Want to increase towing power?
From : hp
Q: i replaced the gas filler neck on my 1999 dakota. now for some reason i cant pump gas into it without the gas pump nozzel shutting off. the new filler neck is identical to the old one. the only way to get gas in is to go very slow. whats wrong. is there a check valve somewhere in the line that i may have broken chuck .
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From : trey
hi hey moron...this is an isuzu group not a renault group....take your spamming ass somewhere else... cross posting dolt! but then if you own a isuzu how smart can you be .
From : snoman
tom lawrence wrote does anyone know if there is such a warning if not anybody got any idea what it was all about yep - if your signal is on for more than x seconds i think its 60 but it may be less the chime will go off. perfectly normal thanks tom. im not used to getting boinged in traffic. - .
From : trey
trey wrote as for gearing my truck has no trouble doing 70-80. if i changed from 3.55 to 3.92 the rpms would increase by 20% but im pretty sure i will not gain 20 more power so i will just be spinning the engine faster and burning more gas. if i was pulling a lot then i would go to the 3.92s in a heart beat if i couldnt get a bigger truck. given i hardly drive the truck as it is i could get the 3.92s installed and not see much of a hit in my annual fuel consumption anyways. i used to cruise 80 and 85 with 4.10s and no od for years!!! i pulled the engine after 150k to build it up some and found no real cyclinder wear and bearing were great. you may spin it faster but it it carring less load to cruise truck because it has to develope less cylinder pressure to cruise at a higher rpm to cruise witch means less bearing and piston ring pressure too. goinf from a 3.55 to a 3.91 is about 11%not 20 % and truck will cruise eaiser and od will work better and mpg will likel improve too if it is a heavy truck. a 3.55 was a compromise gear in a 4x4 when ther was no od but it is a waste on a big 4x4 with od unless you place very low standards on performance. my k3500 has 4.10 with 30s and it turns about 2500 at 70mph and will cruise nicely at any speed you choose to without complaint and pulls od fairly well too even on hills with ac on it never doneshifts unless you have a really big load on a steep hiway hill. i can bury the speedo without using od to with 4.10s. you must remeber that if you have one of those hemis its power peak is past 5000 rpm and it torque peak is around 4000 rpm and if you are stuck on 2000 to 2400 rpm cruises at 70 to 85 mph you are only developing about maybe 100hp or so at the rear wheel at those speed and that rpm of you are lucky and this is why towing can really suck. even the old 360 had more torque below 3000 rpm where you spend most of your time than the new hemi. people look at the hp rating but they do not factor how it all come it to play and how much of it is usable towing as they think 345 hp is 345 hp all the time not when it is wound to the max. that kind of power curve would be nice in a sleek car but not of much use in a heavy truck that needs strong low and mid range toque so performance and mpg can suffer. man a old 300 hp v10 truck engine would badly wipe the floor with hemi towing big time and so would even a gm6.0 because its power peaks about 1000 rpm sooner and it deleivers more towing power though it is rated lower hp wise than the hemi. things are not that cut and dried in the hp game. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-increase-towing-power-ftopict129100.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=632294 .
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From : nosey
joelb7 wrote its an automatic and it has the stock michelin tires on it. i also got a snug top camper shell trying to make the truck more arrowdynamic its a 2004.5 top of the line leather 4x4 all stock i have a friend with the same truck and he gets about 5 mpg better i really think something is wrong i mean come on 10 mpg city 14 hwy going 75-80 joel diesels have a sweet spot of sorts rpm wise where they do there best but that aside 14 mpg at 75 to 80 is not far off for a big truck like that with a deisel. if you drop to 65 to 70 it will likley increase a few mpg towing and not. a few things you can try when towing do not lug the motor keep it above 2000 rpm when pulling hard but under 2500 on long pulls above or below that speed mpg can suffer when pulling hard. also make sure you have got your tire pressure up and that helps my buddy gained 1.5mpg on hiway with his dmax when he increased tire pressure from 45 to 65 to 70psi on his crew cab 4x4. also something else you are fighting on a dodge is that they did away with the front axle disconnect in 03 so you are always dragging the front axle with you axle shafts drive shaft and diff even in 2wd this can cost you 1mpg or more on highway because it consumes several hp as hiway speeds. dodge really screwed up on this one because they had a whole new axle designed for 03 and left out the abilty to even add lockout hubs which was really dumb. you might try changing your front and rear axle lube with fresh 75w90 syn if you want and that may get you another mpg on hiway. i have seen fresh axle lube perk things up a bit especailly if it has not been done for a while. and in closing a 3.73 with a automatic is a bit tall to tow in od at times so mpg may suffer if you pull it hard. i have driven several cummins truck automatic and manuals and they seem to run best with a stick with a 3.73 and with a automatic with 4.10s because the automatic carries a taller od ratio than the 6speed does. it is a nice engine for sure just need to load it properly rpm wise if you want maximum work with minimum fuel consumption. .
