What did dealer break - Cruise not working after front end work
From : Annonymous
Q: on thu 14 apr 2005 194105 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote hell id be happy with a diesel option for the ram.. a 1/2 ton with a diesel would be cool.. i havent seen one since the mitso mighty max in the 80s.. hmm that would be nice too! i talked to the isuzu guy when i was at the auto show a while back actually managed to talk to the head rep that traines all the other reps as if that makes him any kind of authority. i asked about the isuzu d-max he said isuzu should be importing it with a few diesel options in about two years. just hope ca lets them sell it here! .
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From : high sierra
can i put in aftermarket fog light assemblies rated at 55w in 99 durango will relay & wiring take it thx peter .
From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com
trey wrote steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in bs snipped... btw guys...dont know about where you are at but fuel is dropping like a rock here. reg unlead was $2.45 a week ago... now its 1.99-$2.10 its still hovering around $2.60 here. yep $2.40 here .
From : Annonymous
just for a clarification the new ford powerstroke is a v-8 6.0l not 6.6l turbo diesel with direct injection and an intercooler. the new tranny is also a 5-speed similar to the allison but allison is the king of the hill. the older 7.3l motors had only 2 valves per cylinder which is one reason why they werent that efficient. the new 6.0s use aluminum in their construction similar to the duramax and use a variable vane turbo. i have heard many good things about the new ford engine but also a lot of bad things. like the pilot injection not working correctly and having to reflash the ecu with a non pilot injection set up causeing the new 6.9 to be louder then the old 7.3 and even louder then the cummins .
From : Annonymous
denny wrote rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components if and this is a big if they by some chance had the steering shaft unfastened and turned the shaft too much they could have pulled a wire apart inside the clockspring. if this had happened it shouldnt have been repaired it should have had a new clockspring installed. denny im going to show my ignorance now. what is the clockspring the clockspring is the connection between the steering wheel controls and air bag and the fixed part of the column. it loops around inside of the column many times to be able to expand and contract to deal with the right and left rotation of the steering wheel and looks like a clock spring hence its name. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : high sierra
nothing fuzzy about it you might want to pull out the 4th grade math book the one with dick and jane and spot on it and do some reading from what i am reading from you here i can see that dick and jane is about as far as you got in your education. then ask yourself is this a true statement 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 yes or no sure it does but the real question is what does .03 and .02 stand for on their own and the answer is nothing at all. and if they stand for nothing as is what in the hell does the 1.5 you get by dividing them stand for i think that you will find the answer is the same as the last one nothing. for this reason alone it either shows a failure in your logic or that you are a graduate in the gwb fuzzy math academy. your calculation is nothing more than a percentage of a percentage and when you do that you lose just about all valid meaning. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : transurgeon
ive tried both methods and the speedbleeders are still much better imo. the vac style bleeder can/will suck air from around the threads unless you put dose of grease around the union between the caliper and bleeder. with the speedbleeder you dont have to worry about it. i rarely step out to endorse something but this product works. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph one thing i highly recommend for you guys...speedbleeders. trust me...this one item will make bleeding your brakes easier than ever before. only thing easier is having someone else do the job for you. i prefer my mityvac hand pump. i can sit right there at the brake and see exactly what im extracting rather than set up the bottle hope the hose doesnt pop off get in the truck greasy hands and all and pump the brake pedal. yes - speedbleeders are better than the two-person method but a vacuum pump is easier and quicker than speedbleeders. .
From : high sierra
denny wrote rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components if and this is a big if they by some chance had the steering shaft unfastened and turned the shaft too much they could have pulled a wire apart inside the clockspring. if this had happened it shouldnt have been repaired it should have had a new clockspring installed. denny im going to show my ignorance now. what is the clockspring .
From : denny
to whomever decided to put the a/c suction service port 2 away from the turbo on the 01.5 cummins id like to say thanks. ill think of you as i watch multi-colored fluids ooze from my festering blisters. btw the 01.5 cummins quad cab 4x4 is now $18499 less than $500 above dealer auction price!. see it at http//utilityoffroad.com/dodge -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .
From : the guy
rickn7hj@gmail.com wrote double bounce by gmail. they foudn the wire to the sensor near the clock spring they replaced to have a splice pulled loose yea right and they respliced it what were they doing under the dash if they were repairing front end components if and this is a big if they by some chance had the steering shaft unfastened and turned the shaft too much they could have pulled a wire apart inside the clockspring. if this had happened it shouldnt have been repaired it should have had a new clockspring installed. denny .
From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com
brent d wrote i love crusing high schools looking at all the sweet young girlie meat while im yankin my crank.yeah man i drive really slow when school gets out checkin out all them young things in short skirts and tight pants just gets me oozing my goo all over the place. after ive got my energy back from crusing the local schools then i like to put in my favorite dvd the best of mandy moore.i pick a video and start masturbating to it either in slow-mo or a frame at a time.every since mandy starting making dvds i cum continuly manim so in love i have lots of stained sheets to prove it mandy someday. so how often do you masturbate in your dodge remind me not to buy your dodge second hand! i suppose its an automatic since your hands are probably too busy to be shifting. according to what he said they are shifting like crazy lol! -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : high sierra
one brake system disaster i know a little about happened to my sons fiancee a few years ago. the brake fluid reservoir was low and someone added power steering fluid to it. everytime she drove it she could get only 10-15 miles and the brakes would lock up on all 4 wheels. only way to get the truck f150 to move was wait an hour or so for it to cool down or pick it up and tow it with dolly wheels. first guy to look at it brake check had no clue but replaced the 1 rear wheel cylinder that was leaking and replaced both rear shoes. of course 10 miles down the road its locked up again. back to brake check still no clue but replaced the master cylinder and in the process replaced the fluid. ahhhh... now were getting someplace. urn4trouble@hotmail.com writes yep that sounds pretty good tom. cant hurt to try one more thing. the time you noticed they are locked tight and hard to turn. simply crack the bleeder screw. if the drag is gone the master cylinder is malfuctioning and not allowing fluid to return to the master cylinder. you stated that both sides are hanging so i figure this could hurt to try. scott what do i need to do to fix this sorry to sound simplistic but figure out whats causing it to hang up. remove the slide bolts from the caliper and see if one or both is dry scored etc. it could be a bad caliper and the piston is sticking. in this case just replace the caliper. it could be a deteriorated brake hose acting like a check valve and maintaining pressure on the caliper. replace the hose if this is suspected. .
From : ld
what do i need to do to fix this sorry to sound simplistic but figure out whats causing it to hang up. remove the slide bolts from the caliper and see if one or both is dry scored etc. it could be a bad caliper and the piston is sticking. in this case just replace the caliper. it could be a deteriorated brake hose acting like a check valve and maintaining pressure on the caliper. replace the hose if this is suspected. .
From : nosey
on sat 16 apr 2005 000823 -0400 steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote um is this for real click! like old times... and im curious steve why does this post out of all the ones in the last week or two draw you out bored lookin for some one to step on oldtimer wrote an open question -- replies invited. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. oldtimer .
From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com
an open question -- replies invited. closed answer.. google it. if one wanted to determine how improved breathing would be reflected in their vehicles performance and fuel mileage couldnt it be determined by simply removing the existing air filter for the time required to use up one tank of gasoline. then check the mileage put the existing filter back in or go to the auto parts store and buy a k&n filter. joke or troll...right oldtimer .
From : mike simmons
kevin cooper wrote hey everyone been a while since i posted here but i need some help. i just bought traded my 98 dakota for an 05 4x4 quad cab and everything was great with it until about a week ago i noticed that at high speeds 60+ when i brake whether hard or gradually the entire truck not just the steering wheel vibrates. i had asked a friend about and he said it might be warped rotors but i wasnt so sure cause it only has about 2500 miles. any advice is appreciated as always. the minute you say ...brake problem.... somebody is going to shout warped rotors. thats been a real problem with dakotas for years. at least thats what people claim. however nobody has actually placed a dial indicator on the rotors to find out. people take their trucks back to the dealer claiming the rotors are warped. the dealer either doesnt want to mess with it or just wants to shut the guy up. so they replace the rotors without checking. then the same guy comes back in 10k miles screaming about his warped rotors again. and the cycle continues. first read this http//www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warpedrotorsmyth.htm second use a dial indicator and actually check your rotors. mine have almost 70k miles and they are still well within specs. finally check for the many other things that can cause this symptom tie rod ends steering rack broken rear spring etc. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : rick scott
yea right so...bear with me as your statement above makes little sense in english...but you are now complaining that they found the problem and made it right for you im not real sure what you said but i am pretty sure that you just might be too stupid to own a vehicle. um ill refrain from answering you in the manner you chose. how about this dealer has been fairly below avg in the service department. so much so that the salesmen even complain about them. now the clock spring which they replaced has the wires for the cruise next it. if by chance they broke the wire in the first place then forgot about it or didnt check or some other explanation they would still have to fix it. but instead of maybe admitting they may have broke a wire they possibly make up a story about previous wire splices. now how often do you think the sensor wires or control wires for the cruise would have required a splice if the truck has never had a problem before so why would a splice be there in the first place. i dont know all the circumstances surrounding your problem but it appears the dealer took responsibility for the problem and fixed it at no charge to you..... what more do you want seems to me that they did the right thing..... mike .
From : webmaster carolinabreezehvac com
what is your compression not 55! you might as well take a look at the timing chainyou have it all torn down anyway. it could be a bearing knocking. there is a loud clanking coming from the engine on my 98 dakota. it sounds like its coming from the top end but am not positive about that. i thought that it was something with the rocker arms so i removed the valve cover and removed all of the rocker arms and compared them to each other trying to find unusual wear in one of them. needless to say i didnt find anything they all look normal. i did a compression test on all of the cylinders too and they seem to have good compression 45/55 lbs on all of them so i think that i can rule out a bent valve or can i i also removed the oil pan thinking that it might be something with the oil pump but everything there looks normal too no scratching or obvious metal hitting something else. im kinda out of ideas.any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thank you .
From : Annonymous
dakota only had rear disc brakes on some 2004 models it was dropped for 2005. warped back rotors is the problem for sure if only shakes during braking. if it shakes during braking it is warped brakes steering wheel if front .... hey everyone been a while since i posted here but i need some help. i just bought traded my 98 dakota for an 05 4x4 quad cab and everything was great with it until about a week ago i noticed that at high speeds 60+ when i brake whether hard or gradually the entire truck not just the steering wheel vibrates. i had asked a friend about and he said it might be warped rotors but i wasnt so sure cause it only has about 2500 miles. any advice is appreciated as always. -- kevin .
From : tbone
bs snipped... btw guys...dont know about where you are at but fuel is dropping like a rock here. reg unlead was $2.45 a week ago... now its 1.99-$2.10 .
From : tbone
i was he offered the reason was there was a aftermarket splice. but if there was such a thing with the clock spring lower end of steering column wouldnt the tech have checked all that when he finished rather than me going back for another 2 hours of waiting to get it fixed. just doesnt seem like good business to me. .
From : high sierra
transurgeon wrote as a starting point 3% / 2 % = 150% i still say 3% is only 1% more than 2%. ;^ 0.03 / 0.02 = 1.5 think about it this is meaningless math because those numbers stand for nothing at all. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .