OT..Somedays ya feel old
From : denny
Q: happy b-day ole man! keep the dodge buy a harley their faster than golf carts ;- -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. yep...the big 5-0 today. now im officially a member of the old fart club. time to trade the dodge off on a golf cart. denny .
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From : fmb
on mon 21 aug 2006 012549 gmt fmb fmbb@sbcglobal.net wrote your best bet is to take the truck to the local dodge dealer after you pull out all your personal stuff and ask him to replace it with anything 03 and newer with a cummins 305hp or better. i just got back from a camping trip to hat creek mac and got 20 unloaded and 12 pulling an artic fox 24-5n 5th. stupid idea. very stupid and expensive too and it will never ever pay for itself no matter how long you keep it. a well tuned and feed dodge v10 with proper gears will tow anything a stock cummins will. back in 03 in colorado i ran accross this dodge truck pulling this big 5th wheel through the rockies and he was making the bacon and passing everything even on grades. i caught up to him and passed him at a little over 80 in my burb i has not towing and it was a v10 not a ctd. it was impressive. second best and way far away from the best best is check to see if you have the right rear end for towing. milage will suffer but you may be able to pull the hills. a few things here what tires size do you have and what axle ratio also that engine is octane hungry and will run a lot better on 89 octane or better. trying to feed that thing 87 octane towing especailly on a warm day is just about a crime. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : mac davis
chris thompson wrote have you looked at the italin made engine used in the liberty. it has the numbers your looking for. that motor is italian made who makes it -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .
From : beekeep
i am having a problem with my dash vents on my r3500 cummins diesel. as you sit in the drivers seat there are two dash vents for the driver. from the passengers seat there are three dash vents. when i run my a/c i get ice cold air out of my drivers dash vents; however outside temperature air is blowing out of the passengers side. im assuming there is a switch or acuator sp that is not working on the passengers side. does anyone have any idea is it easy to get to where do i locate the switch thanks in advance. bob oops! sorry for the repost. i am having the same problem with a 2003 2500 ctd--mines a california standard output. i havent been under the dash and i hesitate to take it in---im wondering if its a vacuum hose. the passenger side does get cold after a while but the volume of air and the temperature is just not what is coming out of the drivers side. i love the truck though. i have concluded it is an actuator switch but you have to tear the dash out to fix it. here is a good link to find a 2900 page service manual for a 2003 dodge pickup. http//www.hemitruckclub.com/ ive kinda been there kinda did that but not exactly. mine was the recirculation door that was busted. i changed it out in the driveway and it is a big job but like eating an elephant one bite at a time will do it. it sounds like yours is not the recirc door but another door. you will need to suck the ac fluid out and pull the unit if it is another door. good luck fmb how long did it take you i wont know what the problem is until i tear it apart which will be this fall/winter when it is cooler. .
From : dale yonz
on mon 21 aug 2006 010030 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote thanks for all the encouraging comments everyone!! i just got home from a b-day party complete with plenty of black balloons and candles and several hours of walking around the county fair eating all my favorite health foods.. it just doesnt get much better than that.. g denny good way to check the smoke detectors too.. *eg* mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : dale yonz
.. on mon 21 aug 2006 012549 gmt fmb fmbb@sbcglobal.net wrote your best bet is to take the truck to the local dodge dealer after you pull out all your personal stuff and ask him to replace it with anything 03 and newer with a cummins 305hp or better. i just got back from a camping trip to hat creek mac and got 20 unloaded and 12 pulling an artic fox 24-5n 5th. stupid idea. very stupid and expensive too and it will never ever pay for itself no matter how long you keep it. a well tuned and feed dodge v10 with proper gears will tow anything a stock cummins will. back in 03 in colorado i ran accross this dodge truck pulling this big 5th wheel through the rockies and he was making the bacon and passing everything even on grades. i caught up to him and passed him at a little over 80 in my burb i has not towing and it was a v10 not a ctd. it was impressive. i disagree as i got rid of my v10 because of fuel milage and cost. 11 mpg city he must have a lighter foot than i do. mine was 10 best. 5 to 6 towing sounds about right. i would suspect a air flow problem possibly have it checked by someone who knows what they are looking at. or take the advice of fmb i would. i traded a 99 v10 for an 05 cummins powered ram and there is no comparison absolutively none!! 19 city and 21 highway is far better than 10 and 13 unloaded oh not to mention the 16 towing. yup thats right a full 10 miles to the gallon more towing is what im seeing out of cummins over my old v10. so yup it will pay for its self faster than you would think. especially with fuel at or over $3 a gal. second best and way far away from the best best is check to see if you have the right rear end for towing. milage will suffer but you may be able to pull the hills. a few things here what tires size do you have and what axle ratio also that engine is octane hungry and will run a lot better on 89 octane or better. trying to feed that thing 87 octane towing especailly on a warm day is just about a crime. ----------------- thesnoman.com the fuel bill on a v10 is a crime!!!! who can afford 10 mpg or less towing or not give me diesel any day. but i get it. you dont like diesel and thats your prerogative. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs .
