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From : chevguy

Q: hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! .

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From : ignoramus30622jerry

i am going to install a new radio but cannot figure out how to remove the front decorative panel on dash. dodge ram 1500 1999. any ideas will be appreciated. thanks. i .

From : jerry

gary glaenzer wrote hello; weve got a few new resident experts that are just chomping at the bit to show their stuff.........ill let them show how much they know on this one go to it know-it-alls........................ translation = i dont have a clue but here is my chance to continue with my troll posts. jerry .

From : gary glaenzer

hello; weve got a few new resident experts that are just chomping at the bit to show their stuff.........ill let them show how much they know on this one go to it know-it-alls........................ hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! .

From : gary glaenzer

gary glaenzer wrote hello; weve got a few new resident experts that are just chomping at the bit to show their stuff.........ill let them show how much they know on this one go to it know-it-alls........................ translation = i dont have a clue but here is my chance to continue with my troll posts. how nice to see that you are standing by waiting to hump my leg like a well-trained pooch ive got more than a clue about troubleshooting electrical problems as anyone who has been here since before your rabble-rousing days will tell you.............and ill be more than happy to tear your sorry ass to shreds when you make a mistake in your advice so go ahead big talker show your big brass ones give it your best shot .

From : chevguy

this is why tail lights and instrument lights are typically on the same fuse -- so youll know when the tail lights arent working. look for pinched wiring in the rear near one of the tail light assemblies. id bet on some cargo getting loose and causing the problem. bryan ok. thanks. i will check that. but it is to my understanding that the truck has a seperate fuse for dash lights. i think it is a 4 amp. hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! .

From : bryan swadener

this is why tail lights and instrument lights are typically on the same fuse -- so youll know when the tail lights arent working. look for pinched wiring in the rear near one of the tail light assemblies. id bet on some cargo getting loose and causing the problem. bryan ok. thanks. i will check that. but it is to my understanding that the truck has a seperate fuse for dash lights. i think it is a 4 amp. welcome. 4a would seem about right. i would be surprised if the tail lights & instrument lights were on separate circuits. otherwise you might find out the hard way that you have no tail lights. bryan .

From : jerry

gary glaenzer wrote ive got more than a clue about troubleshooting electrical problems as anyone who has been here since before your rabble-rousing days will tell you.............and ill be more than happy to tear your sorry ass to shreds when you make a mistake in your advice so go ahead big talker show your big brass ones give it your best shot youre not going to rip anything shade tree except maybe your own pants as you bend your fat ass over picking up aluminum cans along the highway. now give the man a answer to his problem or is this just more of your bs. btw i didnt say i knew what his problem was you did stupid. jerry .

From : gary glaenzer

gary glaenzer wrote ive got more than a clue about troubleshooting electrical problems as anyone who has been here since before your rabble-rousing days will tell you.............and ill be more than happy to tear your sorry ass to shreds when you make a mistake in your advice so go ahead big talker show your big brass ones give it your best shot youre not going to rip anything shade tree except maybe your own pants as you bend your fat ass over picking up aluminum cans along the highway. now give the man a answer to his problem or is this just more of your bs. btw i didnt say i knew what his problem was you did stupid. jerry you first mr. know-it-all youre the one always finding fault with others advice..show us how itss supposed to be done if you can .

From : redneck tookover hell

this job was so shoddy i am surprised there arent scotchlocks involved. that would mean a job done by a professional at u haul ill start watching reality tv shows when i can vote people off the planet. .

From : royme

im a native californian red... i always check blonds for the air bleed valve hidden under the pony tail.. letting out a little air can raise their iq by several points... hmmm interesting point you have there mac. if i remember correctly roy is blonde and has a pony tail blonde yup. no pony tail for a couple of years. think theres any hope denny since youve hung out together maybe you can confirm or deny bg any hope from a guy whose last poa was the machine now yer teaming up with a guy who makes those catapult things. maybe he could make ya one so you could chuck him the machine. hell maybe he could make one for the rabbit so ya could pass it around. sort of a long distance circle jerk. thinking about it the possibilities are endless. roy as this wide-assed blonde on an atv with oversized tires comes chugging down the interstate to make a perfect interception. as ole fat ass tucks the machine away under his ample belly he executes a lame power slide narrowly missing the pacific ocean as he heads back to the east coast with his catch. of course denny completely misses him on the return trip as ole wide-ass sneaks thru ohio under the cover of darkness. denny spitting coffee all over the keyboard. good one pal!!! gbmfg now who the fuck would go through ohio in the daylight nothing to look at. i know i know im reaching. i gotta find sombody for that conversion van. id consider a trade plus cash if the trade is interesting. ive the title so i can do what feels good. keep it in mind please. roy .

