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Sharksbaja
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Dodge fatal error parts
Ok, so what suspect parts should us Dodge Hemi owners carry while in Baja?
I now carry a spare u-joint and belt idler pulley. How about you?
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Bob and Susan
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bring money,
paticence,
access to a phone to call a dodge dealer in the USA
credit card
and lots EXTRA TIME!!!
here's the address to a tow guy in TJ
he's pricey but can "do the job"
Abe's Towing
Abraham Lopez
Telephone 685-43-01
Address:
Calle 7#7767
Tijauna BC
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TMW
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If you want real security tow a Toyota behind it.
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surfer jim
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Mine needs a gasoline tanker to follow it......
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Phil S
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Be advised that there is a Dodge dealership in LaPaz. We've used them in the past, and they are very professional in their work. And most of all,
very reasonable. Just hope you never have to need their services. But comforting to know they are there.
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DENNIS
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Phil ---
Since the general population in Mexico can't register a diesel, does that dealership work on them?
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Crusoe
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In the old days..........When men were men and women knew it..........There were Dodge 318s with simple two barrel carbruators and very little wiring
and gadget hosess going every where. You could fix any thing that happened to you in remote places with a supply of a few neccessary parts, old inner
tubes and duct tape and bailng wire. You had to get your hands greasey from time to time and there wasn't much air conditioning or power
windows.Bottom line things were fairly easy to fix. If you choose to whine about you $40k new truck that you cant work on.......Take a look in the
mirror. Is the price of that much comfort worth the agrivation???
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Bob and Susan
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"When men were men and women knew it"
only old guys had dodges...
every "cool" car was chevy 327 and ford 289
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MrBillM
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Dead Dodges (and others)
The problem that stops you is always going to be Electonics. The Newer the truck, the more likely they won't be able to diagnose and fix it, although
things are a LOT better than years back.
I had one neighbor back in the mid-80s who bought a New Ford Truck and it quit on the first trip to San Felipe. The local mechanics looked at it,
shrugged and walked away. Getting no help calling the Dealer, he rode home with a friend, came back with his Old truck and a trailer, loaded it and
drove back to San Diego.
It was a defective Fuel system sensor.
Luckily, since diagnosis is so erratic, the Electronics have become so dependable that failures are rare.
I've got two Dodges, an 89 and 01 with 360s, and have never had a problem. The only time I had either at the dealer was when the 01 had a recall for
the computer module.
[Edited on 2-23-2007 by MrBillM]
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surfer jim
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Well ....IF.... they were still selling new 1963 vehicles I would probably buy one.....
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Sharksbaja
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My dog is better than your dog....again.
Gee Bob, you sound sour. Por que?
So far though I like the lack of specific parts listed. I agree that the most worrisome problem could be a module failure. There sure are a lot of
them. 
Actually I'm amazed there aren't more electronic module(brain) failures. The 80s were hell.
Dodge has come miles. Others have not.
Oh, and number of times (55.000 mi) in a shop for repairs......ZERO!
BTW Bob- Our hotrod is a GM product. That's all I've ever raced.
Crusoe, no aggravation aqui!
What's a ball-joint??
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Sharksbaja
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"Ford 427's and Dodges were hemi's"
Weren't those Fords 426 ci? Please don't forget 454s
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Sharksbaja
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OOps. Been awhile. I have always had small blocks. My buddies all had big bore Chevys. I ran a punched out 283(292), a 302 and an injected 327
Ah the good ol (muscle)days. Thanks for the correction Whistler.
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Hook
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My fading memory has the 427 being a GM product and the Ford being the 429.
i thought the 427 was in the 'Vettes for a long time.
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Sharksbaja
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Oh baby, those 302 Camaros were fast. A friend had an orange one with 4speed 4:56 posi and nice Cragers. Of course it had all the bells and whistles.
I was extremely jealous.
Yah Hook, Vettes had the optional 427 L88 in the late 60s
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Bob and Susan
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we'll i'm never "sour"
in the "early years"
cameros
vetts
mustangs
gto
these were the "hot" cars
foriegn cars had "class"
dodge was for the "old guys"
and "nerds"
or course this dodge dually diesel is the "best" car i've ever owned
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Crusoe
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Back in the ....Real old days...when their was real "****s" in Tijuana they always went after the guys who had a 56 dark blue or black Olds hardtop
conv. that was scraping on the ground with spinners and little purple lights in the fender wells.Some nice stinky tuck and roll upholstery and a 4
track tape deck. Those girls wanted soft and slow. Oh,oh,..... for the good old days.What fun!!
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Phil S
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Hi Dennis. Regarding the LaPaz Dodge dealership working on diesel engines. No they don't. They sent me to the authorized Cummins "marine" repair
shop. Took care of my problem that time. Other problems were related to electrical & transmission. No problems there. I'd have rated them as a
5 star dealership the way they handled my needs A++4L
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Bob and Susan
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i realized a looong time ago only....
guys like cars.
women really don't care
if only the other "guy team" knew they could try to convert some of our
"players"
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DENNIS
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Gay Nascar races?
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