OT took delivery, '05 rubicon
From : nathan w collier
Q: did they take the cats out then as the v10s i seen and worked on all have a dual set right in front of the muffler! they were either hi-flow cats or hollow-flows. id start with the stock cats in place as you dont want to lower backpressure too much - especially with the relatively low redline of the v10. i cant imagine that milage can be must less than 14... which i get with the 5.9ls hmmm.... not much of an imagination then huh v10s with 4.10 gears can expect 9-12mpg empty and maybe 10-13mpg with 3.54s. both my v10s 95 3500 dually auto/4.10 and 99 2500 5spd/4.10 got around 10mpg when they were stock. that was empty. towing mpgs were down around 6-7 with about a 7k trailer staying under 65mph the whole way. .
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From : roy
hi all i have -96 3500 and need tail and headlights for it those should be e-approved. that means same kind of mark on lamps as sae or dot. does anyone know place where i can buy these. jarno .
From : trey
did they take the cats out then as the v10s i seen and worked on all have a dual set right in front of the muffler! they were either hi-flow cats or hollow-flows. id start with the stock cats in place as you dont want to lower backpressure too much - especially with the relatively low redline of the v10. i cant imagine that milage can be must less than 14... which i get with the 5.9ls hmmm.... not much of an imagination then huh v10s with 4.10 gears can expect 9-12mpg empty and maybe 10-13mpg with 3.54s. both my v10s 95 3500 dually auto/4.10 and 99 2500 5spd/4.10 got around 10mpg when they were stock. that was empty. towing mpgs were down around 6-7 with about a 7k trailer staying under 65mph the whole way. ouch!! no wonder they are so cheap in the auto trader now days! question. i have been told the v10s are not very reliable.. something about the head gasket i have no idea if this is true or not. does anyone know anything about this or is it just some chevy owner fib .
From : denny
my factory ordered rubicon has finally arrived. looks real good parked beside the big dodge same color. - http//7slotgrille.com/jeepers/tj/nathan/index.html -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com nice looking little truck. i got to play with a rubi for awhile a couple of weeks ago. i found out real quick they dont turn worth a shit when the front locker is in but that thing would crawl over damned near anything.. im surprised you were able to get into one. vbg now that i have your attention would check and see if ya have a service advisory or tsb on the driveline vibration on my truck. comes in at 65 and lessens at 70. i believe you have the vin # yep this is one concerning vibration. ill send it to you if you want but basically it says to get the fat ass out of the drivers seat or go on a friggen diet.. now that i have your attention vbfg i just checked and there is nothing on it. im going to detroit the week after next for some training so ill see if i can find anything unofficial. i see by your vin that you have a gvwr of 8001-9000 lbs. shouldnt you have gotten a higher rated truck to haul your ass around vbg hey pudge! your chubby fingers are sending double posts. roy .
From : roy
how do you keep the bumpersplastic a dark color tried silicon tire spray turns grey in a short time. thank you carl / dee northernalabama .
From : denny
thank you will do. gerry it probably uses atf +3 -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving can anyone tell me the type of transmission fluid that goes into a 1996 dodge caravan would appreciate it!! gerry .
From : nathan w collier
my factory ordered rubicon has finally arrived. looks real good parked beside the big dodge same color. - http//7slotgrille.com/jeepers/tj/nathan/index.html -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com nice looking little truck. i got to play with a rubi for awhile a couple of weeks ago. i found out real quick they dont turn worth a shit when the front locker is in but that thing would crawl over damned near anything.. im surprised you were able to get into one. vbg now that i have your attention would check and see if ya have a service advisory or tsb on the driveline vibration on my truck. comes in at 65 and lessens at 70. i believe you have the vin # thanks pal roy yep this is one concerning vibration. ill send it to you if you want but basically it says to get the fat ass out of the drivers seat or go on a friggen diet.. now that i have your attention vbfg i just checked and there is nothing on it. im going to detroit the week after next for some training so ill see if i can find anything unofficial. i see by your vin that you have a gvwr of 8001-9000 lbs. shouldnt you have gotten a higher rated truck to haul your ass around vbg denny .
