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Replacing The Water Pump On A Dodge Truck With 3.9 V6 Or 5.2 V8

When the water pump bearing started making noise, it was just a matter of time before coolant leaked all over the place. For $50 I replaced the water pump on this old Dodge Dakota.

 

Replacing The Air Temperature Blend Door On A 2006 Chevy Equinox

When the heat stopped working, we discovered the problem was a broken plastic "flapper" buried deep inside the dash. The repair involved removing almost the entire dashboard. It was a long job, but not difficult.

 

Replacing The Distributor Cap And Rotor On A GM Truck

This 1996 GMC Yukon wouldn't start whenever the weather was damp and the engine was cold. Warming up the distributor cap with a heat gun would get the engine to start, but the proper fix was to just replace the work-out distributor cap and rotor.

 

Replace parking brake cables on a Dodge Dakota.

Replacing Parking Brake Cables On A 1996 Dodge Dakota

Dodge Truck/SUV...

 

Replacing Rear Brake Shoes On A
1996 Dodge Dakota

Dodge Compact Truck/SUV...

 

Replace brake shoes on a 96 Dodge Dakota.

 

Fixing broken tailgate check cables.

Broken Pickup Tailgate Straps:
Fix Instead Of Replace -
'96 Dodge Dakota

Instead of paying $24 each to replace broken tailgate support cables, I patched them for five bucks a pair.

 
 

Replacing Front Brake Pads On A
1996 GMC Yukon

GM Full-Size Truck/SUV...

 

Replace your front brakes.

 

Replace your back brakes.

Replacing Rear Drum Brake Shoes
On A 1996 GMC Yukon

GM Full-Size Truck/SUV...

 

Automotive Electrical:

Heater Fan Doesn't Work On Every Speed - Replacing The Blower Motor Resistor On A '93 Dodge Dakota

When the AC / heater blower works only on a few speeds, the problem is NOT in the switch, it's not even behind the dashboard... it's in the speed-reducing blower motor resistor in the engine compartment. It's a cheap and easy fix.

Replace blower motor resistor.
 

Change ATF

Changing Automatic Transmission Fluid - Dodge Truck

Changing ATF is just as important as changing your engine oil... the only difference is the service interval.

Transmission service isn't difficult: Just drop the pan, swap the filter, install the pan with a new gasket and add new fluid. But read the whole story first...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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