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From : tom lawrence

Q: say moparman which dodge dealership do you work for all 3 dodge ford and gm duramax build good trucks and all 3 build some real dogs. the 2002 chevy 2500hd d/a i have has been no trouble hauling flat bed stock trailer or the tt. stays at the posted speed limit up or down any mountains we done including pikes peak and mt. washington. other mountains have been with a trailer just sight seeing at those 2. weve put 84k on it so far getting 19-20 mpg no towing with aggressive treads and 11-14 mpg towing depending on trailer and load. a happy d/a owner by the way son-in-law runs a 2001 f350 with a sneaker for snatching vehicles over 220k on it with only one injector problem. a co-worker is on his second dodge in 4 years was not that happy with the original current one is a 2006 well see so far he likes it. frank .

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From : ed h

bought a set today and had the manifold off about 5 minutes later including the drive home. the 5/16 was the correct size. but it cost $12 sheesh! lately the special drawer in the automotive tool chest keeps attracting more tools. i may have to rethink its organization. anyway thanks again you made this repair easier and probably less expensive just by spending a few bucks. which is the best way to perform this repair assuming i will keep the vehicle for another 100k miles go down to your local auto parts store and buy the lisle 6-piece quick-disconnect set. itll cost about $8. the 5/16 should be the one to use but buy the whole set because its cheap and you may need the other sizes for something else some day. they look like this http//www.shop.com/op/airconditioningandfuellinedisconnecttoolset-prod-22116458 be sure to relieve the fuel pressure in the rail first - if you dont have a fuel pressure gauge that has a bleed feature just pull the fuse for the fuel pump and run the engine until it quits. .

From : ed h

ive been advised that the 5.9l engine can suffer a catastrofic failure of the intake manifold gasket around 100k miles because when it fails it will suck all the oil out of the engine in a very short time only a few minutes. its apparently related to the intake manifold bolts stretching and the guy at my dealers parts department knew about it dont know if there was a tsb. therefore i am in the middle of replacing the gaskets but found an unadressed step in the dodge service manual. the dodge factory service manual fails to mention that in order to pull the throttle body assembly i must either remove the fuel rails from the intake manifold and set them aside or remove the fuel inlet line which requires a special tool i found the snap-on part number in a different chapter of the manual. which is the best way to perform this repair assuming i will keep the vehicle for another 100k miles 1 buy the special tool to remove the fuel feed from the fuel rail. 2 remove the fuel rails from the intake manifold and replace any o-rings etc that may be required. .

From : Annonymous

xclimation wrote http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-dodge-conversion-van-truck-cabover-rare-no-reservew0qqitemz270022284109qqihz017qqcategoryz6197qqrdz1qqcmdzviewitem i am not selling this. i came across this while looking up dodge vans. thought yall would like to see this! i used to have a 79 dodge like that. not a sleeper cab though and a wide flat bed without boxed in sides. imagine what it might cost to make one like this today! the seller says. i imagine it wont cost much. find an old class c motorhome like http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-dodge-honey-class-c-rv-no-reservew0qqitemz130021405639qqihz003qqcategoryz50059qqrdz1qqcmdzviewitem dilapidated ones are sometimes free they thank you for hauling them away. tear the coachwork off the frame and build a flat bed on it. .

From : mike simmons

on fri 01 sep 2006 001625 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote your entire pontification was predicated on the fact that the op was driving a 1/2 ton truck with light weight springs for a soft ride and now that its pointed out that you made an incorrect assumption it doesnt matter facts just arent welcome in your world are they hows that v10 spark retard dissertation coming along no tom actually ist is the same beacuse a ctd uses a lower axle ratio than a hd gas truck so there is more axle wrap up and you would know this if you really had a clue of the physics and dynamics of what takes place in a drive train with you step on the throttle but since you do not your responces are easily predicted. you are a real trip. ----------------- your a real ass hole now answer the question! .

From : gill bentry

snoman wrote on wed 30 aug 2006 152230 -0600 .bob bobcowan@access4less.nospam.net wrote kvand wrote first the basics - 06 ram qc sb 4x4 ctd anti-spin diff. on a recent camping trip i thought i could save a little effort and back onto the beach to load my boat back on. had the truck in four wheel low and backing down went smoothly as there was a bit of an incline down to the waters edge. after loading the boat the drive back up was a bit more interesting - there was quite a bit of rear wheel hop almost violent to the point i had to stop and try again 2 or 3 times. has anyone found an effective solution to this for their dodge thanks kevin let some air out of the tires. this can work but what cause wheel hop is driveline and wrapup from torque rear springs and chassis when pulling hard like this the rear spring wind up against wheel torque well sort of. ask any drag racer this question and youll get a slightly different answer. its a question of traction. during a hard launch or high torque application theres some axle wrap. always has always will be. just a function of a leaf spring suspension. the tires grab the pavement and try to turn one way. the axle tries to turn the other way. the springs and shocks try to prevent that unwanted axle housing rotation. that works good until the tire reaches its traction limit. when the tire breaks free the axle housing snaps back due to its pressure on the spring pack. when it grabs traction again the cycle is repeated. you can try and make the springs stiffer. but a ctd already has pretty stiff springs. you could add stiffer shocks. but because of the way they are mounted that really wont help much. you could add horizontal shocks like ford did in the mustang. that actually works pretty well w/o destroying the ride and handling. you could add an under rider style traction bar. i havent seen anything off the shelf for this; youd probably end up making your own. not complicated but could get expensive and time consuming. all of the above solutions will prevent the axle wrap and subsequent wheel hop. it will also make the suspension stiffer worsen the ride and make everyday handling worse. what they will not do is improve traction. and thats the root of the problem. instead of wheel hop you get wheel spin. which is probably worse. you managed to get up the ramp with wheel hop. youll slide backwards with wheel spin. that would be fun. thats why i suggested removing some air. it will increase the contact patch soften the sidewall and increase traction. its temporary and its free. watch a drag car take off the sidwalls are so soft they actually wrinkle. -- ..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. .