From : me

chevguy does the truck have a trailer hitch and associated wiring if so i would suspect the trailer wiring before anything else. -tony this is why tail lights and instrument lights are typically on the same fuse -- so youll know when the tail lights arent working. look for pinched wiring in the rear near one of the tail light assemblies. id bet on some cargo getting loose and causing the problem. bryan hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! .

From : jerry

gary glaenzer wrote you first mr. know-it-all youre the one always finding fault with others advice..show us how itss supposed to be done if you can i never said i knew what the answer was to the guys problem. you said you did but wasnt going to give it. fact is i dont know and unlike you i didnt open my mouth as if i did. if i think i know the answer to a question ill say so. if i think i know the answer but am not sure ill state that also. if i dont know the answer i keep my damn mouth shut however that doesnt seem to stop you. damn gary have you taken a look around since the bs threads shut down day before yesterday. not a single flame until you ran back back in trying to start things up again. what is it that makes you think only you and a few others are allowed to post or give advice in here. do you really think this ng is going to dry up and disappear just because you decide not to post a answer to a question. i know you long for the days of lil jay when a few of you ran around here flaming everyone but the bad for you is those days are gone forever and the good for the group is those days are gone for ever. why dont you post some of those threads where i found fault with someones advice ....... you cant and you know it. just more of your retarded bullshit. the only time you show up is to protect budd complain about someones spelling or use your favorite term net nanny on someone. now if you can answer the mans question then do it. jerry .

From : chevguy

chevguy does the truck have a trailer hitch and associated wiring if so i would suspect the trailer wiring before anything else. -tony yes i had a look at his truck today. to reply to someione elses comment yes the dash lights are in the same circuit. there is only the 20 amp ext. light fuse blowing. and yes the truck has a trailer plug mounted inside the box for a 5th wheel. the putz who did it ripped the shroud off the wires the whole length of teh framerail from teh plug to the back and there are splices made with hockey tape. i am no engineer but feel the problem could lay with that. i feel that there are several lengths of wire that may also need to be replaced as well. this job was so shoddy i am surprised there arent scotchlocks involved. this is why tail lights and instrument lights are typically on the same fuse -- so youll know when the tail lights arent working. look for pinched wiring in the rear near one of the tail light assemblies. id bet on some cargo getting loose and causing the problem. bryan hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! .

From : gary glaenzer

gary glaenzer wrote you first mr. know-it-all youre the one always finding fault with others advice..show us how itss supposed to be done if you can i never said i knew what the answer was to the guys problem. i never said that you did. its nice to have it confirmed however; your total and abject surrender is accepted. no my reply was directed at your and a couple others continual nit-picking and word-parsing in an effort to pump yourselves up and put others down. now that youve admitted that you cant put up maybe youll learn to keep your mouth shut-up when others offer advice. then again maybe you wont and will try to salvage whats left of your ego by some more bluster. in which case this saga will repeat itself. .

From : mike simmons

hello all. i was wondering if anyone here has had this trouble. there is a short that causes both the taillights and dash lights to blow their fuses. everything else works fine. this just started happening. is there a common problem that i can check for or am i going to have to bear the cold and crawl around with my millimetre this is on my friends 89 dodge ram p/u. any advice or links of wiring diagrams would be greatly appreciated! the first thing i would look at is to see if the problem may be in the trailer towing wiring harness if the truck has one. this harness/connector is usually left dangling and thus is subject to physical damage which may be creating a short. if the truck doesnt have the tt wiring harness or the harness checks ok then you have no recourse but to get out the multimeter and have at it.... or wait til spring ^ hope this helps! chryco service manager member sae .

