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phillip
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2013
14:19:12
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 Subject: engine rattle help??
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96 Dakota engine rattles after 2
or 3 mins of running only does
it at a idle and when it idles
back down
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LazyDude
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2013
17:58:55
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Your timing chain is most likley going.
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Armin
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2013
20:44:53
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Yep, it's the timing chain. I've got a '97 and have changed two of 'em. The first time, I didn't know about the tensioner mod and the noise came back after only a month or so. You definitely need a new chain, sprockets and tensioner. Dodge did not originally use the tensioner in that production run. Your Dakota will probably run fine for a long time but the noise sounds like a diesel. I tolerated it forever after the first job until I finally bit the bullet to tear down the entire front section of the engine again---it's a BIG job!
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phillip
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2013
22:35:44
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Thanks fir the help greatly appreciate it
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