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Replying to: t42jl (Mar 28, 2006 8:37 pm) I managed a fleet of LD pickups some years ago for my company. The 2000 F150 was a pretty good truck, in my opinion. In my experience, however, the Dodge and Ford of that year were about as close as you'll ever get in terms of reliability. They both have their pluses and minuses. You shouldn't go wrong with either one. Regards, Dusty |
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Replying to: hubbsy (Apr 05, 2006 2:30 pm) 
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Replying to: cesar54 (Apr 02, 2006 5:59 pm) Is the check engine light on? If it is on, you can get the code(s) manually. Get paper and pencil in case there are more than one. Here's how: Put the key in the ignition and cycle it on-off-on off-on. Look at the odometer and in a few seconds numbers will appear. These are your fault codes. Go to Auto Zone, they will tell you what the codes are. |
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| After reading all the post, and talking to the dealership, it is odivious that Dodge has installed alot of faulty ABS modules. It seems to me that all the owners having this problem should get together and see about getting something done! The dealer told me that, ya my ABS module is "defective" and for a thousand dollars they would replace it and the wiring harness. My truck had about 38,000 miles on it when it fried the ABS module, this to me is pathetic. But the big american auto makers can't understand why people are buying foreign cars! | |
I am finding that my emergency brake goes to the floor with very little holding power. Is there an adjustment for this or will it require more extensive repairs. My son has removed the rear wheels and find that the emergency brake is a separate brake on the inside of the hub. Is this correct and how do we repair this. I'm looking for all the help I can get.  Thanks John
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Unless design has radically changed, there should be a horizontal slot toward the bottom of each backing plate, possibly covered by a rubber dust cover... Remove the dust cover, and if you stick a flat blade screwdriver (or a wider "brake adjusting tool") you can slowly click a starwheel to push the rear brake shoes (the ones specifically for the parking brake) until they rub up againt the inside surface of the rear disc rotor...then, back off 2-3 clicks so that the wheel spins freely without friction...that is only if the brake shoe surface is too far away from the inside rotor surface... another possibility is to check the parking brake cable and see if it is snug or slack...if snug, then it is probably the inside brake shoes that are the problem...if it has slack, then when you step on the parking brake, you are pulling up the cable slack without applying the actual brake, hence, no parking brake...in that case, there is a cable adjuster used to take out the slack... And, it could be both...  
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Replying to: xochiltz1 (Apr 07, 2006 6:26 pm)
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I have a 2001 dodge ram with 71000 miles. It is showing 2 ORDII codes: P0455 (probably gas cap) and p1762(govonor pressure sensor offset improper voltage). On the p0455 code - When I go to buy a new gas cap, is a non-oem cap from the local autoparts store ok or do I have to go buy one from Dodge? On the P1762 code - my transmission is sometimes not shifting properly from first to 2nd to 3rd. It just does it every other time. If I let the truck warm up for a couple of minutes and the gas tank is at least 1/2 full it always shifts ok. What are the easy steps to take for fixing this one? Any ideals?
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Replying to: joelocal (Apr 09, 2006 7:25 pm) |
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