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From : roy
Q: you know along those lines the duramax for 06 is getting a substantial horsepower and torque increase. supposed to be the most powerful diesel in productions for a light duty truck. i had heard that but havent seen any figures. the 610 foot lbs. of the cummins is well up there but is nowhere its potential. actually i find it a bit of a pia when m/t have to feather the pedal or the rears will turn on dry pavement. on wet you have to be very light with it. roy .
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From : budd cochran
not trying to be an ass and dont think i am being an ass about it. fair enough. you were just very quick to toss out your bible as the cause for the weather. i dont even own a bible. i just find the similarities to be rather spooky. perhaps its just a repeat of history......a cycle that repeats itself every so often......who knows. still i recognize many similarities and am only pointing them out. from the tsunami to the recent flooding and the overall break down of morality in our modern society.... -- nathan w. collier http//inlinediesel.com http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com .
From : roy
hi there is there any way to run a bulb test on the instrument panel of a 98 dakota. my cruise control is difficult to engage but does work but the light never activates on the instrument panel. i think it could be the bulb or the control switch. if there was a way to test the bulb i would just get another switch. also do you have to take off both screws holding the center of the steering wheel off to get to the switch connector. thanks for your help ed .
From : mac davis
on sun 16 oct 2005 120323 gmt budd cochran mr-d150@spam.citlink.net wrote is he one of those bunnies that goes to family reunions looking for a date ya might have a point there bro. roy as long as it wasnt dennys kissing cousin . . . budd on sat 15 oct 2005 105051 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote i got caught spot lighing a bunny rabbit years ago but that is a whole nother story. i wont ask. what you and denny do is your business . . . . wait a sec.. this is the weekend perhaps we should explore what greg and the friggin rabbit are doing under a spot light. id like to hear more. of course we can always make something up.vbg roy ok. i was a senior in high school and my sister was doing a science fair project that required rabbit blood media. so a freind was driving my 64 catalina through the fields at night with me on the hood with the 12 gauge. the neighbor called the cops and they arrived at my house about the same time as i did with the dead rabbit! after some explaining the cop finally said i cant arrest anyone for working on a science fair project and left. beekeep mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : beekeep
budd cochran wrote uh mike-god that must be my mormon neighbors cabinet. theres no viagra in mine . . .eight heart attacks already remember sure dont need another one. you need to paint little broken heart symbols on the side of your car. youre an ace man! smh .
From : budd cochran
oh please...give us a break!! -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. does the weather this year seem a bit extreme so far hurricanes all over the place tuisami sp earthquakes torrential rains and floods. read revelations. -- nathan w. collier http//inlinediesel.com http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com .
From : budd cochran
i agree man winter is going to be a mother this year. here in not so sunny se arizona it has been down as low as 40 already at nice. the white mnts are down in the mid 20s and the canyon area has already seen snow. does the weather this year seem a bit extreme so far hurricanes all over the place tuisami sp earthquakes torrential rains and floods. if this continues the winter will be a real bitch especially with heating costs going through the roof. been raining here for the past week serious flood to the north and west. unfuckingbelieveable. roy .
From : roy
does the weather this year seem a bit extreme so far hurricanes all over the place tuisami sp earthquakes torrential rains and floods. if this continues the winter will be a real bitch especially with heating costs going through the roof. been raining here for the past week serious flood to the north and west. unfuckingbelieveable. roy .
From : budd cochran
there are lots of bushing!!! are we talking about the ones in the front brake callipers or the bushing in the alternator maybe the one on the brake pedal does anyone know how to change the bushings on the above vehicle 1999 dodge dakota 2wd .
From : beekeep
hey budd http//tinyurl.com/3h8bo to email me. -- nathan w. collier http//inlinediesel.com http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com hey guys when my old computer crashed a while back i lost everyones email addresses. could i ask that they be sent to me again please. tom b id appreciate it you would send me yours too as id like to talk to you privately about something. thanks. budd .
