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From : us24fun

Q: oh god! looks like they hired the guy from gm to do the front end! hadnt seen this mentioned here so thought i would provide a link http//www.dodgeboy.net//dakota/index.htm .

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From : bob

trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote in @.utelfla.com hadnt seen this mentioned here so thought i would provide a link http//www.dodgeboy.net//dakota/index.htm very interesting. they made it bigger but didnt put a hemi in it! theres a ho version of the 4.7 available - supposed to have over 250 hp. they say its better than the 360 but ill believe it when i see it. my 360 has 250 hp and will eat any 4.7 for breakfast as far as torque goes. there is no replacement for displacement. i bet they will offer the 5.7 in 2006 as the rt model. lets just hope they offer a manual trans with the 5.7 i dunno - dc doesnt seem to be interested in a hemi dak at all. a shame... joe black 03 dakota 5.9 r/t cc calypso green 93 mustang 5.0 lx hatch with a few goodies well if they expect me to buy another dodge then they better put a hemi into the dak. if not then hello chevy in 2007 .

From : redneck tookover hell

well if they expect me to buy another dodge then they better put a hemi into the dak. if not then hello chevy in 2007 im sure chevy will have a hemi by then politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : the guy

on the 2500 4x4 the front axle on the older 2000-2001 trucks were danas. now they appear to be a 9 1/4 like in a half ton rear when did this change any problems with the new front axle when did they drop the locking hubs on the diesel this changed for the 02 model year on the 1500s 03 for the 2500/3500. dc and dana had a falling-out over some quality issues and dc made the switch to the aam axles which they had been using in the rear of the 1500s for a while. so far there havent been any reports of axle problems interesting the rear axles look like danas other than some confusion between the factory and the dealerships over whos responsibility it was to fill the axles with lube. locking hubs have been absent for over 10 years now... rams from 94 up to 01/02 for the 1500 and 2500/3500 respectively have used the cad center axle disconnect system. with the new 02/03s and up there is no axle/hub disconnect system at all - the front axles turn all the time. now only the transfer case engages/disengages power transfer to the front driveshaft. like the old full time 4x4s of the late 70s except for the power not being passed through. were going backwards i also noticed a general cheapening of the new truck. is dodge lowering their quality in some aspects yes in others no. among other things i noticed the plastic inserts are no longer in the rear wheel wells how does the new 5.7 compare to the 360 5.9 im most interested in longevity. that question cant be answered yet - the engines too new. thanks for the reply. .

From : yonzie

i know that some vehicles have a motion sensing switch/relay that shuts down the fuel in the fuel rail in case of an accident. it needs to be reset in order to restart thr vehicle. is this what you mean fred on tue 17 feb 2004 215031 -0500 mouse appaair@zoominternet.net wrote what do you mean by a wreck kill switch azwiley1 wrote i am guessing by your posting that you are ok my ram was in a fairly good wreck although most of the damage was surface body panels and the drivers side sway bar was bent back about 20- 30 degrees. i was wanting to know if there is a wreck kill switch tia jaw -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : yonzie

i have to ask.. is it the owner who has no clue or do you live under a bridge........ beware dodge trucks are junk. i have a 01 2500 with a noisy rear end and 5 of play. dode says to bad live with it. all limited slip are this way. only 25000 miles on truck. my 2nd and last dodge junk!!!!!!! .

From : the guy

you are just here cause neither of you got a life. speaking of droll boring and not having a life and look who shows up guy!!! why not spice up life call yourself a guy or superguy or someguy some f. guy! the only thing your name really means is a lack of enough balls to call yourself anything more than a generic fool. and since im sure youve got a dodge truck why not share the details of it or will you avoid that answer just like the one where i challenged you to prove i was bankrupt .... that should be enough chum to get something to bite...... max life liberty and the pursuit of any jackass that threatens it. embellished usnavy slogan .

From : roy

if theres no hole in the tb youre going to have a tough time fabricating something that will fit up under there. it can be done but wont be easy. why all hes got to do is take a round air cleaner bottom drill a couple holes for a couple of springs that he can attach to the top of the engine to hold it to the tb and then take a couple pieces of duckduct tape and wrap them around the air cleaner top and botton to hold the air filter together. sounds pretty simple to me g oh yeah dont forget to put a small piece of duckduct tape over the stud hole in the top!!! wouldnt want to have dirt getting in the engine that is a pretty good idea but the noise will be unbearable.g roy .

From : the guy

you are just here cause neither of you got a life. speaking of droll boring and not having a life and look who shows up guy!!! why not spice up life call yourself a guy or superguy or someguy some f. guy! the only thing your name really means is a lack of enough balls to call yourself anything more than a generic fool. and since im sure youve got a dodge truck why not share the details of it or will you avoid that answer just like the one where i challenged you to prove i was bankrupt ... that should be enough chum to get something to bite...... max yup him or his alter ego or perhaps both. roy .

From : roy

on wed 18 feb 2004 171101 -0500 us24fun grtbigone@yahoo.com wrote beware dodge trucks are junk. i have a 01 2500 with a noisy rear end and 5 of play. dode says to bad live with it. all limited slip are this way. only 25000 miles on truck. my 2nd and last dodge junk!!!!!!! stop eating beans and your rear end wont be so noisy. sorry to hear you only have 5 to play with. beekeep .

From : the guy

over...... over is right...youre over the top. go ahead reply and you can have the last word otherwise youll never shut up. youre too easy to spar with anyway g. --mike physics is natural law part of everday life...not hypothetical... but your silly ass example was hypothetical. oh never mind from what ive seen talking to you is like talking to a box of hammers. do you make a habit of finding out what its like what a burden you carry being right *every* time. you agreed with me so i guess my being right this time cant be all that bad. you make dodge owners proud! ;- im sure i do. again wtf over...... max life liberty and the pursuit of any jackass that threatens it. embellished usnavy slogan .

From : roy

remove spam from address to reply funkychateauspam@yahoo.com wrote in 1995 dodge ram van 3500 series 1-ton 360 v8 automatic 105000 miles. recently it became reluctant to shift out of 1st gear when cold acted ok after warmup. today it refused to go out of 1st at all. i checked the fluid and it was low so brought it back up to normal added 1.5 quarts. after this it shifted normally for about 10 miles but now it has relapsed and will shift from 1st to second but will not go into 3rd. fluid level is ok. any idea what this behavior indicates the fluid looked and smelled ok. is there an easy adjustment for the shifting yup...its called r+r remove and replace thanks martin .

From : the guy

that info woud help. 2000 dodge dakota quad. the one bolt i cant get a socket to which is between the bumper and turn signal. any help would be greatly appreciated. .

From : tbone

the wifes 2001 durango turned 18000 miles and the front brakes and rotors were shot! no she does not ride the brake. they were going to cut the rotors but couldnt they were so bad so they gave yes gave her a new set! but now since she had them done it is pulling to the left when braking. i told her the caliper on the rt isnt working. call them to ck it out. anyone else having brake problems -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : the guy

on wed 25 feb 2004 021246 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote on wed 25 feb 2004 005055 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote on tue 24 feb 2004 130509 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote on mon 23 feb 2004 230358 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote wrong again pussy. you had the pussy name before you called me fat. like i said before you cant even come up with your own stuff. the fat bit was dennys. like you point out i could change it by pushing away from the table. how you going to change your new name lol. why would i care what my name is to you roy call me whatever it just makes the whole thing more fun. thats what im here for. you care pussy you care. oh yes roy i do. i do. well pussy this is probably the first time in a long time ya told the truth. youve been tripping over your ego for some time now hey im thinkin you ought to run for political office. you have a rather inflated sense of your own importance. not at all pussy why would think that because i gave ya new name theres a jump ball for ya. but then apparently you have a rather inflated perspective anyway huh big guy. cmon pussy if ya want to play get some decent material. i thought ya had some good stuff or do you need somebody to write it for ya ya starting to get comfortable with the new name yet you really and truly are a pussy arent ya. at the start of the thread i asked you in jest but i think i really stumbled onto your little secret. like i said before it is okay to be a little confused. what with all the civil union stuff flying around you must be having a tough time knowing which way to turn. tell ya what puss i wont make sport of ya you just slip into whatever ya want and have a little ceremony with your so and things will be fine. whewee roy is really pissed off now. you go girl. .

