just curious
From : Annonymous
Q: you could be describing a polished or loose belt. i test them by taking a cold off engine and seeing if i can hand spin the alternator pulley. if i can. it will for sure slip under load and make the noise you describe. mike 86/00 cj7 laredo 33x9.5 bfg muds glass nose to tail in 00 88 cherokee 235 bfg ats - gone to the rust pile... canadian off road trips photos non members can still view! jan/06 http//www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.htmlid=2115147590 more off road album links at bottom of the view page sorry wrote sorry to keep bugging everyone about this but i just dont know. 77 dodge van 318. on startup ammeter needle swings from full charge to midrange. loud squealing when ammeter needle swings to full charge. noise goes away after engine warms up. i think i tried tightening the belt long time ago and made no difference. visual inspection of belt appears ok. it is one of those kind that is serrated on the pulley side but no glazing or obvious wear. looking at a shop diagnostic report sheet from long ago it is somewhat illegible but says under alternator output bad dode stator which i guess legibly written means bad diode stator would this cause the noise the belt looks ok and i brought the alternator down to autozone for them to test on their machine. test said it was ok but mgr. there said it was probably a bad diode in the alternator. should i buy a new alternator and see if the noise disappears .
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From : nr 419
why not just junk it and send it to the salvage yard instead and buy a another vehicle larry on 5 aug 2007 164302 +0200 wonderbreath wonderbreath@madeup.org wrote drop some. if you have access to a scope you can find/verify a bad output diodes in a flash ----------------- thesnoman.com -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .
From : beekeep
fred my air conditioner is the same way. i found that its better to learn to live with it and turn up the heat in the winter. no one seems to be able to fix it. .
From : marsh monster
the ram type tc with the electric over vacuum front axle does float the diff and it does save fuel. the awd does not. the ram rig can engage 4wd at any speed and that is very nice. steve z88z wrote anyone have any experience with transfer case swaps between autos and manuals or between jeep and dodge does a dodge transfer case from an auto trans bolt to a manual trans and vice versa. im pretty sure it does on jeeps. can transfer cases be swapped between similar jeep and dodge vehicles like from a dodge 46re to a jeep 46re i thought there might be a clocking/bolt pattern difference between jeep and dodge. were many or any dodge daks or rams 4wds equipped with awd transfer cases rather than the lo/hi/2wd/4wd type i looked at one of our company dak 4wd trucks today and couldnt see any type of shifter except the auto shifter on the column. i was only looking through the window though. i believe it was a brand new truck. this is one of the more responsive and informative forums ive found - things are looking good for this zj 5.9/5spd/4wd swap. looks like the only fab or custom work would be trans x-member d/shafts and maybe the tc linkage. maybe less than that if i look around. still looking at that pcm vin thing but im starting to think that inspection issue isnt as big a deal as i thought it was. true - if i just keep the tc that comes with the nv trans then it isnt an issue but it would be nice info to have - whether there is a clocking issues swapping tcs dodge to jeep. that is - the bolt pattern or spacing may not be the same. ill try that question on the jeep forums too. is the 4low gearing an integral part of the tc geartrain or could it be eliminated and still have 4wd-n-2wd capability ill see if i can google an exploded view of the tc. did any mopars ever have a tc that just went 4wd-neutral-2wd without the low i doubt it. tb - it may well have had the explorer style switch somewhere but it looked like the only stuff in the center dash was ac and radio. not much else but i was only peeking in the window. ill check it again. sl - ya the vcs are a pain and dont seem to last too long. anything kills them. uneven tire wear wrong size spare mismatched tires etc. i dont mind the awd except for the poor vc durability. i dont have any real reason for 4lo and from what ive read 2wd doesnt help the gas mileage by more than 1-2 mpgs if that and doesnt make much of a difference in performance in the quarter mile or anything. i guess its nice to be able to do burnouts but i dont see too much use other than that except you get a dependable tc. i do know a lot of the jeep wheelers change to the 242 or the 247 to eliminate the vc issue and there is a hybrid someone told me about that can be built. 