From : mac davis
bonehead is too easy....................i post he jumps like the trained pup that he is you guys are better than cable tv! face it shade tree jerrys got you nailed. hell even your headers are just duplicates of the limited number of lame attacks that you try and use on me. the funny thing is that you are the one that is jumping just like now. now be a good little puppet and dance for me. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving transurgeon wrote maybe somebody mentioned percentages............... oh for christs sakes........ get some new material. i think everyone has seen enough of that stupid blabbering from you for th
From : budd cochran
apparently it doesnt because here you are. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving iow the god of the group mike was w r o n g for a change and wrong during a rather childish attack and now you need to cover for him. it seems that you guys are wrong more and more lately. god of the group jeeesh get a life! it wasnt an attack it was just pointing out poor english. ive been trying to tell ya yer worshipg that my theory of ignoring works. roy .
From : roy
mine worked fine both front and rear. try reading the instructions. its made to change tires not replace an exhaust system. john .
From : budd cochran
on thu 13 oct 2005 092032 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote sunk an arrow into one monday but never found her after hours of searching. watching for buzzards now so i can get my arrow back! the idea is to kill it not torture it. practice on a friggin target!! it was a good shot right about the shoulder area. arrow half way in so she isnt going to suffer too long. sounds like you hit the sturnum. was it a downward shot from a tree stand i shot about 50 arrows a day for over 2 months getting ready. i have no problems hitting a paper plate @ 50 yards. size matters but its how many of the 50 were in the paper plate each day that counts the most. my best grouping was 10 in a circle the size of a 2 lb. coffee can at 35 yards shooting intinctive no sights or stabilizers bear whitetail hunter 60# recurve. i find the adrenelin flow a little higher shooting at deer than a hay bale. its an mild form of buck fever as is found among primitive cultures. aborigines for example will shake their boomerangs at roos when b.f. hits them instead of throwing the boomerang. hence the source of the old austrailian hit song by rolf harris my boomerang wont come back. in your case a full blown case will result in you knocking then dropping every arrow in your quiver and never take the shot. at which time we will have to take a vote to see if you should be called bunny jr budd .
From : beekeep
transurgeon wrote maybe somebody mentioned percentages............... oh for christs sakes........ get some new material. i think everyone has seen enough of that stupid blabbering from you for the last 6 years. but then.... one cell....one subject.... makes sense. i can do a quick tutorial if it still has you puzzled................... .
From : budd cochran
dont you guys wonder why no one really builds a vehicle designed for plow use diesel 6-8 speed auto locking axles load equalizing blade mount heater core the size of most radiators heated seats with built-in coffee pot and pop-corn popper . . . . when i worked for the gm dealership in co years ago they had a 10 blade on an s-10 4x4 and it sucked. the bad part we never had a single snow more than 5 deep nor any wet snows that winter. i would have hated to try to plow an midwestern or a northeastern snowfall with it. cmon a 10 foot blade on a s-10 a s-10 what roy . 222 306772 4p3f.9828$cg.7549@02.roc.ny dont you guys wonder why no one really builds a vehicle designed for plow use diesel 6-8 speed auto locking axles load equalizing blade mount heater core the size of most radiators heated seats with built-in coffee pot and pop-corn popper . . . . when i worked for the gm dealership in co years ago they had a 10 blade on an s-10 4x4 and it sucked. the bad part we never had a single snow more than 5 deep nor any wet snows that winter. i would have hated to try to plow an midwestern or a northeastern snowfall with it. budd i know i had to poke you in the ribs a bit but you really should take a look at your subs equipment first. ill say my ole 95 is in better shape than most 03s and is better equipped to spend the night plowing. there is a method here. true there are nice well kept trucks that are more than three years old. as you know plowing can beat the shit out of a truck if you dont know what you are doing ill interperate that to say that you think that i know what im doing. thank you!! sucker... bfg okay okay you oughta know what the hell yer