Used Diesel ?'s
From : de
Q: thanks ill check into that. of course i would have never in a million years have guessed that. i guess that is why were are all here to share experiences. thanks again fred tom lawrence wrote that might explain the brake light but not the abs light. not necessarily... a couple of weeks ago i noticed my brake/abs lights on in my 95. it turned out the brake pedal was keeping the brake switch engaged. pulling the pedal up with my foot made both lights go out after a bit. this happened on more than one occasion. i have to adjust the plunger depth on that switch just havent gotten around to it yet. .
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From : alan petrillo
now im a bit puzzled tom. the cummins is continually measuring the fuel pressure in the rail. doesnt the trip computer use that data or does it merely use a fixed number for the fuel pressure the latter approach would i admit help explain why the computer is mostly a bit off in its calculations. it wouldnt matter with respect to a pressure box because the way the pressure boxes work is to report false pressure readings to the rail pressure sensor which causes the pressure to rise higher than it otherwise would. the ecm isnt aware that its being lied to. in thinking about it some more i may be giving the trip computer too much credit. its probably just using pre-determined fuel flow rates from a table of engine rpm throttle position and calculated engine load. all this data is available right on the ccd bus so they can use the same design for all gas and diesel engines - just with different data sets for the particular engine in use. .
From : steve lusardi
been looking at a dodge hemi 2500 quad 4x2 short bed. cant seem to get anyone to give us an idea of the estimated miles per gallon. trying to decide if i should go the hemi or diesel. will be using it to pull a 5th wheel that will weigh about 8500 lbs and general use. thanking in advance.................. .
From : trey
brent d wrote as a dealer we are cons for recognizing needed repairs while performing warranty services yet we are idiots and inferior to independents when we dont. make up your minds. think of it this way 1/2 of the paycheck you take home is for your mechanical skill set. 1/2 is for your people skill set. and finally the other 1/2 is for uncle sam. ; craig c. .
From : Annonymous
1999 dodge ram 4 door slt http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayisapi.dllviewitem&category=31831&item=4541104520&rd=1 .
From : alan petrillo
ah yes but the beauty of diesel is ... you dont *have* to get it from crude oil. check out http//www.dfwbiodiesel.com additionally diesel trucks/cars are a lot more fuel efficient. the hybrid and upcoming hydrogen cars coupled with diesel will reduce our dependence in foriegn oil. its just going to take a few years. i would guess the middle east will start seeing drastic changes in us dependence within 5 years. but then we the us will have to deal with the impact politically. craig c. .
From : trey
the lenses should be clear. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving just bought this and both headlight lenses look cloudy inside ; im wondering if they are frosted from the factory like this or if they are messed up the parking light lense which is part of the headlight assembly is crystal clear. lastly has anyone successfully removed the headlight lense only for cleaning thanks dave .
From : alan petrillo
bob g. wrote the honda accord with the electric motor rated at 29 & 37 racked up 20.4 mpg i have no experience with the accord hybrid but my mothers civic hybrid did a real-world 47mpg on the highway on a trip to new jersey and back from florida late last year. as far as the defroster sucking up fuel thats because the engineers at the car companies assume their customers are idiots and wire up the defrost to run the ac compressor whether its needed or not. if they would go ahead and switch from an engine driven compressor to an electric one then it would have a much diminished effect on fuel economy. last time i looked the gas mileage of the us fleet was around 20mpg which is the lowest its been in 20 years and instead of getting better its getting worse. ap .