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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: OrangeProwler] #3117445
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Originally Posted by RustyMopar01
Have you tried a different cap and plug wires? Compression test?

No compression test yet but I disconnected the power to the injectors and found cyl 5 dead. Ordered some Autolite coppers for it. I will do cranking psi test eventually. Plenum gasket is blown and I already have the thick aluminum plate to upgrade. This truck has 180,000 miles and Ill perform a rebuild in the future. I absolutely love how this 95 is still 1970s design in many ways- the hand crank windows and the tulip stem door locks. Also this is pre engine sitting back farther into the cabin and this makes it very easy to work on.

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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: 2boltmain] #3117572
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I think Dodge screwed up big time when they discarded the 88-96 Dakota for the next model.

Then each "upgrade" after that got worse.

They had a good thing going but killed it. Pretty standard procedure for Chrysler over the years. One would think they could figure out history repeats itself, especially as far as their company is concerned, and would learn something, Guess I expect too much?

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I would have LOVED to have seen an '88-'96 body style 'Durango' made. Just can't bring myself to own an S-10........


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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: poorboy] #3118030
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Originally Posted by poorboy
I think Dodge screwed up big time when they discarded the 88-96 Dakota for the next model.

Then each "upgrade" after that got worse.

They had a good thing going but killed it. Pretty standard procedure for Chrysler over the years. One would think they could figure out history repeats itself, especially as far as their company is concerned, and would learn something, Guess I expect too much?

Yup. I've had a few 87-96s and 1, 99. The 99 was junk compared to the older version.

Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: SattyNoCar] #3118031
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Originally Posted by Satilite73

I would have LOVED to have seen an '88-'96 body style 'Durango' made. Just can't bring myself to own an S-10........

My thoughts exactly

Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: 2boltmain] #3118034
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Originally Posted by 2boltmain
Originally Posted by moparx
i worked that shift for almost 45 years. in the early days when i got home, i would go to work at my junkyard until about noon or so, back home for a nap till about 6pm, back to the junkyard till about 10, then off to work.
did that 5 days a week, then saturday and sunday at the junkyard, back to work sunday night, 1972 until 1981 or 82.
i sold my 1/2 ownership to my partner then because the auto parts store he worked at as a machinist and engine assembler, closed it's doors.
as the shift foreman and machinist on the "night shift" progressed, and all those years passed doing so, i turned into a vampire, so doing things in "daylight" is "difficult". biggrin
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Dang i wish I had a fraction of that motivation and hustle. I do better when I tend to things the moment I get home at 635am. But I need to be outdoors when I drain, flush and refill the cooling system with proper antifreeze and this January cold and snow has sapped my desire to do anything with a garden hose outside. But the good news is I'm not on a timeline. This does not need to be ready for summer although I still would like it to be. I shake my head that the former owner of this truck ran water instead of coolant. I realize Florida is always warm but its just cheaping out to run water- plus it promotes rust. I'm glad I checked the radiator because I was gonna leave the truck parked outside in the cold.


I was a bit worried about it when I picked it up, but I was running on fumes and forgot about it until I got to Indiana and the cold rain came on strong. It will definitely be a cool fun piece when you are done!


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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: Rhinodart] #3118197
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Originally Posted by Rhinodart
Originally Posted by 2boltmain
Originally Posted by moparx
i worked that shift for almost 45 years. in the early days when i got home, i would go to work at my junkyard until about noon or so, back home for a nap till about 6pm, back to the junkyard till about 10, then off to work.
did that 5 days a week, then saturday and sunday at the junkyard, back to work sunday night, 1972 until 1981 or 82.
i sold my 1/2 ownership to my partner then because the auto parts store he worked at as a machinist and engine assembler, closed it's doors.
as the shift foreman and machinist on the "night shift" progressed, and all those years passed doing so, i turned into a vampire, so doing things in "daylight" is "difficult". biggrin
beer

Dang i wish I had a fraction of that motivation and hustle. I do better when I tend to things the moment I get home at 635am. But I need to be outdoors when I drain, flush and refill the cooling system with proper antifreeze and this January cold and snow has sapped my desire to do anything with a garden hose outside. But the good news is I'm not on a timeline. This does not need to be ready for summer although I still would like it to be. I shake my head that the former owner of this truck ran water instead of coolant. I realize Florida is always warm but its just cheaping out to run water- plus it promotes rust. I'm glad I checked the radiator because I was gonna leave the truck parked outside in the cold.


