Saw a Dodge Sprinter 2500 today!!!
From : Annonymous
Q: my truck is a 1500 ram 2001 with a 318 auto 2wd. well today i went to start the truck and it didnt want to start at all. i have had no previous signs or indications of problems. i really felt like it was a fuel problem and i didnt have a guage for measuring fuel rail pressure so i did some shade tree mechanics and poured gas in the throttle body and it fired right up temporarily. my question is should i assume its the fuel pump or can i have something like a sensor or fuse gone bad the tuneup is less then two weeks old. any help will certainly be appreciated... barstow ed .
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From : nathan w collier
temporarily. my question is should i assume its the fuel pump or can i have something like a sensor or fuse gone bad turn the ignition on and stick your head under the gas tank - see if you can hear the fuel pump running. if not check the fuel pump relay in the pdc. trigger voltage for the relay comes off of a 10a fuse in the fuse block should be #9. you should read +12v with the ignition on at the fuel pump relay terminal #86. supply voltage for the fuel pump itself comes off of a 20a fuse in the pdc. you should read +12v off of the fuel pump relay terminal #30 at all times. if these check out you can temporarily bypass the relay by jumpering terminal #30 to terminal #87 the terminals are numberd on the bottom of the relay but obviously you want to do all your measuements and jumperings on the relay socket. finally you may not have a fuel gauge but if your fuel rail has a test port should be on the middle of the left fuel rail - drivers side wrap some rags around it and after cycling the ignition to get the pump to pressurize the rail depress the schrader valve carefully - fuel will or in your case may spray out and see if you get a strong spray of fuel. if you dont youre not building rail pressure. but you really should get a gauge... one easy thing to check. hit the bottom of the tank with a short 2x4. hold it flat and just thump the bottom of the tank. then see if it starts. if it does youre looking at a bad fuel pump. on my dodge the fuel fitting at the top of the tank where the fuel comes out was made of plastic and it broke in half. so the pump ran but no fuel came out of the tank. i removed the broken stuff and made a new fitting out of brass parts from a hardware store and cemented it in with epoxy. there was a plastic hose wrapped around the pump and going up to the top of the tank. it was hard as a rock so i replaced it with rubber hose. al .
From : trey
have you checked the catalytic converter on 3 aug 2005 095701 -0700 martin funkychateauspam@yahoo.com wrote ok i believe the consensus is that the filter is not serviceable nor intended to need service. the fuel pump was replaced about two years ago. symptoms of the vehicle include stumbling and losing power after being driven for a mile or so. sometimes the poor running occurs sooner and sometimes it may make a trip to the store and back without incident. in the past i had associated similar behavior of other vehicles to clogged filters it sounds like this is probably not the case here as the filter must have been designed so large as to never clog are there other usual suspects i should check the cel is not lit and it does work as indicated upon startup. does this mean reading codes would be unproductive thanks martin .
From : twix
temporarily. my question is should i assume its the fuel pump or can i have something like a sensor or fuse gone bad turn the ignition on and stick your head under the gas tank - see if you can hear the fuel pump running. if not check the fuel pump relay in the pdc. trigger voltage for the relay comes off of a 10a fuse in the fuse block should be #9. you should read +12v with the ignition on at the fuel pump relay terminal #86. supply voltage for the fuel pump itself comes off of a 20a fuse in the pdc. you should read +12v off of the fuel pump relay terminal #30 at all times. if these check out you can temporarily bypass the relay by jumpering terminal #30 to terminal #87 the terminals are numberd on the bottom of the relay but obviously you want to do all your measuements and jumperings on the relay socket. finally you may not have a fuel gauge but if your fuel rail has a test port should be on the middle of the left fuel rail - drivers side wrap some rags around it and after cycling the ignition to get the pump to pressurize the rail depress the schrader valve carefully - fuel will or in your case may spray out and see if you get a strong spray of fuel. if you dont youre not building rail pressure. but you really should get a gauge... .
