Pilot bearing failure on 6-speed?
From : charles
Q: had van for about a month now. love it. mileage sucks compared to my now retired voyager but the trade off for the added passenger/cargo space is worth it for me. my question how do i get the side and rear doors to open from inside i cant find a child safety switch anywhere. and no i dont have an owners manual. there are small holes on the side of the doors where i would expect to find a safety switch but i didnt want to just start shoving tools into door mechanicals without asking someone who might know first. thanks in advance. --= dj =-- .
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From : charles
i have a 1986 dodge 4x4 150 which will not charge. it has a new battery new cables rebuilt alternator tested and a new regulator. the ammeter does not work. the needle never moves. if it is burned out will it interupt the charging curcuit im out of ideas. ed hi ed to answer your question yes -- if the ammeter is open you will get no charging current into the battery. however its likely the ammeter itself isnt open. assuming you dont have a factory 100a alternator setup id start by checking the connections on the firewall where two large wires pass thru from the alternator and to the battery. even a few ohms of resistance will severely limit the current supplied by the alternator. at the connector assembly check connections for the larger two wires that pass thru there. one comes from the alternator 12ga black and one goes to the battery 12ga red. unplug the connector on the engine bay side and inspect the terminals -- there should be little or no oxidation and no evidence of heating. if the connections have produced any significant heat the plastic connector housing tends to melt. http//www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml shows this. if any pins are burned they should be replaced -- the dealer will have replacements. if you dont care about keeping it all original you can bypass the connector assembly. http//www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges2.shtml shows one method. fwiw when equipped with a 100a alternator larger wires were fed thru the firewall using separate individual connections. if your connections on the firewall are ok pull the instrument cluster and check the connections on the ammeter itself. these are ring terminals held onto the ammeter with nuts. ive seen them loosen and cause a similar current limiting and heating/melting issue. bryan .
From : roy
thank you for your help yes right now i in the beginning od the lemon process. at 36000 miles i didnt think any state extended lemon law coverage that far... i still think this guy is full of crap. why ask a group of non certified non experts who couldnt be called on to testify about his problems with a cummins engine allegedly destroyed by water that 1 is already being dumped out of warranty 2 appears to have cost too much under warranty 3 has unclear issues between what the dealer claims and what the dealer employeees who are for all intents and purposes the observers for the dealership saw 4 is allegedly in a legal process of some sort thus alleviating the further need for advice on how to fix it 5 has just allegedly been replaced by another truck meaning that the op is now paying for two trucks. 6 which means he doesnt have a reason to file for the lemon law since hed get more $$ for the truck privately if it were not declared a lemon. this whole situation is a bit lacking in full disclosure. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author thank you for your help yes right now i in the beginning od the lemon process. at 36000 miles i didnt think any state extended lemon law coverage that far... .
From : tom lawrence
i have a 1986 dodge 4x4 150 which will not charge. it has a new battery new cables rebuilt alternator tested and a new regulator. the ammeter does not work. the needle never moves. if it is burned out will it interupt the charging curcuit im out of ideas. to answer your question yes -- if the ammeter is open you will get no charging current into the battery. . try to find a wiring diagram. starting in 1980 the charging current did not go through tha ammeter. the ammeter was connected across a portion of the wire between the alternator and the battery with a couple of about 20 gauge wires effectively using the feed wire as a shunt for the ammeter. an open ammeter will make no difference. a more likely area to look at is either of the two heavy plug type connectors in the 6 ga wire between the alternator and the battery or the 14/12 ga fuse link in the same wire. .
From : tom lawrence
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