From : william lathan

yes by all means tax his extra cars and remove his incentive/desire to buy them... what a great economic policy! has worked so well for so many nations... lol you do know that what you just said is a complete load of shit right!!! funny thing is i dont think anybody else has seen it that way. denny .

From : the guy

tbone wrote yea but if you were to add an addition onto your existing house the city can then re-asses it and raise the taxes on it even in the protected state of california. wrong.............. jerry .

From : denny

anyone know of a website were i can track the building process mark. .

From : roy

plmerite wrote time 55k to replace the stock goodyear wrangler rt/s 31x10.5 r15 lt that came on it. any suggestions for all-weather good-handling smooth riding tires i dont do off-road so i dont need anything more than light truck tires. anyone have experience with bridgestone dueler a/t revos thanks. regards plmerite i put michelin mtx m/s on mine last fall. excellent tire for both highway and heavy snow. no trouble driving through heavy snow storms. and i think a little quieter than the stock tires. a little expensive but worth it. from what i hear they should last 60k-80k miles. -- ..bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : roy

ditto for me on the mtx m/s from michelin. i used to run the a/s but decided to try the m/s for the added traction for my off road use nothing heavy and have found it to be better for both on and off road use than the a/s and even give me better mileage not fuel mileage than the a/s. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. raleigh nc 27604 loballeng@mindspring.com we all have our ghosts...take care of yours my plate is full plmerite wrote time 55k to replace the stock goodyear wrangler rt/s 31x10.5 r15 lt that came on it. any suggestions for all-weather good-handling smooth riding tires i dont do off-road so i dont need anything more than light truck tires. anyone have experience with bridgestone dueler a/t revos thanks. regards plmerite i put michelin mtx m/s on mine last fall. excellent tire for both highway and heavy snow. no trouble driving through heavy snow storms. and i think a little quieter than the stock tires. a little expensive but worth it. from what i hear they should last 60k-80k miles. -- .bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : tbone

on tue 24 feb 2004 223929 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote how the hell are the chebie owners gonna start their trucks with no tail gate midgets pushing from the bumper that just might work! mac .

From : the guy

lost horn and cruse control function horn relay gets its ground from str wheel button so thinking its the clock spring in the str wheel.all others ck ok fusesrelayand horn it self.has any one had this probthinking it might be a major deal to fool with.truck has air bag also.im sure not going to make dodge dealer rich with this probi have put in a universal horn button in he mean time. qlty .

From : roy

your examples are anecdotal just as likely would be any examples to the contrary. our economic system is very closely coupled and events do not occur in a vacuum. it would be very difficult or impossible to separate out the effects of a specific tax with the overall economic climate. did the luxury tax or the overall economic climate damage the luxury boating industry probably a little of both. but while we cant easily control what happens in the economy we can put policies into place that tend to promote its health rather than damage it. it doesnt take a whole lot of common sense to see that excessive or unfair taxation and/or unnecessary government regulation is a negative economic stimulus. and... weve kind of gotten away from the proposed berkeley tax itself which according to the article even the promoters admit may not cover its own administrative costs. nor is it likely to have much of an effect on parking or traffic congestion since the guy with three classic cars in his garage can only drive one at a time. the proposed law is a pretty transparent i dont have it or dont want it so you shouldnt either fiasco. if the law wont necessarily save money as the promoters admit and wont do much to reduce congestion and there is nothing to indicate that it will why enact it if abandoned cars are the problem then go after abandoned cars if downtown parking is a problem then add more parking or raise the parking rates... but taxing anyone who happens to own a second vehicle is patently unfair. btw as far as opinions in this group go im sure that most in this group would consider me a freaking liberal relative to most of the conservative ideologies that seem to be popular these days. but no way im going to join you when you move to berkeley... tbone wrote in this group i can believe that but a quick look at reality will prove it completely wrong. for example when the interest rates dropped the housing prices in nj doubled and yet people kept buying them. some houses sold within the first week. seems like even a major cost increase and this will include property taxes didnt stop people from buying them. now lets look at the suvs. since they became the thing to drive the price of gas has doubled and yet they are still they are as popular as ever. with the newest opec crap and the oil companies more than willing to rape the american consumer the price of gas is expected to top $3.00 a gallon this summer in some states. this has been and will be a cost increase many times any bs tax would be and they still sell like crazy. i could go on forever with these examples but until you not just you personally are willing to open your eyes... but please give some examples where a tax killed something and make sure that there was not a recession or a loss of popularity in the background that was really causing it. .

From : tbone

on wed 25 feb 2004 150729 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote yea but if you were to add an addition onto your existing house the city can then re-asses it and raise the taxes on it even in the protected state of california. but the point is still the same you own more houses you pay more taxes. if you want to own an excessive number of cars in a crowded city where space is at a premium and people cant find enough space to park in front of their own homes then you should pay for the privilege. why should i have to parka block or more form my own home because some inconsiderate jackass has 5 junk cars parked out in the street and taking up all of the spaces and why should my tax dollars have to pay to deal with it. it should be up to the owners of multiple cars to pay to make sure that the privilege is not abused not the rest of the people. i find it comical that the people that want the most freedom and self responsibility are the first ones to whine and complain when asked to pay some of the cost of it. well ive been trying to avoid this thread but i had to make a small point you cant compare above owning multiple homes with owning multiple cars in the example above as the property tax you pay on the homes is just that a tax... which you already pay on the cars right until you add the new tax penalty for owning more cars the example is fine but when the additional tax is added to cars its a new ball game.. hope i made a point instead of muddying things up im only on my 1st cup of coffee.. mac .

From : the guy

tbone wrote tbone wrote why not a person with a bigger house than you in your area pays more taxes than you do. why shouldnt a person with more cars then they need not do so as well not in all states really which ones california for one. they passed proposition 13 about 20 or so years ago which limits yearly increase on taxes. you buy the property and the value is reassessed and your taxes start with capped increase on the original purchase value. you sell and then the new owner starts over. in other words a person with $100000 home could be paying more than a person with a $500000 home down the street. the idea was to keep the state from taxing the retired out of their homes once they went on fixed incomes. im sure there are other states with similar laws. ok but that is not what i was talking about. the tax is still based on the size and worth of the property. what you are talking about is a form of protection not the tax rate itself. but even with this protection if a person went and bought more houses he would be paying taxes on them as well at the current value. -- yes the more houses you purchase the more taxes you will pay. all based on purchase price of the property still talking ca here. you are not taxed extra just because you purchased your 3rd or 4th property in a crowded city. yea but if you were to add an addition onto your existing house the city can then re-asses it and raise the taxes on it even in the protected state of california. but the point is still the same you own more houses you pay more taxes. if you want to own an excessive number of cars in a crowded city where space is at a premium and people cant find enough space to park in front of their own homes then you should pay for the privilege. why should i have to parka block or more form my own home because some inconsiderate jackass has 5 junk cars parked out in the street and taking up all of the spaces and why should my tax dollars have to pay to deal with it. it should be up to the owners of multiple cars to pay to make sure that the privilege is not abused not the rest of the people. i find it comical that the people that want the most freedom and self responsibility are the first ones to whine and complain when asked to pay some of the cost of it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tbone

actually jerry i do believe you. i am just amazed that such a stupid law would exist. i guess that is just another loophole to allow people like you to get away without paying your fair share of taxes. more power to you. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote i doubt that. by what you are saying i could buy a small $100000 house then add a $600000 addition on it and still only be paying the taxes of a $100000 dollar home on my newly created $700000 one. i think that you had better look at that law again. dont need to look at it because you are wrong. i added a room sun deck rv parking enclosed spa and many other things that tripled the value to my home while living there and there were no changes to my taxes. i lived there you havent. why do you insist on arguing about something you have absolutely no knowledge about ....... oh! never mind i already know that answer. jerry .