From : hp
lol steam usually has liquid water in mechanical suspension and that makes it heavier than air. ok describe the mechanical suspension well save the steam has liquid water part for later........................ .
From : christopher thompson
trying to decide between 1500 and a dakota. salesman said the hemi gets about the same gas mileage as the dakota. hard to believe given the hp difference. which years and engines are good to stay away from in both .
From : mac davis
on sun 17 jul 2005 114814 -0700 gene gene@nowhere.com wrote i have a 2003 dodge durango..was wondering if its ok to leave od on all the time or not. i pretty much follow the owners manual on that one.. i seem to remember that it recommended locking out od if you were in a lot of traffic and staying under 30 mpg.. locking od out stops a lot of hunting... shifting down every time that you hit the gas then back up as soon as you lift your foot at all.. i also lock out od on mountain roads where youre not going to be going over about 40.. it feels like i have a bit more control like down shifting a stick and prevents it from shifting up as you take your foot off the accelerator going into a turn.. ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : miles
thought the new ford 6.0 was aluminum headed too from what i hear the powerstroke 7.3 was a much better engine. my big concern would be with automatic transmissions. they all seem to be questionable. of all the automatics excluding the allison the ford 4r100 is the better unit its now the 5r110 as they started using the od unit to give an extra gear between first and what used to be 2nd and is now 3rd under heavy loads built right with lots of external cooler and a converter matched to the useage its very good interesting. so it shifts 1st 1st od 2ond 3rd and od al .
From : tbone
exactly. and helium has an atomic weight as well. so no matter how ya cut it helium isnt weightless like you claim.. lol is there a reason why consistantly make an ass out of yourself. atomic weight is not the same thing as actual weight you do know that dont you im well aware that its different but you claim its weightless. well if it has an atomic weight then it has one form of weight. lol the fact that you just said this shows that you really dont have a clue. and if it has mass it has another sort of weight. wrong. but youve claimed it has no weight. so i figured id better cover all bases here and see if you were talking atomic weight not actual weight. apparently not. so you are saying that helium has no actual weight. and thats wrong. weight is a measurement of downward force and if something has no measurable downward force under a set of conditions then it has no weight under those conditions. that is the difference between weight and mass. i know hte answer but you obviously dont considering that you think helium has no weight in its gaseous state. if you knew the answer you would have said it. iow you dont have a clue. helium has no weight in its uncompressed gaseous state on this planet because the density of the air that makes up our atmosphere applies more upward force to the gas than gravity can supply to pull it down. since weight is a net force in a downward direction if the forces going the other way are stronger you simply have no actual weight. um i guess you havent figured out that im asking stupid questions to see how stupid an answer you will give. see you think gaseous helium is weightless and thats just not true. no what im seeing is you spin once again because you got called on your bs and have no other way out. gaseous helium is not always weightless but on this planet in our atmosphere it is. even on the moon which has no definable atmosphere the gravitaitional force of the moon cannot hold it to the surface so it is for the most part weightless there too. you cant convince me because 90% of the time you are wrong. helium is weightless on this planet because the forces pushing it away from the surface are greater than gravity trying to pull it back. weight is a measurement of force toward the planet not the objects mass. there are no forces pushing it farther from the surface of the planet. then why does it rise its very simple something heavier is displacing it lol anf the only way something can be displaced moved out of the way is by a force. no force no movement. because that heavier gas is being pulled by gravity just like helium is. yep but the hevier gasses are being pulled harder and their mass is pushing the helium up and away effectivly negating the force of gravity the one force that gives something weight and if this force is overpowered the weight must be zero or less. same theory makes a ship float on water. the ship is less dense than the water by virtue of the fact that its full of air so it floats on the water. yep which makes it buoyant or weightless while it is floating in the water because the water is supplying enough upward force to cancel out the force of gravity. if it could not do that the ship would sink fall to the bottom. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : bob
nor my 03... there is for the 545rfe though. still - why would it be mentioned in the tsb what i want to know is... how exactly is it supposed to engage what can be done electronically to prevent the application of 1st or 2nd gear 1st lock the shift lever in reverse and neutral only 2nd same thing as it needs the rear clutch 1st to function. they could place a solenoid the vb and exhaust the feed to the rear clutch. not too hard but also knocks out all forward gears. sorta kills the idea of limping home in 2nd and 3rd. the only solenoids in the re transmissions were for od tcc and governor pressure. there are only four pressure curves one for cold one for hot one for wot and one for low range. so wheres limp home they dont mention it in my fsm. -- 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. fwiw there is no limp home mode mentioned in any form in the 00 fsm description of operation of the 46/47re nor my 03... there is for the 545rfe though. still - why would it be mentioned in the tsb what i want to know is... how exactly is it supposed to engage what can be done electronically to prevent the application of 1st or 2nd gear .