From : gary glaenzer

chevguy does the truck have a trailer hitch and associated wiring if so i would suspect the trailer wiring before anything else. -tony yes i had a look at his truck today. to reply to someione elses comment yes the dash lights are in the same circuit. there is only the 20 amp ext. light fuse blowing. and yes the truck has a trailer plug mounted inside the box for a 5th wheel. the putz who did it ripped the shroud off the wires the whole length of teh framerail from teh plug to the back and there are splices made with hockey tape. i am no engineer but feel the problem could lay with that. i feel that there are several lengths of wire that may also need to be replaced as well. this job was so shoddy i am surprised there arent scotchlocks involved. theres probably a couple hidden under that tape. the damn things seem to just appear as if by spontaneous generation in an installation like that. another possibility is water retained in the connector if its oriented wrong. a good wire to use from the connector to wherever you hook into the truck wiring is sj cord available at any electrical supply place you can get it up to 4 wires in 16 14 or 12 gauge. it has a really tough rubber covering if not exposed to sunlight it will last practically forever. the usual cautions; scrape solder heat-shrink 2 layers and then tape it up scotch # 66 not # 33 well and use proper grade of ty-raps uv- and cold-resistant to secure it out of harms way apply. when you get it lined out you may want to consider putting a small weather-proof box on the trailers hitch assembly run the wiring harness into it and put a fuse for each circuit tail lamps each sides turn signal in the box you can measure the normal draw with a simpson 260-typ e ammeter or a dvm fuse each wire for about 20% more than you measure. that way a short in the trailer wiring smashed lamp assembly etc will pop the fuse in the box instead of the truck fuse; plus its a convenient place to break the circuit if you have wiring problems again this will give you three distinct sections truck wiring to plug plug to trailer box trailer box to lights. makes troubleshooting a lot easier. .

From : jerry

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From : prowler99

roy wrote jon wrote just put a k & n air filter in my 5.9l 2002 ram. any ideas if i will see an improvement in gas mileage or other places its amazing to me the truck gets any air at all the way the intake box is setup. thanks for the info. jon a few years ago one of the rags hot rod car craft did a build up story on the dodge 5.9. the used strictly mopar performance parts made one change at a time and did a dyno test between each change. they tested air cleaner headers computer cam and a couple other small things i cant remember the result was the only part that made a significant improvement was the open element air cleaner. all other parts made no difference or lost power. recently i used a hypertech on my 5.9. made a huge difference in performance and a small difference in fuel mileage. worth every penny. i also have a dodge air cleaner. other than that i have made no changes. more power will have to come from radical changes like a blower. pehaps a better set of heads roy at the time the only heads available were mopar. the valves and ports were so big that they destroyed all the low end power. the heads were strictly for high rpm use but the beer barrel manifold was strictly for low rpm usage. didnt work well. -- .bob check out www.hughesengines.com they have a good selection of parts for the magnum engine and a lot of good reading on what to do first. ive used them in the past and have been very satisfied with their products. denny .

From : michael greenwood

did you connect the pioneers remote turn-on wire blue/white to the blue power antenna wire in the chrysler harness pretty sure its either positive or not sure! i checked labels on every wire that i connected. i i just installed a pioneer deh-7500mp radio in my truck. i bought a chrysler connector kit from walmart and soldered wires according to colors and functions. the radio powers up beautifully displays cute pictures and plays a cd. but no sound whatsoever is heard. what could it be i am pretty sure that i got wires connected properly. i .

From : roy

u really fucked it up you shopped at walmart never ever shop at a walmart. it doesnt matter if walmart pays you to take merchandise it is still not worrth owning. quite simply you should have spent the extra 30 cents and bought a quality harness at a syereo shop heck even a radio shack. actually everything works after i connected the blue wire which i did not connect due to confusion. what happens when you plug the factory radio back in works if so then it has an external amp that needs turned on at the harness i suppose you are correct... or that crappy radio u bought at walmart is just another example of the 3rd rate goods they sell. i dont care what the model numbers say walmart sells crap i actually bought the radio elsewhere but the harness i bought at walmart. i .

From : max340

i am no engineer but feel the problem could lay with that. i think ya nailed it. i feel that there are several lengths of wire that may also need to be replaced as well. if its bare yes. this job was so shoddy i am surprised there arent scotchlocks involved. its so shoddy id be surprised if he knew scotchlocks wouldve been a step up. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : max340

f i think i know the answer to a question ill say so. if i think i know the answer but am not sure ill state that also. if i dont know the answer i keep my damn mouth shut however that doesnt seem to stop you. doesnt appear to have stopped you either. first you admit you dont know then you rip into someone exactly as he predicted you would. you lost big time on this one jerry. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : jerry

max340 wrote doesnt appear to have stopped you either. first you admit you dont know then you rip into someone exactly as he predicted you would. you lost big time on this one jerry. oh here comes the second looser running in here...... should have known. okay maxie since i havent even posted to anyone but shade tree since he made his statement please show all of us the post where i ripped into someone. just like shade tree you cant because i didnt unless you are going to try and say shade tree is that someone which is how stupid you probable are. you two go to the same liars school or did one of you train the other. both of you simply want to flame and keep things stirred up around here. i wont hold my breath waiting for you to come up with a post showing what you claim but im sure you will bounce in with a bs spin which is what all your posts are unless you are trying to impress everyone with a parroted post where someone else has already suggested the cause. shade tree doesnt even have the brains to do that. hell the fellow found his own problem and you and shade tree jump on it like you are the big savior of the day............. jerry .