From : denny

tbone wrote ok but that is not what i was talking about. the tax is still based on the size and worth of the property. what you are talking about is a form of protection not the tax rate itself. no its not................ my home was appraised at a certain value as well as the people across the street and the appraisal was the same for both. however i was paying $1800 a year and she was paying $350 a year due to the fact she bought her home 16 years prior to me. same value different taxes. the tax rate in california is based on something like 1.25 percent of the purchase price regardless of present value of the home. jerry .

From : denny

from andy redac@verizon.net date 2/25/2004 204 pm central standard time first off i have very little knowledge of fuel systems so any and all help would be appreciated. i have a 01 ram with the 24 valve cummins and 82k miles on the truck. i just recently changed my fuel filter as part of a regular service. i filled the filter bowl about half way with atf like usualy i hear this helps keep injectors clean and started the truck. died after a second or two like normal and when i tried the restart and listened for the pump filling the bowl i heard a crunchy sound along with a gurgling sound not the normal hum. is the pump on its way out i saw a thread here about lift pumps going bad often. could this also be part of my lack-of-power problem sometimes when stepping on the pedal nothing happens for up to 30 seconds then itll spring to life. but thats a whole nuther story... andy very common for the lift pumps to go out on these. fortunately i belive its covered under the cummins portion of your warrantee. check out some of the threads over at http//www.turbodieselregister.com robert .

From : denny

a friend of mine was a fireman he was driving along code-3 and this guy would not get out of the way. they honk their horn nothing. get on the pa to tell him to get out of the way in a polite tone i assume and then the guy sticks his hand out the window and flips off the fire engine. i saw mention of a suv-size cow catcher. i am not one to object to this idea. slowtrafficright wrote a good idea that just might help... http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayisapi.dllviewitem&category=50434&item=2462787899 except this is directed at the same f&#%$@g cretins who dont notice a 32000 pound fire engine with 5000 watts of flashing lights in their mirror. the chief denied my request for a nose gunner .

From : denny

i have a set of bridgestone dueler a/t revos on my dakota. i have logged 4000 miles and they are still impressing me everyday. they have no more road noise than the stock goodyears had and wet and snow performance is 200% better than the goodyears. i payed $135us each for 260-75/r16s and they are good for 50000 miles so they say. good luck jay time 55k to replace the stock goodyear wrangler rt/s 31x10.5 r15 lt that came on it. any suggestions for all-weather good-handling smooth riding tires i dont do off-road so i dont need anything more than light truck tires. anyone have experience with bridgestone dueler a/t revos thanks. regards plmerite .

From : the guy

tbone wrote yea but if you were to add an addition onto your existing house the city can then re-asses it and raise the taxes on it even in the protected state of california. wrong.............. jerry i doubt that. by what you are saying i could buy a small $100000 house then add a $600000 addition on it and still only be paying the taxes of a $100000 dollar home on my newly created $700000 one. i think that you had better look at that law again. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : the guy

im have a hard time finding nice rims to fit my dually... any ideas andy yes some 17x9 and 17x8 rims will fit a dakota. not sure on what size 17 tires will fit with the rims and not rub. you might want to try http//www.tirerack.com if you buy rims and tires they will ship them mounted and balanced for you. will 17 inch rims fit on a dodge dakota .

From : transsurgeon

in this group i can believe that but a quick look at reality will prove it completely wrong. for example when the interest rates dropped the housing prices in nj doubled and yet people kept buying them. some houses sold within the first week. seems like even a major cost increase and this will include property taxes didnt stop people from buying them. now lets look at the suvs. since they became the thing to drive the price of gas has doubled and yet they are still they are as popular as ever. with the newest opec crap and the oil companies more than willing to rape the american consumer the price of gas is expected to top $3.00 a gallon this summer in some states. this has been and will be a cost increase many times any bs tax would be and they still sell like crazy. i could go on forever with these examples but until you not just you personally are willing to open your eyes... but please give some examples where a tax killed something and make sure that there was not a recession or a loss of popularity in the background that was really causing it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tom i really dont think the houses doubled in price just because the interest rate dropped. im sure there are other factors involved. i dont live in nj so im not even gonna guess.in my little corner of ohio id guess the reason for housing cost going up and up is due to family a trying to out-do family b. do we really need a full bath for every bedroom a couple of halfs scattered thru the house just because wet bar in the basement paneled and heated garage three fireplaces ect to live no we dont. people buy them because they want them and the contractors just keep building cause they know they will sell. i can say the same thing about cars/trucks. do we need power everything or do we just want it the biggest problem this country has is a good percentage of the people spend money and then try to figure out how to pay for it. as far as the tax on an extra car sitting around i pay for that privilege when i buy license tags and put insurance on it. those tags are tax enough. your county wants to cut down on cars put the tags at $1000 and tow anything that is not licensed and sitting on public property. denny .

From : max340

try the guys at t.d.r. if they have something that will dress up a dually the guys here will know about it. http//www.turbodieselregister.com/ im have a hard time finding nice rims to fit my dually... any ideas andy yes some 17x9 and 17x8 rims will fit a dakota. not sure on what size 17 tires will fit with the rims and not rub. you might want to try http//www.tirerack.com if you buy rims and tires they will ship them mounted and balanced for you. will 17 inch rims fit on a dodge dakota .

From : jerry

in case you have similar problems heres my experience on this subject. a problem with my 1996 dodge caravan that drives fine around town but misfires and stalls when driven on the highway at speeds over 100km/hr. produces codes 43 51 1. after driving my dodge caravan se on highway for about 20kms it began misfiring ses warning light came on loss of acceleration loss of power and eventually comes to a halt and stall. vehicle almost impossible to restart restarted after maybe 10 minutes but ran extremely rough - try to drive forward and stall again. eventually had vehicle towed home. code 43 2. at home vehicle started up again fine as if nothing wrong. able to drive around town no problem. took it on highway at speeds over 100km/hr and vehicle again began misfirng loss of acceleration and power and eventual stall. managed to get it restarted after about 10 minutes and limped home on non-highway roads. code 43 3. i suspected a fuel delivery problem something i decided not to do myself!took vehicle to dealership for diagnosis and repair. they ran diagnostic tests including fuel pump pressure - and diagnosed arking ignition wires low water temp and a noisy serpentine belt tensioner. all 3 replaced. 4. picked up vehicle drove fine around town. took it on highway and it died again same as above -this time code 51. would not restart so had it towed home. once home some 3 hours later vehicle restarted fine! 5. i took off egr unit it was replaced last year and was fine took apart egr control valve - the rubber inside was fine cleaned out the throttle body. nothing really evident as being unusual - all vacuum pipes looked okay. 6. drove it back to dealer and told them job not done and symptome above! they were suprised - did more tests incl fuel pressure test - it ran fine for them around town - they took it on highway - it died again. they needed towing back to their garage. 7. the fuel pump became suspect - its not a part dodge normally stock since failure is apparently rare - but they ordered one in replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. and it seems to be working okay again. 8. they did 50km highway and town driving to check it is working. i will be taking it on highway myself tomorrow. 9. so conclusion on this seems to be fuel pump related. i dont understand its failure mode - i would have thought it either worked or it didnt. odd that it would not restart when it initially fails but does restart later as if nothing happened. odd that dealership fuel pump pressure test shows okay. anyway hope this helps someone with similar issue. .