doin. sorta shows a rabbit can be taught. bfg but most dont take care of them as well as you do. what my three year old truck deal does is keep my problems to a minimum. it does away friends and relations that have a beater that want to make a few bucks when it is convienient. also does away with and i know youve heard from the guy you work with that will come up to you and say my kids got a old blazer with a plow can ya put him to work ohio is very similiar to ma... i cant say how many times ive heard a variation of that. he jut got fired from macdonalds because he was late too much nobody likes to get up at 1am to push snow but if you have a payment on your two year old truck you most likely will show up. also the wear and tear on the truck isnt as much so the down time is less apt to be a problem. im going to try to avoid or minimize the bs that we both know happens. heres one that will eliminate more bs all the subs must have the plow manufactuers repair kit with them as well as a cell phone preferably a nextel. damn missed again. ill never work for you at this rate. i got spare solinoids cylinders springs pins fluid tools furnace tape but i got a verison cell..... damn... nah its the friggin carrots all over the parking lots. g how much of a increase have you added due to the fuel price was thinking about 10% across the board. on an average snow ill burn about 10-11 gals of gas doing my part of the route so gas will cost me approx $15 more per event. im just gonna absorb that for now and see how it goes. i dont want to start bumping prices up $5 per spot and then loose it to somebody cheaper. it seems to go in cycles but last year there were dozens of old junk fender flappers scurrying around trying to finds lots. havent decided yet. gonna wait but if it goes over $3@gal yhere has gotta be a surcharge. low ballers are always out there but they screw up and then the account will call us. i dont know if id call it a surcharge. if i was a cust and got a bill for $xx to clean my lot and another $x tacked onto the bottom for fuel itd really leave a bad taste in my mouth. i think id rather the base rate go up $5 than to see another line tacked on. around here a few years ago one of the bigger professional grass mowers added a gas surcharge to their bill and it didnt go over too well. around here the electric and gas call it a fuel adjustment. you could put it on as a surcharge and when/if the price comes down below $3@gal take it off. roy denny .
From : roy
tbone wrote sorry miles but i have probably forgotten more about these vehicles than you will ever know and that becomes more and more obvious every time you talk about them. rofl!! this why people are constantly showing you wrong on just about everything you say in here somehow i dont think its cuz you forgot it all. tell me did you storm off to the store and buy one of those $100 mini floor jacks and tossed the factory unit in the trash i bet thats what you did lol. tell me do you just bitch and whine about anything and everything for no reason $100 for a mini floor jack geez cost of living must be really bad where you live. .
From : beekeep
guy brought an escort in for transmission oh had been hauling a 12-footer loaded with building materials all summer.......... on a simmular note. i once seen a mazda miata with a trailer hitch on the back. when i passed the owner in the parking lot later i was scared to ask.... i once witnessed a dodge caravan towing a dually f350 on a tow dolly. to this day i cant believe it was even moving down the road but it was. doubtful it made it to their destination. terrifying. -rev jasper towing co llcc wrote towing how large a load with a caravan .
From : roy
iow the god of the group mike was w r o n g for a change and wrong during a rather childish attack and now you need to cover for him. it seems that you guys are wrong more and more lately. god of the group jeeesh get a life! it wasnt an attack it was just pointing out poor english. mike -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving well if you will look in an older dictionary like my websters college dictionary copyright 1992 you will not find the word preventative. you will also note in the web link you provided that preventative is a variant of preventive. right... but if you notice the last entry copyright 2003 by princeton university what the heck do they know anyway right i mean... theyre in joisey they list preventative as a synonym for preventive. in my best cartman from south park voice those damn hippies.... i hate hippies! /cartman its just a loosing battle mike. frankly i could care less about it. i guess we could agree that while listed in some dictionaries it still makes him sound foolish. deal .
From : budd cochran
do you really think that a factory coil is even capable of putting out 50kv most are more in the range of 15kv to 20kv with the gm hei claiming 50k but that is at idle. at speeds of 3200rpm or so that voltage drops to around 28kv or less. better start reading up then. mp puts the voltage at 40kv in a run of the mill mid seventies mopar ignition system. lol yea at what rpm and even there that is a max possible voltage not the actual voltage. you do know that right in fact its long been reputed to have been better than the gm hei of the same era. another tip you might read up on is the fact that the faster the coil field is built and collapsed the more voltage you will get. hint thats why electronic switching is so much better than mechanical points switching. hahahahahahahahaha you really do make me laugh. did you view an article on the web dealing with faradays law and now think that you are an expert in reality you dont have a clue. do you even know what they mean when they are talking about the coil field speed because i dont think so. are you saying that the coil has a higher output as the engine rpm increases because that is what it sounds like and if you believe that you really are way over your head. now please explain exactly why electronic switching is so much better than mechanical switching. while there actually are reasons i doubt with what you said above that you really know what they are. the plugs were still fine when i removed them. perhaps when i said that the y could have gone another 10k or more should have tipped you off to that. why replace them if you could go further its the same logic you used when determining why the stock plugs were chosen. nope like i said you dont have a clue. since i had already bought the new ones it made little sense to put the old ones back even though they still looked ok especially with the difficulty in replacing some of them. as for the cap and rotor i had already looked at them since they are a bit easier to inspect and they both looked good. unlike many of you i dont waste money fixing what aint broke. unlike you we dont waste time waiting till it is broke to fix it. its called preventitive maintenance. its called preventive maintenance... there aint no such word as preventative! mike no its called paranoia and wasting money. if there was significant visible wear then even though the engine was running fine it would fall under the category of preventative maintenance to replace it but when there is no significant wear or visible damage then what is the point sorta like changing the oil every 1500 or 3000 miles whether it actually needs it or not. once again you accuse me of your own actions and as for making fun of me with you demonstraighted complete lack of understanding in the operations of the ignition system the only one you are making a fool out of is yourself. better check again. i did and with your bs above you still are. yeah well you categorized us as those in the group so if you dont like ht category stop making them and dumping us in them. really where did i do that or are you just desperatly reaching again i already quoted the line. if you missed it too bad. i am asking where i actually did it not one of your redefinitions of reality. please reply as im hanging on every word...... as you should be. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : budd cochran
not to be nosey bu how would you know vbg budd his wife told me! ;^ mike wait a minute. you aint never talked to my wife....... or have you denny of course how else would i know that your nickname is minuteman vbg mike getting even for all those tender ass jokes i see.. bg denny wgaca* ;^ mike *what goes around comes around .
From : roy
it sounds to me more like you didnt use it right. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving mike simmons wrote ive used mine on one occasion and it worked as intended thank you very much! your point is it works but is a piece of junk. on my 2000 stock 4x4 ram it would not go up anywheres near high enough without a block under it. gimme the old bumper jack of the old days!! i have a small floor jack and use it instead. .
From : budd cochran
not to be nosey bu how would you know vbg budd his wife told me! ;^ mike wait a minute. you aint never talked to my wife....... or have you denny of course how else would i know that your nickname is minuteman vbg mike getting even for all those tender ass jokes i see.. bg denny i want you to notice that i as a true friend am not taking part in the ass kicking that you are getting. mostly because mike and budd are doing such a good job. gbmfg roy .
From : beekeep
just need a few recommendations from any of you who might be from nashville or go there often. going in november to the national youth workers convention. my youth director and i always like to have a nice steak and brew when we get into a new city. any suggestions well be staying at the renaissance nashville hotel by the nashville convention center. anybody have a good steak house they want to recommend .
From : budd cochran
uh tom how can you see those plugs from where you are what gap are you talking about theyre bosh plus 4 platinums. show us how to adjust the gap on a surface gap plug mister mechanic note deliberate lack of capitalization. budd you might want to open the gap on those platinums about a thousandth or so over the factory specification. that should bring back some of the heat in his spark and make the engine run a little better. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving my kid brothers astro van 4.3 doesnt like platinums. gas mileage is down 8% and the idle quality throttlebody injection sucks. myself i dont see any real reason to buy them and when he can he plans to go back to either champions or a.c. delco. budd engine but why would you want to do that the general opinion in the group is that they do little if anything as far as performance and cost a hell of a lot more. set of 8 autolite 5224 - $10.80 set of 8 autolite ap5224 - $17.12 given that the life expectancy of a platinum-tipped plug is 3-4 times that of a conventional plug 30k intervals for conventional plugs 100k intervals for platinum the platinum plugs are cheaper in the long run. my 95 v10s been running on the same set of ap5224s for over 50k and i have no plans on changing them anytime soon. for me that extra 8 bucks was well worth it - especially in those damn #7 and #9 cylinders.... $&^!%^$% master cylinder tears my arm up. if you are gonna use platinum plugs and leave em in for a loooong time be sure to use anti-seize on the threads... especially with loomnum heads... thats why i dont recommend the plats but hey its your money.. mike .
From : mac davis
on thu 13 oct 2005 092032 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote sunk an arrow into one monday but never found her after hours of searching. watching for buzzards now so i can get my arrow back! the idea is to kill it not torture it. practice on a friggin target!! stop in and chat once and awhile. questions get asked here that pertain to dodges built long before my time. ya the ones with the crank on front.vbg roy well ask you the questions relating to the ones with the feed bag on the front bro.. *g* see denny!! now the friggin jackals are attacking me. thats what i get for being your friend! guess they let the nursing home comedy team take their show on the road. picture those old farts together in mikes truck fighting over the controls for the heated seats. i can hear the conversation now. budd pass the metamucil will ya okay mac but ya have to share the prunes mike has his own concerns. we have been driveing for 15 minutes i gotta stop and go to the bathroom what a friggin crew!!! bfg roy .
From : roy
okay it sounds as though you dont need an lt tire and arent too concerned about either major ruggedness or serious sand/mud traction. the question is since we dont know where you live or whether unplowed roads or icing are much involved are you better served by a second set of dedicated winter tires or an all-season compromise you may wish to check out the ratings and the decision guide on tirerack.com -- they have some interestng prospects in both those areas. cheers --joe ps. as time goes on remember that the amount of tread *remaining* as well as the original qualities and capabilities of the tire will become a significant factor in dealing with snow and other compromised-traction conditions. .
From : mac davis
on thu 06 oct 2005 004328 gmt dennis lawrenceda@hotmail.com wrote i have a 26-5c arctic fox 2006 5th wheel on order due end of october. i visited the dealer today and found he has a 2005 model sitting in his inventory. he told me that the previous owner had a 360 dodge gas truck and had problems pulling this unit. frankly this scared the blazes out of me. my truck is a 97 - 3/4 ton ctd 12 valve. i know the truck has 180 hp and 420 ft lbs of torque. its an auto. transmission and i dont intend ever using the od feature with this new trailer. i know nothing about the power of a 360 dodge vs my truck. do i need to be worried imho if you cant pull it with your ctd it shouldnt be pulled... i have the 360 gas engine and would guess that youd need about 2 1/2 of them to equal the td and we pull a 28 foot 6000 pound trailer with it... ymmv 03 tahoe widelite 26gt travel trailer 99 dodge ram qq 2wd - 5.9l auto 355 gears .
From : beekeep
on wed 05 oct 2005 213942 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote seeing as it has been slow around here i figured this might wake it up a bit. seems that the 06 viper is 7 10ths. slower and 9 mph slower than the corvette z06 in the quarter mile. one place the viper did beat the corvette was price. viper cost approx 35k more. if ya want to talk out your ass how about a hi-point 9mm carbine will out shoot your bushmaster......and do it at about 1/5th the price....... denny like the cars that could also be influenced by the operator.. been eating your carrots *g* mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : roy
are there replacement pcms/reflash services available for durango 99 5.9l that will enable it to run on e85 tia peter .
From : denny
couple other questions...is there an easy way to tell which system you have without pulling things apart if theres a big square pump sitting on the drivers side fender next to the brake master cylinder with brake lines running to and from it you have 4wabs. if not and there just a slim little black box maybe 6x4x1 you have the rwal system. also...just for general maitenance purposes i want to bleed and flush the brake fluid in the system and replace it with fresh fluid...will this cause a code fault on the system that will need to be reset as long as you dont run the resevoir dry no. the problem with a 4w abs system comes when you introduce air into the pump. then you need a dealer or a shop with a drb3 scan tool to cycle the abs pump to bleed the air. .
From : john kunkel
my 99 dakota 3.9 l power steering pump is leaking fluid from the front can it be repaired or should i buy a new one that here cost us$550. any advice thanks in advance. clt. .
From : roy
bought a brand new 2005 dodge dakota 4-door on memorial day had 12 miles on it. last week the truck would not go in reverse with only 5900 miles on it. find out this week that the transmission had been rebuilt with only 9 miles on it! the dealer did not inform me of this as it was driven off the showroom floor. what is my next course of action thanks. since you paid for a brand new transmission ... demand a brand new transmission factory not rebuilt. craig c. .
From : azwiley1
seeing as it has been slow around here i figured this might wake it up a bit. seems that the 06 viper is 7 10ths. slower and 9 mph slower than the corvette z06 in the quarter mile. one place the viper did beat the corvette was price. viper cost approx 35k more. these tests were not done at the same location or same time or by the same drive but are a pretty good indication of what is to come. the last sentence is of major importance driver skill is more essential in the viper than in the vette. .
From : budd cochran
i believe the same unit is found in the pickup trucks iirc. budd is there any other years or models that would have compatible fuel sending units .
From : roy
you might want to open the gap on those platinums about a thousandth or so over the factory specification. that should bring back some of the heat in his spark and make the engine run a little better. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving my kid brothers astro van 4.3 doesnt like platinums. gas mileage is down 8% and the idle quality throttlebody injection sucks. myself i dont see any real reason to buy them and when he can he plans to go back to either champions or a.c. delco. budd engine but why would you want to do that the general opinion in the group is that they do little if anything as far as performance and cost a hell of a lot more. set of 8 autolite 5224 - $10.80 set of 8 autolite ap5224 - $17.12 given that the life expectancy of a platinum-tipped plug is 3-4 times that of a conventional plug 30k intervals for conventional plugs 100k intervals for platinum the platinum plugs are cheaper in the long run. my 95 v10s been running on the same set of ap5224s for over 50k and i have no plans on changing them anytime soon. for me that extra 8 bucks was well worth it - especially in those damn #7 and #9 cylinders.... $&^!%^$% master cylinder tears my arm up. if you are gonna use platinum plugs and leave em in for a loooong time be sure to use anti-seize on the threads... especially with loomnum heads... thats why i dont recommend the plats but hey its your money.. mike .
From : budd cochran
my kid brothers astro van 4.3 doesnt like platinums. gas mileage is down 8% and the idle quality throttlebody injection sucks. myself i dont see any real reason to buy them and when he can he plans to go back to either champions or a.c. delco. budd engine but why would you want to do that the general opinion in the group is that they do little if anything as far as performance and cost a hell of a lot more. set of 8 autolite 5224 - $10.80 set of 8 autolite ap5224 - $17.12 given that the life expectancy of a platinum-tipped plug is 3-4 times that of a conventional plug 30k intervals for conventional plugs 100k intervals for platinum the platinum plugs are cheaper in the long run. my 95 v10s been running on the same set of ap5224s for over 50k and i have no plans on changing them anytime soon. for me that extra 8 bucks was well worth it - especially in those damn #7 and #9 cylinders.... $&^!%^$% master cylinder tears my arm up. if you are gonna use platinum plugs and leave em in for a loooong time be sure to use anti-seize on the threads... especially with loomnum heads... thats why i dont recommend the plats but hey its your money.. mike .