From : max340

your total and abject surrender hmmmmmmmmmmm im going have to think on that one for a moment as to whether you are really that childish and stupid or just plain stupid. if you need to think on that you further prove your loss. seriously i have disagreed with you in the past but i thought you were above the bullshit you are purveying currently. no what you want is the little jay crowd back. little jay crowd he was schizophrenic for a guy that constantly jumps in complaining net nanny ive never seen gary play net nanny.... then to make that statement............ speaking of jumping then saying what appear to be the opposite. seem like im jumping in sure but its seems that you need your hypocrisy shown to you this time. all youve done is change targets instead of swearing off that behavior like you said you would. the only damage to my ego is when i think how im allowing myself to drop to the level of a maggot such as yourself. or when you call someone a maggot. now why dont you go on out to the barn and see if the mud has dried enough that you can crawl under someones car and pretend to be transmission expert because you have failed miserable in here. he has got proof you may be knowledgeable in transmissions but you just said he wasnt make up your mind. you may be able to take them apart and maybe put them back together and without question a couple of the jay crowd tried to pawn you off as expert but expert................ not in your wildest dreams. prove it. personally i wouldnt trust you to change the oil in my lawn mower. great but until you can prove your assertions you have nothing. and perhaps you are correct its no damage to your ego as you seem to have a level of self importance that would preclude damage to your ego. however i suggest that the only question left is whether your recent statements are incredible given your usual fact based statements or simply discredit you. or both. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : max340

oh here comes the second looser running in here...... should have known. should have know it was easy to draw your fire you dont seem to have any fire control. time to put up the hoop. i really thought you were better than this bullshit of late. okay maxie since i havent even posted to anyone but shade tree since he made his statement please show all of us the post where i ripped into someone. you ripped into gary. like it or not he counts as someone. you two go to the same liars school or did one of you train the other. more unfounded bullshit. both of you simply want to flame and keep things stirred up around here. hardly. we want to see if you people that bitch about incorrect advice actually have the knowledge to prove they know better. youve been challenged to step up take a positive angle and supply the info you think is missing. you are failing miserably. unless you like jumping through hoops. hell the fellow found his own problem and you and shade tree jump on it like you are the big savior of the day............. hardly. gary added extra info thta would help in the future and i simply agreed that he had in fact found his problem. the guy that hadthe answer was swadener. interesting how swadener is one of the net nannies you are bitching about yet he did exactly what you and a coouple of others couldnt. he answered the question used facts and helped the guy out. when he did bitch about the bs on the group he did it courteously and without name calling something that you and a couple of others seem to be unable to do. so go ahead and think what you want. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : jerry

max340 wrote should have know it was easy to draw your fire you dont seem to have any fire control. time to put up the hoop. i really thought you were better than this bullshit of late. im only acting like you are....... okay maxie since i havent even posted to anyone but shade tree since he made his statement please show all of us the post where i ripped into someone. you ripped into gary. like it or not he counts as someone. in your book....... you two go to the same liars school or did one of you train the other. more unfounded bullshit. that one i dont have to prove its in all your posts. both of you simply want to flame and keep things stirred up around here. hardly. we want to see if you people that bitch about incorrect advice actually have the knowledge to prove they know better. youve been challenged to step up take a positive angle and supply the info you think is missing. you are failing miserably. unless you like jumping through hoops. challenged to do what tell you what ...... you post a copy of my post where i challenged someones information and ill post the backup. you cant do that can you max just more of your spinning bs. hell the fellow found his own problem and you and shade tree jump on it like you are the big savior of the day............. hardly. gary added extra info thta would help in the future and i simply agreed that he had in fact found his problem. the guy that hadthe answer was swadener. interesting how swadener is one of the net nannies you are bitching about yet he did exactly what you and a coouple of others couldnt. he answered the question used facts and helped the guy out. when he did bitch about the bs on the group he did it courteously and without name calling something that you and a couple of others seem to be unable to do. there you go again with you spinning bs............. i havent bitched about net nannies in this thread. all i said was gary bitched about it all the time. jerry .