From : tbone

from mac davis mac.davis@comcast.net date 2/25/2004 935 am central standard time well ive been trying to avoid this thread but i had to make a small point you cant compare above owning multiple homes with owning multiple cars in the example above as the property tax you pay on the homes is just that a tax... which you already pay on the cars right until you add the new tax penalty for owning more cars the example is fine but when the additional tax is added to cars its a new ball game.. hope i made a point instead of muddying things up im only on my 1st cup of coffee.. allow me to make a point. youve used the term owning in relation to something you pay taxes on simply to continue to possess. my point if youre paying someone or any other entity for the privilege of ownership then its not really yours. i think of it as rent. think about it you dont pay them its no longer yours. i bought this house in 1988 paid it off a year ago this month. now the taxes are approaching the original payment amount from 1988 which included piti. im certain tom is quite happy about the situation. i refer him to point 13 i posted earlier 13. the inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. the inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -- winston churchill enjoy paying your taxes tom. always remember when you want to talk about how great our taxes are compared to europe that at one point in britain the top income tax rate was 102% with your attitude im sure we can top that. then we can refer to points one and 4 1. a government which robs peter to pay paul can always depend on the support of paul. -- george bernard shaw is your real name paul tom never met a tax on someone else he didnt like. 4. giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -- p.j. orourke and tom supports additional taxation. and with that i bow out you know what they say about arguing on the internet. robert .

From : roy

tbone wrote actually jerry i do believe you. i am just amazed that such a stupid law would exist. i guess that is just another loophole to allow people like you to get away without paying your fair share of taxes. more power to you. there is no such thing a law being a loophole. a loophole can only exist within a law. but im not surprised you think it is a stupid law especially since you first said it didnt exist and the fact you havent a clue what you are talking about. i see you have picked up your socialist friends slogan fair share like a nice little robot. im sure they are proud of you. bet youre even volunteering to pay extra fair share taxes on the second vehicle you bought only because you didnt want to pay home depot to deliver supplies to your home huh. you do remember making that statement dont you............... the rest of us do. since you dont need it but a couple times a year then why not just show us selfish people up and lead by example and march down to you local vehicle registration office and do a personal fair share salute. you are so full of it i stopped wearing hip boots a long time ago around you tom. chest waders are more in order. jerry .

From : roy

1991 ram charger for sale 129000 v-8 318 auto remote door locks tilt cruse am/fm cassettefactory new paint 2 tone red and gray new tires new rims new a/c compressor new seatsfront and back gray cloth both front reclining new head liner new center consolewith cup holders front and rear new speakers new brakescalipers discs and pads re arched real leaf springs and added 1 more leaf spring runs great! starts 1st time every time. very nice ridding and handling. it is super clean inside and out. if you are looking for a great drive away here it is. $4350.00 also have a second set set of seats for the same model. passanger and back in great shape. drivers in fair to good has a small rip. they are grey cloth. $120.00 in houston texas contact doug icemanps10@ev1.net .

From : roy

even if this was a known defect i would pass it up and look again at the other 30 trucks you mentioned. why buy something off the lot that needs an immediate repair when there are plenty of others to choose from mfell2112*nospam*@yahoo.com wrote hello all my dad is buying a used 2003 dodge ram with crew cab hemi and the laramie package. i was looking over the truck for him and i found some bumps on the bed. right above the wheel well it looks like someone took a dent puller to it in a few spots. i told the salesman this truck has been hit. the salesman told me this was normal and chrysler would fix it under warranty as it is a known defect.he mentioned bad welds as the problem. looking at the wheel well it looks like all the so called bad welds are done where you screw in say some mud flaps on the exterior side of the bed about 3 above the wheel well. i have a hard time believing dodge would make a truck with flaws in the body of this magnatude. i have looked at 30 dodge trucks the past few days and this is the first time i have seen this type of thing. any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks mike regards michael fell .

From : roy

noobie@a.new.one wrote my dodge has abut 75k miles and a bumper to bumper 100k miles warranty. about two months ago i was making a 30 mile trip to the next nearest town and on the way home i noticed the oil gage meter moving rapidly up and down. by rapidly i mean much faster and more deflection than normal. it finally went to zero and the check gages light came on. as this was happening i pulled off the road and turned off the engine and checked the oil all was ok and before i turned off the engine in sounded fine no funny noises. i concluded i did have oil pressure that the gage or sending unit was bad. i started up the truck and drove home. the gage was ok for 5 min and then started acting up again.... the truck is for pulling our 5th wheel camper and not driven on a daily basis unless needed. so i took it into the shop they kept it for a week replaced the sending unit and gave it back. next trip into nearby town same problem. next day drove it into same town and it acted up on the way home instead of on the way into the town. i did notice that it would not fail if i drove it into town in the evening or night if it was cool we live in florida but the three times it failed was in the daytime on a 80 degree day. i took it to the local dodge dealer and they kept it for two weeks the had a mechanic drive it home several times in the eveing and it did not fail. i can fully understand they cant fix it if it does not fail. but we are planning several trips in the future soon pulling our 11k lbs 5th wheel camping trailer. i personally do not want to pull the trailer with a oil pressure gage that is not functioning properly. i would think that dodge would have some sort of a database with all the troubles in it and could access that to find out what is wrong. i cannot beleive we are the only people that this is happend to. now i am wating on a factory representative to talk to... duh i offered to drive the truck with their test gear hooked up and they refused..... so hopefully someone reading this has had the same problem and can shed some light on our problem. thanks noobie ill be looking here for a response it keeps the spam down temporarily install an aftermarket gauge. install it without disabling the factory gauge. this will tell you if it is an indicator problem or an engine problem. its pretty simple to install a t fitting where the sending unit is attached to the engine. this way you will know exactly what is happening inside the engine while the dealer tries to figure out whats wrong. get one here for only $10. http//www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdisplaycatalogid=10101&storeid=10101&langid=-1&productid=217718&mediacode=zx&appid=399743 .

From : roy

one can only hope. when shit like that happens you can only pray that it is his house that is up in flames. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving a friend of mine was a fireman he was driving along code-3 and this guy would not get out of the way. they honk their horn nothing. get on the pa to tell him to get out of the way in a polite tone i assume and then the guy sticks his hand out the window and flips off the fire engine. i saw mention of a suv-size cow catcher. i am not one to object to this idea. slowtrafficright wrote a good idea that just might help... http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayisapi.dllviewitem&category=50434&item=2462787899 except this is directed at the same f&#%$@g cretins who dont notice a 32000 pound fire engine with 5000 watts of flashing lights in their mirror. the chief denied my request for a nose gunner

From : tbone

on wed 25 feb 2004 225742 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote on wed 25 feb 2004 130308 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote but then apparently you have a rather inflated perspective anyway huh big guy. cmon pussy if ya want to play get some decent material. i thought ya had some good stuff or do you need somebody to write it for ya ya starting to get comfortable with the new name yet you really and truly are a pussy arent ya. at the start of the thread i asked you in jest but i think i really stumbled onto your little secret. like i said before it is okay to be a little confused. what withall the civil union stuff flying around you must be having a tough time knowing which way to turn. tell ya what puss i wont make sport of ya you just slip into whatever ya want and have a little ceremony with your so and things will be fine. whewee roy is really pissed off now. you go girl. pussy im enjoying this. this is entertaininment. im sorta disappointed that you wont play though i thought that was your purpose here didnt you say that a bit ago or is it really that you want to play and then hide when sombody plays back yup that has to be it. i tossed a couple of questions and a jump ball in my last post that you could have used but ya didnt. nice that you live up to your new name pussy. now that gw has jumped into the fray i guess youll be heading to calif real quick for that ceremony. now if gw would just jump in and make slimfast available to the poor white trash in the trailer parks your life would be complete! btw bigroy i dont have any secrets really. just ask away my friend how can i help you hey i too am enjoying this. seeing you totally self destruct reduced to homophobic name calling makes my week roy. i certainly hope that we can continue this conversation watching you pop a gasket is as much fun as ive had on this ng. back to you again after youre done at the table that is puss i asked you a long time ago how you based your statement that a few who posted in this thread had too much experience in the subject. i dont always feel the need to answer your questions roy. never the less go ahead and ask. i like to hear what your thinking. gee pussy you are all over the place. in you last post you said to ask away now you dont feel the need. you are one messed up person. further that you must well versed in the subject for you to be able to reach this conclusion. you said to ask. i did. i dont see the question in there though just a lot of statements. take a deep breath and think before you write. calm down roy. renaming you the pussy is not homophobic name calling it is merely giving you a name that imo fits your posts. well as they say a rose........ it is homophobic so are you. not at all. im unsure of your gender thus the name the pussy is not homophobic. actually im becoming a little more convinced that you are not a male. i would think that what makes really your week is the chance to avail yourself to a civil union. enjoy!!!! i do plan to enjoy my weekend roy thank you. got a lot of things to do. you really dont want to play do ya thats okay puss you have truly shown what ya are. please go and enjoy your weekend. .