From : b a r
roy wrote heres the deal about a year ago my wife sold he 2k eldo to her sister. about 5k after the transaction the car started to use oil. about 1&1/2 quarts every 1500 miles service manager at the local caddy place claims that is acceptable im not buying it. to take it a bit further thats 3 quarts gone between oil changes.car has a extended warranty but runs out in about 6 months. anybody know somebody who works at caddy service that might be able to get there hands on one of those memos or tsbs its my feeling that there is a known problem with the northstar and caddy is trying to wait her out. tia roy maybe the sister in-law beats the thing jam .
From : hp
suddenly without warning chuck exclaimed 15-jul-05 233 pm i replaced the gas filler neck on my 1999 dakota. now for some reason i cant pump gas into it without the gas pump nozzel shutting off. the new filler neck is identical to the old one. the only way to get gas in is to go very slow. whats wrong. is there a check valve somewhere in the line that i may have broken chuck is this only at one gas station or a variety this is one of those odd problems i have here in the uk - most uk pumps cause this and i have pull the nozzle out a bit to get it to pump correctly and have to be careful that gas doesnt flow back out! im starting to learn which local stations dont give me this problem. oh mines a 2001 dak. jmc .
From : coasty
on thu 14 jul 2005 215519 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote heres the deal about a year ago my wife sold he 2k eldo to her sister. about 5k after the transaction the car started to use oil. about 1&1/2 quarts every 1500 miles service manager at the local caddy place claims that is acceptable im not buying it. to take it a bit further thats 3 quarts gone between oil changes.car has a extended warranty but runs out in about 6 months. anybody know somebody who works at caddy service that might be able to get there hands on one of those memos or tsbs its my feeling that there is a known problem with the northstar and caddy is trying to wait her out. tia roy damn caddy dealers are worse that dodge dealers with the normal or acceptable... id have to ask that service manager why gm designed it to use a quart of oil every 1000 miles... you might also ask at alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks lot of knowledgeable gm folks hang out there.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : christopher thompson
okthat seems to be the general consensus. it isnt hunting for gears and i do use the tow/haul mode. i just seem to really have to put my foot in it to get up the roads in our white mts. nh maybe the k&n air intake is just making it more noticeable to me now. on the flat stuff it does great. thanks everyone. a general rule of thumb is that if the truck is hunting or up and down shifting a lot you should have od locked out... we always tow without od figuring that you cant hurt it to lock out od and our mpg is the same or better with it locked out... ymmv this statement is probably the best bet in my opinion if you look at most owners manuals it will say something to the effect that if you tow or haul anything over a certain weight practically any trailer or anything with any size in the back that they recomend you use tow/haul or o/d off. now as far as your truck having the power to pull 5000 lbs id think you would be fine. a good 1/2 ton should be able to handle a camper of that size no problems. thats my 2 cents .
