The HD Service Group includes larger radiator, aux transmission cooler,
power steering cooler, 136 Amp alternator, 750 Amp battery.
gk
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Gary E. Klim - Somewhere In Connecticut mailto:garyklim@snet.net
http://pages.cthome.net/garyklim/ mailto:gklim@harman.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 6:59 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE:DML: RE: Tranny/Engine Oil cooler
>
>
> Hmmm... ya made me look.
>
> My sticker says "Engine Cooling: Heavy Duty" and when I
> asked the mech
> what that was he said that an oil cooler was added to the truck
> to make the
> engine run cooler under heavy loads. I asked if that was in
> addition to the
> tranny cooler and he said yes. You made me curious so I went and
> checked it
> out. I could only see three radiators (I'm assuming one is the
> A/C condensor)
> but I did notice that one of them had 2 feeds and 2 returns.
> Without tracing
> all the lines back I couldn't say whether this was a combo
> tranny/oil cooler
> or not.
> I'll trust ya on this one, but I tell ya, I'm bummed if I was
> misinformed.
> I will end up installing a third party oil cooler if it doesn't have one
> already, one with an electric pump hooked to the door switches.
> I wanted a
> truck with all of this on the engine and had my roommate search
> for one. I
> hate the color (Black) [only because it's a pain to keep up], but
> I took it
> because it was the only Dak in all of Southern California with all the
> goodies, and did we exhaust the poor Chrysler computers looking
> for it! So if
> you're right, I'm not thrilled.
> I don't think it's "extreme" at all. I think all cars should have oil
> coolers if they do any kind of work. I know these devices can
> save motors and
> ease burdens on your cooling system on hot days. They're not all that
> expensive either.
> Thanks for the input, I'm gonna have to find out for certain
> now... <grrr>
>
> Shaun
> Tustin, CA
>
> ---original message---
> Shaun,
> i dont think any of the dodge lineup except maybe the shelby vipers or GTS
> vipers have engine oil coolers. This would be an Extreme option for a
> "normal" truck, even the R/T. You can cetainly put one on your truck, but
> youll have to use an oil filter "sandwich" adapter or a remote oil
> filter/adaptor set up.
> BKB
>
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