Ah..the master has been reduced to parts counter helper..... brings a tear
to my eye...
hehe
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: RE: FIXED re: TB Mod Problems: DTC P0121 and DTC P0133 (long)
>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:19:17 -0600
>
>
>AHHHHH....ya took it to those schmucks?!? ;) LOL
>
>A couple hundred bucks?!? Ouch....but at least it's fixed.
>
>Stop by some time...i'm in the back right now helping out with parts,
>but will be in the shop area within 2 weeks (finishing up my official
>"get me up to speed with all the new stuff" training).
>
>- Bernd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of John Bell
>Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:03 PM
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: FIXED re: TB Mod Problems: DTC P0121 and DTC P0133 (long)
>
>
>
>Ouch :-(. I get back home and find out that your phone number has been
>made public for one and for all...
>
>That said, I ended up chickening out and taking my truck to Maxwell
>Dodge South. The result? Bad TPS, which was replaced. So, half a day and
>a couple hundred bucks later, I have my truck back.
>
>Wish I had known earlier which dealership you were working at, I would
>have taken it there in a heartbeat... I'll guarantee you I'll go there
>next time, now that I know.
>
>Now I need to slap the Hypertech programmer back on it and take it out
>of stock trim, and I should be all set. As it stands, it seems to be
>running strong. Of course, it doesn't shift as firm anymore since the
>TPS mod is gone, but I can live with that for now.
>
>One thing I did notice - the elusive "it takes fewer rpm to go the same
>speed" effect is definitely at work in my truck now. I have 3.92
>gearing. It used to take 2000 rpm to go 65 mph, and 2500 rpm at 80 mph.
>Now, I am running 2000 rpm and 67 mph, and 2500 rpm and 83 mph. It also
>sounds like it wants to suck the hood in when I floor it ;-).
>
>So, here are the mods on my truck so far:
>
>- 180 deg. thermostat
>- 8mm JBA plug wires
>- brass cap and rotor
>- Autolite 3923 plugs at stock gap (.040)
>- Intense Performance intake with 7" Power Stack filter
>- shaved TB with bores ported
>- S-Bolt (which the machine shop was able to modify to my specs)
>- Hypertech Power Programmer III (soon... I was running in 93 octane
>trim
>etc.)
>
>I'll give the 'puter a chance to relearn everything once I make sure
>it's all buttoned together properly. Otherwise, looking forward to
>having the old beast back :-).
>
>Have fun,
>--
>John Bell
>
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