20 Most Recent 1989 Dodge D150 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

check the obvious bad ground wire from the battery, loose battery terminals

the idle mixture screws are only for mixture adjustment at idle at speed the idle circuit acts as a emulsifier tube to help with the fuel in the main jet what you need is adjustable main jets or fixed jets for that altitude talk with an accredited carby overhaul shop that knows about the carby you have fitted and the appropriate jets to use

tail lights check the earths at the back and fuse if you have parkers and headlights no dash lights is wired could be the switch or fuse

2nd question?? answered on your first question

Replace or clean the idle air control motor. Just a note. It is 32 years old, could be wiring to the IAC motor.

It might be the gear on the other end where goes into transmission. Easy fix if it is there.

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2. Usually an evaluation auto expert may necessarily not have resource constituents for restoration to occur. An alternative arrangement includes acquiring component parts specified on diagnostic charts from elsewhere. Meanwhile the arrangement may be with the evaluations technician as repairs fellow once components were amassed. A diagnostic technician may provide the means to acquiring components when engaged as the repairs person however. Also, the type of auto restoration mode may require workshop environments with several signifance advantages. First, an auto workshop would usually provide environment where extensive tasks are achievable. For example, the auto repair environments require least obstruction to achieve success especially with tasks that may require undivided external obstructions with delicate technical process procedures. Second, auto repairs require workshops where installment facilities including huge to work box tools are prevalent to achieve repair works. Third, auto workshops provide the exclusive environment to achieve vehicle restoration.
3. Usually an auto damage inspector would require fees for the expertise rendered as alternate arrangement. A result produced requiring pursuit arrangements may cost alternatively. For example, acquiring parts for that may be required to contribute towards restoration of damage decided from an auto evaluation expert is achieved at an alternate location. Auto parts stores would usually be a separate entity from the mechanical expert. Also, once the constituent parts for restoration the vehicle has been acquired, the same technician's expertise may be requested as separate cost termed workmanship fees. An alternate auto expert's consultation to restore the vehicle with the diagnosis plan, acquired parts, would involve separate cost arrangements.
4. Usually, the likelihood of where vehicles damage requires workshop area only acquirable at separate arrangement may have cost fees. The condition attachments of the workshop may contribute towards cost fee explainable. For example, a leased workshop may require for auto technician to perform expediently else additional cost are incurred to the vehicle owner. Also mentionable situations where technician fee cost increase due to schedule arrangements found unsuitable either as working elsewhere inconveniently or being hurried to achieve report works are only mentionable conditions with auto workshop as alternate arrangements from the technician expert's responsibility.
5. A damaged auto vehicle may require several arrangements contributing towards repairs least mentioned in technical responsibilities. For example, moving damaged vehicles between places prior to restoration may have been separate arrangement. Acquiring component parts that contribute towards restoring the vehicle is alternate arrangement. For example, component parts situated elsewhere requiring acquisition from the situation of vehicle or workshop, and technician expert contributes towards fee costs as amongst restoration conditions. Also requiring alternate arrangement prior to auto workshop commencement is fee cost calculations. An expert consultation may be required to ascertain the entire process contributing towards restoring a dame vehicle. For example, the documentation of the entire process has two advantages. First, throughout until the repairs are achievable, the documentations expert provides the details understood as feasible to achieve repairs. Second, the documentations expert provides the details as necessary processes until repair s are achievable. For example, the documentation is similar with accounting purpose requirements, record keeping, or even feasibility analyst for projects of individuals or businesses.
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The vehicle's mechanical levers are joined together only separated at ball socket areas. Every ball socket area is lubricated to minimize wear though require durational inspections from which modifications may be achieved. The vehicles mechanical parts however least require replacement unless were malfunction with appropriate recommendation of change as solution. Mechanical parts however function with fluid lubricants that require replacement duration ally. A mechanical fluid however may last an entire expected length until the specified reinsapction without a situation of harm occurring prior to regular auto service inspections. However, the significance of mechanical fluids are providing lubrication for moving parts where the vehicle benefits in motion generation while the drivers acquire resourcefulness for the most part, and pleasant ride as contributory experience with proper functioning constituent components. Several mentionable factors makes vehicles component require frequent reevaluations. First, the type of conditions that are exerted on the vehicle determines the evaluation requirements. For example, mechanical power trains of a vehicle are overexerted with tasking functions either hauling, or repetitive engagement functionalities. Usually vehicles with dual functionalities may require separate checkup since over exerted parts acquire wear compared with remaining least enagagerable components. The components of the vehicle usually have durational inspection requirements. However, once observing malfunction requires evaluation prior to regular durational service inspections.

Does it happen when you shift just to 1st what is idle in park when you turn on the ac in park does the idle go up a hair??

You could possibly have a bad rear main crank seal.

Hi Trevor, sorry your having such a bad day. I would suspect you may have two different problems, it could be just one but the reason I think two is being a 1990 truck I'd check to see for sure if it did not still have the old mechanical cable from the transmission through the firewall and plugged into the back of the speedometer. If so you can unscrew it from the back of the transmission and use a drill to turn the cable. Be easy with it so you don't bend it up. Go slow at first and have someone watch the speedometer to see what happens. If it acts all crazy or doesn't work, hangs up, something like that you most likely have a bad cable. not too bad to replace you are already half way there. Now if it does work smoothly and speeds up and slows down with the drill the there is a little ( usually plastic ) gear that sits right inside the hole. You'll have to get you a little pick or needle nose to get it out but again be gentle because it meshes with another little gear in there. Go get the right one for your truck , you'll need the transmission type number, the tire size that came on the truck not the monster mudders you put on it to impress the girls because then we'll have to go and get all scientific and calculate what gear to get. LOL Hopefully that may help you there . You could have a loose ground but honestly it sounds like a short to ground. A hot wire may be touching a ground wire somewhere under the dash. You know last week when you were pulling on the wires installing the news radio for some tunes and a new CB you may have gotten something crossed up a little. If you already have the dash off anyway checking on the speed cable just turn the key on and start looking to see if you see any discoloration like where something was getting hot or if your brave or desperate use your hand like I do and feel around to see if any of the wires seem like they are getting hot. You'll be able to tell they'll be a lot warmer than the others. heck I've seen where a mouse had crawled up in a dash board and chewed the insulation off some wires and caused problems so just jump on in that's how ya learn. let me know what you find. You may just have a electrical speedometer on that truck and it all be because of that durn mouse. Good Luck. and keep us posted.

If you get a noise when removing the filler cap then there is a problem in the canister purge valve . Tanks should not pressurise as you suggest but be pressure neutral. Pressure regulators are subject to dirt and other ECM settings so I would run the fault codes first to find out where the fault is likely to be.

Sounds like something is not properly grounded, or an electrical component going bad. This can be difficult to diagnose in modern vehicles (with miles of wires and lots of circuitry). I recommend you let a professional mechanic run an electronic diagnostic on your vehicle. It may be as simple as a short somewhere, or something more serious like an electric motor (wipers, windows, etc.) going bad, or an overload from a stereo system, etc. It can even be caused by a bulb somewhere with a bad element. Do NOT simply put in a higher-rated fuse, as this might mask the true cause of the problem temporarily, but makes your vehicle less safe. Do not ignore this problem.

is the idle speed too high?

I'm assuming you got this fixed already but to prevent it from happening again keep fuel more than half tank and with every fill add a fuel additive that prevents freezing

The coil is not getting constant power to it / through it. It is possible that the ignition module is faulty or the distributor shaft is moving so as to allow the cam in side to contact the side of the module because of bent/ worn bushes