small request for personal help...thanks

melodious

i am trying to find an aftermake manufacturer for dodge parts..2005, SLT 1500 4 wheel drive

cowl inductor and hood
chrome license plate holder that folds down for wench
chrome bumper...

thank you...


if need to move to appropriate section, feel free...trying to help a neighbor...

gue_barium

try craigslist.


http://sfbay.craigslist.org/

Cosmo

http://www.rockauto.com/
...
Do you have problems with your power windows? I have 2 dead window motors... they suck.

melodious

thanks to both of you....he seems to have taken his own problems into his own hands...

but, if you don't mind, i would love to ask questions about my own vehicular problems...now i know where i can go...

again thanks..

onelongsong

melodious wrote:

thanks to both of you....he seems to have taken his own problems into his own hands...

but, if you don't mind, i would love to ask questions about my own vehicular problems...now i know where i can go...

again thanks..

ask away

sonicreducer

anybody know why the headers for my truck are almost 700 dollars when the average price is 300 to 400,...?

i drive a ford ranger 3L V6, but seriously,... it can't be that much harder to make them,... and its not bolt on either

gue_barium

sonicreducer wrote:

anybody know why the headers for my truck are almost 700 dollars when the average price is 300 to 400,...?

i drive a ford ranger 3L V6, but seriously,... it can't be that much harder to make them,... and its not bolt on either

3L?

big mistake.

melodious

onelongsong wrote:

ask away

here's goes.! well, my problem is that i changed my therma stat a few weeks back and it seems to be leaking somewhre around the thermostat location...it only leaks when i shut the engine off...where the hek is the water pump located on an 89 voyager. and in the front there are two fans that run, when do these fans begin to run?

the thermostat had a little nitch that was supposed to be lined up with something and it seemed like the nitch was a generic thing becasue i had no indication as to where or what it should line up to...i did put it in the proper way with coils or apparatus facing the engine; and i put the gasket in, and i thought it would be the end of my problems, but now i seem to have more problems...

help!! if you can or so desire...

i believe the water pump is working, but i am not certain becasue i don't really know where the water pump is located on a 3l engine size..6 cylinder standard edtion...everyone says i should junk her, but she is paid for and not too bad on mileage.

thanks again...

Trau

I don't understand how anyone would think that this section is the appropriate place to look for car parts. I really don't.

melodious

maybe me transport problems are keepin; me from being near me friends and maybe i use me vehicle for transport to help other friends get someplace political and active like tomorrow, I cannot take anyone to a great protest happening here...

i don't know, are you another version of the posting police...jeez, i haven't said that one in a long time...

i asked and gue said yes..sounds to me like consentual....;)

nice to meet you, trau...

melodious

well, trau, and pearl jammers,

after thinking about trau's comment and having a chance to sleep on commentary, i beileve i owe you an apology. sometimes me forgets about consensus and gets all caught up in trying to make it on me own.

if it bothered you, it is my privelege to drop off this thread; for through the past year, i am learning how to be an interactive being;

really sorry that i may have imposed...take care

it's just that pearl jammin' community has always been pro-active; i can count on that...

inmytree

melodious wrote:

here's goes.! well, my problem is that i changed my therma stat a few weeks back and it seems to be leaking somewhre around the thermostat location...it only leaks when i shut the engine off...where the hek is the water pump located on an 89 voyager. and in the front there are two fans that run, when do these fans begin to run?

the thermostat had a little nitch that was supposed to be lined up with something and it seemed like the nitch was a generic thing becasue i had no indication as to where or what it should line up to...i did put it in the proper way with coils or apparatus facing the engine; and i put the gasket in, and i thought it would be the end of my problems, but now i seem to have more problems...

help!! if you can or so desire...

i believe the water pump is working, but i am not certain becasue i don't really know where the water pump is located on a 3l engine size..6 cylinder standard edtion...everyone says i should junk her, but she is paid for and not too bad on mileage.

thanks again...

hmm...

perhaps the o-ring off kilter...

you leak could be a hose or the water pump, or the thermostat housing may be cracked due to over tightening the bolts...is the thermostat housing plastic...?

to find the water pump, look at the belt or belts depending on your model...follow them to the pulleys...

the pulleys will run the water pump, ac compressor (if you have a/c), the power steering pump, and the alternator....

also, follow the hoses from the thermostat and they should lead to the water pump...

edit: check the clamps and hoses around the thermostat, too

melodious

cheers to you, immytree...it's just not my out of my way to say thank you...i have printed this stuff out and use a check list

inmytree

melodious wrote:

cheers to you, immytree...it's just not my out of my way to say thank you...i have printed this stuff out and use a check list

check out these sites and post your issues on the forums, you'll find help...

http://forum.chryslerminivan.net/index.php?

http://allpar.com/fix.html

callen

sonicreducer wrote:

anybody know why the headers for my truck are almost 700 dollars when the average price is 300 to 400,...?

i drive a ford ranger 3L V6, but seriously,... it can't be that much harder to make them,... and its not bolt on either

pain in the butt....very prone to leak....depending on how they exit the bottom of vehicle..easy to crush....can increase underhood temperatures...burn plug wires....possible problems with o2 sensors...and the performance increase is negligible. Had several vehicles with headers..will neve again.

sonicreducer

callen wrote:

pain in the butt....very prone to leak....depending on how they exit the bottom of vehicle..easy to crush....can increase underhood temperatures...burn plug wires....possible problems with o2 sensors...and the performance increase is negligible. Had several vehicles with headers..will neve again.

sounds like a shitty install,... isn't that why they ceramic coat them to reduce the heat?

also, for my truck, there isn't much i can do that will increase efficiency without spending a lot of money. its a 3 liter V6. nobody wants to work on one of those,... i've got a cold air intake and after market exhaust, but i still need more efficiency. i only get like 300 miles per tank,... and no, im not buying a new car.

have you seen a plus with headers? ever???

dkst0426

http://www.car-part.com

melodious

after i printed material from yesterday i looked at her again...it looks like i have a leak coming out from where top hose meets radiator; I am not certain if leak is sprung in seam of radiator itself, or from (let's pray) the hose...

i am getting ready for a set of hectic days ahead of me, graduation, o/t, family stuff,

so i wanted to make certain i came back to thank immytree

saying also, it's nice to meet both of you sonicreducer and callen...

have a nice day...a beautiful day (oh reminds me of the song white bird in a golden cage ..;) ), and will get back here to give an update.

i had gone to dodge, but these links will be helpful..

it's also very nice of you to share your engine knowledge when my hand is extended out...

peace and love

serenity