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Replying to: jprice3 (Jul 09, 2008 5:21 pm) Also, you may try a can of STP oil treatment when you put the fresh oil in it. This will add extra detergents to the oil to help clean up the lifters. The STP oil treatment also improves viscosity (thickens the oil) which will help quiet the lifter-rattle. You should EXPECT the oil to get dirty pretty quickly with the STP in it. You may as well use inexpensive oil because you will be draining it before 3,000 miles. If you are REALLY serious about cleaning the inside of your engine. Consider running MOBIL1 synthetic after that. The synthetic oils are extremely good at scrubbing the inside of an engine sqeeky-clean. I once bought a car that had 1/4 inch of gunk on the inside of the valve-cover.... I started to run only MOBIL1 in that engine. About a year later, I removed the valve-cover to adjust the valves and I could SEE MY REFLECTION in the shiny metal on the underside. |
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| My original equipment battery finally died. I had a heck of a time removing the clamps which were like none I've worked with before. They were dug into the posts very deeply and I had to mess them up getting them off. My question: is there a special tool to remove and replace those? Can I just get a normal clamp and somehow clamp the old cables to the new clamps. Or do I have to get it to the dealer for their expertise? Thanks. | |
| hi i have a 94 dakota as i was going to a town 18 miles away only drivin 55mph she begins to jerk and shake i took my foot off the gas and pushed it again she regained then began shakin again that tappered off she was fine i could feel her shakin as i maintained 55mph at one point i had to pull over and just shut down can anyone help i did put some gas treatment in but do get a little bit of shakin on my trip home | |
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I have a 94 dakota 5 spd I filled fuel tank to filler neck and was driving 40 mph about 8 miles from shell sta when motor lost power I floored it got no response it sputtered and died.I could get it to start and idle and it would die after 30-45 seconds.I waited 10 minutes it started I put it into 1st it drove 15 yards and it died again.I went home to get vehicle to tow dakota home I returned 2 hours later I started it and it ran normal so I pulled out onto road drove it to stop sign about 100 yards and died again . I towed it home next day it would start and idle for about 1 minute then quit .It started for me 5x now it won't start,I'm quessing it might be a fuel problem I figured bad gas maybe fuel filter,I went to parts store and they told me this dakota has a internal filter and I need to replace fuel pump cost $160.00 It seems to be a fuel problem but I'm not sure are there some other things that would cause this? what should I be checking. I also checked for codes and I got 23 and 5 
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92 dodge dakota no spark and no fuel pressure I have replaced the crank sensor, computor, dist modual, pickup coil. ran 12volts to the fuel pump so I know it works, also have check all the fueses and most of the grounds, and all of the relays I think any one with any thoughts on what else I should check ??? I am so out of Ideals. |
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| I recently acquired a 1999 dodge Dakota from my sister that is rough on vehicles. She said it ran hot, so she replaced the radiator. When I went to pick it up it starts fine but there is a knocking noise in the engine. I checked and there is water in the oil. How do I check to see if she messed up a head or a gasket? Also since the oil is floating on top of the water could this be why it knocks? If I change the oil do you think the knocking will go away? I plan to fix it up for my step son, and don't have a lot of money. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. | |
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Replying to: deputy235 (Sep 15, 2008 11:31 am) The detection of coolant in the oil or a bad head gasjket can be diagnosed. I would recommend you perform these tests or have your local repair establishment perform them for you first. Mopars aren't noted for having head gasket problems and I haven't seen or even heard of one in years. A bad intake manifold gasket can cause a problem, however. In the meantime I would change out the oil and see if the knock goes away. If it does it indicates that there was probably too much moisture (water) in the oil. Then perform the test for coolant and proceed accordingly. Good luck, Dusty
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Replying to: deputy235 (Sep 15, 2008 11:31 am) HINT: Check if your Dakota has rack-n-pinion steering (1st available in MY2000) To more specifically answer your question "How do I check to see if she messed up a head or a gasket?" The common way is to do a "bleeddown test" and a "compression test".
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how do i remove the fuel line from the line that feeds the injectors 2000 dodge dakota 4x4 v6
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