Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: mopwrd340]
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01/25/15 11:41 PM
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Also make sure the drain on the heater box is clear. It comes out near the trans dipstick, low on the firewall.
Smack the top of the dash again, maybe the tach will fix itself. On mine the dash lights sometime would not light up. I took it apart several times, traced the wires, checked the pins and could not find any issues. I just dealt with it and for the once in awhile just smacked the top of the dash.
Outcast Dodge guy.
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: J_BODY]
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01/26/15 01:26 AM
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Shoot, I thought everyone knew how to fix the heater in a Dakota? Easy: Twin Turbo. And you already have the exhaust tips to match. You're welcome. I hope this truck serves you well.
Mo' Farts
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: Grizzly]
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01/26/15 01:50 AM
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Shoot, I thought everyone knew how to fix the heater in a Dakota?
Easy: Twin Turbo. And you already have the exhaust tips to match.
You're welcome.
I hope this truck serves you well.
If you stuff a 318 in there, these may work...
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=301731
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: poorboy]
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01/28/15 09:22 PM
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Well, I couldn't take the noise and drone at speed, had a shop fix the exhaust. I didn't take a pic of it, but what they had on there was the original Y pipe and original catalytic convertor, then a length of pipe to a new catalytic convertor and a mini 'race' muffler that split the exhaust into duals. The shop removed the old cat and put the new one in its place, ran new pipe back to a stock full size muffler and bent a stock looking single tailpipe. All for $260.00 MUCH better now, but, now I can hear all the rattles and squeaks.
John
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: 79powerwagon]
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01/28/15 10:55 PM
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(I know you still have nightmares about that sound) Fixed. Now I need to figure out what the shudder/shake is at lower speeds. At first I thought it was the tires, but, now its pronounced when decelerating at lower speeds. U-joints all seem tight. After the muffler was put on, I drove around running errands etc, just to put some miles on it. Put about 40 miles on it with no issues aside from that shake.
John
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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01/29/15 02:15 AM
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Good thing you didn't need the Y pipe, they are right proud of that one! The last one I priced out was $500, IF they could even get one! My 93 Still needs it. Gene
Is this it?
Y pipe
The Y pipe in your link was for a V8 truck. They don't show a Y pipe for a V6. I don't know if, or what the difference is, but when I located a V6 Y pipe it was a different # and was very expensive. I don't know if the V8 pipe will fit the V6. I suppose, at that price, I could buy it and find out. Gene
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: poorboy]
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01/29/15 03:16 AM
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when i changed engines in my 92 dak 3.9 i used the manifolds from the newer engine,while the flange on my pipe bolted up the actual opening in my pipe was bigger and leaked,92 was rated 180 horse,93 to? was rated 175,exhaust might be the difference
my ladder of success is missing some rungs
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Re: Back in a truck again! Bought a Dakota.....
[Re: Mopar1970440]
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02/15/15 07:14 PM
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Not quite a month has passed since purchase, still happy with my purchase. The more I drive it, the more its loosening up (in a good way). The tachometer works a majority of the time now (have no idea how accurate it is though), and the heater controls work now too. I've been slowly fixing problems I knew about, nearing the end of the list, so, hopefully it will be 'just' maintenance items for awhile. Most recent repair was getting a new rear window installed. Didn't want/need a slider, so, went with a solid window. New window and gasket, plus install, ran me $180. Next on my 'to do' list is replace the headlights and get the AC working. Oh! On the AC, I didn't realize it was still set up for R12. My old Caravan was a '93 and it was setup for R134 so, I never thought to look more closely on this when I first bought it. Provided nothing major needs to be replaced, I've been quoted $150 to convert the system. The shop that quoted me put a vacuum on the system, no leaks were found, and the compressor isn't locked up, so, I'm hoping there's no surprises.
John
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