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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Well, here's an update on what's happened - I measured the tread depth on the Coopers and they were slightly past the halfway point - less than 6/32's left - given that and the overall condition of the two that had seen the most abuse, I decided it was pointless trying to get them trued and...- retmil46
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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R134a at Walmart
Only real way to get an accurate read and charge on today's R134 systems is to use a set of manifold gauges that read both the high and low pressure side, and perform the test as described in the service manual. Those cans you can buy at the auto parts stores, with the el-cheapo built-in low...- retmil46
- Post #12
- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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R134a at Walmart
Yep, last I checked a couple weeks ago, a 30 lb bottle at O'reilly's would run you over $300. A 340 gram "standard" size can was $18 to $20. Word I've gotten is that the European Union is banning R134 effective this year. It's replacement has already been approved by the EU, and by the EPA...- retmil46
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- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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R134a at Walmart
In case anyone wants to stock up, just went by one of the Walmarts here in San Antonio, and they have it on sale for $9.27 for a 340 gram can - sticker on the CRD lists the charge as 0.649 kg - 649 grams - so 2 cans should be enough for a full recharge if necessary. Auto parts stores have...- retmil46
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i'm new
Actually, that's similar to what I see for mileage on my CRD. I have seen as high as 30 to 33 on long interstate trips, and as much as 580 miles on one tank. BUT....... I've done quite a few mods to mine, to correct "issues" with Chrysler's (DaimlerChrysler at the time) bean counter...- retmil46
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- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Well, this sucks.:disgust: I took a closer look at my tires yesterday, and I'm thinking it'd be a waste of time trying to get them trued and rebalanced, that regardless if they're causing the noise or not, I'm still going to end up needing 4 new tires. Basically, it looks as if they got...- retmil46
- Post #12
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Fuel Filler Neck Strainer
By chance, could you do some measurements on that strainer, especially in reagrds to the diameter? If it's smaller than about 1 3/4' OD at the biggest part, and larger than 3/4", that would sit down inside the large part of the metal fuel filler neck, on the shoulder where it necks down to 3/4"...- retmil46
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- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Same gent at the driveline specialist shop gave me two or three tips for eliminating the rear driveshaft/tranny/differential as the cause of the noise. First, with the parking brake on and the tranny in neutral, rev up the engine to around 2000 rpm or the engine rpm that corresponds to the...- retmil46
- Post #11
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Well, I've got an idea along that line. Yesterday I went to a driveline specialist shop, recommended by the same differential shop that turned me on to the second alignment place - actually their sister company originally started by the same owner. To eliminate the tires as the cause of...- retmil46
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Believe it or not, I found the cause of the popping/banging, and it wasn't bad shocks....... Somewhere, sometime, somehow, someone had dropped a putty knife when working on the beast, such that it was nestled in the ledge just in front of the radiator. When I'd go around a corner fast enough...- retmil46
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Well, got the alignment done this past Monday at the second shop - this guy was a true mechanic - spent 10 minutes just listening to my history of what I'd seen with the vehicle - then takes it out for a 10 to 15 minute test drive BEFORE pulling it back in over the alignment pit. About a...- retmil46
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Fuel Filler Neck Strainer
Well, rather obviously in my case, not all stations have filters on their pumping setups. One friend in Charlotte NC actually ended up getting chunks of rubber, apparently from a bad seal on the station's pump, into his tank - large enough that they bound up and burnt out his centrifugal lift...- retmil46
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- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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Fuel Filler Neck Strainer
Over the past 6 years, several times when on a trip, or even from a local station on occasion, I've ended up getting a considerable amount of trash pumped into the fuel tank and caught in the filters. Two years ago when passing thru northern Florida, just a 5 gallon top-off at a station...- retmil46
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Exhaust?
In a lot of states, NC for certain, at least as far as diesels are concerned, a turbo DOES meet the legal requirements as far as having a muffler installed - ie, you can run a straight pipe out the back on a turbo diesel and still be entirely legal. FWIW, the original warranty (if anyone out...- retmil46
- Post #17
- Forum: CRD KJ's Section
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Swapped V6 Fan for CRD Metal Fan
Well, frankly, since I've removed the original thermostat and installed a new one that operates properly, same to be said for the fan clutch, no I haven't. I've owned this beast since brand new Sept 05, living in the NC foothills and for the last two years in south Texas, and dealt with...- retmil46
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Swapped V6 Fan for CRD Metal Fan
Well, that certainly sounds like an interesting WINTERTIME experiment. Here in South Texas during the summer, that would be a sure-fire way to end up with no A/C and overheat your engine and tranny inside of about 10 minutes on the interstate. If the intent is to gather data toward the...- retmil46
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Swapped V6 Fan for CRD Metal Fan
This project got put on the back burner for a few months, but I finally got it done yesterday. Last year, in the thread on replacing the mechanical fan clutch, I mentioned that a friend and I had tumbled to the fact that our CRD 5 bladed metal fan, and the 11 bladed nylon fan on V6's with a...- retmil46
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Yep, first shop claims they checked the alignment AND suspension and didn't find any problems - no charge - but then they didn't provide any paper showing that they HAD checked the alignment, ie, what the actual specs were. Obviously, from the condition of my tires, I'm calling Bravo Sierra...- retmil46
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Odd Drivetrain Noise/Tire Wear
Here's the scenario - 2005 KJ Sport CRD 4WD, 58K miles and change. At 52K miles prior to a trip to NC in Jan this year, no noticeable wear on tires - Cooper Discoverer ATR 245/70/16, installed at 25K miles. Early Feb, starting noticing an unusual noise that could have been either from the...- retmil46
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Diesel Power Mag
Not to knock our rides getting some publicity, but Diesel Power long ago turned into nothing but 200 pages of ads with a couple articles thrown in. IMO, a better mag with more useful info, interesting articles (even on diesel tractors), and fewer blatant adverts is Diesel World.- retmil46
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