Re: Re: Re: Re: Winter grille inserts

From: JAMES KNOX (knox.james@sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 13:28:56 EST


Good Stuff Jon!
Jim Knox, 91 Dak

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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Re: Winter grille inserts

>
> "JAMES KNOX" <knox.james@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> : Hi Andy! Bill is totally right! Take a coffee or hot chocolate, and
run
> : your engine till the thermostat opens, Grill Inserts are asking to cook
your
> : engine. I've seen it many times in Canada when the vehicle isn't moving
in
> : traffic or we get an abnormal warm spell!
> : Grill inserts generally indicate that a vehicle has a heating system
> : problem like bad thermostat or pluged heater core.
>
>
> Unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer, of course.
> I don't have the owner's manual right in front of me here so I
> don't recall the exact verbage, but the manual for my Ram 3500
> recommends using something to block the radiator during cold
> weather. (diesel)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
> .-- Jon Steiger ---- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com --.
> | 1970 Barracuda - 1990 Dakota 'vert - 1992 Ram 4x4 - 1996 Dakota |
> | 1996 Intruder 1400 - 1996 Kolb FireFly - 2001 Ram QC 3500 CTD |
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