247/249 i think. i have the info somewhere. mine is def the np249. awd 4lo-neut-4hi w/no motor on the front axle. i think that is the selectrac which i think is the 247. mine does have a vaccuum line to the tcase but im not sure what its for. i was a mechanic for many years both professionally and backyard but i never dealt with 4wd stuff til i got my jeeps. actually i did work on one awd vehicle. a nice little foreign car that topped out at 205mph and cost close to a quarter mil even back then in 97. no cross application experience from that ha ha. sl - youre right on the money about the used parts offsetting the cost. doing that again as a side business to offset my costs came to mind just the other day. back in the day i used to fund my engine swapping on fullsize mopars mostly c bodies by selling the old parts and the parts from the donor cars. i made money on that and realized later that if i had chosen cars with a better following i could have made some serious money. im thinking of primarily zjs 93 to 98 grand cherokees and maybe rams and daks and if it got big enough i could branch out into xj cherokees and wj 99 to 04 grands too. probably best to start out on a vehicle by vehicle basis til i see how it goes. not to mention itd be a great way to make use of the $30k worth of tools that are wasting away in storage. theyre sitting right next to my complete 62 new yorker dashboard big block holley/carter carbs electronic distirbutors and a valve body to convert the 64 and earlier push button cable 727s to the 1965 only cable 727 operated w/ column shifter. 66 went to linkage sheesh why do i go on like that these start out as replies and then evidently turn into stream of concious things. thanks for bearing with me. talk to you soon - john .
From : beryl
on aug 13 510 am jmc nogroupss...@nojodibody.homeus wrote suddenly without warning tom lawrence exclaimed 8/13/2007 741 am i would look into a lt m+s tire. they have a quiet ride and have reasonable grip in the snow and off road. yep - the michelin ltx m/s tires have served me well on both my duallies - even handled the big presidents day blizzard we im in nj also had back in 03 fairly well. third that. i have these tires and love em 2001 dak slt 4x4 jmc thanks everyone! i guess michelin it is! .
From : beekeep
so do you work for amtrak in boston roy steve lusardi wrote toms data is correct but what he did not say is the ram 1500 manual computer works fine with the 5.9. you do have to use the 5.9 injectors though and the injector electrical connectors are different so you have to modify the 5.2 wiring harness accordingly. also the nv3500 is plenty strong enough for the 5.9 in a 1500 ram so itll be a piece of cake in the dak. please also remember that the 5.2 is internally balanced and the 5.9 is externally balanced so you must use the 5.9 manual flywheel and pressure plate from the 2500/3500 along with the clutch disc from the 5.2 nv3500 pilot shaft spline. depending on the year of the pcm and harness you may have either 1 or 2 oxygen sensors and 1 or 2 water temp sensors. you will be amazed just how fast this setup is right out of the garage door even with the dual throat throttle body iron manifolds and single exhaust. on another of your points the gear spacing of the nv3500 is perfect for your application. you should run a 30 inch tire and a 3.55 axle. that will give you 85 mph at 2500 in 5th. with just a little care you will see 17+ mpg. steve the 5.9 came with an nv35
From : big al
on sun 05 aug 2007 032006 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote holy god of all that is holy. snotroll is back. the man of few words which is good since the idiot can not spell write or express himself beyond the second grade ok roy larry and all the rest that have experienced snotroll i understand that i am being quite liberal when i use the second grade standard to evaluate snotroll but i feel that i must be somewhat liberal in order to be completely fair to the snotroll returns with an idea. of course the idea probably doesnt make any sense i must say probably because the idiot posts to every problem that he can find and the law of averages says that even he being of very unsound mind will be right once in a while have an answer that in some way may have some degree ofaccuracy even though it will be difficult to find but for him posting an answer in itself is an accomplishment. please however do not rely on the answer to be accurate or in any way to provide you with any direction whatsoever to fix whatever problem you may have because if you follow the snotroll the fucker may just kill you with his advice. now i will await the vengence of the one called beryll also know as sheryll the cross dresser who follows snotroll around and defends his right to be so totally wrong that he is dangerous. such a child
From : Annonymous
steve lusardi wrote toms data is correct but what he did not say is the ram 150 manual computer works fine with the 5.9. you do have to use the 5. injectors though and the injector electrical connectors ar different so you have to modify the 5.2 wiring harness accordingly also the nv3500 is plenty strong enough for the 5.9 in a 1500 ram s itll be a piece of cake in the dak. please also remember that the 5.2 is internally balanced and th 5.9 is externally balanced so you must use the 5.9 manual flywheel an pressure plate from the 2500/3500 along with the clutch disc from th 5.2 nv3500 pilot shaft spline. depending on the year of the pcm an harness you may have either 1 or 2 oxygen sensors and 1 or 2 wate temp sensors. you will be amazed just how fast this setup is righ out of the garage door even with the dual throat throttle body iro manifolds and single exhaust. on another of your points the gea spacing of the nv3500 is perfect for your application. you should ru a 30 inch tire and a 3.55 axle. that will give you 85 mph at 2500 i 5th. with just a little care you will see 17+ mpg stev the 5.9 came with an nv3500 application was that 4wd or 2wd i thought they never had anything except the nv4500 behind the 5.9 great info from you once again but i think you are confusing part o it with the person that posted about a 5.9 into a 5.2 dak. my n swap is to replace the 46re in my 98 5.9 zj jeep the nuts and bolts of this swap seem pretty straightforward. i kne about the 5.9 balance and using the right flywheel but i did not kno about using the 5.9 pressure plate with a 5.2 clutch disc. i wonder i those parts can be bought separately i plan on using the computer from a 98 5.9 manual ram i know the pcm and harness are physically direct swaps with the jee parts but i might need a wire or two swapped/added/deleted at th connector the deal in ma is the emissions inspection machine enters the vehicl vin right out of the pcm and it has to match the actual vehicle vi so i need my vin in it still having a heck of a time finding out if it is possible to bur my vin into a used pcm out of anothe truck. i hear you cant flash a vin if the pcm already has one but have also heard there are ways it can be done. still researching tha part of it i can get it flashed into a new or remanufactured pcm for the sam application but id like to keep this swap to used parts i possible ill be posting in the next day or so about th jeep/dodge/46re/nv3500 transfer case swap compatibility. mayb youll be able to help on that too thanks again folks - john .
From : marsh monster
on sat 04 aug 2007 201211 -0700 marsh monster marshmonster2624@aol.com wrote ======== ======== on aug 4 520pm the...@whatever.net wrote just wondering what the heck is going on snotroll came in to educate us all. now where did he go to then beryll came in to save snotroll. i mean he came in with a whole head of steam but it sure seems like he didnt last long around here. there is just no one to play with right now. getting boring. now i am sure that most of you are pleased that they dont come out to play anymore but i sort of miss them. i actually thought that beryll had taken a shine of sorts to larry. ah....what the heck. ill just wait around for the next hero to show up i guess. ======= ======= fk u fk u rt bk. marsh sips his shroom juice......dons his flame resistant weldn smock on backwards...slips into his snap-on slip resistant gloves...pulls down the flash-shield on his weldn helment.. pours a shroom tea fer the adversary... boredom kills....im off to save the day.... .
From : roy
on sun 5 aug 2007 001249 +0200 cest sorry sorry@needadvice.org wrote sorry to keep bugging everyone about this but i just dont know. 77 dodge van 318. on startup ammeter needle swings from full charge to midrange. loud squealing when ammeter needle swings to full charge. noise goes away after engine warms up. i think i tried tightening the belt long time ago and made no difference. visual inspection of belt appears ok. it is one of those kind that is serrated on the pulley side but no glazing or obvious wear. take a ten dollar bill and go get a new belt and a piece of sandpaper. use the sandpaper to lightly buff the groove the belt rides in. just enough to breakup any glaze that might be present. put on the new belt and tighten it properly. no more problem. replace the third lugnut on the left rear tire at the same time. steve b. .