miles. any advice is appreciated as always. the minute you say ...brake problem.... somebody is going to shout warped rotors. thats been a real problem with dakotas for years. at least thats what people claim. however nobody has actually placed a dial indicator on the rotors to find out. people take their trucks back to the dealer claiming the rotors are warped. the dealer either doesnt want to mess with it or just wants to shut the guy up. so they replace the rotors without checking. then the same guy comes back in 10k miles screaming about his warped rotors again. and the cycle continues. first read this http//www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warpedrotorsmyth.htm second use a dial indicator and actually check your rotors. mine have almost 70k miles and they are still well within specs. finally check for the many other things that can cause this symptom tie rod ends steering rack broken rear spring etc. -- .bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .

From : the guy

on sat 16 apr 2005 021445 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote on sat 16 apr 2005 015526 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote on sat 16 apr 2005 000823 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote um is this for real click! like old times... and im curious steve why does this post out of all the ones in the last week or two draw you out bored lookin for some one to step on why of all the posts i have made in the past few weeks did you go for this one killfile not working damn if budd isnt right about some of you...no sense of humor...and you cant tell when someones been around..ya just troll at will.. now..in all seriousness if ya dont like it killfile it and be done. im not here to make you happy be your friend or post a damn thing you like. whoa. came in here with both barrells loaded huh lol. ok you are a tuff guy. im scared now. wtf are you talking about one i never left...second you act like this was the first post i have ever made in here... you always spin this hard when confronted with someone that might prove to be right wait..dont answer that....nothings ever changed with you....of course you do. now..put that on the end of your torque wrench and click on it.. there is a joke there but i doubt you can tell...mr serious about everything oh yeah i remember that one. anyway been fun playin with you but its bed time for me. oldtimer wrote an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : the guy

on sat 16 apr 2005 000823 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote um is this for real click! like old times... and im curious steve why does this post out of all the ones in the last week or two draw you out bored lookin for some one to step on why of all the posts i have made in the past few weeks did you go for this one killfile not working damn if budd isnt right about some of you...no sense of humor...and you cant tell when someones been around..ya just troll at will.. now..in all seriousness if ya dont like it killfile it and be done. im not here to make you happy be your friend or post a damn thing you like. oldtimer wrote an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .

From : oldtimer

yeah but that took a lot of modification its not even a ram cummins. i would like something like a 250hp 4l diesel with the alison trans behind it for the dak. yeah big huge power is nice and fun until about the second trip to the gas station. my next truck will get 25-30 mpg. it wont pull a house at 90 mph it wont blow the doors off your buddys car. but you know what thats not what i want! i want something economical with fair power both hp and torque and good utility. here is a cummins powered dakota for you and it was the tow vehicle go out to the salt flats. http//bankspower.com/sidewinder.cfm on thu 14 apr 2005 194105 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote hell id be happy with a diesel option for the ram.. a 1/2 ton with a diesel would be cool.. i havent seen one since the mitso mighty max in the 80s.. hmm that would be nice too! i talked to the isuzu guy when i was at the auto show a while back actually managed to talk to the head rep that traines all the other reps as if that makes him any kind of authority. i asked about the isuzu d-max he said isuzu should be importing it with a few diesel options in about two years. just hope ca lets them sell it here! .

From : jeff mayner

now the clock spring which they replaced has the wires for the cruise next it. if by chance they broke the wire in the first place then forgot about it or didnt check or some other explanation they would still have to fix it. but instead of maybe admitting they may have broke a wire they possibly make up a story about previous wire splices. now how often do you think the sensor wires or control wires for the cruise would have required a splice if the truck has never had a problem before so why would a splice be there in the first place. maybe it wasnt a repair splice. it might have been a factory wire connector that he referred to as a splice to simplify the explanation. maybe that connector needed to be disconnected to access the clockspring and the wire pulled loose from the connector in the process. youll never know for sure unless you ask the service manager to find out exactly what happened. be patient and polite with him and i bet he will be willing to help you. .