From : jerry

max340 wrote your total and abject surrender hmmmmmmmmmmm im going have to think on that one for a moment as to whether you are really that childish and stupid or just plain stupid. if you need to think on that you further prove your loss. okay i wont think about it he is just plain stupid. happy now seriously i have disagreed with you in the past but i thought you were above the bullshit you are purveying currently. usually i am max but just go back to the point where little gary came blasting in using my post as a slam when all i did was make a passing comment to budd and when he didnt receive it so well i told him to forget it then. no what you want is the little jay crowd back. little jay crowd he was schizophrenic bingo....... for a guy that constantly jumps in complaining net nanny ive never seen gary play net nanny.... here is one....... from gary glaenzer nobulltrans@mchsi.com subject re merry christmas budd! date 2003-12-25 125954 pst piss off net-nanny gary glaenzer wrote way to go bum-wipe learn to spell before you try to be witty here is two......... from gary glaenzer nobulltrans@mchsi.com subject re whoaa there goes the iq again. view complete thread 6 articles original format date 2003-03-26 171743 pst piss off net-nanny this is -nannies.may.go.screw.themselves three.............. from gary glaenzer nobulltrans@mchsi.com subject re tis the season to be jolly view complete thread 55 articles original format date 2002-12-08 071057 pst wtf is this all about a new net-nanny gary when in rome... you regulars set the pace regarding pissing and flaming. you wanna stop lets see that happen. ill follow your example lets see if you can do it. and the list goes on and on...........like it or not max gary is right at the top with the flame starters around here. couple months ago beekeep ask a simply question about a problem he was having ........ what was garys only post in reply ....... fuck off and die. real big of him dont you think. then to make that statement............ speaking of jumping then saying what appear to be the opposite. seem like im jumping in sure yes you are........... but its seems that you need your hypocrisy shown to you this time. as do you.......... all youve done is change targets and who was the other target instead of swearing off that behavior like you said you would. i did .............. when and what are you talking about the only damage to my ego is when i think how im allowing myself to drop to the level of a maggot such as yourself. or when you call someone a maggot. and be at his level like i said. now why dont you go on out to the barn and see if the mud has dried enough that you can crawl under someones car and pretend to be transmission expert because you have failed miserable in here. he has got proof can you prove he is a expert you may be knowledgeable in transmissions but you just said he wasnt make up your mind. no i didnt having those reading problems again i said he is not a expert. you may be able to take them apart and maybe put them back together and without question a couple of the jay crowd tried to pawn you off as expert but expert................ not in your wildest dreams. prove it. i dont have to you prove he is what he thinks he is. personally i wouldnt trust you to change the oil in my lawn mower. great but until you can prove your assertions you have nothing. read above......... and perhaps you are correct its no damage to your ego as you seem to have a level of self importance that would preclude damage to your ego. wow......... now the biggest spin troll around is going to analyze me. however i suggest that the only question left is whether your recent statements are incredible given your usual fact based statements or simply discredit you. or both. do you realize that you just described yourself get real max all you ever do is chase one or two people around in this group and attempt to get and keep a flame thread going. do you seriously think im going to loose sleep tonight because you and maybe a few others think im fucked up because i jump on a shit head like gary........ get real. your starting to sound like some of budds posts. jerry .

From : max340

it sure is funny that when you do it it is ok but when anyone else says something to you they are jumping through hoops. funny how you still havent unable to answered any of my questions but if i say something to shade tree or budd you appear with more senseless comments. sorry max but the only one jumping through hoops anymore is you. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving sort of like you in most of the threads that you respond to troll boy. lol another hoop. shall i set the next on fire nah you jumped but missed on this one. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : max340max340

yes max all you did was jump through another hoop as usual. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving oh really got proof. i bet that it is more like a ball or rather gate valve then anything else. lol hahahahaha. whatever. another hoop. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .

From : jerry

20040111123301.12131.00002997@mb-m05.aol.com redneck tookover hell mopar440@aol.comnet.org wrote she must of been a blonde dale dale is that how you tell the canadian french from france french i thought the canadian ones took a bath more than once a month and didnt braid their underarm hair lol your thoughts are right its true how does a frenchman hold his liquor by the ears .