I was a bit worried about it when I picked it up, but I was running on fumes and forgot about it until I got to Indiana and the cold rain came on strong. It will definitely be a cool fun piece when you are done!


Thanks Jim. Poor truck has been somewhat neglected. But I did a garden hose cooling system flush and got some fresh antifreeze in there now. I'm already getting ahead of myself and thinking engine rebuild but with forged pistons to better handle some nitrous. No matter how I increase power that is lower priority. I'm chomping at the bit for the weather to get better so I can use a tree in my backyard to winch the box up and off. Then its leaf spring relocation and frame painting fun.


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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: 2boltmain] #3118298
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Originally Posted by 2boltmain
Originally Posted by RustyMopar01
Challenge for you. Covert that thing to a Mark III Conversion Dakota lol. http://www.dakota-truck.net/PICS/clark05.jpg and http://www.dakota-truck.net/PICS/clark03.jpg

That is sharp but I want the 1/4 mile look like this S10 has.


I like that look as well. I'd figure I'd share about the Mark Conversion Dakotas because people didn't know about them. The dealerships in SE KY had them on the lots new. Remember a red Mark III two wheel drive regular cab short bed. Funny thing they also got Mark Conversion Rams, SST Rams, and Richard Petty trucks too. Also, check your PM I'm going to send you something.

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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: volaredon] #3118310
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Originally Posted by volaredon
Originally Posted by Satilite73

I would have LOVED to have seen an '88-'96 body style 'Durango' made. Just can't bring myself to own an S-10........

My thoughts exactly


Here's my thoughts on the S-10, S-15; small one sum it up. During my high school days a friend had a GMC S-15 with the 2.8L V6. I remember changing the starter and what a pain that was compared to the Chrysler. The inside of the Cab was very small. I was 6'1 at the time and my head was pretty much touching the roof. Also, good luck fitting three people across the bench. It can be done but, tighter than a Dakota. Per granted my opinion is subjective, the best Dakota to me was the first model year. Got over 300k miles out of one and it was generally a good truck. It was a 1987 Long Bed V6, A998 or A999, 2wd drive and long bed. Crank windows, no A/C (Rear Slider), and no cruise. Oh yes, vinyl floor as well. I miss that truck and lots of memories. The only thing I hated was the carburetor on it.

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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: OrangeProwler] #3118430
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My 1st Dakota was a 90. V6 5 speed OD, limited slip 3:55 rear gear, 2 wheel drive. I liked it so well I put an old car body on top of the chassis.

In 91 when Dodge added the V8 to the lineup, they had to curve the front bumper to gain the extra couple of inches the V8 needed over the V6. The curves nose was acceptable, but I sure liked the straight front bumper better. The redesign in 97 killed the Dakota's unique look as far as I was concerned, and that was before we knew the fact the quality also went down the crapper.

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Originally Posted by poorboy
My 1st Dakota was a 90. V6 5 speed OD, limited slip 3:55 rear gear, 2 wheel drive. I liked it so well I put an old car body on top of the chassis.

In 91 when Dodge added the V8 to the lineup, they had to curve the front bumper to gain the extra couple of inches the V8 needed over the V6. The curves nose was acceptable, but I sure liked the straight front bumper better. The redesign in 97 killed the Dakota's unique look as far as I was concerned, and that was before we knew the fact the quality also went down the crapper.


Yeah, 1991 was first year 5.2 LA TBI on those trucks. They curved the front to clear for a better cooling system compared to the 1989 Shelby Dakotas. I myself prefer the 1987 to 1990 front end. 1997-2004 Dakota is subjective and don't mind the styling. I'm not a fan of the 2005-2011 Dakota with regards to styling and other things.

