Re: The Valley/Banner..(oops) + a longgg story

From: Kevin \(MAGNUM S/T\) Hoegen (kevinhoegen@email.com)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 22:18:27 EDT


Hey Bob,
Seein that you seem to have all this free time...I've been having a metallic
vibration sound under my truck for a bit which I can't seem to locate. If I
ever do make that meet on the 29th...maybe you can look at it while I have
some fun at the meet :-)
..he he

Glad to see ya found it bud....nuthin worse than NOT finding the damned
thing...well...I guess there are worse things...but ya know what I mean :-)

--
Kevin Hoegen
99 Solar Yellow MAGNUM S/T CC
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Flowmaster 3-chamber Dual outlet
Stillen RP w/Dual Hooker Euro tips
Quick-D TB/K&N Intake
180 RS T-stat/Taylor wires/Autolite plugs
Centerforce II clutch
SpeedTweaks IAT adjuster...etc....etc
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""DAKSY"" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:018b01c14496$b946e9a0$3a1ca118@nycap.rr.com... > Hey DML! > My bad! I shoulda put this in for the Valley instead of the other links: > > http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dmlevent/Dvi1eXPoL4ZSA/ > > (Although you COULD find info in them about the meet if you looked hard > enough...) > > And now, for something completely different...I started getting a strange > metallic sounding clunk from under the DAKSY on Fruday nite...I first > noticed it on some rough Massachusetts roads & could NOT identify what it > was or where it was originating, other than under the truck...Sooooo, I > pulled to the side of the road & took a look underneath...hmmm...nothing > seemed loose...Anyway, it bugged the crap outta me all weekend! I kept > crawling under it & wiggling & shaking stuff...not the exhaust...not the > shocks...DAMN! Even looked under the hood to see if the intake fell > off...Ok, I decided to wait til I got her home & up on the ramps... so I > crawled under & started shakin everything I could reach...heatshields... gas > tank...transfer case...spare tire...Nada! WTF! Soooo, I crawled out & > chatted a bit with Andy on AIM & went back to her & for the heck of it I > grabbed the passenger side rear tire & pushed & puleed as hard as I > could...CLANK!!...THERE IT WAS! (but what the heck was it?) Sounded like it > was coming from the extreme rearend!?!?!?! Soooo, I went back & tried the > Putnam Hitch - solid... > Now What? So I shook the rear tire again, heard the clanking noise from the > rear & went back & took another peek...the only thingthat could pssibly move > was...THE DAMN LOCK ON THE RAM'S HEAD HITCH RECEIVER COVER!!!! SHEESH! I > wired it away from the hitch & covered it with duct tape & shook the tire > again...NOTHING!! I'll tell ya....that little Master lock made ONE HELL of a > racket! It musta sent vibrations all thru the Putnam Hitch & the frame! > > (end of story) > > Bob Smith (Daksy2K on AIM) > DML/DML > 2K DAKSY CC Sport + > 3.9l; V6: 4X4 > (1 of 980 2K DAKSYs mfrd) > For the mods,details, etc., visit us at: > > http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/ > > (ps, we're still working on it... > Susan on the page; me on the DAKSY! ) >



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