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From : brewster

Q: i drive a 2001 dodge full size van compay truck-v8 i assume a 318 automatic 92k miles. last fall it started kicking out of od and then a few miles later the trans temp lght would come on. i know it was not a false alarm because you could smell something overheating. it did this a couple of times then winter came and it never did it again until the first warm days in feb. south tx we took it to an independant shop that said we had to take it to the gealer. the dealership replaced the computer for about $900 and it was fine until about 2 or 3 days ago when it started again. it seems to shift fine otherwise. any advice/info will be greatly appreciated. thanks larry dealers usually offer 1 year warranty parts and labor. why not take it back .

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From : miles

says... tonight your gong show is on. we had ours a couple of nights ago. please note romneys painted on phony smile. grab some popcorn and enjoy so youre saying your a dem supporter no but i dont understand how anybody can support these folks. hmm... that puts you in the same boat with snoblower. hey!!!!!!! have fun thinking about that. ;- prick!vbg .

From : midlant

thanx for the additional info. i sent it on to my son. havent heard from him yet. larry behold beware believe thank you tom. i will pass this along to him and have him let me know what he finds and ill post results. larry my son called me about a fault code on his 2000 dak 4x4 w/v6 manual trans. he said the code is p0138. looking at allpar.com the code says ho2s circuit high voltage bank 1 sensor 2. can anyone tell me what this means and where this sensor is located if it needs replacing does he need to take this to a shop or can he do it himself thanx. this is the post-cat oxygen sensor little thing sort-of looks like a spark plug sticking out of the exhaust pipe behind the catalytic converter with a wiring harness coming out of it and since the computer thinks the voltage is high all the time it could be one of two things most commonly. either its a melted/shorted wire as the wiring harness runs right next to the exhaust and if any of the hangers/tie-wraps come loose the wiring could come in contact with the exhaust. if the wiring all checks out then youve most likely got a bad oxygen sensor. replacement is fairly straight-forward... you disconnect the electrical connection about 12 back from the sensor itself the sensor has a pigtail and unscrew it. thats the tricky part. you either need an oxygen sensor socket like a really deep socket but with a slot cut in it to allow for the wire pigtail or a wrench flare-nut is best box-end is second choice open-end as a last resort. its going to be tight. use some penetrating oil on it first kroil pb blaster or the like... wd-40 wont cut it. on my friends durango the orientation of the o2 sensor was such that we had to get really creative with our wrench placement and use of cheater pipes. the sensor will run somewhere around $50-$80 and can be had at most auto parts places. also make sure that they give him the correct sensor. the post sensor is different than the pre sensors and even though they will interchange in mounting positions they will not plug in to each others connection. dont ask me how i know this. the best idea is to closely compare the connector and wire length with the old one before you even leave the store iow take the old one out before you even go . i believe that they are color coded at the connector and the post unit has a cage over the tip and pay close attention to the key in the connector as it is in a different position on the post and pre sensors otherwise you will be making multiple trips. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .

From : brewster

i drive a 2001 dodge full size van compay truck-v8 i assume a 318 automatic 92k miles. last fall it started kicking out of od and then a few miles later the trans temp lght would come on. i know it was not a false alarm because you could smell something overheating. it did this a couple of times then winter came and it never did it again until the first warm days in feb. south tx we took it to an independant shop that said we had to take it to the gealer. the dealership replaced the computer for about $900 and it was fine until about 2 or 3 days ago when it started again. it seems to shift fine otherwise. any advice/info will be greatly appreciated. thanks larry a computer fixed an overheating problem! .