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From : roy
Q: sorry i dont know where to go with that one except to try changing the coil. usually shotgunning parts is a bad option but if you have changed/checked everything else then go for it. hth let us know when you fix it and what it was plz! carl ive changed the ignition coil and pickup coil no change. to add some detail it does this hot or cold and the odd backfire can occur at any time usually lugging in o/d at low speed greatest load. i still have no codes i should mention it has refused to idle stalls unless given a little gas a couple times in the last year if that means anything. please help! todd ========================================================== i had a similar problem in an 84 celica gt-s. it was the pick-up coil in the distributor. hth carl as the subject says truck has 230000kms new plugs wires cap and rotor. if i let it get into overdrive at say 70-80 km/h 45-50 mph it will stumble/studder really bad a couple of times when cold/damp it backfired through the throttle body. if i accelerate so it drops a gear and revs higher it smooths out as the rpm increases. im thinking the coil is the next thing to try any other ideas todd .
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From : mac davis
go to ebay and search item # 7947305069. this is a steal of a deal. sorry if i offend anyone by posting this here. -- thanks & have a nice day ! .
From : mac davis
on tue 11 jan 2005 021925 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote well porky im not sure what youre testing for but it didnt work. maybe with a few more inches of snow......... g denny another man of few words being misunderstood for what he didnt say. beekeep .
From : tbone
yea well if you are the one selling it get your facts straight that pump fits 2001-2002 3.9 and 5.2 35 gallon tank only people that sell this crap on here dont put all info out they think it fits everything glenn beasley chrysler tech go to ebay and search item # 7947305069. this is a steal of a deal. sorry if i offend anyone by posting this here. -- thanks & have a nice day ! .
From : theguy
i have a thule mounted on my bed cap thru bolted would be my first truck and am close to buying a dakota quad cab but i need a roof rack for my kayaks as the bed is way too small to just put them in. i want a roof rack not athe tower units for bed. the dealer looked in the mopar book and they do not show the actual gutters for an 05 but all the options say for 05s anyone know for sure as my deal breaker is them throwing in a installed rack for me i hope the rack will hold a kayak or 2 as ill have to have it way forward compared to my durango/jeeps did any ideas or links to other roof racks for 2005 dakota quads im totally not interested in the tower units for the bed. i cant find any info on them via he web help thanks .
From : tbone
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. 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... .
From : roy
on mon 10 jan 2005 180738 gmt jerry jlrice1655@earthlink.net wrote tbone wrote lowering the tailgate will not help you. in many cases it has been found to actually reduce your mileage. a myth that never seems to die although it may have been valid on the old boxcar shaped trucks of years ago. whats funny is the tailgate thing is a very an old debate and people advocating leaving the tail up were thought to be right. but some guy with access to aero test equipment did a bunch of test and he found that lowering the tailgate does help just not that much. if i find the link i will post it. in the dodge truck forums they argued about this like crazy until someone posted the link to the tests the tailgate up people became believers. but like i said it helps but just not very much. we arent even talking 1 mpg it was some ridiculously small percentage and the shape of the truck may be a factor also. general questions to all what plug should i buy my local store has autolite should i change the plug wires also thanks! .
From : denny
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. roy .
From : roy
1998 dodge 1500 4x4 68000 mile auto transmission. cruise control wasnt affected maybe because i have analog speedometer those warning lights came on and i remembered the discussions here. a new $39 abs speed sensor on top of the rear differential and less than thirty minutes replacement time fixed it. hardest part was getting the hole cleaned out real good and getting the new part started in straight to keep from tearing the o ring. plenty of gear lube. you folks saved me a lot of money. i would have spent a lot more than that in time and money just getting the dealer and theyve been good to read the codes. thanks. .
From : denny
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. that free wood costs a bunch in tylenol-bufferin-whatever it takes to make my back feel better. g im not afraid of work but there just isnt enough hours in the week to go out and cut wood for the stove. you know what turns out to be the most used tool that i got for christmas.....the reversible gearwrench. i kinda laughed at them but those are the handiest wrench ive got. denny .
