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Iam also trying to remove a ring gear and can you give me any idea of what king of tool you made to remove those
adjusters any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
dkitchenhoff
I would put my money on the fuel pump heating up and then not pumping properly until it cools down somewhat. If you make a habit of driving much with fuel levels around 1/4 tank or so you have contributed to early demise as the pump relys on being submerged in fuel for cooling.
And yes, the pump is in the tank......
Thanks, Aj
Well I'm one of those "shade-tree mechanics" (self-taught) who likes a challenge. So, I bought an off-the-shelf manual for my 2003 Dodge Ram Hemi...Oh, sounds simple and they show one photo. Here's what I did, first remove the air intake and place a rag in the throttle intake (remove to remove later), get several ratched extenions, in some cases I had to use a combination of two short ones or a stubby one, only used a long extention where room permitted. When going for the hardest plug to get to, actually it's the coil pack on the driver's side rear of the engine, I found it helpful to lay down a piece of cardboard over the rop of the radiator and air-conditoner compressor and lay over the engine and use a short or stubby extention to remove the coil pack, then I had to drop the spark plug socket down and then attach the extension to it... it's some juggling but it's doable. I'm 5'10", 230 lbs. (beer gut), but I was able to do it along with change the serpentine drive belt in about 4 hours... so it's your time and muscle or pay the dealer. I've also put an S&B air intake kit on my Hemi, along with Gibson dual exhaust cat-back system and also have it programmed with a Hypertech programmer. Oh, one last thing I used Champion double-plantinum plugs, I don't want to do this again in 30,000... maybe 50,000.
Hope this helps!
Anyway, I've looked, but can't seem to find the filter. Can someone tell me where it is? I know it's there somewhere...
Maybe some of you should consider Daimler Chrysler's stance on the environment before you up and buy their vehicles. Buying from a company that could care less about the environment doesn't give them any motive to change their ways. Check out these websites for more info on Daimler Chrysler's thoughts about global warming:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=119166
http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=147616
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6247371.stm?ls
any opinions/ideas? are there any common problems i should know about? please post back soon as this truck might not last all that long.
thanks!
~tom
Seems to be a fairly common ailment.....but I'll just keep smiling and driving my Dakota!!
~tom
~tom
The rest of the fluids should be fine after a week or two.
kcram - Pickups Host
You will need a torque wrench calibrated in inch pounds.
Regards,
Dusty
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kcram - Pickups Host
I have since sold that van and now own a '06 MegaCab 2500 4X4 with the Cummins Turbo Diesel. Gawd, I love this truck.
Chris
Redneck girl from ND
Also, my truck is a dually. I have a problem with rock chips on the dually fenders. Do the front mud flaps work good to prevent this or should I install full length running boards? Any suggestions?
2 - I have front rubber mud flaps, but they don't do a whole lot. I had full length boards on my 1996 3500 dually, and while they helped a little, a rock will find the truck no matter what you do.
kcram - Pickups Host
Thank you,
Luke
Ski in TX
Thanks, Luke
Chris