radio reception
From : jem
Q: thanks miles- i knew one of the chains did it i couldnt remember which one. our auto club at work has two of them but i have to wait until thurs to check one out. appreciate the help. rich stop by an autozone auto parts store. they will read the code for free. rich s wrote 1998 ram 1500 qc 2wd auto 5.9l - 80k miles on the way home from work i smelt an electrical insulation type burning smell. shortly there after the check engine light came on. i wont have access to an obd ii scanner for a few days. is there anything i should look at that usually goes out around 80k miles relays o2 sensor i took a quick look under the hood when i got home and checked all the fuses nothing obvious jumped out at me. any thoughts is there a way to pull codes from a 98 without the obd ii scanner thanks- rich .
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From : joe devola
earthman wrote as i traveled around this weekend i noticed a few guys at rest stops or travel centers who would leave there pickups idle while they ran in to take care of business. now i know that big rigs will leave there trucks on but i understand that when they do they crank up the rpms a hair. by not increasing the rpms and leaving your truck idle i heard its not to good on it. does anyone know the why also is there a length of time that would be acceptable/harmful to a diesel to idle its a good idea to let a diesel idle for a few minutes to let the turbo cool down before shutting the engine off. on my 04 600 the owners manual explains it. it also says if you do let it idle for an extended period of time the idle will go up to 1000 rpm to try to keep the combustion chambers warm. some years ago a diesel mechanic told me prolonged idle carboned up the injectors.... al .
From : hoi polloi hoi
r&p is a fact. the unit and hoses are way out in front of the point where the fluid is. the rack seems to be mounted below the level of the fluid on the frame. i considered the possibilty and could not trace the fluid nor was there an apparent low level in the ps res. i will keep hunting for it i guess. thanks for the offer. my 2000 dakota quad 3.9l 2wd is leaking something and ill be darned if i can find it. r&p steering possible theres a leak in the rack somewhere and its travelling over to the right side .
From : steve lusardi
on wed 23 mar 2005 182429 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote more friggin snow!! supposed to get about a foot of wet heavy snow overnight ending thurs. afternoon. i started the lawnmower last weekend. now it seems like im in buffalo. okay im done. roy the price ya pay for livin on the left coast bro.. ill have a few coronas for ya this weekend in baja.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : jem
greg surratt wrote but i discovered without the engine running fortunately that there are some parking areas on the navy base where im stationed that the key fob doesnt work - particularly next to the schoolhouse where they teach maintenance on the radar and satellite communications systems. use to run into that problem sometimes when parked on the pier. especially if a carrier was in port. i dont think they ever shut down their radar. anyway discovered if i walked up to the truck and placed the fob next to the door glass it would work ....... most of the time jerry .
From : steve lusardi
ron the lamp is only one problem the housing is the next. in europe the radiation pattern required is different than in america consequently the reflectors are different as well. steve i visited there but they dont have e-approved lamps i think that nobody has make that kind of lamps for ram so i need to invent something else from other car lamps. thank for all for answering my question. what makes them e-approved maybe things like amber turn signals and turn signals that stay on but dont flash when vehicle is parked on roadside not running ..... both things my cortina had. ron .