From : bryan
its probably a fairly typical problem. the governor pressure sensor and the governor pressure transducer are not working correctly. the first thing they should have done was check to see if the pcm had the codes set for this malfunction. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author hi everyone i have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 slt 4x4 108000km 5.2l with the 4-speed automatic tranny. a while back i went through a total mess with the dealership i bought it from non-dodge the problem was that it wouldnt stay in overdrive. they replaced the overdrive solenoids the fluid and filter 3 ! times and then sent it to a tranny shop ... they cleaned the valve body and replaced the tps. still not fixed though better probably due to replacing the tps. anyhow it ended up at a 5-star chrysler dealer after they admitted they had no idea and the 5-star dealer reprogrammed the tcm problem solved. i know youre all thinking that should have been the first step. ok so even before the tcm was reprogrammed sometimes it would take off sluggish sometimes it would go sluggish then make a soft bang and take off normal. i thought the parking brake was stuck on. it turns out that it is not shifting in 1st gear! it does this almost all the time now. if i shift it manually no problems. any ideas what this may be i just want enough information to not get screwed over again. to me it sounds like a pcm/tcm issue but im no tranny genius. thanks! derek .
From : nosey
i am having a problem with my dash vents on my r3500 cummins diesel. as you sit in the drivers seat there are two dash vents for the driver. from the passengers seat there are three dash vents. when i run my a/c i get ice cold air out of my drivers dash vents; however outside temperature air is blowing out of the passengers side. im assuming there is a switch or acuator sp that is not working on the passengers side. does anyone have any idea is it easy to get to where do i locate the switch thanks in advance. bob oops! sorry for the repost. i am having the same problem with a 2003 2500 ctd--mines a california standard output. i havent been under the dash and i hesitate to take it in---im wondering if its a vacuum hose. the passenger side does get cold after a while but the volume of air and the temperature is just not what is coming out of the drivers side. i love the truck though. i have concluded it is an actuator switch but you have to tear the dash out to fix it. here is a good link to find a 2900 page service manual for a 2003 dodge pickup. http//www.hemitruckclub.com/ ive kinda been there kinda did that but not exactly. mine was the recirculation door that was busted. i changed it out in the driveway and it is a big job but like eating an elephant one bite at a time will do it. it sounds like yours is not the recirc door but another door. you will need to suck the ac fluid out and pull the unit if it is another door. good luck fmb .
From : denny
help! just added a 23 fifth wheel camper pulling it with a 1999 2500 v10. the trailer is only about 6500 pounds so i thought the v10 would have no problem towing it. the rig tows great on flat highway or small hills but on bigger hills it slows down to about 50 and just wont go faster. its an automatic and ive tried with the od off and on. gas mileage is about 11 highway unloaded 6 with the trailer. the truck runs great and unloaded its a rocket. 65000 miles been well maintained and other than the poor towing performance its a great truck. new mopar factory rebuilt trans at 50k it seems ok and has a nice firm shift. trans fluid is nice and clean. any ideas plugged cat i really want to keep this truck but cant do 2000 mile trips with this really crappy towing performance. thanks your best bet is to take the truck to the local dodge dealer after you pull out all your personal stuff and ask him to replace it with anything 03 and newer with a cummins 305hp or better. i just got back from a camping trip to hat creek mac and got 20 unloaded and 12 pulling an artic fox 24-5n 5th. second best and way far away from the best best is check to see if you have the right rear end for towing. milage will suffer but you may be able to pull the hills. fmb .
