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From : labrat
Q: 1974 howe ford 800 custom cab-over fire-pumper deck gun 2 halogen flood lights 8 hp brigs & straton generator 2 hard-suction hoses all emergency lights including a mars light siren 2 radios p. a. system pumps booster tank and excellent tires. 8741 miles always stored in heated firehouse no rust. this rig has been stored for four years without being started. asking $5000.00 o.b.o.. contact rick buck at 217-691-5272 or e-male at checker69@warpnet.net. for more information. the rig is still stored the buffalo firehouse buffalo illinois which is about 10 miles east of springfield. .
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From : babydoll
it does if the thermostat is open. isnt that what the bypass is for in theory the flow is engine then radiator then back to the heater but if the heater isnt properly located close to the engine as vertical or near vertical as possible then it wont do much good. in my experience warm the engine by driving then plug the heater in before it cools off. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : babydoll
linuxnut@sonic.net says... im a new dakota owner and ive been searching the web and reading groups about my new truck.. one thing i notice is that v8 owners are really down on teh v6 trucks yet the v6 owners seem to really love their trucks. so im just wondering why do the v8 guys dislike the v6 is it really a bad motor or is it just the typical my motor is bigger than yours so it must be better attitude i test drove the v8 and the v6 and chose the v6 because of gas milage and it also still felt pretty beefy. i dont tow and i dont plan on towing and mostly ill use the truck for hauling light loads to the dumps or picking up do it your self supplies at the local home depot. i guess it bothers me to see people talk down about the truck i chose when there really is no reason for it. anyways happy holidays! -steve theres nothing really wrong with the v6. would i buy one no. i drove a v6 dakota when i was thinking for a very short time of buying one. it was just too small and im too big to have been comfortable in it. that and the fact it felt weak to me. not as weak as my old 85 caravan with the mitsu 2.6 4 cyl but weaker than i would want. of all the 6 cyl vehicles i have had only two my jeep grand cherokees were adaquately powered imo. my 88 s10 blazer was just slow enough to be annoying to me and the second caravan i had for a short time was the same. the dak a ext cab/4wd or both especially so is big enough that a six is gonna work pretty hard just moving it around so i would have gone with the 4.7. when i bought my present truck i drove rams with 4.7s and hemis and the hemi won hands down. the mile or two to the gallon wasnt worth the annoyance of feeling gutless to me anyway. i have a friend who had nothing but 4cyl cars until he was 40 and he bought a grand cherokee with a 4.7 and he was almost scared of it. lol. bdk .
From : jaws
on tue 14 dec 2004 191859 gmt linuxnut linuxnut@sonic.net wrote im a new dakota owner and ive been searching the web and reading groups about my new truck.. one thing i notice is that v8 owners are really down on teh v6 trucks yet the v6 owners seem to really love their trucks. so im just wondering why do the v8 guys dislike the v6 is it really a bad motor or is it just the typical my motor is bigger than yours so it must be better attitude i test drove the v8 and the v6 and chose the v6 because of gas milage and it also still felt pretty beefy. i dont tow and i dont plan on towing and mostly ill use the truck for hauling light loads to the dumps or picking up do it your self supplies at the local home depot. i guess it bothers me to see people talk down about the truck i chose when there really is no reason for it. i have the 3.7 its a dog. when i test drove it the thing didnt seem that bad but the longer i own it the more i am convinced the 8 would have been a better choice. the gas mileage is the same more hp more torque with the 8. there is really no compelling reason to get stuck with the wimpy 6 course i was shopping the left-over market looking for a clear out price wasnt much left at the time. .
From : yonzie
i have a 2005 2500hd quad cab with a 160 amp alt. and 750 cca battery but when i use the snow plow a lot angle up and down the batt. gauge goes full left and the check guages light comes on. both the truck and plow are new and have been checked and i am told are ok. am i doing damage to the electrical system fred .