From : miles
says you. i think the tsbs description of locking in 3rd gear clearly fits the classic definition of the limp mode. youre wrong get over it. fwiw there is no limp home mode mentioned in any form in the 00 fsm description of operation of the 46/47re -- 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. below is a direct quote from dc tsb 21-04-00 referring to the 96-99 46re transmission the vehicle operator may experience slower than normal vehicle accelerations because the transmission may have temporarily entered its third gear limp-in mode as a result of the dtc. the limp- in mode may last until the vehicle owner cycles the ignition key. the technician may not detect a problem with the automatic transmission during a diagnostic test or test drive. the quotation marks surrounding limp-in are dcs not mine; making it rather obvious that the a500 /518 /618 family does indeed go into a limp mode under certain circumstances. got a problem with that talk to dc. first off a 97 2500 would have a 47re if a v-8 and a 48re if a v-10 so this tsb does not apply to the vehicle in question au contraire!! the tsb specifically refers to all res. again a direct quote from the tsb this information applies to vehicles equipped with a re series automatic transmission built before december 18 1998 mdh 1218xx really then why did you specifically say 46re originally irrelevant since you clearly stated that a transmission of the a500 518 618 family could not enter such a mode regardless of what the mode is called. all of the re series falls within that family. youre wrong get over it. the original post didnt specify an engine size but only the diesel and v-10 had the 47re in 97 the 48re came along much later. any 2500-series will have a 518 or 618 if later v-10 or diesel second mopars use of quotation marks indicates that this is a non-factory-programmed event kind of like windows 98 freezing up if it automatically reverts to a certain gear when an error occurs it is a factory-programmed event just like windows 98 flashing a blue screen. if it were a factory programed mode limp mode would be called limp mode not limp-in picky picky. i suppose it depends on the definition of limp. yes it does and your interpretation of limp-in is wrong says you. i think the tsbs description of locking in 3rd gear clearly fits the classic definition of the limp mode. youre wrong get over it. .
From : lorne guess noguess net
hp wrote i have an 04 1500 ram 4x4 5.7 hemi quad with swb. the gears are 3.53. i bought this without knowing anything about towing and at the time only intended on towing a pop-up trailer which we never felt behind us. we upgraded to a 25 foot camper approx 5000.lbs. when in the hilly areas we noticed that we really have to work to get up some of the hills. we have only modified the truck with a k&n air intake kit so far. what should we do to give this truck a higher towing capacity i have heard changing the rear gears would help how much would something like this cost would my fuel mileage suffer i have 12000 miles on the truck now and would get screwed over by trading it for a 2500 ram. thanks howard i have a 04 durango hemi and pull about 5000lbs loaded. it pulls it with ease. up steep hills i drop it to 2nd and tow up them at about 45mph. to me thats pretty darn good up very steep grades. .
From : roy
dodge50 wrote well if you cant understand it than read it better it stops running when the key is releaed back in the run position the parts are all new its got all kinds of voltage have check that already new ignituion switch all so huh bob .
From : mac davis
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From : hp
at 5000 lbs you are actually the maximum towing capcity of 4900 lbs unless you have the tow package then max capcity is 8300 lbs. -- coasty sempar paratus always ready remove the spooge to reply .
From : bob
..bobthanksbut besides being the acronym for a drug what is lsd also you mean even though i might never tow in 4x4 mode i would need to change gears in front also what would changing gears up to 3.92 due to my mileage also by changing the gears does this mean that the engine wont need to race up as much to get up the hills. with the k&n intake my wife and i can barely talk to each other when i rev up for the hills. sorry i ask so many questions but i know very little about trucksenginesrunning gear. thanks howard. hp wrote i have an 04 1500 ram 4x4 5.7 hemi quad with swb. the gears are 3.53. i bought this without knowing anything about towing and at the time only intended on towing a pop-up trailer which we never felt behind us. we upgraded to a 25 foot camper approx 5000.lbs. when in the hilly areas we noticed that we really have to work to get up some of the hills. we have only modified the truck with a k&n air intake kit so far. what should we do to give this truck a higher towing capacity i have heard changing the rear gears would help how much would something like this cost would my fuel mileage suffer i have 12000 miles on the truck now and would get screwed over by trading it for a 2500 ram. thanks howard changing rear gears is certainly the best bang for the buck. 3.92 should be fine but if you live where speeds are rarely 65mphish you might even consider 4.11. as to cost that can vary. to simply change the gears youre probably talking about $200-300 per axle. the front axle is usually a little more because its tougher to get to. if you dont already have lsd you might consider that. dodge trucks with the corporate 9.5 rear are pretty famous for lunching the carrier bearings at 60-80k miles. if you take it to a shop for a gear change have them put some quality bearings in there. then you never have to worry about it. -- .bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .