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From : j

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From : coasty

general haig is going to be doing a presentation in june on cnbc world wide. who gives a shit if general haig is promoting this crap i might pay attention if the subject concerns the military but hes no more of an authority on automotive issues than you or your average joe. oh try to use some capitalization and punctuation the next time you spam. .

From : roy

everybody enjoy the day! those of you that have been there and done that thank you and welcome home bros. roy did you decide on the size of pond that youre putting in g today is gonna be a tomato planting/yard mowing/weed whacking day in my world. and maybe if im lucky i may get done in time to plink a few hogs. have fun everybody.. denny .

From : j

sorry for the ot post but figured this group if any might have the answers. am looking for a portable standby generator about 5kw. can anyone here recommend a specific **brand** or maybe suggest a specific brand to **avoid** living down in hurricane country texas gulf coast and so far in 18 years have never needed one. figure im pushing my luck and am thinking about one in the 5kw size range enuf to run fridge & deep freeze a few small wattage flourescent replacement lamps + tv and satellite rcvr prolly a fan or two. realize i cannot afford something the size that would pull our central ac. also what about fuels gasoline would ordinarily seem easiest to obtain and therefore most logical but what about natural gas not propane w/gasoline youd be constantly running out to purchase more else stick a georgia credit card in your vehicle tank. 5kw genset consumes between gal and 1 gal gasoline per hour depending on load. how much line pressure would it take for a ng powered genset im leaning toward gasoline but thought id ask. locally available brands & engines onan cummins troy-built briggs & stratton coleman honda honda honda thanks .

From : Annonymous

well i had only put on 2000 miles since my last change february 4th so i figured it probably was a good time to get it done. better safe than sorry. on sun 29 may 2005 084359 -0500 ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote rudyxhiebert@yahoo.com writes owners manuals and car dealer insist on 5000 miles or as in canada 8000 kms. or six months - whichever comes first. i had mine analyzed after using it for 13000 kms and seven months and the report showed that it was still ok. the issue as i understand it is that the oil becomes contaminated with microscopic particles and combustion residue. besides clogging the filter it becomes thicker and so therefore presents more of a burden for the oil pump to circulate. even at the manufacturers recommended 5000 miles it gets pretty gooey and by which time the filter has also become clogged. changing oil at 3000 mile intervals as recommended by all of the various oil change shops and most dealerships only serve to embellish their receivables. funny story an old family aquaintance at one time owned a miller beer distributorship in danville il altman distributing and had 4 beer trucks on which he paid to have the oil changed every 1000 miles! the small independent garage next door kleins garage that did all of altmans mech. service on the trucks used to keep some of the used oil in a big barrel called altman oil which the garage owner would subsequently put into his own cars. if you want to change something early change the filter and then add another quart or 1/2 quart of oil depending on what was lost in the filter change. many years ago i.e. back in the 40s 50s and even into the 60s it was quite common to only change the filter at every other oil change. isnt it interesting how flawed that line of thinking was even today with modern oil and synthetics the filter usually fails long before the recommended mileage interval to change your oil. why anyone would only change their oil and not replace the filter completely baffles me. im also unsure what the 6-months or whatever comes first is all about. the oil only breaks down and/or becomes contaminated from being used. it doesnt wear out or separate or lose its lubrication qualities from just sitting there. anyone know what the line of reasoning is behind this recommendation yes - good reasoning behind it. if you put on 3000 miles in 3 months chances are pretty good the engine has been warmed up several times and the moisture has been driven out of the oil. if you put 1000 miles on in six months the moisture has most likely not been driven out of the oil and moisture in oil causes sludge and corrosion. short trips are pure hell on engines and engine oil. .

From : Annonymous

i have this 03 dakota with an error message p 0456....would someone please tell me what this error is....and possible remedies......thx... thump p0456 is evap leak monitor small. this translates into that you have a small leak in the fuel system either a gas cap that didnt quite seal when you put it on to a very small crack in one of the vapor recovery lines. the leak would not be in the pressure line from the tank to the fuel rail/injectors. denny .

From : Annonymous

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From : j

of course you will respond when you find the cause and cure ! henry hi have a problem here - would appreciate any troubleshooting. passenger side turn signals/brake lights dont work. 1 since it is on that side only shouldnt be the bulbs. i replaced those tonight and cleaned the contacts off. they were totally disgusting but they are pretty clean now. didnt check voltage on them left my multimeter at home. 2 the turn signal makes the click sound so its not the flasher. however the flasher makes a faster clicking noise when the passenger/not working signals are turned on than when the drivers side is on. 3 the original fuse box was replaced with a tridon 552. called advance auto they said 20 amp fuses control the turn signals. checked all 20 ampers and they are fine. checked a few other fuses nothing has been blown cant be the wiring can it. thanks for any help vic .