From : roy
ground in my life. not just limbs and branches whole damned trees have fallen over. its a bitch on some of the side streets in town. do you have a wood stove all that wood could be free heat. roy denny roy .
From : mac davis
does anyone know if this is an across the board update to all 04s. and since it increased his perforomance maybe i can get a new chic also hahahahah just in the event you did not know they now have a computer reflash for the 04 cummins ho 600 diesel. it has dramatically increased the perforomance of my truck and has give me approxamately 2 mpg increase on the highway. i own a 04 3500 laramie quad cab dually 4x4 3.73 rear end loaded with everything. i am getting 16 mpg highway with only 12000 miles on the truck. i was getting about 13.7 mpg. just thought i would let some of you know. .
From : grandpa bear
on wed 19 jan 2005 200217 -0600 william. boyd william@cowboy.net wrote but! but! but! now there are reasons not to know every thing that is in the owners manual. snipped one good reason bill p. theres a better reason bill. we wouldnt have anything to talk about on this group greg .
From : mac davis
on fri 14 jan 2005 172557 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote thanks!!! amazin what you can learn here if you just tell us the make model and year.... oh yeah and color! ;^ mike and the type of seats and bun warmers with corresponding current draw.. smartass! ;^ m mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : roy
tom lawrence wrote yeah i dont much care for the solar yellow how long did that color last one model year less i think i recall it coming out later in a model year and then seemed to disappear rather quickly. ive only seen a couple of them ever! smh .
From : mike simmons
they are out there. you just cant see them on bright sunny days - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom lawrence wrote yeah i dont much care for the solar yellow how long did that color last one model year less i think i recall it coming out later in a model year and then seemed to disappear rather quickly. ive only seen a couple of them ever! smh .
From : tbone
there is a screw at the front but mine is a plain console and there is no screw that can be visibly seen is there a clip or screw that is hidden without knowing the year and model of your truck no one can help you. .
From : denny
on fri 14 jan 2005 193213 -0500 maxpower damnnickname@yahoo.com wrote it could be something easy as a dirty throtte body try cleaning it out. the blade and the inside bore glenn can you explain it a little bit more thank you very much. i glenn beasley chrysler tech 1999 dodge ram about 55000 miles 5.9l engine. today was a cold morning about 5f. i drove to the train station and was parking my pickup. engine was warm by this time. i backed out of the parking spot a bit and then put my truck in forward at which point the engine stopped. i was able to turn the key off and restart it instantly so no big trouble. i would like to know what may cause this behavior. thanks i -- .
From : roy
. 222 296292 m8%fd.53458$ew6.37635@twister.socal.rr.com earthman wrote is it my imagination or do the headlights on my 2500 leave a little to be desired even with the high beams it seems they are not that bright. so i guess my question is if this is the case how do you beef them up or is it my imagination and old age is affecting my eyes... i do have fog lights but they dont do anything for distance. most lights are rather underwhelming. a lot may have to do with the fact that the truck is relatively tall compared to a sedan so in order to keep form blinding oncoming traffic they are shaped to not go very high. sometimes i even flick my lights off and on just to see if they are actually on or burnt out. sure enough they are both lit. you could always be an ass and adjust your lights up so they are aimed right at the rear view mirror of the car in front of you like what many do. i have even had trucks come up behind me and they lit up the ceiling in my truck. i really wish cops would write more people up for having their headlights out of adjustment. i find it to be quite a road hazard. .
From : denny
on fri 14 jan 2005 232053 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote ken bosch wrote on 14 jan 2005 222126 gmt ignoramus14690 ignoramus14690@nospam.14690.invalid wrote 1999 dodge ram about 55000 miles 5.9l engine. today was a cold morning about 5f. i drove to the train station and was parking my pickup. engine was warm by this time. i backed out of the parking spot a bit and then put my truck in forward at which point the engine stopped. i was able to turn the key off and restart it instantly so no big trouble. i would like to know what may cause this behavior. thanks im no expert but could your fuel be jelling at that temp he has a 1500 with the 5.9l gas engine. i hope its not fuel jelling. ;^ doh ive been sniffing too much diesel lately....... g ken b. 04 dodge 2500 ctd lairamie 48re 4x2 swb pulling 04 wildwood t23fbl la marathon runner03 04 training for 05 .
