Darn Chrysler products just don't last
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Darn Chrysler products just don't last
Heard a metallic screeching howl under the hood yesterday on the '95 one ton Dodge. Only 295K on the clock and I have to put on a new water pump.
Cummins diesel just barely broke in too.
Replaced the serpentine belt and Tensioner while I was at it. Not that they needed it but once I was in there, what the hell. Took 4 hours (including beer run) and about 135 bucks worth of parts.
Damn, they just don't make them like they used to.
Cummins diesel just barely broke in too.
Replaced the serpentine belt and Tensioner while I was at it. Not that they needed it but once I was in there, what the hell. Took 4 hours (including beer run) and about 135 bucks worth of parts.
Damn, they just don't make them like they used to.
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Re: Darn Chrysler products just don't last
heard a metallic screeching howl under the hood yesterday on the '95 one ton dodge. Only 295k on the clock and i have to put on a new water pump.
Cummins diesel just barely broke in too.
Replaced the serpentine belt and tensioner while i was at it. Not that they needed it but once i was in there, what the hell. Took 4 hours (including beer run) and about 135 bucks worth of parts.
Damn, they just don't make them like they used to.
Cummins diesel just barely broke in too.
Replaced the serpentine belt and tensioner while i was at it. Not that they needed it but once i was in there, what the hell. Took 4 hours (including beer run) and about 135 bucks worth of parts.
Damn, they just don't make them like they used to.
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Re: Darn Chrysler products just don't last
I have had to replace so little on this truck. Batteries, tires, brakes, a fuel regulator, Shocks and ball joints. Ya know, the usual wear stuff.
I ride it hard and put it away wet. Tow a 20 foot trailer all the time. Cars, tractors, boats, even a Bull dozer. I haul gravel, manure, and lumber in the bed. It has been the best wheel barrow I have ever owned.
Glad you got a chuckle.
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I know what you mean with the old reliable Dodge trucks with diesels. Mine is a 1997 3500 4X4 with turbo Cummins. I temporary failed state inspections one year because the horns wouldn't blow. I had driven thru watered down mud so deep that my horns were filled. You can't stop 6 wheels pulling when transfer case is shifted down into low range with Dana positraction. Squirrel Crusher <It's written across the trucks tailgate.
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[QUOTE=Squirrel Crusher;872372]
I know what you mean with the old reliable Dodge trucks with diesels. Mine is a 1997 3500 4X4 with turbo Cummins. I temporary failed state inspections one year because the horns wouldn't blow. I had driven thru watered down mud so deep that my horns were filled. You can't stop 6 wheels pulling when transfer case is shifted down into low range with Dana positraction. Squirrel Crusher
Nice Rig SQ.
Those '94 to 2000 models were special.
I'm kind of afraid to buy a new one. I worry that I will be disappointed.
Those '94 to 2000 models were special.
I'm kind of afraid to buy a new one. I worry that I will be disappointed.
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