From : azwiley1
help! just added a 23 fifth wheel camper pulling it with a 1999 2500 v10. the trailer is only about 6500 pounds so i thought the v10 would have no problem towing it. the rig tows great on flat highway or small hills but on bigger hills it slows down to about 50 and just wont go faster. its an automatic and ive tried with the od off and on. gas mileage is about 11 highway unloaded 6 with the trailer. the truck runs great and unloaded its a rocket. 65000 miles been well maintained and other than the poor towing performance its a great truck. new mopar factory rebuilt trans at 50k it seems ok and has a nice firm shift. trans fluid is nice and clean. any ideas plugged cat i really want to keep this truck but cant do 2000 mile trips with this really crappy towing performance. thanks .
From : beekeep
thanks for all the encouraging comments everyone!! i just got home from a b-day party complete with plenty of black balloons and candles and several hours of walking around the county fair eating all my favorite health foods.. it just doesnt get much better than that.. g denny hbd wabbit! just make you really feel old i am pushing 36 hehe yep...the big 5-0 today. now im officially a member of the old fart club. time to trade the dodge off on a golf cart. denny .
From : moparman
ive been looking at the fram boost what do you know of this. i would run from anything that said fram on it... the scotty system is developed by a guy that actually uses some would say abuses his truck and its only designed for the ram - not some generic filter that can be sold to any truck owner with a change in piping. it produces the coolest air to the turbo because its completely sealed off from the engine compartment. it takes air from the stock location inner fender panel as well as a ram air through the front grill. its plastic housing is a better insulator from engine heat than a metal heat shield. as i said i used to run one of these and my oil analysis results confirmed that the filter was doing its job not to mention the spotless intake tube. .
From : mike simmons
napalmheart wrote im contemplating converting a dak to a diesel. pull the gas engine and replace it with one of those mercedes 2.5 liter diesels they put into the sprinter van. i figure itll give me as good or better performance particularly towing capacity than the old 3.9 liter v6 but with mileage in the upper 20s. anyone try this if so how much did it cost any thoughts on the subject im tired of waiting for dc to come out with a dak diesel. has anyone converted a dakota to a diesel system i guess ill be the first = supposedly they build built dak diesels in brazil. got a 2.5l detrioit diesel with 221 ft/lb torque. this would make it comparable to my old 3.9l gas dak. im in the market for around 300 ft/lb so the brazilian dak wont cut it. one of the mercedes motors will likely do the trick for me. -gb .
From : mac davis
is it really good .. i havent driven it.. the motor is screwed but came with one with 60000miles on it..i thought go v8 but if the tower of power lmfao is the way to go.. then so be it.. maybe shell be better on gas too. i would keep the leaning tower of power. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. or should i just leave the slant six in it ... lol i traded for a 1984 body converted to 91 diesel 4 spd slant six 4x4 shortbox. will the transmissions bellhousing be swapable to the v8 .. i wanna place a 318 in it but was not sure if the slant 6 setup with 4 spd could be done. i have heard 4spd/5spd trannys have removable bell housings but that was only chev and ford. .
From : roy
i have the following for sale rh power chrome mirror slight damage to shellrear bumper brackest & bolts and the fills for the front bumper/ w/o the lower lights. all reasonable offer + shipping. all from a 94 dodge ram 1500 4x4. thanks for looking. .
From : roy
i have been considering two modifications to my 2003 dodge r3500 diesel. it is a 5-speed. i already have an edge ez power chip in the truck. what i am considering is installing one of those cold air intake systems. i think it costs around $300 for the system. the second thing i am considering is changing out the muffler to a full flow-through no baffles. the muffler costs around $80. does anyone have any experience with either the cold air intake or the full flow muffler any positives any negatives. thanks bob .
From : chris thompson
btsdad@gmail.com wrote brake pedal slowly goes to the floor when constant hard pressure is put on it. i replaced the master cylinder because of this and with the new unit on its still doing it. with the pedal on the floor and the accelerator pressed the truck does not move. is this normal or something to get fixed. im pulling an 11000# fifth-wheel. please help! marsh did you also replace the vacume booster -- .bob arrived 2006 fxdi red. 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged stolen 11/26/05 in denver 1hd1gel10vy3200010 co license j5822z 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1965 ffr cobra - 427w efi damn fast. any fluid leaks in the rear i know its an obvious question but stick with the basics. -- ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .