Pirelli vs Michelin
From : john
Q: normal except no power. the truck will get up to speed i had going 90 mph but it takes forever. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 12v or 24v whats the fuel pressure between the filter and the injection pump have you checked for any boost leaks .
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From : carolina watercraft works
i am new to this group. i am thinking about purchasing a dodge ram 1500 quad cab. i recently saw two at a dealership with the same miles around 49k. one was a 2002 and the other a 2003. ive read some of your quotes regarding the steering problems in the 2002. one wrote this skprdave 10/04/2002 090439 i am new to this forum but the problem with your trucks is this in about the 2002 model year dodge engineering redesigned the steering gear box to make the truck handle more like a car. it didnt work. two characteristics are a unpredictable tendency to wander and upon going over s dip in the road the steering wheel will rotate slightly. my dealer tech talked to star the dodge tech-support in detroit and he knew the problem well. there is no fix period. does anyone know if this was changed in the later models jeff my 03 1500 qc 4x4 doesnt do this. as a matter of fact i let a tranny mechanic for what its worth drive my truck once and he remarked on how tight and responsive the steering was. i am quite pleased with how my truck handles. a little bouncy in the back end but nothing that a few hundred pounds of a load wont smooth out. hd .
From : john
ive heard the 3d described as does 3 things but none of them well. the paint on the tmc is beyond comparison imo. in fact im going to try and get one of the shops that does their bikes to paint mine. as for the 147 incher...with the new epa laws you can only build and own one emissions exempt bike your entire life. you have to wait 5 years before you can sell it and you cant own another one. so that being said might as do it all the way the first time. itll be a real screamer im sure. -- 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. i wont give up my xpl till someone else makes a hull that out handles it. that was why i was wondering about the 3d. the hull looks like the xpl hull. lower seat + same hull + same engine must = awesome ski. who knows they had to take off the trailers fenders and bearing buddies to get it in. the next option would have been to stand the trailer on its side and sit the skis on the floor of the trailer. the skis get a fogging after each use. mine has buckshot magnum carbs with prok flame arresters so fogging is easy. my wifes still has the oem air box on it so that doesnt get done as well. but she rides like a woman so hers is a babied 600 hours. the local hd dealership here in arizona sells thunder mountain bikes. i like the fact they use oem hd engines and trannies. very pretty bikes. awesome paint. they look practical and usable unlike the overly stretched choppers that some custom shops get carried away with. 147 makes my tc88 sound impotent. you sure youre not trying to make up for any personal size issues john .
From : carolina watercraft works
damn good thing you two waited to get married! .
From : john
actually you are the one who is incorrect. if you read what he wrote you will see that he is telling the op how to look for voltage drops. a bad connection will cause a voltage drop at that point which will be seen with the method that he gave. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving not necessarily. he may get the correct voltage readings but with a bad connection he may not be getting sufficient current. there is a difference. -- 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. on 19 oct 2005 140150 -0700 john jmstrks@cox.net wrote both snoman and fred may be right. check the ground connection to the switch. if that connection is good suspect the switch. where ever the problem is expect that connection/device to be getting really hot. john only one way to know where your problem is. use a voltmeter. check voltage from power wire to battery power and from ground wire to battery ground with lights on. ground to ground should be 1/10 volt or less.positive to positive likewize. f not trace back to where it is. bad connection will be between the point where voltage was high and where it was low. .
From : john
i am new to this group. i am thinking about purchasing a dodge ram 1500 quad cab. i recently saw two at a dealership with the same miles around 49k. one was a 2002 and the other a 2003. ive read some of your quotes regarding the steering problems in the 2002. one wrote this skprdave 10/04/2002 090439 i am new to this forum but the problem with your trucks is this in about the 2002 model year dodge engineering redesigned the steering gear box to make the truck handle more like a car. it didnt work. two characteristics are a unpredictable tendency to wander and upon going over s dip in the road the steering wheel will rotate slightly. my dealer tech talked to star the dodge tech-support in detroit and he knew the problem well. there is no fix period. does anyone know if this was changed in the later models jeff .
