Question about what a dakota can tow??
From : dakotadave
Q: cbhvac stephenaddressscfrewedonpurpose@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in well that settles everything another self styled usenet expert. feel like its a kb solid block hemi steve you are going to have to explain kb to him. roy .
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From : mac davis
well im certainly not trying to argue against personal responsibility but do you smoke do you like to eat fast food are you at all overweight do you like to hunt or even plink at targets do you do anything that a soccer mom wouldnt do i hope not because im sure not going to pay for your foolishness. but the real foolishness is this... the net increase to the total medical costs incurred in this country due solely to the extra injuries received by unbelted motorists or motorcyclists or skydivers or whatever just has to be a drop in the bucket when you look at the big picture even if they do make good fodder in discussion groups. eliminating them would have somewhere between minimal and no impact on the whole of medical expenditures or insurance company costs thus even if they could be eliminated you wouldnt see any savings in your insurance bill. so in exchange for nothing or even in the absolute best case a pittance you are willing to accept the legal theory behind the seemingly endless stream of nanny laws that regulators seem more than anxious to come up with. doesnt seem like a very good bargain to me... fail to protect the freedoms you despise and youll eventually lose the freedoms you love. tbone wrote i didnt say that you personally were proposing that was just pointing out that once you start down the road of deciding what risk is acceptable for someone else you never know where that logic will lead. i have met several people who believe that motorcyclists no matter what safety equipment they wear voluntarily take on the extra risk so others should not be responsible for their medical bills. i know that is not what you said but it is only one little step further... actually i kinda agree with the people that you met. not that they should be denied medical coverage but that they are taking on extra risk and should be responsible for it. lets face reality the roads are far more crowded and dangerous and the bikes are much more powerful and faster than they used to be. this is a bad combination and it really should be up to the rider to make sure to use their safety equipment and make sure that they are properly insured for their own sake. while i see your point i dont want to be the one having to pay for it. .
From : mac davis
on thu 15 jan 2004 131208 gmt gary glaenzer nobulltrans@mchsi.com wrote on thu 15 jan 2004 062722 gmt azwiley1 azwiley1@spamearthsuckslynk.net wrote its oh so nice to see that something just never change! yeah budds still an old fart. and you are still obsessed with him and you are still an asshole................ and your still obsessed with me! beekeep .
From : tbone
on thu 15 jan 2004 015255 -0600 dakotadave davehelser@nospam.aol.com wrote i have a 98 dakota manual trans 4x4 5.2 9 inch limmited slip diff not sure on the gearing and about 100k miles on it. what is a safe weight to tow i am helping a friend move from tucson to vegas and i want to know if is safe for me to pull his truck along with his stuff on a trailer. i am figuring his truck weighs about 3000 86 toy pre-runner with no bed and all fiberglass frenders a uhaul car trailer is about 1000 just a guessand about 2000lbs of his stuff maybe. would i be better off having him follow or would it be ok to tow that much. i heard some dakotas can tow 6900lbs but that is probley the 2x4 with the 5.9. thanks for any help -dave my guess would be that youre way over... i have an 01 dakota with 4.7l 2wd club cab auto 3.55 gears towing package... the max towing weight according to trailerlife.com is 5150.... add a 3.9 rear gearing and its supposed to go up to 6450 but i think thats pushing it... i pull a 5000 pound travel trailer with a 99 ram and i wouldnt even try to pull it on level ground with the dakota... you should have a sticker in your glove box with gear ratio etc. mac .
From : bob
guess i couldve been more specific 2003 ram 4.7 quad cab 4 x 4 keith t .
From : redneck tookover hell
very little haet. haet temp in rad is at 180. no air in heater core. ni restricyion in water flow throw heater core. what to check next blend air door .
From : dakotadave
....and getting lost on the way to the airport randy see what i mean. whyd i pop back in to those that might give a fuck i have been working my ass off and spending a lot of time trying to sort myself and my life out. on thu 15 jan 2004 062722 gmt azwiley1 azwiley1@spamearthsuckslynk.net wrote its oh so nice to see that something just never change! change without progress is useless larry.. *g* dont drink and park... accidents cause people. mac .
From : bob
tbone i think the crux of the argument is simply this. the math is factual however why would someone spend the $$ for a product that does nothing to improve performance while admitting more dirt into the engine my only problem with this is the level of bs that is sometimes reached in trying to say how bad this filter is supposed to be. i am hearing things like it lets damaging levels of dirt into the system false that a paper filter flows as much as the k$n false even that is they were so good that new cars would come with them false. iirc didnt the viper come with them for a few years i am sure that the vette did i for one agree that each owner has a preogative to spend his/her money in any way they wish however i do not like to see folks waste money on a product that provides absolutely no benefit and can indeed harm their very expensive! engine. i got mine when i bought the truck along with a recharge kit. i forgot to clean it during a tuneup and it went about 50000 miles with no problems. even with the extended time between cleanings the throttle body was still clean and the engine was not starving for air. it used about 1/3 of the kits contents to clean it and recharge it so in the long run it will save significant money if nothing else. regarding the guys comment about the regulars i agree that sometimes a thread will degenerate into a flame war but he has to understand that some on the ng feel pretty passionate about the waste of money the k&n product is. but the thing is that it is not a waste of money especially if you compare it to dealer parts costs for the paper filter. my truck is currently getting 16 mpg on the highway traveling at speeds in excess of 80 mph which to me is amazing. too bad it only gets about 8 to 10 in the city where it spends most of its time. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .