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I have a 99, 3500, 5.9 TD that kept blowing off the intercooler hoses when
the truck is under load.

After cleaning, and reinstalling them, they continued to blow off.

Took to dealer, they put them back on, and told me it was OK. I said your
nuts, and blew the hoses within two miles of the dealer. I documented
everything I did up to that point, they just repeated it. I wish I made 75
dollars an hour to repeat someone's work!

I took the truck home, ordered 1 new hose from Piers Diesel, bought new
clamps, used the "sandpaper" trick on the top hose, new Piers on the bottom,
no more blowing hoses.

If I would have thought about it, when it happened for the first time, I
lost the lower hose (from turbo piping into intercooler inlet), and some oil
drained out. The rubber had become soft, and nothing was going to hold it
on!

Also, Dodge wanted $178 for the hose, got it for less than $70 from Piers,
and the quality does not compare. Had a heck of a time getting it on and
aligned, but has not come off since. In order to help facilitate
installation, I used some "slime" that is water based (meaning it will dry)
once we got the hose on. Don't use any oil based lubricant! The slime I
used was from a cold pack that my brothers insulin is shipped in from the
drug company.

One 3500, one Intrepid, one Caravan, one Toyota Highlander. I will never
buy a Dodge again. If it weren't for the Cummins, the 3500 would be gone
also. Anyone want to buy an Intrepid with a 42LE problem!

Dodge sucks.... Their service sucks... 5 star my ass, I think that is what
they see when the hood of the Intrepid hits them in the head because the
hood shocks don't work!

I hate to say it, but we have had 3 Camry's and now the Highlander. None
ever went back for service, ever! I do brakes, timing belts, etc. PM is
expected, new tranny's, balljoints at 50k, tackbar at the same time, on a
full ton truck, new evaporator at 60k, I think not.

You learn by your mistakes, please learn from mine. TDR tries to sell these
pieces of crap off as "expected problems", I say bull, buy something that is
engineered well, buy foreign.

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freakydaddyo

My Dodge Cummins is the best truck I ever owned. The truck or the engine has
given me no problems to talk about, better than any dam Chevy that I owned.
My Silverado at 65,000 miles the windows didn't roll down,all of my
instruments went out 1 at a time except for the speedometer, all instruments
lights burnt out 1 at a time. Everything works on my Dodge.

tom lawrence

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As soon as you find a foreign-built 1-ton pickup with a diesel in it, you be
sure and let us all know.

tbone

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LOL, if you buy a Dodge, you ARE buying a foreign car.

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If at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving

chas stokes

In article <GLSdnXMz4alh9lCiRVn-gg@comcast.com>, Fatchance@noway.now
says...

Isn't the 3.0 in my canadian built caravan a mitsubishi?

:P

Chas

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dan j.s.

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With the advent of heavy duty trucks from Nissan, I am hoping that the big
three will get their gear in place and put more emphasis into quality
control. Trucks is really all the big 3 have left, and I am sure they don't
want their arses spanked like with sedans. I must admit though, except for
the ball joint issues, my Durango was very good to me for the 5 years I
owned it. I think I was just lucky. My neighbors 2000 Durango is in the shop
quite a bit. As a matter of fact, the last BBQ we went to at my neighbors,
he invited two of the mechanics from the Dodge dealer. I guess if you start
making friends with the mechanics, that says something...

I am still looking at a new 2500HD Hemi, but I am also gonna wait for the
Nissan Titan to be available at my dealer for a test drive. I wish Toyota
made something comparable in size to the 2500.... maybe one day...