From : yonzie

waayy ahead of you. had this exact same problem with my 96 1500. turns out the fuel line from the pump to the line along the frame rail was kinked. it looks like a plastic type line so i replaced it with normal fuel line and it worked but since id already bought a new pump i threw it in anyway and havent had a problem since. btw i had the exact same codes as you got too and was told they probably were thrown up from my trying to get the thing restarted to no avail...must be true as they havent come back...yet. been over 400 miles since my last problem so i dont expect them to. in case you have similar problems heres my experience on this subject. a problem with my 1996 dodge caravan that drives fine around town but misfires and stalls when driven on the highway at speeds over 100km/hr. produces codes 43 51 1. after driving my dodge caravan se on highway for about 20kms it began misfiring ses warning light came on loss of acceleration loss of power and eventually comes to a halt and stall. vehicle almost impossible to restart restarted after maybe 10 minutes but ran extremely rough - try to drive forward and stall again. eventually had vehicle towed home. code 43 2. at home vehicle started up again fine as if nothing wrong. able to drive around town no problem. took it on highway at speeds over 100km/hr and vehicle again began misfirng loss of acceleration and power and eventual stall. managed to get it restarted after about 10 minutes and limped home on non-highway roads. code 43 3. i suspected a fuel delivery problem something i decided not to do myself!took vehicle to dealership for diagnosis and repair. they ran diagnostic tests including fuel pump pressure - and diagnosed arking ignition wires low water temp and a noisy serpentine belt tensioner. all 3 replaced. 4. picked up vehicle drove fine around town. took it on highway and it died again same as above -this time code 51. would not restart so had it towed home. once home some 3 hours later vehicle restarted fine! 5. i took off egr unit it was replaced last year and was fine took apart egr control valve - the rubber inside was fine cleaned out the throttle body. nothing really evident as being unusual - all vacuum pipes looked okay. 6. drove it back to dealer and told them job not done and symptome above! they were suprised - did more tests incl fuel pressure test - it ran fine for them around town - they took it on highway - it died again. they needed towing back to their garage. 7. the fuel pump became suspect - its not a part dodge normally stock since failure is apparently rare - but they ordered one in replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. and it seems to be working okay again. 8. they did 50km highway and town driving to check it is working. i will be taking it on highway myself tomorrow. 9. so conclusion on this seems to be fuel pump related. i dont understand its failure mode - i would have thought it either worked or it didnt. odd that it would not restart when it initially fails but does restart later as if nothing happened. odd that dealership fuel pump pressure test shows okay. anyway hope this helps someone with similar issue. .

From : roy

on thu 26 feb 2004 032645 gmt jerry jlrice@earthlink.net wrote roy wrote i would think that what makes really your week is the chance to avail yourself to a civil union. enjoy!!!! i do plan to enjoy my weekend roy thank you. got a lot of things to do. you really dont want to play do ya thats okay puss you have truly shown what ya are. please go and enjoy your weekend. hey roy hate to tell you this but your starting to sound like a couple snowballs that hung out in here here 2 or 3 years ago. time to chill out dont ya think........... jerry jerry in the words of one of the few people here to figure it out i am just tsimply throwings a bucket of water on the crowd occasionally to see who crys the loudest. aint it fun .

From : the guy

last summer someone posted a link that was a pdf file that had the ac capacities for cars and trucks from about 1990-2002 or so. i cant find it and ive search google etc. anyone out there have it will look and see if i have it buried somewhere.. i have found a few problems with that list tho...it listed that my firebird for example took 3.5lbs of r12 and it takes 2.2. .

From : tbone

lol where did illegal parking come from. nobody is talking about that and that is not what this law is trying to address. i could own 20 registered cars and park them all over the street and there is nothin illegal about it. and the neighbors can complain all that they want and it doesnt man a damn thing if they run and can move fuck-em. but if a new possible tax were to come along and charging me a few hundred for each one of them past two then i may rethink my need for so many of them. that is all that this bs tax is trying to do. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ridiculous. who says that laws against illegal parking dont work.. that will come as a surprise to countless thousands of cities where they work just fine or at least as well as reasonably practical. the reason the tax proposal woke us up is that is one of the most blatantly stupid things we have heard in a while even coming from berkeley. tbone wrote and if those laws actually worked we wouldnt have this problem or the proposal for this punishment tax. any way you look at it our society has become a very much self centered and few people give a damn about anyone but themselves and the only way to make many of them tink about what they do is to impose some sort of cost to it. it sure did wake up most of you guys with just the idea of it. .

From : max340

t it costs to have each and every car here in ca. all have to be registered. if you decide that you are not going to operate the vehicle you still have to register it as non-op. that is only $10 or so but you cannot keep it on the streets. so all the vehicles you have on the streets are fully paid for and have the right to park out there. lol cars dont have rights. and in some areas you cannot park on the street at all. in some areas of florida you cannot even park on your own driveway at night it has to be in the garage. this means that the number of cars that i own depends on the number of garage space that i have or i need to store them at some pay facility. i would much rather pay some tax for vehicles that i need or want then to have to deal with that bs. certainly if you live in a crowded neighborhood and own 15 registered vehicles and you take up all the street parking then yeah the owner is an ass. within his rights but an ass all the same. im sure some sort of neighborly pressure might give him some hint to go store them elsewhere. if he is that mush of an ass do you really think that he is going to care less what hints his neighbors might give him. he will care if those 15 registered cars cost him an extra 7 to 15 thousand dollars a year. ths penalty tax that berkeley is trying to impose is just that a penalty for for owning more vehicles than you can drive at once. wrong. it is to attempt to control the excessive number of vehicles in a given area. what is next a penalty tax for owning more guns than you can shoot at one time oops nevermind they dont want you to have any guns. personally i have no problem with people owning guns. i would re-write the gun laws to simply make the owners of guns more responsible for them rather than the restriictive bs that now exists. ok what about sidewalk lights do you own more than is necessary to light up the walkway at night that must be wasting the electricity that should be available to your neighbors and now you are going to have to pay a penalty tax. lol i guess that you dont look at your power bill much do you many power companies set what they consider an expected usage per month and if you exceed it you pay more for the power that you use above it. i am not in favor of penalty taxes or the government limiting what i should be able to freely purchase and use. then this type of law was thought up exactly with people like you in mind. nobody is telling you what type of vehicle you can or cant have all it does is say that the area is over crowded and that the number of cars that you own needs to reflect that. if you dont give a damn then expect to pay for the privilege. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : roy

reflectors are filthy and filmed are these throw aways tia -- barry .

From : transsurgeon

tbone wrote ah jerry. about those snowballs you mentioned to me............g roy .

From : the guy

any one know of a site where i can get this the cheapest the black tailgate appliqu. thanks ken .