From : steve scott
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From : nathan w collier
i do not think it will hold up because it was not designed to operate at low rpms under a high torque levels countinously. interesting of you to say that. the loadflite trans has 4 discs in the front clutch and 4 in the rear. similarly the 47re has the same number and is essentially the same transmission. since the 47re is the dodge transmission assigned to cummins duty and it has the same clutch configuration as the loadflite one will likely perform as well as the other. youll more likely find 5 discs in the front clutch of a 47re and an equal number of pinions in the front planet as opposed to the 4 used in the 727 . however since the op mentioned that his parking brake was integral with the output shaft of the trans its very possible he has a loadflite a345 which was a four speed at but with no od. a good way to find this out would be to know if he had a park position on his dash indicator. no park and its an a345. a drum parking on the tailhousing in no way hints at the presence of an a345 the 727 installed in these motorhomes usually has the drum brake. there would be torque converter stall speed issues too given the diesel limited rpm range. better off with the 440 in the motor home if you want to keep that tranny. since the 440 trans wont mate to the diesel the point is moot .
From : Annonymous
youll more likely find 5 discs in the front clutch of a 47re and an equal number of pinions in the front planet as opposed to the 4 used in the 727 . 2000 fsm says 47re front clutch has 4 discs. however since the op mentioned that his parking brake was integral with the output shaft of the trans its very possible he has a loadflite a345 which was a four speed at but with no od. a good way to find this out would be to know if he had a park position on his dash indicator. no park and its an a345. a drum parking on the tailhousing in no way hints at the presence of an a345 the 727 installed in these motorhomes usually has the drum brake. which is precisely why i noted the best way to tell was by whether or not he had a park position on the shifter. you did read what i said correct there would be torque converter stall speed issues too given the diesel limited rpm range. better off with the 440 in the motor home if you want to keep that tranny. since the 440 trans wont mate to the diesel the point is moot unless someone makes an adaptor which is also possible. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. i do not think it will hold up because it was not designed to operate at low rpms under a high torque levels countinously. interesting of you to say that. the loadflite trans has 4 discs in the front clutch and 4 in the rear. similarly the 47re has the same number and is essentially the same transmission. since the 47re is the dodge transmission assigned to cummins duty and it has the same clutch configuration as the loadflite one will likely perform as well as the other. youll more likely find 5 discs in the front clutch of a 47re and an equal number of pinions in the front planet as opposed to the 4 used in the 727 . however since the op mentioned that his parking brake was integral with the output shaft of the trans its very possible he has a loadflite a345 which was a four speed at but with no od. a good way to find this out would be to know if he had a park position on his dash indicator. no park and its an a345. a drum parking on the tailhousing in no way hints at the presence of an a345 the 727 installed in these motorhomes usually has the drum brake. there would be torque converter stall speed issues too given the diesel limited rpm range. better off with the 440 in the motor home if you want to keep that tranny. since the 440 trans wont mate to the diesel the point is moot .
From : steve w
roy i put in the new fuel filter and milage rose to 15mpg for the first 3 tanks. two tanks later and im down to 11mpg. anything else you can think of to check before i take it to chet the mini-moron dodge tech i think it may be running a little rich. there is a heavy diesel odor in the air when idling. much more so than my fathers or my friends. you changed the fuel filter and jumped up to 15mpg. id change the filter again and see what ya get. you may have a bunch of crap in the tank. what did the filter look like regards the smell of diesel have you changed the air filter tighten all the clamps at inter cooler and turbo. roy filter was blacker than me climbing out of a ships bilge looking racially incorrect-p. ill pull it again and take a look tomorrow. air filter has 5k on it didnt look too bad. ive never played with the intercooler and turbo. any tricks or pitfalls i need to be aware of or watch out for .
From : steve scott
hi is it possible to change an engine from one model to an other. i have a durango 04 v8 4wd 4.7 and i know why didt you get the hemi well .. let said that for $4k more on the price of the car i decide not to get it. and now i read more about hemi engine and i think i made a big mistake. .