Recent content by Sarge

Downsides to diesel oil? It's cheaper so some folks claim it can't be as good. But it protects a motor that runs more miles than most of us. It gets used in some serious high rpm bikes with no problems so revs are no problem whatsoever. Only thing I can think of is finding the right grade...

Thanks. Did find a local with one like the one I was looking at. He stated that it was sorta gutless unless you revved to about 3000. Not a real good highway handler. But he was getting around 19-20mpg. Hemi pulls 12 most of the time. But then it'll also burn the tires thru first, second and...

You wouldn't wanna get rid of a motor cheap would ya? Planning on building a trike. Sarge

Diesel oil meets or beats every spec for stock or built motors. Got a bud who runs it in his 'Busa and that puppy has way more compression is used harder than most of the motors here. I've used it on all my bikes and every 4 wheeled vehicle I've got. Sarge

Deal fell thru. Sarge

No thoughts? Front and rear axles -- 30 or 35's, right? What is the 5spd? A NV3550? Is this good/bad? What's the transfer case? NP231? Should I decide to do so down the road, are there many choices on motor swaps? Are there cooling issues on the smaller motor like on the 4.0? (Recently had a...

I currently drive a 2004 Dodge QuadCab SLT with the hemi and love it but can't afford the payments. Looking at trading it for a 2000 Wrangler with the 2.5L, 5 speed, and 95102 miles. Anything I should look for on it? Or known weak points to be aware of should the deal go thru? Yes, I know the...

The synthetic wont increase your chance of leaks. If the motor leaks after the change, it leaked before. Just that it had crud built up and wasn't showing. Me personally, I'd rather know I had the leaks so I could fix them rather than not. Sarge

Had that crap once. I was exhausted the whole time tho. Lasted for a month or so. Sarge

Damn, been doing it wrong all this time! Cut two or three times and then measure. Sarge

Depends on where yer at. In South Texas it was mostly Fords. Bud in San Antonio says mostly Chevys. Here in St Louis it's mostly Dodges. I loved my MB diesel.

Man, I like any vehicle someone has spent some time on. My OL really digs the paint jobs too. Sarge

Man, I had one of those once. Actually a decent little car. Really bad fitment inside but it was fairly quick, got damn good mileage and never broke down. Finally sold it cause a bud had one that shit a starter and it cost well over $100 to get a new one with a 3-4 week wait. Sold mine and one...

Well there is a low growl from the moment you begin rolling. I figured it was the tires tho. Wrangler HT's and fairly new. I know the fronts make some noise as it modulates when you turn the wheel. This van has been pretty abused in its life I can imagine. Sarge

Totalled my Sprinter so I'm driving a Dodge 2500 short cargo van for now...think it's a 2001. But it's got a problem which is driving me insane(r). At speeds from 40 and up I get a humming/growl from the rear of the van. No vibration is felt in the steering wheel. Gets really bad from 50 up...