From : snoman

whitelightning wrote would that be the old j20 with the 401 360 or 304. coupled to the turbo400 auto tranny in front of a the original quadratrac transfer case great transfer case good tranny. didnt think much of the engines it has a 360 in it and it is one of the best or they best motors of that size in a truck i have ever owned. it has a lot of low speed torque and feels bigger than it is with the grunt it produces. it has always started and ran well and still does. i actually had it out in montana for a year in the 90s and drove it out there and back. i got about 15mpg while transporting it and it never missed a beat. going up bozeman pass which is a long steep climb on i90 it maintained 70 to 75 without any real effort and it surprized even me because the altitude did not effect it as much as i though it would. great engine and if you take off front drive shaft and lock the tcase so it will driverear wheels it will light the rear tires both without much effort. in fulltime 4wd nobody will beat you up to 30mph or so because even are part throttle it takes of like a shot and in 2wd mode you have to realy feather it to keep from chirping tires some especailly on turns. smooth running engine too. amc made some great motors in my book. -- 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-help-decide-pls-ftopict121296.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=591415 posted via usenet.com premium usenet group services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** speed ** retention ** completion ** anonymity ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http//www.usenet.com .

From : mac davis

as some of you know im a 2001 dakota owner who is currently stationed overseas. the base just upgraded the gas station and in their infinite wisdom now only offer 95 octane gas. my owners manual says my engine could be damaged if i use high octane. will it really if this can indeed damage my engine id like to know how and if theres any way additives id be able to use this gas. otherwise i have to use more expensive options which may include paying the current $6.50 per gallon which is what we pay here with the currently high exchange rate. thanks for any advice! jmc .

From : snoman

tbone wrote you can check it with just one wheel lifted as well. lift one wheel and put it in neutral be sure to block a front wheel and try to turn the lifted wheel. if you can turn it it is an open rear or a dead limited slip and if not it is a posi. 2 wheel check is more positive and effective with mopar type lsd units. .

From : snoman

karl wrote im converting to r-134a and instructions say to put in 80% of original capacity. but i cannot find that capacity anywhere not in the owners manual not my haynes repair manual or under the hood. id appreciate that information if anyone can supply it. thanks. i would start out with two cans and see how it cools. it should hold around 30oz give or take. when converting to r134a it is better to be a little undercharged than overcharged as r134a does devlope higher pressure than r12 hence the 80% recommandation. it will not cool as well as r12 but some systems do okay whiel with some it is more noticable. make sure you evacuate the system with a vacum pump before you switch it over. -- 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-1989-dakota-refrigerant-capacity-ftopict121166.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=589245 .

From : tom lawrence

so just what is this secret device dont tell me youve fallen for that stupid turbulator sheetmetal gizmo people put in the air intake. or is it the high flow k&n filter that allows damaging dirt into your engine. oh oh i bet i know ... its a complete scamsoil setup including all their overpriced worthless gizmos. do us all a favor piss off spammy. scott. recently i have found out something that made my duramax diesel go from 21.54 mpg to 30.98 mpg and got power that is phenominal! and to my amazment it quit smokeing in the morning while cold after starting it. would you like to know how to do this i will be happy to share with everyone but for now ill have to hold off for a bit. .

From : j

6 months or 5k mobil 1 has 5k and 7k oil out on the market now. my wife has a 2004 wj she bought when the new models came in the fall of 2003. it only has 6k on the odometer. i change the oil once a year i sent it out to a lab and the analysis came back clean. so for her vehicle it is yearly. i change my 04 tj every six months or 5k and it only has 10k on the odometer. your choice your money. -- coasty semper paratus always ready |i typically subscribe to the 3000 mile or 3 month schedule of changing the | oil on my durango. however since my last oil change on feb. 2nd of this | year ive only driven 2000 miles. most of those miles have come in the | form of small trips. should i be looking to get another change soon or can | i wait some more thanks. | | j | | .

From : jeff mayner

shame on me. i havent checked in awhile. i will look later when i go back out to my car. what does the oil look like -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i typically subscribe to the 3000 mile or 3 month schedule of changing the oil on my durango. however since my last oil change on feb. 2nd of this year ive only driven 2000 miles. most of those miles have come in the form of small trips. should i be looking to get another change soon or can i wait some more thanks. j .

From : mac davis

j wrote i typically subscribe to the 3000 mile or 3 month schedule of changing the oil on my durango. however since my last oil change on feb. 2nd of this year ive only driven 2000 miles. most of those miles have come in the form of small trips. should i be looking to get another change soon or can i wait some more thanks. dont buy the hype or conspiricy if you prefer. if youre still under warrenty go ahead and do your suggested maintenance. you dont need to change the oil that often. you describe normal service. stretch it out and do the environment and your wallet some good. j .

From : tbone

on fri 20 may 2005 123642 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote wait a minute there pops hey bro!! looks like ya been found out. pops gotta love it. gbmfg roy yeah it catches up with ya doesnt it gramps rofl mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : clare snyder on ca

on sat 29 nov 2003 080625 -0600 ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote the tranny fluid change thread reminded me of a coworker and friend of mine who lives 85 miles from our office and has commuted the daily 170 mile round trip every day for the now almost 20-years that ive known him. pete and his brother and father are all shadetree mechanics in their own right and all live within mile of each other in shotgun-modest homes out in the dingy-weeds very near the spot where god laid down the shovel. pete with no formal education beyond high school has electronics and computer-technical & networking savvy that rivals our highest-paid engineers yet he doesnt believe in changing the oil in any of his vehicles.. ever!! petes theory is that he drives so many miles that the expense of performing an oil change every 3-5k miles is both cost and time-prohibitive. of course he drives junk and has never in his life owned a new vehicle or for that matter had anything that had less than 80000 showing on the clock unless maybe the odometer was broken. he *adds* oil as needed ! but has never drained/replaced any except one time i remember when he ran over something that punctured the oil pan. changing transmission fluid or rear-end grease would likely be a similar absurd notion to this fellow! its runnin aint it i guess in a strange way it makes sense on a $200 beater ............... .

From : redneck tookover hell

there is oil in the rear end humm brylcream a little dab will do you! ill start watching reality tv shows when i can vote people off the planet. .

From : christopher thompson

heater core if you can smell it inside at all. way up under the dash the floorboard or jute backing under the carpet will be damp generally the carpet can be dry unless it is really a bad leak. the bad ... the heater core means the whole dash and steering column must be removed. disabling the airbags is imprtant too! seats removal optional. the heater core inlet / outlet tubes are in front of the drivers side of the firewall. they feed along the inside of the firewall to the passenger side and are inside the a/c evaporator box. the a/c will need to be evacd and recharged too. dealers charge around 1000.00 to do the job! good luck that sounds much more like a heater core leak. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving im not sure but i think my 01 dakota with 4.7 has a head gasket leaking. i have looked under the hood and cant find any leaks and it seems like the smell is worse when i first start it in the morning. is the 4.7 known for having problems like this thanks ben .

From : budd cochran

not really. ive owned many a clunker and while i admit i wasnt religious with fluid services i did change them as often as i could though never on schedule. the rest of the time it was add a quart and drive on. being at low income levels didnt help with the maintenance. all of them all older mopars from the 60s gave me over 50000 miles of service and the most service came from a 65 slant six with over 240000 miles of use just in the time i had it 1976 - 1996 . but i do ask myself often what if i had maintained them better would they still be running today even the 79 d-150 i currently drive gets maybe 2 oil changes and 4 chassis lubes a year and is now at 385000 miles on a 318 / 727 / 9 1/4 combo. the engine was rebuilt rings and bearings and the rear axle got new outer bearings in 98. -- budd cochran in tribute to the united states of america and the state of israel two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. ------ i guess in a strange way it makes sense on a $200 beater .............. .

From : freakydaddyo donttryit home

the tranny fluid change thread reminded me of a coworker and friend of mine who lives 85 miles from our office and has commuted the daily 170 mile round trip every day for the now almost 20-years that ive known him. pete and his brother and father are all shadetree mechanics in their own right and all live within mile of each other in shotgun-modest homes out in the dingy-weeds very near the spot where god laid down the shovel. pete with no formal education beyond high school has electronics and computer-technical & networking savvy that rivals our highest-paid engineers yet he doesnt believe in changing the oil in any of his vehicles.. ever!! petes theory is that he drives so many miles that the expense of performing an oil change every 3-5k miles is both cost and time-prohibitive. of course he drives junk and has never in his life owned a new vehicle or for that matter had anything that had less than 80000 showing on the clock unless maybe the odometer was broken. he *adds* oil as needed ! but has never drained/replaced any except one time i remember when he ran over something that punctured the oil pan. changing transmission fluid or rear-end grease would likely be a similar absurd notion to this fellow! its runnin aint it there is oil in the rear end humm .