From : miles
im about to head out on a 10 week trip round the usa in my conversion van and as it will be my home for most of that time i wanted to ensure that it will be as secure as possible from thieves. i dont really have much confidence in regular alarm systems - when was the last time you saw an alarm go off and heard someone say quick call the police as i have a padlocked strong box under the bed inside i figured i might be able to quicky detach a key component from the engine and stash it in the locked box while im away from the vehicle but i dont know what would be most suitable. in the old days i could have simply removed the distributer cap but with computer managed fuel systems now that isnt an option. any ideas i saw an interesting suggestion elsewhere about putting a switch on the line to the fuel pump and hiding it somewhere under the dash but i dont know how easy that would be to do or whether it would cost me a couple of hundred dollars to get an auto electrician to put it in for me. is there a key and unique fuse somewhere on board that i could take out one last point. when i say a strong box i mean just that. its similar to the tool boxes on the back of many pickup trucks and its actually bolted to the floor from the inside so that the only way you could take it out of the vehicle is to break open the lid or padlocks. any advice on the matter would be much appreciated. thanks what year is the van the older ones with a distributor can be disabled by swapping the center wire from the coil with one of the plug wires at the cap. hard to see and it sounds like it is almost going to start. al .
From : lance lafrinier
buirdlie billie wrote hello all i hope this doesnt violate any group rules but i am selling a 1975 ramcharger that is in mint condition always garaged perfect running order and only 40000 original miles on it. does anyone know of a forum or website where i could find a collector or enthusiast whod be interested bb you can post a for sale ad here for any dodge truck. where is it and how much are you asking -- ken .
From : gary b
on 19 oct 2005 140150 -0700 john jmstrks@cox.net wrote both snoman and fred may be right. check the ground connection to the switch. if that connection is good suspect the switch. where ever the problem is expect that connection/device to be getting really hot. john only one way to know where your problem is. use a voltmeter. check voltage from power wire to battery power and from ground wire to battery ground with lights on. ground to ground should be 1/10 volt or less.positive to positive likewize. f not trace back to where it is. bad connection will be between the point where voltage was high and where it was low. .
From : carolina watercraft works
thanks to richard and tom for the help again! steve scorpioex1@msn.com wrote friends first off please forgive me if i get some of the terms wrong! i have a 1996 pu 360 1500 slt 4x4. as i was laying under the front of the truck hiding from the family i was looking at the front driveshaft u-joint. attached to the forward yoke the end that goes into the front differential there seems to be a ring above and below on the cross with a thin piece of metal about the thickness of a bobby pin running between the rings. it appears to have rusted away from one of the rings and is just dangling from and behind the top of the cross the way the u-joint is sitting now. if you have a haynes manual 1994- 2001 you can see the little piece of metal barely on page 8-9 in illustration # 10.14a at the bottom of the yoke. on my truck using the photo as a reference the very bottom appears just to have rusted away and is hanging. i guess my questions are what is this and can i use the four wheel drive as it is thanks all! steve .
From : carolina watercraft works
guys the original poster wants a fix not a lesson in circuits and ohms law. john p.s. laz i was 11 in 1969 and my wife was just born. i was 24 and my wife was 7 on 12/25/69. is this a contest al .
From : carolina watercraft works
from cat back with labor how much ny metro area. .
From : john
on thu 20 oct 2005 115940 -0400 carolina watercraft works cooltoys@bellsouth.net wrote actually no. you can still get correct voltage readings but that does not mean enough current will flow through that weak point to supply the proper amount of current that item requires. he may indeed find a bad connection which may be open hence the improper or no reading. i speak from experience in voltage through a device/wire/cable will not always supply the appropriate current to operate a device. for example connect a small gauge wire not cable to your starter in place of the standard gauge. you will find voltage when checking for voltage only. but as soon as the demand for current is needed that wire cant supply the needed capacity. fire hose vs. garden hose. id suspect bad connections rather than open connections. no laslo - you are wrong. if you know anything about dc electricity you would understand. and we were looking for bad connections not opens. we are testing under load - so we will find that piece of garden hose spliced into the fire hose. as far as your starter example check the voltage at the starter with it cranking. you will see a reduced voltage. your big problem appears to be you cannot read. .