yeah, sorry about that... i have just needed a place to vent. i filled the
resevoir up today. let's see if that works.
Gabe Couriel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Josh
Battles
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:34 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: RE: RE: Ouch, that hurts. Man down!!!
Thanks for de-railing my thread dammit. lol
Check your fluid level, if it's low that can cause the light to turn on.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com""Gabriel Couriel"" <gcouriel@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:IAEKLJFEBEMGODNFJMDAEEILCCAA.gcouriel@bellsouth.net... > > hahaha... i forgot to mention. on friday, the brake lights turned on. so i > need to find out what the hell is wrong with that. > > as it goes, the gate for a caravan is $250, plus 85 for the bumper, plus > shipping to Miami from Minnesota (only place that had one at a reasonable > price), plus $750 for the work to her car. > > $405 for the parts on my truck, plus $650 to fix it. plus tax on the work. > > SOUNDS LIKE FUN TIMES!!! > > Gabriel Couriel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of C. Philip > Cutler II > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:51 PM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: DML: RE: RE: Ouch, that hurts. Man down!!! > > > > Well it isn't as bad as my activities for the week, thought I would go > in and get an alignment (had the truck 10 years, never done, something > should of been out of wacky by then, and I was steering about 20° to go > straight), some new shocks, and a rotate and balance, and see if they > could find out what was causing a vibration at about 60-65 mph, that > goes away at 70. > > Turns out big chunk out of one tire, and even though a tire says is the > same size but different manufactures they might be a hare off in actual > size, so I need new tires ($414 at Discount for Pirelli Scorpion) before > they will perform a complete alignment, and the bushings are shot so > they will need to replace those after the new tires. Also my front > rotors are shot and the breaks are also so it needs those, and the > master cylinder is shot also ($1045 for all that) plus $110 for a brake > flush service. Also looking at the fuel injectors they are blocked and > 2 are totally clogged ($125 for throttle body service and $107 for fuel > injection service). New shocks which I wanted and serpentine belt, which > has been cracked since I got it 10 years ago ($628). The rear end had a > leak and it needed a differential service ($169, cheaper than a failed > rear end though $3500 he said). > > All in all, a $500 estimate turns into a $2750 bill. But they needed to > be done, if that's all I have to put into the truck this year besides > oil/gas, it's a cheap year. > > Philip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gabriel > Couriel > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:52 AM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: DML: RE: Ouch, that hurts. Man down!!! > > > whatever it is, it's gonna be less than what i have to spend after my > activities this weekend. > > anybody got $2,000 laying around? > > Gabriel Couriel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Josh > Battles > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:19 AM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Ouch, that hurts. Man down!!! > > > > So, I'm driving home from school late last night and I begin to smell > maple, > pretty strongly I might add. I turned the heat down and looked over to > change lanes, and the passenger window was completely fogged, which is > odd, > because 2 minutes previous it was clear. > > and the smell gets stronger. > > So, wondering what's up I turned on the map lights and sure enough, > there's > coolant running down my floormat. Temp guage is okay and the low > coolant > light isn't on, so i prodded on the last 2 miles home. When I got there > and > shut the truck off, I noticed that there was steam billowing from under > the > hood. It looks like I lost the heater core as well as some of the > hoses... > I can see one of the fittings for the heater core protruding from the > firewall and there's coolant dripping out of it. A quick check of the > other > hoses and they're all hot and feel filled with fluid, however the > overflow > tank is empty. Boy am I sure glad I filled that up last week. > > So, I preuse through the FSM to see just what's entailed to remove the > heater core and replace it. Mistake #1. The entire dash has to come out > so > you can remove the "climate control box" or something, but to remove > that > you've got to disconnect the A/C and then undo a bazillion bolts. Now I > know that not everything has to be done the way that it's written in the > FSM, but it gave me a good idea of what's involved and helped me to > figure > out that I don't have the time to do it. So, it looks like it's off to > the > dealership. I'll let you all know what the bill is when it's done. I'm > a > little afraid though. > > -- > - Josh > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html > www.omg-stfu.com > > > >
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