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Hard to tell but in this pic it has been to the coin car wash and blasted pretty good. The box is filling up with new parts to get the creature comforts working. Every wiper linkage bushing was sun cooked and crumbled away. Blower motor resistor and connector is quite corroded. Got me a Hughes knock off aluminum plenum plate for the intake manifold.

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If you can't find the wiper bushings locally in the HELP section, they're available on Amazon. I bought these in Sept for my truck. up

EDIT: I posted pic to show part #'s. If I remember correctly, you'll need three of the 440 style bushings (two packs). Didn't mean to confuse.



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Re: My 1995 Dakota 2wd 318 has been delivered [Re: SattyNoCar] #3119079
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if i remember right, those wiper bushings fit a bunch of different years and models.
i think from somewhere around 73-up into the 90's.
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Originally Posted by moparx
if i remember right, those wiper bushings fit a bunch of different years and models.
i think from somewhere around 73-up into the 90's.
beer


Yup. My wagon has the same style.

Kinda nice something this small didn't changed with each model year.........


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when i owned the junkyard back in 1972-85, it seemed Ford went out of their way to change stuff about every three months ! laugh2
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Chrysler sometimes changed stuff or at least part numbers mid year. I've seen two different part numbers for the same model year and specific model.

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Chrysler was famous for implementing upgrades during a model year, especially in the 50s-70. The difference with Chrysler compared to the other companies was those improvements were usually implemented as a unit and were changed out on the production line. A part number change often designated that a unit was upgraded, or they changed a supplier, but usually the old part number worked in place of the new part number, but not always. Chrysler also did a lot of part number reassignments, part numbers were superseded to a different number, sometimes simply because of a model year change, sometimes several times, but the part itself may never had changed.

This was especially a problem with larger trucks, some may have set on dealership lots for a long time and may have missed a few running changes that may have happened on the production line between the time the truck was built and the time it was sold. The bigger the truck, the more the issue became apparent. Then add the ability of the customer to pretty much order a vehicle to be built any way they wanted it, some truly unique parts got installed on some vehicles.

As a general note, GM usually held back upgrades until the new model year, very few changes were made during the model year, until recently. Ford would make changes on the production line as well, but usually at Ford, the changes were usually something was completely different, and nothing from the old transferred to the new. Running changes at Ford were based on a date, or a serial number of the vehicle. Sometimes Ford would change a part 2 or 3 times in a model year, and then at the model year as well, but nearly always, a part number change meant the entire deal wouldn't work with the corresponding part numbers that changed with the one. If you needed Ford parts, you needed the build date, the serial number, and a part number, to get the correct replacement, then hoped they still made the part you needed.

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Originally Posted by poorboy
Chrysler was famous for implementing upgrades during a model year, especially in the 50s-70. The difference with Chrysler compared to the other companies was those improvements were usually implemented as a unit and were changed out on the production line. A part number change often designated that a unit was upgraded, or they changed a supplier, but usually the old part number worked in place of the new part number, but not always. Chrysler also did a lot of part number reassignments, part numbers were superseded to a different number, sometimes simply because of a model year change, sometimes several times, but the part itself may never had changed.

This was especially a problem with larger trucks, some may have set on dealership lots for a long time and may have missed a few running changes that may have happened on the production line between the time the truck was built and the time it was sold. The bigger the truck, the more the issue became apparent. Then add the ability of the customer to pretty much order a vehicle to be built any way they wanted it, some truly unique parts got installed on some vehicles.

As a general note, GM usually held back upgrades until the new model year, very few changes were made during the model year, until recently. Ford would make changes on the production line as well, but usually at Ford, the changes were usually something was completely different, and nothing from the old transferred to the new. Running changes at Ford were based on a date, or a serial number of the vehicle. Sometimes Ford would change a part 2 or 3 times in a model year, and then at the model year as well, but nearly always, a part number change meant the entire deal wouldn't work with the corresponding part numbers that changed with the one. If you needed Ford parts, you needed the build date, the serial number, and a part number, to get the correct replacement, then hoped they still made the part you needed.


Great to know and thank you for sharing especially about the Ford Motor Company parts system.

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