From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com

on fri 15 apr 2005 215143 -0400 no@home.com wrote maybe we could throw sand down the hole and see how well the oil really works. are you suggesting that running with no air filter for the length of time to burn one tank of gas perhaps only one week would result in major damage to the engine didnt some automobiles manufactured many years ago come from the factory with no air filter. perhaps my memory is faulty but i do not remember the model a ford as having an air filter. while i certainly do not recommend that the air filter be permanently or long term left out i do not believe that any significant damage would be suffered by the engine for running a one week period with no air filter especially if the driving for that period was on paved roads and not on dirt trails. as for the oil filters i recall clearly that many years ago an oil filter was an after market add on. oldtimer .

From : trey

yea right so...bear with me as your statement above makes little sense in english...but you are now complaining that they found the problem and made it right for you im not real sure what you said but i am pretty sure that you just might be too stupid to own a vehicle. um ill refrain from answering you in the manner you chose. ummm....good..this time you made sense. how about this dealer has been fairly below avg in the service department. so much so that the salesmen even complain about them. oh god.. why do you go there then its a very simple thing....if the dealer really sucks then why go there i drive over 45 miles to go to a dealer i like trust and one that fixes things the first time...i have at least 4 closer but one really does suck...and its the one right up the road closest to me. even if you have to drive a bit farther it sure sounds like you would be happier elsewhere. now the clock spring which they replaced has the wires for the cruise next it. if by chance they broke the wire in the first place then forgot about it or didnt check or some other explanation they would still have to fix it. but instead of maybe admitting they may have broke a wire they possibly make up a story about previous wire splices. how about it broke while making your other repair and they didnt know it broke how about you really do have a previous repair there that you dont know about for whatever reason and had no reason to consider that it was there does it always have to be a damn conspiracy now how often do you think the sensor wires or control wires for the cruise would have required a splice if the truck has never had a problem before so why would a splice be there in the first place. i dont know..if i knew the answer to that i could tell you why my 2500 with less than 30k on the odometer thats never been loaded heavy and i have had since it was new 1 year today as a matter of fact has a set of sagging springs...and is getting a new set soon. i could also tell you why its broken 3 spark plugs 2 on the same cylinder..i could tell you why it needs a new ac control and a new purge valve.. oh...wait..things break. things get poked and prodded while working on things and they can break. point is the dealer made it right. why cry about it god....when i worked at a dealership we had customers like this one and we cringed everytime they came in. i realized that some people were just out for a freebie or to complain every time they went when i changed locations one time and had a customer that gave us hell at the other dealer and complained that we broke her t-belt after she left for an oil change even though we told her she was 30000 past due...i wont forget this woman....she came into the new dealer i was working at and started in about the asshole that she had to deal with at the other dealer and how they screwed up her car and she had to sue to make it right... i just looked at her and said....but *i* made it right and you didnt have to sue you just bitched real loud.... priceless. more priceless...she is a customer of mine now...and i am not in automotive any longer..lol .

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From : miles

my 700r4 in a 70 blazer had a similar problem. took it back to the guy that built it and he said it was a worn bushing/seal in the t/c to input shaft area. what happens is that 1/2 of the fluid in the t/c leaks out over night or with a few days and it has to pump back up before the pressure is good. unfortunately you have to pull the tranny to get to the little bushing. ld my wifes durango is having a transmission issue...go figure...a durango with transmission trouble. i took it to the only transmission shop that i trust in our area this morning and hes going on vacation for a week and a half so im out of luck until he returns. in the mean time im trying to do all the research i can to possibly diagnose or fix the problem before then. the problem that it is having is that it will not go into reverse until the transmission is very warm. she got stuck and had to go through someones yard this morning. after she brought it home we couldnt duplicate the problem. i have experienced this before but it seems to be getting worse. any advice thanks! gary .