Will,
Here is what you have to do... BEAT ON IT.... Just go out there and rip
some shifts, shred some tires, act like you have a v-8... c'mon man that
poor dak is depressed... it never gets used... this is my ritual... in the
morning i go out to the truck and start it (been like 15-35 in the morning)
i start on my way to work. for the first mile i take it easy, keep it
below 3k rpm... then i am on the highway... doing like 90 in no time... 4th
to like 80, then 5th... truck warms up fast at this speed... my general
rule... try not to bounce it off the limiter... and when cold try not to
shift much higher than 3k... it runs like a top... 400-1800 rpm... you are
killing me man... put on a K&N, a catback and a 68mm TB and feel what 5800
RPM is all about... it is like steroids man... very addicting... But that
is how i treat my truck... Hope it starts running better for ya....
Chris
>I think I'm the one having the most problems.Mine will run hot if I don't
>keep the elec. fan running,It won't hardly idle and frequently stalls if I
>don't have the a/c compressor runnig to bump up the idle.
>My magnesuim valve covers look like crap! They are pitted and flaking.I've
>tried to polish/clean them,but all I seem to do is knock more of them off.My
>motor seems to be weaker than when I got it.It sure doesn't pull as hard
>where I drive it, between 400 and 1800 rpms.I have added radiator relief to
>try and get the coolant temps to stay manageable,but I still have to run
>both fans in the winter to keep it under 200.During the summer, I was having
>to run the heater on full blast with both fans running to keep it under
>200.It was brutal hell in Texas at 112* outside and the heater running full
>blast inside the truck! If I stopped for any length of time,the temp gauge
>would go up towards 210, and I would have to shut it off,which I don't like
>to do.Glad to hear you're not having any problems though.Take care,
>
>Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
>'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
>http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
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