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i'd offer to help ya out, but i'm all the way down in cherry hill camden county.....

also, i forgot to mention.....last night, when i pulled that pressure hose off....before removal, i ran shop air through the fan drive. my system runs at 150psi. fan seemed awful slow to me. after removal, i ran it from the port on the drive itself, and seemed the same.....but i don't know how fast it SHOULD spin on shop air though....... i also removed and disassembled that solenoid, and found no obvious restrictions.......

ethanol is being forced on us by treehuggers. it is an unnecessary addition to our fuel, making it more expensive, less power producing, and in some cases damaging to the vehicle.

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notice the angled groove? that's new. it wasn't there when new.... thank you VERY much for taking your time to try to help me with this sir!!

ok....i THINK i got pics to attach. they're big though. inside of the fitting from which the line blew out.....note the missing snapring. it came partially out when it blew... same fitting, from outside... this is the end that used to be installed int he fitting... tag on the hose. i figured possibly the p/n on there would help you id if it's one of the defective lot you mentioned? this is the end that went into the fan drive unit. see how tight that is? it's the same as the old one was. same fitting, from the side.... fitting partially threaded into the pump

that's fine. your 69 vette didn't have cats

no!!!!!! you will eff up your cat, and your o2 sensors!!

sorry for so long to reply.....been running hectic this morning. he bought the truck about 2 years ago. it's been flawless till now. i've been the only person to work on it since he's had it, and he hasn't had me flush it. he does know to keep atf+4 in the system though.

ok....here's some pics i think..... well that didn't work. how the heck do i put pics here?

rgr that. and thanks again sir!! the part of this that's pressuring me....the guy has three vehicles......2000 durango, and b1500, and this viper truck. the truck came in with these problems. last week, coming back from free america(pa), the engine locked up on the b1500. so now, they're down to the durango, and his wife's on his case every night........

i'll re-check them tomorrow, and will get pictures. i don't see how any tools will fit in between the fitting and the line though. i did have what i felt was a good solid snap, but could be wrong. i also had assembled the line, routed it as it came out, into its little plastic brackets, and then threaded in the pump end first.......but hell.......i've made dumber mistakes in the past than not seating a snap ring properly.......

how the hell do i turn on auto-correct in here? it was on before, but not it's not........

also.....thanks guys!!

i'll snap a couple pictures tomorrow. i should've today, but i got my butt handed to me by half a dozen other cars. the problem hose is the one between the power steering pump, and the fan drive. it kind of looks like one of those ford pressure lines that is able to pivot when the nut's tightened. the truck came in originally leaking at the fitting where it threads into the power steering pump. no problem, right? order the new hose from dodge, right? naaahhh.....toooooo easy! this comes as THREE pieces. two ends, and the new hose. the ends have a snapring inside of them. once installed, they cannot be disassembled. when i installed the first set, it lasted a week. blew out as the customer was backing out of his driveway. at the power steering pump. i got a new end, and installed it. it lasted for a 1 mile test drive, and then the same thign again. only this time, it was sitting idling in my parking lot. i called dodge, and they warrantied the entire set for me, as i'd suspected a possible defect. no go. same deal. i've been dealing with performance dodge in woodbury with this, and those guys have been great to me. someone had suggested putting an electric fan in. i mentioned that to my customer today, and he doesn't want to do it. he'd prefer to keep it like it is, 'cept that it works. as it sets, his is one of 500 in its configuration, so i can understand that.

i needs haaalllllpppp!!!! i have an 05 viper truck. that's a dodge ram1500 with the 8.3 liter viper engine. these have hydraulic cooling fan control. what i'm trying to find, is just the hydraulic cooling fan switch. it's a solenoid that screws into the fan drive. dodge is trying to sell me the entire assembly for nearly 1100 list. i'm kind of guessing at this being bad, as i cannot find any test procedures for it, and the power steering pressure line is blowing off at the pump. this appears to me to be the only possible source of restriction to create that much pressure. any of you techs/mechanis famaliar with this? or had this sort of problem? i've been through some viper and viper truck forums, and really can't find anything other than "make a one piece hose". thanks guys!!

synthetic is absolutely worth it. the problem is that you've got 110k already on your car. i've run into a couple instances where i'd install synthetic oil on a high mileage vehicle, at the customers request, and suddenly they've got oil leaks. this is on vehicles that came in being bone dry underneath. i've talked to other mechanics that've had the same situation.......so i tend to not recommend switching to synthetic on a high mileage vehicle. that all said, i run mobil1 in my 2012 gt

i carry concealed both at home, and at my shop. my home town isn't particularily dangerous yet, although it's got a section that you would think you stepped into camden.....but i don't feel the NEED to carry. i carry because i am responsible for me and mine......i carry at work for the same reason.

it's hard to top the 67 or 68 mustang fastback.

walmarts in nj carry gun stuffs????

it took me too long to stop in here. i bought one of jacks bushmasters last week. this guy is beyond great to deal with. not only did he seem to be going out of his way to make sure i was going to be happy with my purchase, but i think my purchase turned into a bit of a lesson too....which is of course a good thing. i wouldn't hesitate for a nanosecond to recommend jack to anyone. great guy. chances are i'll be making trips to down his way again. thank ya sir, for a GORGEOUS gun!!! now, i just gotta decide if i wanna keep her unfired, or go run some ammo through her!

flew tips.

i have yet to be bothered shooting in my yard. my yard's 120 across by 140 deep. i set my targets inside my garage, giving me a safe backstop.

THE NRA IS EVIL, and everything bad that happens is their fault. not

this is going to let them push again. they will start with something like kalifornia is about to pass.....banning any semi auto which can accept magazines of more than 10 rounds. it doesn't matter that a rifle wasn't used. they'll try that. they'll go after any shotgun more than a double barrel. after all, who needs more than 2 shots with a shotgun, right? they will go after ANY pistol which can accept a magazine of more than 10 rounds. this is all where they will start. when they finish, they'll probably have our so called "assault" firearms illegalized. they'll have pistols down to 5 rounds, with revolvers being the only exceptions. they'll categorize semi-auto shotguns, AND pump shotguns in as "assault" weapons. because they're going to do this, there will be a worse ammo shortage, and all things firearms will go stupidly expensive almost overnight.