From : roy
1999 dodge ram about 55000 miles 5.9l engine. today was a cold morning about 5f. i drove to the train station and was parking my pickup. engine was warm by this time. i backed out of the parking spot a bit and then put my truck in forward at which point the engine stopped. i was able to turn the key off and restart it instantly so no big trouble. i would like to know what may cause this behavior. thanks i .
From : roy
1999 dodge ram about 55000 miles 5.9l engine. today was a cold morning about 5f. i drove to the train station and was parking my pickup. engine was warm by this time. i backed out of the parking spot a bit and then put my truck in forward at which point the engine stopped. i was able to turn the key off and restart it instantly so no big trouble. i would like to know what may cause this behavior. thanks i .
From : mac davis
i have a light that has a problem in the overhead console and i need to take it down to work on it but i cannot figure out how to get it off the manual only shows a console with trip computer and so forth and there is a screw at the front but mine is a plain console and there is no screw that can be visibly seen is there a clip or screw that is hidden thanks mike francis .
From : mac davis
well porky im not sure what youre testing for but it didnt work. maybe with a few more inches of snow......... g denny porky huh well this machine sorta did a dixie on me not so much the machine as a combination of comcast and microsoft. anyway chubs you answered so it passed the test. porky or pudge.... take your pick.. myself you look more like a porky to me. supposed to get snow and ice tonight then up to 50 thur. then just for the colts it is supposed to be real cold for the weekend. we will see how they do off the carpet and out in the weather. that should be an interesting game. as good as the colts are i think the pats will take them. actually i think the pats will win the bowl but i gotta root for the steelers. that way we have something to argue about. the clean up has started around here. ive never seen so much wood on the ground in my life. not just limbs and branches whole damned trees have fallen over. its a bitch on some of the side streets in town. denny roy . 222 296171 5d9acbd7a1d1a8c3fd2c0d19211dcbe6@localhost.talkaboutautos.com just got a 94 dodge 1-ton van - has 3.9to 1 9.5 rear end and 8-lug wheels- are these the same pattern as fords or gms 8 lug pattern thanx bob .
From : beekeep
my 98cummins truck qc2wd 3.54 gear auto gets 21 mpg @ 75-80 mph keeping it @ 60 i got 24.5 .
From : nosey
would be my first truck and am close to buying a dakota quad cab but i need a roof rack for my kayaks as the bed is way too small to just put them in. i want a roof rack not athe tower units for bed. the dealer looked in the mopar book and they do not show the actual gutters for an 05 but all the options say for 05s anyone know for sure as my deal breaker is them throwing in a installed rack for me i hope the rack will hold a kayak or 2 as ill have to have it way forward compared to my durango/jeeps did any ideas or links to other roof racks for 2005 dakota quads im totally not interested in the tower units for the bed. i cant find any info on them via he web help thanks .
From : denny
hello new to the group thing so bear with me! i have a 2000 dakota and the horns do not work. i have checked the horns and the fuse also have checked the switch in the steering wheel. i cant hear the relay click when i press the horn button. my problem is where is the horn relay everything that i have read chilton haynes says that its in the relay center under the hood. problem is there is no horn relay labeled there. has anyone experienced this if anyone can point me in the right direction i would reallllly appreciate it! .
