dealer recommendation
From : gerald trevor
Q: jb wrote i was changing my wheels from the oversize ones that came with my truck bought it used to normal size wheels. ive changed 3 tires but 1 i cant get off because one of the 8 lug nuts is stuck on the lug. the oversize tires lug nuts use a special adapter that goes inside the lug nut american racing wheels to turn it off the lug. the problem is worse because it is not only stuck but now the lug nut has cracked so the adapter turns freely inside. what are my options ================================= dremel tool cutoff wheel and cold chisel. .
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From : hemi
bylas wrote hey i have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 that is not shifting. it wouldnt go forward or backwards when you put it in gear.there was a hard jerk before it stop going. any suggesting automatic check the fluid level. -- ken .
From : hemi
hemi wrote gerald trevor wrote im looking for a used dodge. who do you folks recommend as an honest dealer in alabama georgia or north florida in the nw atlanta area ive had good luck with dallas dodge dallas ga for sales and marietta dodge for parts and service. -- ken per bbb www.atlanta.bbb.org marietta dodge 11 complaints listed dallas dodge 4 complaints listed i didnt even think to look at the bbb website. great info there. i recommended dallas dodge for sales. they only had one sales complaint in the past 36 months and they resolved it. i recommended marietta dodge for the parts and service department and they also only had one complaint and they made a good faith effort to resolve it whatever that means. marietta dodge is a much larger business than dallas dodge. it makes sense that marietta had more complaints due to the volume difference. i dont know how many complaints car dealers typically get but only one complaint at each dealer in the area i recommended in the past 36 months sounds pretty good. dallas dodge number of complaints processed by the bbb in last 36 months 4 number of complaints processed by the bbb in last 12 months 2 complaints concerned sales issues 1 outcome of the complaint - resolved 1 marietta dodge number of complaints processed by the bbb in last 36 months 11 number of complaints processed by the bbb in last 12 months 4 repair or service issues 1 outcome of the complaint - company made good faith effort to resolve 1 -- ken .
From : nosey
fred wrote i thought the rule of thumb was to start a standby engine at least once a week and run them till up to temperature thats more like the rule of dumb. totally a waste. .
From : nosey
hi all i have a 97 dakota and the windshield wiper switch has started acting up. it always works on intermittent time-delay mode but when i switch it to low or high always on mode i have to jiggle and jimmy the switch to get the wipers to start. my assumption is the switch is going bad. the wiper switch is on the same stalk as the turn signals and high beam switch. has anyone replaced one of these and how hard is it thank you. .
From : Annonymous
isnt honest dealer an oxymoron -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving im looking for a used dodge. who do you folks recommend as an honest dealer in alabama georgia or north florida .
From : Annonymous
i was quoted $500.00 to replace a fuel pump in my 1999 dodge ram 4x4 quad cab with a 26 gallon fuel tank. although it may be completely covered under my guardian insurance plan. does that price sound crazy one other thing. for about 8 months now my fuel gauge has not been working correctly. i found this out when i ran out of gas with 1/4 of a tank still showing on the guage. so ive been using the odometer since. now the fuel pump appears to have gone bad. are the fuel guage and the fuel pump related would it seem plausible that the fuel guage system craps out 8 months before the fuel pump and if i get a new fuel pump will that automatically fix the fuel guage problem that high price comes from the high price of the pump especially if its from dodge and the pain in the ass it is to replace it. you could probably do better if you shop around. your fuel sending unit mounts to the pump assembly but iirc is not included when you get the new pump. there may actually be nothing wrong with the gauge or its sending unit. the pump has a pre-filter attached to the bottom of it and if that union failed it is possible that the pump will begin sucking air at 1/4 tank which would make you think that the gauge was wrong. does the gauge operate properly above 1/4 of a tank if so this is the most likely cause. another thing that could happen if it leaks there is that the pump now has to deal with all of the crap in the tank that the pre-filter would have stopped and could cause excessive wear to the pump and the main filter to plug up and stop flow to the engine. there is sadly know way to know any of this without removing the pump and the pump should be covered minus any deductibles from your plan. the fuel sending unit is cheap compared to the pump and should add nothing to the cost of labor so you might want to have it replaced since the y dont last forever. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i replaced mine this summer when it started to act up i paid around $150.00 for the pump unit. over all it was not a tough job took me about 4 hours including draining the tank down. coasty .
From : gerald trevor
max dodge wrote the original statement was that to move a load of x lbs. at y mph requires z hp. however that hp is created be it lotsa torque with low rpms or little torque and lotsa rpm matters not. somehow people are missing the fact that hp is the force with motion which indicates work done or capable of being done.. ill readily agree that its an arbitrary unit but that unit comes from a finite formula that can have the same result despite different numbers being plugged in. yes and most people dont know that rpm has just as much to do with horsepower ratings as anything else. they throw around horsepower numbers like they mean something without the rpm. how many times have you heard someone brag about the horsepower their engine makes want to shut them up ask them what rpm that horsepower occurs at. most often they dont even know. so what good is that number horsepower tells you nothing of the engines performance without knowing the rpm. i think the quotes from the f1 guys are comical. both refer to specific tracks... wonder what they say about other tracks where wide open running dictates that hp is the key im glad you got a chuckle from the f1 guys. i do think they are better engineers than comics though. i dont know what they say about the other tracks. if you find out let us know. pick anyone to quote if you like but please use credible sources. dont quote joe bling saying that the 22s that he put on his civic make 500 horsepower so it now goes 300 mph in the straights. i will consider any comments from any credible source that says a high horsepower number is more important than torque. also comical is the statement that no matter what engine you are looking at torque is the basis of the hp rating. no quite true. many dynos measure kw which can be converted directly to hp. most industrial engines have a kw rating and most overseas diesel manufacturers especially the europeans use kw ratings without hp being mentioned until it hits the us market. those dynos still measure the engines torque and then convert it to kw. also i said no matter what engine and i should not have. i didnt intend that to include jet engines nuclear power plants or other exotics. -- ken 8----- .
From : tbone
im looking for a used dodge. who do you folks recommend as an honest dealer in alabama georgia or north florida dealer honest t-bone beat me to it oxymoron. some will disagree but if you are shooting in the blind and dont know someone you can trust then i recommend carmax. i have used them on and off for years with only minor problems which they made an effort to make right. www.carmax.com hemi .
From : nosey
bob g. wrote heck its only money.... and oil that were running out of. .