Glad to hear you had a good experience and that your truck is back to
normal!
Bill Boggs
ICQ# 96440831
thumper72@lvcm.com
http://www.lvcm.com/thumper/white_lightning.html
"White Lightning"
2001 CC 2WD Sport+ 4.7 Auto
> I was stoked to find that my truck was done when I showed up at
> the dealer this afternoon. Miracles never cease! They did the
> following work:
>
> 1. I had complained (as noted in a series of previous posts)
> about an odd chirping noise and that the crank pulley might be
> warped from my accident. They replaced the crank damper and I'm
> waiting until tomorrow morning to see if it worked (the noise
> only happens when the truck is cold). Unfortunately, I ran the
> truck in this condition for like two months--anybody got any
> idea of what the consequences might be in the future? For
> example, should I expect to have to tear the engine down to the
> crank to replace bearings and what not at like the 100K mark?
>
> 2. I mentioned that my front diff was weaping a bit of oil and
> they replaced the "front pinion seals." I don't know where/what
> these are? Anyone know and want to educate me?
>
> 3. I had one of those headlight switches that comes off in your
> hand every once in awhile and they replaced that as well.
>
> 4. Most of my previous posts were regarding the abnormal
> consumption of oil and the belly pan gasket. They replaced the
> "intake manifold gasket" which I have come to learn is one and
> the same.
>
> 5. Got that recall thing done about the rear axle breather
> tube/e-brake or whatever that was about.
>
> As a bonus, the front diff fix required new lube and the belly
> pan fix required new coolant. I got all this for $50! I'm so
> happy I got my extended warranty and for once, I'm very happy
> with the service I have recieved. They actually listened to my
> descriptions of the problems and they obviously communicated it
> to the mechanics (a step that doesn't often happen I've
> noticed). For my fellow Las Vegans, go to Chapman Dodge and ask
> for Rick for your service needs.
>
> Another cool thing is that some of the above stuff were TSB
> items that I never got around to getting fixed before the
> regular warranty was up and I was nervous to learn this morning
> that Chrysler could choose not to honor the TSB fixes under the
> extended warranty. Thankfully they did, and I'm a happy Dodge
> owner again. Sorry for the long message (I just can't seem to
> be brief) and thanks again for all the replies to my previous
> posts.
>
>
> =====
> Later,
> JY
> Vegas '98 CC 5.2L 5spd 4x4 w/prerunner bumper
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