From : nathan w collier
i have had 6-7 dodge ram pickups and recently decented to buy a v10 to pull a car trailer and the fifth wheel. i have been looking at 1999+ dodges - and recently found a 2003 with 4k on it. has anyone done anything to make the exhaust sound better the stock exhuast sounds terrible especially on a vehicle with this much performance sound like a pinto! you can make it sound like a viper which imo is still not very appealing. jeff please email me partsandmore@alltel.net .
From : roy
my 2000 dakota quad 3.9l 2wd is leaking something and ill be darned if i can find it. r&p steering possible theres a leak in the rack somewhere and its travelling over to the right side .
From : denny
my factory ordered rubicon has finally arrived. looks real good parked beside the big dodge same color. - http//7slotgrille.com/jeepers/tj/nathan/index.html -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com nice looking little truck. i got to play with a rubi for awhile a couple of weeks ago. i found out real quick they dont turn worth a shit when the front locker is in but that thing would crawl over damned near anything.. im surprised you were able to get into one. vbg now that i have your attention would check and see if ya have a service advisory or tsb on the driveline vibration on my truck. comes in at 65 and lessens at 70. i believe you have the vin # thanks pal roy denny .
From : nosey
yea but the thing is that many didnt actually vote for bush just against kerry how sad. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving hey tbone bush kicked kerrys ass nov 2nd. rotflmao! if you have a volt meter or multi-meter you can test it yourself. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : nathan w collier
whenever it rains the engine light comes on my dodge grand caravan and sometimes the radiator fans continue to run after i turn off the engine. they 2 fans will run until the battery is dead. it never happens when it is not raining. i swapped a couple of the relays around and the problem did not show up again. yet a couple of days ago the engine lite came back on coming back to dallas from east texas in heavy rain. this time the radiator fans did not continue to spin and run down the battery when i turned the engine off yet by the time i got home it was not raining. i took the van to autozone and they read the computer code for me. they did not know what it means. in a previous post i was told it was the radiator relay under the aircleaner box but i cannot see any relays underneath there. all the relays appear to be beside the battery and a few under the dash yet there is nothing labeled radiator fans in the bank of relays. searching https//www.rockauto.com i did find some relays that almost look like the ones in the relay bank next to the battery. but what caught my attention was the one that looks like http//www.rockauto.com/ref/smp/smpdetail2.htmlry330.jpg it is labeled engine cooling fan relay i am wondering if this is mounted on the chassis somewhere maybe under the air filter box as i was told earlier. i have 2 questions 1. does the engine cooling fan relay mount on the chassis and if so where is it located can i see it without removing the air filter box. 2. what does the code below indicate is wrong. this is what the autozone ticket says troublecode obdii alpha p code p1491 secondary switch solenoid circuit mulfunction any ideas thanks in advance... -- john behneman john dot behneman at gmail dot com yes that is the fan relay and yes it is mounted on the frame rail as i told you before .
From : steve carolinabreezehvac
durango 99 replaced airbags and engine stalled immediately after starting. little bit of gas would keep it running tho. check engine did not light. after disconnecting & reconnecting the battery it now runs fine. i wonder what could be the problem here airbag control module was replaced as well could it have interfered with pcm or something airbag light is off btw... presumably when you replaced the airbags you disconnected the battery. this erased the memory in the pcm and it had to relearn the basic idle parameters. it sometimes takes a few minutes of idling/driving to do this. the battery had been disconnected before with no adverse effects on idle speed. ok lets hope its just an isolated incident... thx! peter .
From : steve carolinabreezehvac
thanks for your reply tom. yes new venture sounds right. roger wilco. ill contact auto meter and see about getting a replacement wire. sigh how come it is that i always have to break something before i understand how it works thanks again. --hc .