From : denny

tbone wrote drivel snipped got anything else to say troll boy .

From : roy

snoman wrote drivel snipped got any other comments troll boy .

From : Annonymous

ive read more than a few post by this guy and caught a number of mistakes / lies. either he is the biggest pompous asshole. damn! i had as a plain ass hole you upgraded him to pompous ass hole. maybe hell follow you.vbg ive ever seen or hes just another troll that is getting off on you guys combating his stupid post. ive never seen anyone embellish postings with so much worthless crap like snoboy. lol i just noticed this guy plows snow you wont get rid of him until winter comes! another jobless fruitcake with nothing to do. just look at his post flooding the usenet. and he has his own forum i have never seen any one with an over inflated sense of self importance as this guy. good luck to you guys on getting rid of this ass clown. we will unload the pos soon. .

From : mac davis

on thu 31 aug 2006 171130 -0700 mac davis mac.davis@splinters.comcast.net wrote on thu 31 aug 2006 215729 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote on thu 31 aug 2006 170614 gmt honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote on thu 31 aug 2006 082616 -0400 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote if you do not agree that the trucks engine has to have a knock sensor to see the knock then please enlighten us all........how does it know hey a thermos keeps hot stuff hot and cold stuff cold. it doesnt have any sensors. how does it know beekeep bad example greg. a thermos simply is insulated. it holds the temp inside for as long as its insulation allows but does not maintain a temperature. some get warm or cold very quickly due to poor insulation and some will hol the temp for many hours but it is not the same thing as maintaining the temperature. dude.. i think bk was making a funny... mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm yeah i think you are right. sorry greg i glossed over that. .

From : Annonymous

he doesnt have a 1500 no matter your entire pontification was predicated on the fact that the op was driving a 1/2 ton truck with light weight springs for a soft ride and now that its pointed out that you made an incorrect assumption it doesnt matter facts just arent welcome in your world are they hows that v10 spark retard dissertation coming along .

From : Annonymous

nvart wrote anyone have a line on where to acquire one new or rebuilt. its a 1971 model. tia .

From : beekeep

snoman wrote also your 15 year old car is a lot lower tech than you truck and less to go wrong. wrong again. the car is a corvette and it is most certainly not lower tech. actually it is when compared to the c5 orc6. compared to the c3orc3 it is high tech. but i think i get your point. you will learn when you deal with ass hole you are always wrong and his is correct. roy .

From : chris thompson

on wed 30 aug 2006 224055 -0500 xclimation wrote http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-dodge-conversion-van-truck-ca... i am not selling this. i came across this while looking up dodge vans. thought yall would like to see this! the are certain categories on ebay that i would not touch with a ten foot pole. car & trucks are the first such category that comes to mind. since it *is* on ebay i would be my guess that it has pick one or more 1. bent frame 2. blown engine 3. blown tranny 4. blown real end 5. been stolen 6. flood fire or wreck damaged - then rebuilt or maybe not rebuilt if you really want to look at mostly decent stuff try autotrader. .

From : snoman

hey does anyone out there know much about minivans i want to buy a 2000 or so dodge grand caravan plymouth voyager or chrysler minivan and want to use it not only as my occasional family car but also as a commercial vehicle in my small construction business. if i ever have really large jobs i can always have lumber delivered but still i would like to have the towing capacity and interior space to load it up with as much as possible if i can.. i also intend to put a heavy duty roof rack on it too if anyone has any suggestions... basically ive heard that there are a few models that have oversized radiators heavier duty suspension packages and better more fuel efficient engine or what not for what i need to do.. i would like the option of maybe even hooking up a trailer or something sometime if i ever needed to as well if i ever get around to it in case i ever need to haul away debris to the dump or something such as that.. are there any mini-van enthusiasts out there that may be able to give me some good and useful advice i want to buy one soon but i want to get the good model.. also im interested in the awd all wheel drive and would like to get that option if it seems good. any or all advice would be appreciated! thanks ben in boston in a nutshell....dont get any make of mini-van for what you are describing. they are light duty people movers and not much else. what i think you need is a full sized rear wheel drive cargo van. i think youll get much better service out of it. wait a minute!! you have a mini van and it hauls you around just fine. the weight has to be about the same.vbg and this coming from the lard ass that has to have a 2500 diesel to haul it around. didnt you tell me one time that you could hook a ride on the train on your way to work no airplane big enough did have to get any wide load permits to get ya to fla you gonna put e rated tires on that new ride youre getting maybe you can bungy cord the doors to give ya a little more room there. bg can ya tell im bored tonight hmmm... i make one little weight comment and our floppy eared buddy is all out of shape. not bad shots though 6 of them all in one paragraph. i am impressed. heres your chance and ya better take it. pats play tommorow night at ny giants. take the plunge rabbit!! gbfg decisions....decisions......which looser east coast team do i wanna pick........ill go with the giants g shoulde be interesting. pats reportedly wont be playing much if any of the starters. take a look at the polls and see where your striped team is expected to finish.g oh did the deal on the magnum seems like it is a real good car. as always thanks for your insight. roy roy denny .