More on Dodge Eng Block Heaters
From : william boyd
Q: -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote be a gas fireplace installed. you may want to rethink the gas fireplace unless it is for asthetics only. as i understand it they are super inefficient for heat. try a pellet stove ive had them in both houses and the are fantastic. there you would be wrong. wood fireplaces are very inefficient because they vent most of their heat to the outside. most gas fireplaces not converted wood burners are ventless and near 100% efficient. had a wood burner in nj and you really had to stoke it up to get any heat out of it. have a gas propane one here and it will cook you out of the room on low in short order unless you keep the doors to the room open and even then... thats not my experience .............. ive got a cast iron fireplace insert type that protrudes about 14 inches out from the front of the fire place and that thing will burn us out of the house with only a few logs. it might not be 100% efficient but it only costs me a few gallons of gas to run the chain saw to operate the thing all winter. im told the pellet stoves are very good at heating a home. even if i buy my wood at $30 a rick it still is half the cost to what it would cost to heat through the winter burning gas. i think that we can agree that both types have their advantages and disadvantages. my wife liked the glass doors so that prevented me from using that type of add-on that you have. outside burn air doors also considerably improve a wood burners efficiency but i didnt know about them until after the house was built and i read the manual and by then it was too late. the rating on my log set show it to use only a few cents ofpropane per hour so it is not cost prohibitive to run it and it is actually more efficient than my furnace so if i were to use it to heat my house due to a furnace failure i would actually save money lol. i shouldnt have to worry about power failures since i just bought and installed a 15kw generator and automatic transfer switch which will run both furnaces but if a furnace fails... now lets just hope i dont run out of propane - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
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From : brian orion
jem wrote has anyone had the same experience i am relatively new to dodge truck. i have a new 04 ram 1500 quad cab with 4200 mile on it that is kept in a heated garage. tuesday i went to work... the truck was out in the weather the temp never got above 5 degrees all day. when driving home the trans mission wouldnt shift into the highest gear until the truck was driven at least 2-3 miles. for a heavy dutytype vehicle i would have thought a little cold wouldnt have effected it. has anyone else experienced this is it a problem that that should be grought to the dealer maybe just leave the truck outdoors to tougen it up ; thanks in advance for your response. jem may be emissions control to warm engine faster. mine will run at higher rpm for a short distance when extra cold. jimbo .
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From : frank
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From : jerry
on thu 13 jan 2005 213200 gmt theguy theguy@myplace.com wrote not wanting to piggy back on dales post but i didnt see this until i read his reply. i think that we are talking about two different things. i agree with you that attempting to heat your home with a gas fireplace is not going to be cost effective and i never suggested that it was and if you think im saying then we are talking about two different things. what i said or intended to say was that using a gas fire place for supplemental heat or in an emergency like a power failure is not wasteful and inefficient as some have suggested. they are very efficient at what they are intended for but if you attempt to heat your whole house with it you would be better off using your furnace. those pellet stoves look like a good idea but i cant find any place to put one here. i understand. they do fit about as well as anything though i have heard that you can get them as fireplace inserts too but i havent seen one yet. they are also zero tolerance which helps. i also agree with what you just said the gas stoves are nice in an emergency they seem to heat up a living space well. yeah... ive only seen 3 pellet stoves and 2 were fireplace inserts that extended quite a bit forward of the fireplace.. could be that theyre actually like free standing units a
From : yonzie
j haggerty wrote depending what state you live in using it for 12 hours a day would cost about 50 cents on average 650 watts x 12 hrs = 7800 watts = 7.8 kilowatts 7.8 kw x 6.93 cents per kw = 54 cents or about $16 per month. this chart gives average kilowatt costs per state. someone in another forum stated that the heaters for the cummins is 750 watts but the gas engines are 1500 watts. doesnt make sense and i havent been able to find anything to support this. however keep in mind the chart you referenced is most likely the cost for base line usage. once you exceed your allotted base line the cost per kilowatt could increase 50% or more so a $50 a month or so increase is possible in some of those colder northern states. jerry .
From : Annonymous
i got the ball joint recall on my 01 dakota 2wd. it said dont bring it in until you hear a clunking sound from the front end. hank .
From : j haggerty
on thu 13 jan 2005 033337 -0500 eisboch erikssonr@bellsouthnot.net wrote i just picked up my 05 ram 1500 4x4 quad cab before christmas. love the truck as well as both of my previous ones but unfortunately for me its an automatic. my two previous rams were a 99 5.2l and an 02 4.7l both manual transmissions. i like the standard transmission and dont mind shifting at all. in order to get the hemi engine on this one i had to settle with the automatic boo hoo. either that or go to the 2500 which i dont need and dosent come with 20 wheels. i havent driven an automatic in many years and perhaps its just me but...ive noticed if im cruising around 70-80 k/hr 40-50 mph and then decide to punch the peddle about 3/4 down there seems to be as best as i can describe a kind of turbo lag sensation where theres no engine noise at all for about 1 second or so. seems to me as though its trying to figure what gear to go into or something. i find this irritating as im used to an immediate throttle response like my 2 previous rams had. i was concerned about this so i took it to the dealer. they told me this was normal and that the truck was still in its learning curve to my driving habits 900 kms on truck. can anyone advise if this is the norm for the newer automatics. i realize there is no throttle cable and everythings done electronically. thanks bjs i suspect what you are experiencing is the torque converter unlocking. it will do that everytime you ease up a bit on the pedal and then give it gas again. ive had three rams a 1500 and two 2500s and never noticed the torque converter unlocking but my new 04 durango with the hemi and 5 speed automatic transmission does it. it is frankly annoying and i wish there were a way to eliminate it. my only complaint with the durango is the transmission shifting. it seems to slide into the next gear rather than a nice crisp shift. i wonder if the transmission can be re-programmed for crisper more positive shifts when accelerating hard eisboch thanks. youre exactly right about the slide into gear thing. the last automatic i drove was a 76 cordoba so i expected the transmission to have a definite crisp shift like i remember. i asked the service manager about that and he said it was supposed to be that way. bjs did it come with rich corenthian leather as ricardo montalban used to claim .
From : steve w
hey guys all that is very true. just remember that the heater is 650 watts. it works but it does crank your electric bill big time! steve i understand that my new 04 5.9 ho has an engine block heater installed at the factory. to use this heater all i have to do is buy the connecting cord. some one said it is located behind the oil filter. how true is this information bill p. .
From : steve lusardi
on thu 13 jan 2005 194025 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote 1p89u0dkgo510hgt46h2i1pq58lvoieqte@4ax.com theguy theguy@myplace.com wrote on wed 12 jan 2005 030811 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote do you have a wood stove all that wood could be free heat. roy nope. when the family room gets remodeled hopefully next year there will be a gas fireplace installed. you may want to rethink the gas fireplace unless it is for asthetics only. as i understand it they are super inefficient for heat. try a pellet stove ive had them in both houses and the are fantastic. there you would be wrong. really depends upon your perception i guess. i have several friends that went to gas fireplaces. they are either extremely inefficient or gas is extremely expensive. the cost for them to heat their homes with their gas fireplaces compared to my wood stove is not even close. they all have quit using them for the winter they just cost too much. my brother has a pellet stove and it is super. very cheap to use and heats the house nicely. not wanting to piggy back on dales post but i didnt see this until i read his reply. i think that we are talking about two different things. i agree with you that attempting to heat your home with a gas fireplace is not going to be cost effective and i never suggested that it was and if you think im saying then we are talking about two different things. what i said or intended to say was that using a gas fire place for supplemental heat or in an emergency like a power failure is not wasteful and inefficient as some have suggested. they are very efficient at what they are intended for but if you attempt to heat your whole house with it you would be better off using your furnace. those pellet stoves look like a good idea but i cant find any place to put one here. i understand. they do fit about as well as anything though i have heard that you can get them as fireplace inserts too but i havent seen one yet. they are also zero tolerance which helps. i also agree with what you just said the gas stoves are nice in an emergency they seem to heat up a living space well. .
From : william boyd
it looks like the 4x2 was not recalled and instead was just given an extended warranty. perhaps they know that the 4x4 ball joints will fail and have been recalled but the 4x2 may be ok so are then only replaced if they do and the warranty was extended just in case. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving iman nassoul wrote on wed 12 jan 2005 170048 -0600 iman nassoul rectal@orifice.org wrote i just got a letter from dc saying that my 2wd durango is covered for an extended time should the upper ball joints fail. 10 years 100000 miles for all 2000-2002 and 2003s built through 12/31/02. thats great considering i already had one fail at 15000 miles. is that just for you because you already had such a failure or do we think this covers all durangos listed above i just had my 2003 in the dealership on tuesday... for the d22 windshield wiper recall campaign. and i specifically asked about the ball joint situation. service advisor there told me it was only for 4wd... ran my vin thru his puter and verified it for me. shrug according to the letter it is good for all vehicles listed above. mine doesnt show up as recalled either. its a warranty extension. my daughters 2003 durango and her husbands 2004 ram both 4x4 received recalls for the ball joints to be replaced. they had theirs done last week but there was no mention about a extended warranty. jerry .
From : Annonymous
on fri 07 jan 2005 145654 gmt jbob inner@outer.com wrote im looking for transfer case or transfercase housing for a 99 dodge dakota 4x4 v6. email jmullca@yahoo.com try http//www.car-part.com/ its what the salvage yards use .
From : tom lawrence
i talked to a guy today that has an f250 making about 550hp & 700ft/lbs. he said it will run a sub-10sec 1/4 mile. nope. not buying it. not for a second. oh i believe he can make 550hp without a problem. the torque is extremely low for that amount of hp though... however unless he put his truck on a serious diet pretty much a frame drivetrain and drivers seat theres no way a 7000lb. truck making 550hp can get anywhere the 9s. an f-350 srw putting down just over 800hp with a cummins btw - none of this flakey powerstroke nonsense runs mid-11s. hell a light-weight chevy with a turbo 6.0l gas engine making over 600hp made a best run of 10.91. how do you figure a heavier truck with less hp can run almost a full second quicker .
From : willis harkness
congrats! moparman wrote traded the 2003 2500hd hemi truck for a 2005 3500hd dually with the cummins 610 turbo d. im getting a bigger rv soon so i needed the bigger truck. as far as the 5.7 hemi truck went it was by far the best vehicle ive ever owned. fun to drive and yes the gas mileage sucked. i had it 2 years to damn near the day put 94k on it and never did nothing to it but normal mait. i did change the transmission fluid and rear end fluid more than recommended. it never burned a drop of oil and still ran like a bat outta hell.....im gonna miss it. someones gonna get a sweet truck. driving home in the dually i got 20 mpg hummmm im forgetting about the hemi already. .
From : william boyd
ed & sherri wrote if you look back in the supersedence the original p/n is 4897667aa. this part fits a 1998 dodge ram with a 35 gallon tank. i am a chrysler parts manager and i do know what i am doing when i go and sell my items. hay! ed tell me why did they start calling the fuel pump on the diesel engine a lift pump. bill p. .