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I wanna go if we're still in VA... Gonna have to talk to the Mrs since we're wanting to fly back home in August.

Hiya! One of these days my Mrs. and I need to head up that way to try and visit folks and go sight-seeing.

Looks good. Hopefully I won't have to do any repairs for a while and can put aside some cash for my own retrofit. Love the dual outlet exhaust, I wish there was a cheaper kit for my Caliber than the Mopar.

That's very similar to what mine did. It was the loudest, nastiest grinding noise I'd ever heard. Usually only did it when the motor was cold, oddly enough, but once I had them replaced by a shop who torqued them down properly everything was nice a quiet again.

It would be nice just to meet some others if they're going. Sure, it's a few hours drive for me, but would be cool to meet folks.

When my motor mounts went they made some HORRIBLE noise. I know you just replaced them, but it might be worth looking in to putting a torque wrench on them.

When I had mine on my '03 it was because my torque converter took a crap, trashed the solenoid pack and all the soft parts in the trans. Had to have it rebuilt and a new torque converter installed.

Normal, no, but finding a good solution is most times more hassle than most ppl want to go through. You could do the "drill the TB plate" route, but you need to keep making it bigger until the IAC can't close any farther to compensate. An adjustable vacuum leak is the best way to do it. Just plumb ...

Not bad looking, Random. I feel you with the difficulty getting in and out, and I was on the stock suspension. She needs a little TLC like Canada said then she'll be good. Ugh, reminds me that I really need to get off my ass with my Caliber.

The A/C struck again! Hub broke off again. I should have read the service manual more closely. The hub's designed to break away if something causes the compressor to sieze up so the pulley can keep turning. Fortunately I still have my spare compressor to replace this one with, but since I took the h...

Sorry if it's been posted before, but poor 2GN...

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Hehe. Thanks. I'm just glad that I didn't have to pay for the move out here. Company footed the bill and gave me a nice pay raise to boot.

Sorry to hear about the bad luck with the car. Makes me kinda glad I don't have mine anymore...no waiting for stuff to fail. Haven't had any problems since I fixed the AC a while back, thank goodness. Right now the Mrs. and I are just trying to get settled here in Hampton since we've only been here...

Wow... Long time since I've poked around here. AC problem is fixed. Crap design struck again, this time the hub on the inside of the pulley that actually turns the AC's drive shaft broke completely free of the outside so it wasn't actually making the pistons move in the compressor. The pulley was ju...

Congrats!

I can't catch a break with this thing... Now my AC died. Trying to find a used compressor since now that's grinding.

I'd drive it. In turbo form, of course.

I think you could be right there, Nathan. I certainly see a gap in the engine bay where a turbo SHOULD be.

Hehehe, my cop friend that works security in my office building is cool. He does let people get away with quite a bit, but you should see his Camaro. All sorts of mods that are illegal.

Was definitely the alternator pulley. A few notes before I put up what I had to do to get the alternator now. Our alternators have a clutch in the pulley. This is supposedly to prolong the life of the alternator, but it's a poorly built part. The bearings are standard ball bearings exposed on the si...

State sales tax in TX is 6.25%, cities can add up to 2% on top of that totaling 8.25%, but car purchases are only done at state rate. No state income tax here, either.

Called them, only $48.50 for labor and probably a few $ more for the bearings. His rebuilders don't work on the weekend, so I'll probably take the alternator off Monday morning and drop it off if I can borrow my mother in law's car for the day.

Thanks. The really fun part is going to be getting the alternator out and getting it there. I found a shop that says they rebuild starters and alternators, so maybe they can do it. I'll find out in the morning.

Got the car back, they claimed not to find the noise we thought was the power steering pump and that the only noise they could find was from the alternator pulley. Dodge refused to do anything since the car is out of warranty. Which surprised the dealer since he said that they usually will given the...

well the struts is a given. you put lowering springs on stock struts which is a no no. The other stuff shouldn't have failed probably. That sucks :sad: Stock springs were on when the front struts blew. I put the springs on since I was replacing the fronts anyway. But yeah, the other parts just floo...

well the struts is a given. you put lowering springs on stock struts which is a no no. The other stuff shouldn't have failed probably. That sucks :sad: Stock springs were on when the front struts blew. I put the springs on since I was replacing the fronts anyway. But yeah, the other parts just floo...

Called Dodge today to voice my concerns about the alternator, idler pulleys, belt tensioner and power steering pump. Person on the phone agreed that these should last longer than 50K miles and created a case for me. Still waiting for case manager to call me back. Made an appt to take the car in to t...

Well, I'm calling Dodge tomorrow morning to complain about part quality. So far, here's what I've had to replace or will have to replace: BOTH front struts ($90 + tax each) Belt Tensioner (about $50 after tax) Lower idler pulley (will be about $20) Alternator, unless I can get the pulley separately ...

Good, I wasn't the only one thinking that.

People fucking walking/running in the middle of the street when there is a god damned SIDEWALK, a whole lane just for them, right fucking next to them!! These people should all get together and I'll accidentally have an oopsie there with the front of my car. This bugs the shit out of me, too. I'll ...