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Old 08-02-2014, 08:38 PM
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Kitten hiding in the engine bay, got it's neck twisted by the serpentine belt, which caused the belt to pop off.
 
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Old 08-02-2014, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by stewie01
Killed a kitten with the truck today. Must have been hiding from the rain, started the truck and heard a god awful noise, knew exactly what it was.

Don't think it was the fan blade, it's neck was completely twisted around, looks like it got caught in the belt.

It pulled the belt off, had to remember how to put it back on.....


i have ended a few here too... damn cats sleep on top of my tires at night as soon as i start to leave and feel the tires go over something i know what went down. damn stray cats
 
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Thankfully I didn't kill any cats with mine!

Yesterday I changed my transmission fluid (dropped the tank). Today the rear brakes got adjusted. I had the AC Refrigerant recovered (I need to replace the compressor and the accumulator). Also changed the transmission fluid in my car today. After all this, I went and recycled the fluids.
 
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Worked on my good truck. Got it lowered 2" in the rear.

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Worked on my good truck. Got it lowered 2" in the rear.



Nice truck!
 
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Originally Posted by Derick C.
Worked on my good truck. Got it lowered 2" in the rear.

Originally Posted by jkeaton


Nice truck!
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Well that is certainly interesting.

What brand CPS did you get?
I got one from the stealership, as I didn't want to risk replacing it again any time soon... especially when the signs of it being bad (or less than good) are very subtle, and usually attributed to something else.

I think sensors in general are susceptible to performance degradation over time (regardless of the vehicle make/model/brand)... this performance degradation in other sensors like O2, IAT, and TPS, have more obvious effect on the engine, but it would seem the the CPS is less noticeable as it is effecting the timing, and it is not until is way off that it becomes a real issue.

100K is a vehicle life, and beyond that most other sensors have been replaced anyway... if not broken changing an engine or transmission, the CPS kind of stays in the shadows and doesn't get any attention... so it kind of makes sense that it ought be changed at some point after 100K, just because.
 
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Worked on my good truck. Got it lowered 2" in the rear.

He just added two sand bags??... or was that only one?
 
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Originally Posted by Spillage
I got one from the stealership, as I didn't want to risk replacing it again any time soon... especially when the signs of it being bad (or less than good) are very subtle, and usually attributed to something else.

I think sensors in general are susceptible to performance degradation over time (regardless of the vehicle make/model/brand)... this performance degradation in other sensors like O2, IAT, and TPS, have more obvious effect on the engine, but it would seem the the CPS is less noticeable as it is effecting the timing, and it is not until is way off that it becomes a real issue.

100K is a vehicle life, and beyond that most other sensors have been replaced anyway... if not broken changing an engine or transmission, the CPS kind of stays in the shadows and doesn't get any attention... so it kind of makes sense that it ought be changed at some point after 100K, just because.
I would agree with this philosophy. Good idea getting the dodge part. They seem to work a whole lot better.
 
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Not just today but. Took a few loads of boulders down to Denver, Adjusted my TV cable, SAcratched my bed liner, and ordered some Timbren helper springs
 


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