From : denny
had several different payment options... arm; leg; first born; second mortgage... opted to put it on plastic tho.... about the cost for a 3 point hitch impliment for tractor except itll be used much more often! ;o calf.... wrote greetings group i just had a webasto blue heat diesel fired heater installed on my 02 dodge cummins 2500 pick up last week. it puts out 17000 btus which does a nice job warming the engine and cab. the past 2 winters when down around 20 below the truck started hard and took quite a while to warm up. so far the coldest it has been is 10 above and am not sure what itll do when really frigid but impressed with it so far. a defrosted windshield warm cab quick easy starts with wait to start light out within a couple seconds and able to run the heater with engine running makes for a pretty comfortable cold weather package. the fuel line travels inside the frame rail and is tapped into the vent line of the fuel tank. it gets its power from the vehicle batteries which makes it a totally self-sufficient system. heater fan set on low and cab heat knob set to defrost itll turn the blower on when it fires. a three-event timer is installed with mine which has to be set for each use only one event to a time and i set it to run for an hour. now so long as the fuel doesnt gel.... o i thought id share this with the group as there were discussions on heaters in past posts. calf... ps. wife is almost a bit jealous as she is still scraping and brushing thanks for the report. how much did this cost .
From : yonzie
0kcfd.16986$fe4.2718367@twister.southeast.rr.com tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote 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. its not so much fitting the unit into the room its that i have no way to vent it. i guess thats why the builder put a ventless gas fireplace into the room he couldnt think of a way to vent it either. this is the stove i saw go to http//www.grainburningstoves.ca/ thanks dale. i dont know if the code here will let me do that. ill have to check it out. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : yonzie
insert for fireplaces on the back anyway all 3 of them have trouble not over heating the place and use very little fuel.. 2 of em are in 2 story houses and they keep the upper floor pretty toasty.. mac please remove splinters before emailing . 222 296263 be0cc3e4.268d0%yonzie@mac.com 0kcfd.16986$fe4.2718367@twister.southeast.rr.com tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote 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. its not so much fitting the unit into the room its that i have no way to vent it. i guess thats why the builder put a ventless gas fireplace into the room he couldnt think of a way to vent it either. this is the stove i saw go to http//www.grainburningstoves.ca/ .
From : yonzie
j8afd.16957$fe4.2709413@twister.southeast.rr.com 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. the pellet stoves can be placed as close as 2 from a wall at the back of the stove. then its vented straight outside. the exhaust or chimmeny is about 3 in diameter and is inside a 4 or 5 stove pipe. this all goes through your wall to the outside. the exhaust has a sloped downward vent like one on a clothes dryer. theres about a 4 distance from the opening of the big vent pipe. the smoke pipe is inside this bigger pipe and extends out 4 further. dale .
From : moses horwitz moses
it would overload the lighting circuit if you did. given that theyre on completely separate circuits out of the ipm i dont think that would happen. .
From : tbone
yes it does and that is probably what is wrong with it been awhile since i worked on those but normally under the glove box or just out side the passenger side firewall normally next to the blower motor glenn beasley chrysler tech heater blower only works on high does this vehicle have a resistor block if so where is it located thank you ed .
From : jerry
on wed 12 jan 2005 034023 gmt traxxton traxxton@nospam.com wrote we all know maaco is bad but found a interesting review from this guy who got screwed. http//www.maacopaint.info not all of us know that... i guess im just dumb but ive had them paint 2 cars and both were very well done.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : denny
we all know maaco is bad but found a interesting review from this guy who got screwed. http//www.maacopaint.info .
From : mike simmons
just got a 94 dodge 1-ton van - has 3.9to 1 9.5 rear end and 8-lug wheels- are these the same pattern as fords or gms 8 lug pattern thanx chevies yes - fords depends on the year. at some point i believe it was in the late 90s ford changed from the long-time standard of 8x6.5 lugs to an 8x170mm pattern just had to be different i guess. .
From : theguy
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. its not so much fitting the unit into the room its that i have no way to vent it. i guess thats why the builder put a ventless gas fireplace into the room he couldnt think of a way to vent it either. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : tbone
how can it be the trucks fault that it has water in the fuel does your truck have the magical ability to create it itself perhaps you should have your grid heaters checked. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i have a 2003 dodge 1 ton and we have had nothing but problems with it in cold weather. im not a stranger to owning diesel trucks. if the weather drops below 30 degrees it has to be parked in the shop or it will not start. it always has a ton of water in the fuel. i also have to keep fuel additive added to each tank or it will not start. we have bought our fuel different places and this is not the problem unless every station in sw mo. has a water problem with their fuel. the truck is in the shop more than it is at home and the warranty will be out in another 10000 miles. im anxious to see if anyone else has these same problems. i absolutely loved my 02 dodge shame my 03 doesnt even begin to compare. larry .
