RE: RE: R/T Info/questions

From: Bridges, Bruce (bbridges@alarismed.com)
Date: Fri Oct 23 1998 - 13:11:12 EDT


Sam,
Ill be there. Boys night out since my wifes out of town as well. I think
Ill get the R/T but I may show in a barracuda (sorry DML) if she really
wants the truck to drive to L.A. my best mileage to date was about 15. My
driving habits are showing. I change oil every 3K but since iVe been doing
some extreme driving post break-in I changed out after the first 500miles
too. Im using a synth blend now that Ive got 7500miles on it. I want to
look at your driveshaft balance weights Saturday, Ill bring a flashlight.
See ya there!
BKB

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>sam,
>sounds like and R/T to me! The bump over thresholds is a TSB and a
recall
>for cab mount bolts, at least on the 98s. Milesge will get better (a
>little) as you rack the miles. The Ding is WAY too LOUD! makes me jump
out
>of my shoes! Mopar seemed to be paranoid about you running out of gas.
>Ding =17.5 gallons gone in my truck. The keebler elves are really
>controlling your truck, hence the rubberband feeling. It gets better
with
>time (and mods). The right pull is the damn tires as far as I can tell
and
>get better with time too! Do you have a high speed vibration?
>BKB
>
   I've been doing the SOP break-in (standard opp...)so far with
60-65 mph highway cruising, slight burst to 70-75 mph... Slow
street starts, with an occational 0-45 run at 3/4 throttle. I
have only run up to 80 mph, and it was solid as a rock.. based
on my right foot's opinion this truck would easily pull 135-140
mph if it didn't have a 112 mph fuel cut off. It feels THAT
solid to me (being I've been to 130-135 in my '95 and wasn't
too comfortable in it!)

   So far today with me driving insanely slow (60-65 mph)
to work, the computer is popping in a 15.2 mpg... I figure
that is pretty accurate as the first tank 'rang in' at
12.7 (computer), with 12.5 actual. What maint. schedule
are you following? I plan on a 3000 mile oil change, and
I will probably go with the standard dino oil instead of
synth. with this truck (which my '95 runs with).

   Saturday night my wife will be out, so I will be by
myself with the RT, and plan to be at the Jack-N-The-Box
at about 6:30pm... Still interested in going? Look at
a few mopars, for an hour or so... Let me know.

Sam '95 SLT

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