Are you going by the severe duty schedule? I changed mine to synthetic at
17k, and by the normal schedule, I was way premature changing them at
17k....
Josh
http://dakota.jumpautos.com
""Robert D. Smith"" <rsmith13@NYCAP.rr.com> wrote in message
news:008201c08b19$6ba829c0$2ed6a918@nycap.rr.com...
> Help me DAKsperts! The DAKSY's at 24K & the owners manual says to replace
> the front & rear pumpkin juice (again!) I put synthetic in both at 12.5 K.
> It was a PITA (too many bolts), but the weather was warm in August. Seeing
> as it it now coming up on one of the most miserable months for NY winters,
> do I really need to do this now? Can I wait for the weather to warm up a
> little? My garage has a decent woodstove in it, but both bays are so full
of
> junk that I'd have to take an entire weekend to clean it out just to make
> room for the DAKSY. If I do it outside, can I expect the RTV to set up
> properly? I can keep the RTV warm just prior to application, but I'd
really
> rather wait until the all the metal parts warm up a little. Along this
line
> of thinking, is there anyplace that sells the pumpkin covers with a drain
> plug? I'd drill & pipe tap em both, but the damn things are so thin that
1/2
> thread is about all I'd get & that wouldn't give a positive seal on the
> plug.
>
> Off topic: Glad the New Jersey Pygmies got their D*CKS knocked in the
dirt!
> That's what those NYC A**HOLES get for electing Senator H...
>
> .
>
> Bob Smith
> 2K Dak SY CC Sport +
> 3.9l; V-6: 4X4
>
> For the mods/details, visit us at:
>
> http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>
> (ps, we're still working on it!)
>
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