From : theguy
william. boyd wrote craig i got the cord from the dodge dealer parts department it cost $39.10 freight tax and all. i discovered it is the same as my john deere tractor heater cord just a little longer. great now all i have to do is rig up a remote turn on so i can have the engine worm when i go out to drive cab heater will work right away hate the cold. well dont be too disappointed. the heater is not powerful enough to warm the block to the point that it blows toasty warm air in the mornings. in fact i would say that the air it blows is still pretty cool. the biggest differences i noticed from using the heater is that 1 the truck does warm up faster since it is already a bit warm 2 it doesnt make as much noise and 3 it is much easier to start. craig c. .
From : jimbo
on wed 12 jan 2005 212514 -0700 james evans jamesevansremove@relia.net wrote hi i have an 05 dakota. so far i like it a lot. one thing though. i would like for the fog lights to stay on when i switch on the high beams. currently they automatically switch off when i go to brights. i drive a long way home on dark country roads and i can use they brighter lights along with the fogs to look for deer and moose on the road. if anyone know how to program the fogs to stay on i would appreciate it. also could it be an electrical loading issue pulling to much current if both the fogs and brights are on thanks james a why would you need fog and high beams do you own a white cane with red tip b there are kits available but they probably void any warranty problems with the electrical system... c separate the fog lights from the system and put in a separate relay and switch... then when i drive by the other direction you can forget to dim your brights and turn your fog lights off.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : tbone
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. no hardly. wood fireplaces are very inefficient because they vent most of their heat to the outside. who the hell mentioned a fire place most gas fireplaces not converted wood burners are ventless and near 100% efficient. i have one havent used it this year worthless for heat vs cost to operate 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... i know i said i would ignore this idiot but... roy back to ignore the idiot mode no roy its just you back to being an asshole. i didnt start any shit with you or anyone else in a while and really have no intention of doing so but you otoh.... any way that you want to spin it a non-vented gas burning fire place is just about 100% efficient and sorry to disappoint you but that is far better than your furnace and anything that vents to the outside. i would continue but you simply are not worth the trouble. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : yonzie
having water in the fuel has nothing to do with the age of he vehicle. it has everything to do with fuel quality. you need to notify the fuel station that sold you the last tank. he has a problem. your manual recommends operating the water tap on the filter after every tank. it only takes a minute and yes water in the fuel seems more prevalent in the cold weather. steve there is a reason why water in the fuel is more prevalent during cold weather. diesel fuel can absorb a certian amount of water. the absorbed water in the fuel does not create any problems. when the fuel has absorbed all of the water that it can hold it is saturated and will not mix with any more water. any additional water will collect at the bottom of the fuel tank and is called free water. free water is what gives you problems. the amount of water that the fuel can absorb changes with temperature. if you increase the temperature of the fuel it can dissolve more water. if you lower the temperature of the fuel some of the water dissolved in the fuel will separate and sink to the bottom of your tank. diesel fuel can absorb about 60 parts per million of water at 60 f and only about 30 parts per million at 30f. the problem is not having more water in the fuel during cold weather its what happens to the water already absorbed in the fuel when the temperatures begin to drop. .
From : tbone
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. .
From : roy
but there are two dimples in the plastic that look like they are intended to be drilled for mounting a plate. is that the intention more than likely. are there special screws that can be used in this plastic to mount a plate generally a short wood or sheetmetal screw can be threaded into the dimple if some care and adequate pressure are used. max life liberty and the pursuit of any jackass that threatens it. embellished usnavy slogan .
From : jerry
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. no hardly. wood fireplaces are very inefficient because they vent most of their heat to the outside. who the hell mentioned a fire place most gas fireplaces not converted wood burners are ventless and near 100% efficient. i have one havent used it this year worthless for heat vs cost to operate 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 y