RWAL Brake Bleed Question

From : curmudgeon

Q: mike larry mac et al. would like to get a new copy of my dd 214. anybody have a good address or phone # just went looking for mine and its in tough shape. dont need it asap but would be nice to get one thats readable. thanks roy .

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From : stormin mormon

on mon 25 dec 2006 013703 -0500 carolina watercraft works cooltoys@bellsouth.net wrote id check out michelin ltx m/s. an excellent all around tire and these are what i use when i plow snow. there are times that i wish i had a dedicated snow tire and do plan ongetting a set to use only for plowing since i too run into ice a lot. for that i plan on getting blizzak w965 tires. part of the cause the problem original poster is having is because truck is very heavy in front compared to rear and while a better tire will help so will more weight in rear. if you place it on a scale you will find close 5000lbs of weight on front axle as it sits and maybe about half that in rear or a bit more unloaded. better tires and about 800 to 1000lbs in rear between wheel wells would help a good bit. i dont know why im doing this. but.... if you are useing the weight as compensatory weight you move it behind the rear wheels. if between a goodly portion of the added weight is transfered to the front. kinda look at the rear wheels as a fulcrum. of course if ya use the weight that suggested you cant use the back of your truck and youll be blinding everybody while driving at night. but this whole exersise is moot with the right tire. when you have a lightly loaded driven axle pushing a much heavier one you will have issues on slick pavement though some may like to claim it is not a factor. also i have driven with blizzaks on a vehicle and they are not bad but i preffer studs for the really bad stuff. i run studded 10 ply bias style truck snow tires on my plow trucks in winter i have them mounted on extra sets of rims and they beat blizzaks in over all performance on ice and deep snow. nah this would be a waste of time. let me say this. if you plow snow most learn to do it correctly real fast. ive found that while plowing you should be behind your plow it is on the front of my truck. you have any idea what im driving on while plowing yup a fairly well scraped road or parking lot. the danger with studs is you cant stop on dry pavement or wet at speed over 15mph. well youll stop eventually. i dont know if this fool has them on all 4 wheels or what. much easier to use chains than studs if you feel the need. idiot please spare us the stories of the howling blizzards and other stories. been there done that. you know if he is soooo good id like to see him and his studded tires in a buffalo ny lake effect snow storm that dumps 84 in 36 hours. .

From : tom lawrence

on sat 23 dec 2006 130011 -0600 joseph myers joemyers@.tera.com wrote on 23 dec 2006 080748 -0800 92 cummins caralli@comcast.net wrote i have a 92 dodge w350 im looking for a tech manual for the cummins i need to remove the injection pump to have it rebuilt can anyone tell me where i can get one if you are mechanically inclined you really dont need a manual for the injection pump on that year. i have r&r the inj pump on my 89 and it was no big deal. the important thing is to turn the engine over by handyou can get the turning tool from cummins or tdr amd then lock it in place with the index plug down on the left side just below the pump. after that it is pretty simple mark all your lines take some pictures for back up. disconnect everything and slip it out. mark the position of the pump drive gear for timing. the biggest thing here is it is time consuming but not rocket science. dont forget to pull the plug back after reinstalling the pump dont forget to pull the plug back dont forget to pull the plug back. also if necessary you can probably find this infor on tdr or dodgeram.org. jmtcw dont forget to pull the plug back !!!!! here is a link to some good info http//dodgeram.info/tsb/recalls/605.htm .