What's up with all the broken Dakotas all of a sudden?

From : geekboy

Q: being now mechanic i would think as far as starting just make sure oil and everything is good before you start i.e. not any water int he oil or metal. just my opinion .

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From : christopher thompson

thats exactly what i did. i added the factory mirrors as an afterthought and sold my stock factory mirrors for $75.00 to a guy in va. i think my tow mirrors ran me around $300.00 installed. but yeah what tom said..the factory ones seem to be the best. i wonder if one can go buy them and put them on. one can... about $220-$240 on ebay compare to $90-$100 as a factory option .

From : fmb

not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. first off i said may not have problems. second i also noted if the distance was truly short. these blocks can take a lot more than the chevies you grew up with. not ssying its indestructable just saying if what he says is very close to fact hell have a good chance of getting away with one. as to the inspection ya know what the tech is gonna do put coolant in it and see if itll run. pretty much exactly what the op is gonna do only the op probably wont charge himself $59.95 an hour to do it. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author on mon 17 apr 2006 203850 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote depends on a number of things but if the distance was truly short and the guage never read hot you may have little or no problems. not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : napalmheart

lower radiator hose. purpose is to return cooled water to the engine to be pumped through to cool the engine. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author it was a fairly short distance and for the most part it was down hill. i dont think i went over 30 during it either. what is the purpose and name of the hose that fell off it was located right below the tensioner and looks like it comes out from the bottom of the radiator and attaches to the engine. id like to know the name in case when i get in there it looks like it was damaged and i can pick up a new one. thanks! by the way what does op stand for not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. first off i said may not have problems. second i also noted if the distance was truly short. these blocks can take a lot more than the chevies you grew up with. not ssying its indestructable just saying if what he says is very close to fact hell have a good chance of getting away with one. as to the inspection ya know what the tech is gonna do put coolant in it and see if itll run. pretty much exactly what the op is gonna do only the op probably wont charge himself $59.95 an hour to do it. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author on mon 17 apr 2006 203850 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote depends on a number of things but if the distance was truly short and the guage never read hot you may have little or no problems. not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : jmc

op = original poster lower radiator hose. purpose is to return cooled water to the engine to be pumped through to cool the engine. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author it was a fairly short distance and for the most part it was down hill. i dont think i went over 30 during it either. what is the purpose and name of the hose that fell off it was located right below the tensioner and looks like it comes out from the bottom of the radiator and attaches to the engine. id like to know the name in case when i get in there it looks like it was damaged and i can pick up a new one. thanks! by the way what does op stand for not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. first off i said may not have problems. second i also noted if the distance was truly short. these blocks can take a lot more than the chevies you grew up with. not ssying its indestructable just saying if what he says is very close to fact hell have a good chance of getting away with one. as to the inspection ya know what the tech is gonna do put coolant in it and see if itll run. pretty much exactly what the op is gonna do only the op probably wont charge himself $59.95 an hour to do it. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author on mon 17 apr 2006 203850 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote depends on a number of things but if the distance was truly short and the guage never read hot you may have little or no problems. not always true because with no coolant present it may not show temp properly and some part of heads can quickly reach 500 degrees and more when no coolant is present while other areas stay cooler which can lead to warpage. cracks and blown head gaskets. he needs to have someone more knowledable inspect it a bit. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : adolphe menjou adolphe

darn it greg. that was my secret and you gave it away. of course a 250 pound cushman would be considerably less to push when the situation rises. vbg -- budd cochran on mon 17 apr 2006 213606 -0600 budd cochran mr-d150@preciscom spam.net wrote gee is that all only 45 mpg ; by my estimates my old cushman will get around 65 -75 mpg when it hits the road and everyone knows the dependability of briggs engines. vbg -- budd cochran and that average goes up when you push it home! beekeep *** posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com *** .