From : tbone

tbone wrote yep and the fact that the law doesnt take into account renovations and additions to the house that significantly raise its value is a loop hole. loop hole to what......... your socialist agenda to redistribute the wealth. didnt you say that the purpose of the law was to prevent older people from being taxed out of their homes. what does that have to do with protecting people from tax increases due to major improvements and additions to the home after the sale how many old people on a fixed income can afford to make these types of changes dont be stupid most buy their homes when their families are young and they grow into retirement in the same home building and adding as they go. before you even try to generate yet another bullshit response it doesnt and none of them. if they can then they dont realy need the protection do they. that is just a loop hole that no doubt was created by omission by wealthy people for other wealthy people to .... and you managed to capitalize on it as well. like i said more power to you. spoken like a true socialist jackass. i never said that the law didnt exist but i know that you are lacking in the comprehention department. i said that your taxes are based on what your house is worth and that is still the way it is. i wouldnt complain about someones comprehension after the above. read my lips dummy they are taxed on what the original purchase price was not the present value. all your california law does is lock it in at the worth at time of purchase but the tax amount was still bases on the worth of the house at the time of sale. what is stupid about the law is that it doesnt take into account additiions and renovations that can and do significantly raise the value of the house after the sale. burns your ass that even a left wing state like california is not as screwed up as you are huh............. and you are still with your gun toten isolationist friends and crying about the evil gubberment is taking your money and rights away and how it should be gotten rid of. you bet wanna come take them from me here in the great state of nc you pay a property tax on all of your vehicles. thats ncs problem but im sure you love them for it. home depot may deliver for an extra charge but they dont cart around furniture that i build for me and they dont go to the land fill for me either. wow old tommy is building his own furniture and from all those poor trees that need protecting. land fill hell you mean your are not letting your city comrades tax you for pickup service so you can claim to be recycling like a good little fellow. keep going tommy im enjoying watching you step in your own shit. invent some more bullshit for us. if you were actually paying attention you would know that these new proposals taki into account the need for a spare car and dont tax for it either. one proposal was for 1 spare car per household and the other was for 1 spare car per driver. it is not your right to decide how many cars i need or want. take a look around you tommy this is america not china. you dont have a clue how much or for what i use my truck for so you really should stop talking out of your ass although then you wouldnt have very much to say. really ................... i know you remember it but just go back several months when you were arguing with someone and stated that the only reason you bought your truck was so you would not have to pay home depot to delivery things to you. you went on to claim you hardly ever drove the truck unless you were using it for this purpose. talk about talking out your ass. you really need to grow up a little there jerry and stop acting like such a child when someone says something that doesnt agree with your simplistic ignorant right wing ideas. ignorance simply means the lack of knowledge on a particular subject and it might be reasonable to say that you are ignorant but the truth is you are simply a asshole troll that doesnt give a shit about anyone but yourself. you spin so fast you cant keep up with your own lies and when called on it you start crying spinning and trying to move away what you were caught lying about. simply more sad bullshit from tommy bonehead. now spew some of your bullshit and then go play in your little sandbox with the rest of your friends oh wait ........you have none huh.............. .

From : roy

can anyone give me a ball park curb weight of a 1997 dodge ram van b3500 maxivan. cheers jim plus or minus 6000 depending on which ball park you are at politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : roy

but it was mentioned that you can get the codes out of the odometer. is that true and how do you do it owners manual politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : roy

your examples are anecdotal just as likely would be any examples to the contrary lol im still waiting to see one. our economic system is very closely coupled and events do not occur in a vacuum. it would be very difficult or impossible to separate out the effects of a specific tax with the overall economic climate. bullshit. did the luxury tax or the overall economic climate damage the luxury boating industry probably a little of both. possibly but i doubt that it had anywhere near the effect that the economic downturn had. lets not forget that we are talking about the luxury boating industry here and in that we have reputations and social status to contend with. if you didnt buy your new boat because of a small luxury tax your reputation may diminish. now an economic downturn is a whole different matter. but while we cant easily control what happens in the economy we can put policies into place that tend to promote its health rather than damage it. and what policies would that be it doesnt take a whole lot of common sense to see that excessive or unfair taxation and/or unnecessary government regulation is a negative economic stimulus. this tax would have no measurable negative economic stimulus and as for your deregulation please name a single instance where deregulation has saved the consumer a thin dime. and... weve kind of gotten away from the proposed berkeley tax itself which according to the article even the promoters admit may not cover its own administrative costs. that is not as important as the total cost vs effect when compaed to the current cost vs effect of what is being done now. nor is it likely to have much of an effect on parking or traffic congestion since the guy with three classic cars in his garage can only drive one at a time. the guy with the three classic cars in his garage is not the problem and is in the minority here. try looking at joe shmo who has 5 barely running cars instead of two good running ones. the proposed law is a pretty transparent i dont have it or dont want it so you shouldnt either fiasco. only when looked at from the typical meme me perspective. if the law wont necessarily save money as the promoters admit and wont do much to reduce congestion and there is nothing to indicate that it will why enact it what proof do you have that it wont besides your bs three classic cars example. if abandoned cars are the problem then go after abandoned cars and then it is up to the tax payer to pay for the towing impound and attempts to contact the cars owner. to go by your thinking why should i have to pay for it if downtown parking is a problem then add more parking or raise the parking rates and where is the space to add this extra parking going to come from as for raising the parking rates how fair is that to those that only have one car and need to park there ... but taxing anyone who happens to own a second vehicle is patently unfair. no more unfair than you above suggestions and owning a second vehicle is not part of this proposed tax. it is the third forth fifth.... vehicles owned by one person that are subject to this tax. btw how many vehicles do you own and what condition are they in btw as far as opinions in this group go im sure that most in this group would consider me a freaking liberal relative to most of the conservative ideologies that seem to be popular these days. with the degree to the right that some of the people in this group go that isnt saying much lol. i didnt say that i liked this plan only that i understood where it was comming from and that it probably would be effective. but no way im going to join you when you move to berkeley... -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : roy

tbone wrote why not a person with a bigger house than you in your area pays more taxes than you do. why shouldnt a person with more cars then they need not do so as well not in all states really which ones and who determines how many cars i need .......... you indirectly yes me and the rest of the society that you live in. if you really need or just want them then you shouldnt mind paying a small tax for privilege and if you dont then the tax is good encouragement to get rid of them and clean up your neighborhood and also helps pay for the enforcement of some of the white trash laws mentioned above. well why stop at cars then good question. as a matter of fact they didnt. there are all kinds of laws regulating atvs water craft and many other things instead of whining about the laws perhaps you should look into what is creating them in the first place. if you own a boat tax it unless it is used to earn a living. they already tried that but a recession wiped it out. no one really needs a motorcycle. tax it. four wheeler or god forbid a motorhome double tax it. these are all a privilege by your definition. the point of the tax is not to tax a privilege but to control the number of cars parked on the streets. if people had consideration for others anymore this wouldnt be an issue but that is no longer the case. they could enact laws like in florida where all cars have to be parked in a garage at night but that would cause more harm than good to many families. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : the guy

hopfully when the time comes ill be able to live up to this but i think this is the last vehicle im going to go above and beyond with as far as aftermarket parts and accesories goes. finally starting to realize thats its not really worth it. buy hey im only 23 and still have plenty of time to figure that stuff out andy nah...thats ok...even after being in truckin mag back in the late 80s and early 90s...i havent figured out why in hell i wasted so damn much money on a pos truck...really.... its a truck for cryin out loud. some things are better left alone.. but..to each his own. .

From : roy

on-off-on-off-on works on my 00 dakota... ned buckmaster the on-off ... doesnt work on 98 or newer dakotas. i have a 98 and thats why i would like a cheap reader that will do just what your dash and ignition switch can do. im not really that interested in doing a lot of my own work but i would like to know why that pesky light is sometimes lit no other noticable symptoms and have enough info to try and keep the mechanic honest. on sat 21 feb 2004 021703 gmt michael greenwood mgreenwood@pacbell.net wrote sorry for not explaining. if i turn my ignition switch on-off-on-off-on-off-on it gives me a diagnostic code if their is one else it just shows zeros. for instance i do that and the display reads p0273. i then look up the code and see the fault is cylinder #5 injector circuit low . does this reader give *more* info than p0273 --mike i guess i dont understand what youre asking. odometer display were talking about a code reader here not a mileage meter. the reader tells you what error codes the computer has stored in its memory so you can figure out what problems your vehicle has. in short yes it can give a ton more info than your odometer gives. michael greenwood wrote you cant judge the quality of a product based the sample manual provided on the net by a reseller. thats certainly true but it sure doesnt give a good first impression which we first know is everything. you still didnt mention though does it give more info than my odometer display i still cant see spending 40 bucks on something i already have. --mike from my experience the manual that comes with the product from hf is a lot better than the scanned manual. the reason why the code is given is because the code just points you in the right direction. o2 sensor voltage could be anything from corroded wires to a faulty ground somewhere. using a number is easier to point out the exact area to look. i almost got one but the wife said shed get it for me for xmas and then couldnt remember which one i wanted. one of the neighbors got one and ive borrowed it a couple of times. it works very well and the manual is much better in person than the one on the net. you cant judge the quality of a product based the sample manual provided on the net by a reseller. michael greenwood wrote im curious does that reader do anything more than the odometer display on my 03 when i do the key on-off-on-off-on thingy it spits out a code then you just look it up. now...for 40 bucks if the display said o2 sensor voltage instead of a code wed be cookin here. i also looked at the pdf manual available for download. it looked as if it were scanned by my 4 year-old. simply based on that i wouldnt waste the 40 bucks. the product quality is prolly the same. --mike hi has anyone bought the obd ii reader from harbor freight that they sell for $39.99 they call it call a universal code reader catalog no.46030-1hch. is it any good and will it work on my 98 dakota thanks alan to reply by email replace nospam with comcast in my address thanks alan to reply by email replace nospam with comcast in my address .

From : the guy

she took it out today and they ordered a new caliper. so hope that fixes the problem. scott shirley wrote ive had very similar problems with my 03 ram...same symptoms initially after only 3k miles. first remedy was to attempt to resurface the rotor...mine too were shot. they replaced the rotors which immediately caused a pulling to the left upon leaving the dealership not only under braking but under normal driving as well. the dealership did something to correct this action lord only knows. two weeks ago i hit 12000 miles...guess what...the new rotors are warped. i took it back to the dealership and was informed there is a recent tsb technical service bulletin from dodge on how to deal with this condtion. it involved changeing the rotors pads and front calipers entirely. i got the truck back from the dealer and it seems to take longer and more pedal effort to stop now. i am hoping after i have the chance to get in a few hard stops this will remedy the problem. i am not sure if they have a similar tsb on the durango or not. the wifes 2001 durango turned 18000 miles and the front brakes and rotors were shot! no she does not ride the brake. they were going to cut the rotors but couldnt they were so bad so they gave yes gave her a new set! but now since she had them done it is pulling to the left when braking. i told her the caliper on the rt isnt working. call them to ck it out. anyone else having brake problems -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : the guy

has anyone else experienced the chronic warping of rotors that seems to come std. w/the 20 wheels on the 02 and newer rams i am wondering if anyone has had their problem truly fixed. i first experienced this problem w/ about 3000 miles on my 03. well the odometer just flipped 12000 and the problem is back. after the first trip to the dealer i had the rotors replaced and the problem seemed to be corrected. brake operation seemed normal no odd side effects. i just got the truck back from the dealer tonight and heres the latest fix which part of a tsb now - replaced both calipers in the front replaced front pads machined rotors after inspecting runout and thickenss. on the trip home i had to make a fast stop. i had to push the pedal what seems like halfway to the floor now to get the brakes to really engage. when they do engage they feel kind of spongy does this sound like the technician didnt bleed the brakes completly im experiencing some shimmy under braking. my problem sounds exactly as you describe. is this work done under warranty you mention tsb is that so im taking the truck in on monday so if i have a little information perhaps i can keep the service guy from saying something stupid and getting

From : roy

dodge 3500 single wheel 4 door lwb 4x2 cummins with everything but leather. thanks mark. congrats on your new truck. what did you get options someone knows how to track your trucks progress not me. did you try a google search i know it has been discussed here before just wasnt interested in it enough myself to remember. good luck -- fmb only one b in fmb .

From : roy

hi all does any one have any ideals or plans for a folding tail gate ramp to be used for dirt bikes and my snow blower snow blowers wheels are 22 wide so i figured needs to be 2 wide . my tail gate is just over 3 tall when open so i figure the ramp should be 7 to 8 long when open and has to be under 6 when folded as i have a short box truck tia scott .

From : the guy

next time it happens open the gas tank cap and see if it doesnt start and run ok immediately. rick in case you have similar problems heres my experience on this subject. a problem with my 1996 dodge caravan that drives fine around town but misfires and stalls when driven on the highway at speeds over 100km/hr. produces codes 43 51 1. after driving my dodge caravan se on highway for about 20kms it began misfiring ses warning light came on loss of acceleration loss of power and eventually comes to a halt and stall. vehicle almost impossible to restart restarted after maybe 10 minutes but ran extremely rough - try to drive forward and stall again. eventually had vehicle towed home. code 43 2. at home vehicle started up again fine as if nothing wrong. able to drive around town no problem. took it on highway at speeds over 100km/hr and vehicle again began misfirng loss of acceleration and power and eventual stall. managed to get it restarted after about 10 minutes and limped home on non-highway roads. code 43 3. i suspected a fuel delivery problem something i decided not to do myself!took vehicle to dealership for diagnosis and repair. they ran diagnostic tests including fuel pump pressure - and diagnosed arking ignition wires low water temp and a noisy serpentine belt tensioner. all 3 replaced. 4. picked up vehicle drove fine around town. took it on highway and it died again same as above -this time code 51. would not restart so had it towed home. once home some 3 hours later vehicle restarted fine! 5. i took off egr unit it was replaced last year and was fine took apart egr control valve - the rubber inside was fine cleaned out the throttle body. nothing really evident as being unusual - all vacuum pipes looked okay. 6. drove it back to dealer and told them job not done and symptome above! they were suprised - did more tests incl fuel pressure test - it ran fine for them around town - they took it on highway - it died again. they needed towing back to their garage. 7. the fuel pump became suspect - its not a part dodge normally stock since failure is apparently rare - but they ordered one in replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. and it seems to be working okay again. 8. they did 50km highway and town driving to check it is working. i will be taking it on highway myself tomorrow. 9. so conclusion on this seems to be fuel pump related. i dont understand its failure mode - i would have thought it either worked or it didnt. odd that it would not restart when it initially fails but does restart later as if nothing happened. odd that dealership fuel pump pressure test shows okay. anyway hope this helps someone with similar issue. -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : roy

somebody finally summed up the group thing see if you recognize yourself! if youve seen it before try your next button for greater satisfaction. quoting paul morgan as posted on can.community.military how many group posters does it take to change a light bulb 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs 53 to flame the spell checkers 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames 6 to argue over whether its lightbulb or light bulb ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is lamp 15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry and that light bulb is perfectly correct 156 to email the participants isps complaining that they are in violation of their acceptable use policy 109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group 203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum off-topic forum and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped 111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group 306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior where to buy the best light bulbs what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty 27 to post urls where one can see examples of different light bulbs 14 to post that the urls were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected urls 3 to post about links they found from the urls that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group 33 to link all posts to date quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures and add me too 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy 19 to quote the me toos to say me three 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb faq 44 to ask what is a faq 4 to say didnt we go through this already a short time ago 143 to say do a google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.... .

From : the guy

the michelin ltx m+s are excellent smooth ride quiet good traction long mileage. toots time 55k to replace the stock goodyear wrangler rt/s 31x10.5 r15 lt that came on it. any suggestions for all-weather good-handling smooth riding tires i dont do off-road so i dont need anything more than light truck tires. anyone have experience with bridgestone dueler a/t revos thanks. regards plmerite .

From : roy

mark wrote i dont know about the sway bars but my 5.9 pulls a 7000 lb loaded trailer with very little trouble. are you doing mountain roads or flat landing it i have a full height 5th wheel so the wind deflector helped a lot. my last 5th was about 4500 lbs and i had no issues with going through the mountains with it. if you have the tow package tranny cooler then you should be fine. mine has never shown a fault yet. i went up the hope princeton hill in second gear at 70 km/h and the temp didnt move. mark. my truck did not come with the tow package but did come with a factory tranny cooler. i live in az and i believe all dodge trucks shipped here seem to have them. az is very mountainous so lots of hills to climb but most are in somewhat cooler climate areas. .

From : roy

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From : jerry

well - on the 95 360 of mine... i suspect cam sensor but have not changed it yet. my other suspect is egr altho i sho vacum steady. i also sho no leakdown of fuel from the rail so i dont think its the check valve or regulator ect. i just put a new pump on it in 2002 the reg. was done in 01 on recall. i hate playing the market but if all else fails i suspect the design of the fuel pump does not always work good on start in cold for some reason like check valve... im gonna take a hair dryer or heat gun to a few componets in the cold and see what happens...ill post then jef .

From : the guy

if you do not have a tranny cooler separate from the radiator i would install one. it should take you 2 hours with all necessary hardware. it only helps. i had a 97 ram with the 5.9. i towed my 4500 lbs boat with a 700lbs ski in the bed and three passengers and a lot of camping stuff. it handled the hills fine running in 3rd gear. 4th on the straight aways. ive got a 2001 qc 1500 5.9l and looking at buying a 22 4500lb loaded trailer to tow. the dealership said i probably wont need a sway control add-on with this setup since its a light trailer with tandem axle. what are peoples experiences with lighter trailers is anti sway needed i will have a wd hitch. i have been told that anti sway devices limit turning abilities. i currently tow a 2500lb loaded popup trailer with no wd and no sway control but at 2500lb i cant even tell its there. your trailer will determine the need for an anti-sway device more so than your truck. sway is dependent on tongue weight and how the weight is biased in your trailer. most anti-sway devices do not reduce turning ability to a great extent. does a ram 1500 with 5.9l handle towing 4500-5000lbs well what about climbing steep grades you should have no problem. the truck will downshift to accomodate the steep grades. is the factory dodge tranny cooler sufficient or should i add an aftermarket what about a tranny temp gage add one to a custom a-piller the factory cooler is adequate for your needs. a trans temp guage is always nice and an a pillar mount is a good choice. chryco service manager member sae thanks .

From : the guy

have whoever is holding your wheels make sure they are putting some pressure behind it. you may not be holding it tight enough. today i installed the powertrax no-slip in my 2002 dodge ram 1500 2wd. its a regular open differential. the installation while sometimes challenging for a first-timer went perfectly. everything was exactly by the book. no problemo!!! but... then came time for the final test. it failed. please can anybody help heres what happened to check to see if its working right you put the vehicle in gear e.g. park. the wheels wont turn in the same direction at the same time. thats correct. if somebody rolls the driver-side wheel until it stops a couple of inches and holds it against the stop the passenger-side wheel should roll freely in the opposite direction. it should do this in both directions. then just the opposite. when somebody holds the passenger-side wheel against the stop the drivers side wheel should turn freely in the opposite direction. it doesnt. when somebody holds the passenger-side wheel against the stop and you attempt to rotate the driver-side wheel the driver-side wheel hits the stop and the passenger side wheel suddenly starts slipping! any ideas im utterly exasperated. ron m. .

From : the guy

thats a little bit different... i owned a home loan company.. prob a higher profit margin in the pawn biz tho.. so thats how you made your fortune!!!!!g you are right though the pawn shops seem to all do ok politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : roy

richard benner jr wrote atf+4 unless you want to lose a friend and a transmission in the near future. if the vehicle came with atf+3 and has never been changed over to atf+4 then there is no reason not to use atf+3 in the transmission. once you change over there is no going back. my truck 1999 was sold with atf+3 in it and that is all i use. the thing mike has to be sure about is what is in the transmission right now. yep. i remember there was an insert card in the owners manual telling her to ignore whatever tranny fluid the manual specified and to instead use ... well theres the damn thing i cant remember what the card said and she lost it and the manual. i vaguely remember it saying to not use atf+x and instead use atf+y but which way it went who knows. gonna stick with atf+4 to be safe! mike .

From : the guy

had the same problem on my 01 and it was the pressure sensor. andy my dodge has abut 75k miles and a bumper to bumper 100k miles warranty. about two months ago i was making a 30 mile trip to the next nearest town and on the way home i noticed the oil gage meter moving rapidly up and down. by rapidly i mean much faster and more deflection than normal. it finally went to zero and the check gages light came on. as this was happening i pulled off the road and turned off the engine and checked the oil all was ok and before i turned off the engine in sounded fine no funny noises. i concluded i did have oil pressure that the gage or sending unit was bad. i started up the truck and drove home. the gage was ok for 5 min and then started acting up again.... the truck is for pulling our 5th wheel camper and not driven on a daily basis unless needed. so i took it into the shop they kept it for a week replaced the sending unit and gave it back. next trip into nearby town same problem. next day drove it into same town and it acted up on the way home instead of on the way into the town. i did notice that it would not fail if i drove it into town in the evening or night if it was cool we live in florida but the three times it failed was in the daytime on a 80 degree day. i took it to the local dodge dealer and they kept it for two weeks the had a mechanic drive it home several times in the eveing and it did not fail. i can fully understand they cant fix it if it does not fail. but we are planning several trips in the future soon pulling our 11k lbs 5th wheel camping trailer. i personally do not want to pull the trailer with a oil pressure gage that is not functioning properly. i would think that dodge would have some sort of a database with all the troubles in it and could access that to find out what is wrong. i cannot beleive we are the only people that this is happend to. now i am wating on a factory representative to talk to... duh i offered to drive the truck with their test gear hooked up and they refused..... so hopefully someone reading this has had the same problem and can shed some light on our problem. thanks noobie ill be looking here for a response it keeps the spam down .

From : roy

its you tps. its a common problem. the shifting is caused by electrical interference in the signal line from the throttle position sensor to the powertrain control module. several fixes have been suggested including cleaning tps by spraying it with contact cleaner pulling the tps wiring from the main wiring harness rewiring the tps wires with shielded wiring from the powertrain control module installing an electrical noise filter pulling apart the tps itself and cleaning it. the tps itself is a very expensive part and is usauly replaced as a last resort. check out the following web site for more info. http//www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/facts/12velocations-l.gif http//www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.phps=&threadid=94812 spray your send button will ya. davevone thing it could be other than the tps is the stop light switch at your brake pedal. check that first it is easier and dosent cost as much. you might get lucky. roy .

From : the guy

have you gays any experience whit this kit tom l i think hes asking about you!!! and what the hell brought that on! .

From : the guy

if you get larger tires then get a different gear ratio in the diffs to compensate. that way your speedo will be more accurate after the tire swap too. also make sure and adjust your headlights after you level the truck. its a fix-it ticket if you piss off a cop with your lights glairing everyone. and not to mention just rude to the drivers you tailgate. looking to up grade to 34.5 in tires on my new 2500. 4x4 .will be adding a rancho 2 leveling kit. i was told not to go to such a large tire because the tranny will kept shifting up and down when pulling mountain grades. i dont want to add any more aftermarket add ons. the tires are bfg 315/70r/17. my other option is 285/70r 17. the truck sits so high the 285 looks too small. there would be no leveling kit with the 285s. any thoughts. thanks jd wheels are chrome american racing. .