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Leddfoot
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7/31/2002
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My 95 dakota with 3.9 is usually noisy with fan or air noise when I stand on it (roars). Cold or hot doesn't seem to matter. Sometimes during a longer trip It will run quiet tough and when it does it seems to run much better. I installed a new Bosch fan clutch and it still runs the same. It seems like a sensor or something. I love this truck. Has 166k miles, will smoke the tires when power braked and gets 23 mpg on a trip. It runs great but I have this nagging feeling that something could be better. Dodges Rule!
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DakotaMan2002
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7/31/2002
23:15:47
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Do you have a Cold air intake on yours?
I have one on my 3.9L V6 and when i stomp on the gas it really ROARS. But I like the sound. pull the added Horsepower :O)
Also what other mods do you have?
DakotaMan2002
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Leddfoot
Dodge Dakota
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8/01/2002
00:23:02
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Yes it has the factory cold air pipe from the air cleaner to the front beside the radiator. I added the Bosch two electrode plugs and indexed them east and west in the heads. also new bosch wires. Thats all, the rest is stock with the original exhust. I got an electronic resistor of some kind on ebay to put on the intake air sensor but have not installed it yet. The best two things I did to it were to replace the bench seat with the bucket seats from a 99. And add a set of chrome plated 15x8 wheels from the newer Dakotas (Capitol wheels in CA.). I mounted R24570 x 15 Goodyear GSX tires. The ride and look is super. I put in the CD cassette radio from the newer daks and the sound is fine as well. I added a sun Visor and running boards with extang cover on the back. I cut out part of the grill holes and added some fog lights that match.
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Leddfoot
Dodge Dakota
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8/01/2002
00:26:08
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Yes it has the factory cold air pipe from the air cleaner to the front beside the radiator. I added the Bosch two electrode plugs and indexed them east and west in the heads. also new bosch wires. Thats all, the rest is stock with the original exhust. I got an electronic resistor of some kind on ebay to put on the intake air sensor but have not installed it yet. The best two things I did to it were to replace the bench seat with the bucket seats from a 99. And add a set of chrome plated 15x8 wheels from the newer Dakotas (Capitol wheels in CA.). I mounted R24570 x 15 Goodyear GSX tires. The ride and look is super. I put in the CD cassette radio from the newer daks and the sound is fine as well. I added a sun Visor and running boards with extang cover on the back. I cut out part of the grill holes and added some fog lights that match.
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Leddfoot
Dodge Dakota
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8/01/2002
00:55:50
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How the heck did I do that twice, Oh well. By the way when it goes quiet it runs smoother and looser as though the timing were better as well. If I park it and restart it it's loud again. I like the roar but I like the good way it runs when it's quiet better. I think I'm gonna unscrew the fan clutch and remove it and drive it around some and see what it does.
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Texas97
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8/01/2002
09:18:54
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I had a 92 that did the same thing. I replaced the fan clutch on that thing four times. Thats what the dealer told me was wrong with it every time. That fan clutch isnt fun is it? Eventually, I added a drop in K&N and a dual exhaust system and the problem went away on its own. It was almost like the truck wouldnt shift out of first gear for a while. I also got a recall from the dealership on the transmission, but by that time the 'roar' problem had gone away. Hope this helps some.
Kick the tires and light the fires!
97 Dakota CC 3.9L 5 speed
Mods: A lot of fun stuff
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Texas97
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8/01/2002
09:22:00
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Also, I later found out that my radiator had so much sludge and crap built up in it, that the guy I bought my new radiator from , said he had never seen so much dirt and mud and everything else come out of a radiator when he flushed it. I just wonder if that would make the fan work overtime. Just my two cents.
Kick the tires and light the fires!
97 Dakota CC 3.9L 5 speed
Mods: A lot of fun stuff
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