Micah
Dodge Dakota
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3/24/2004
00:20:45
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 Subject: I'M PISSED
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Message:
I know this is kinda long but I have to tell you guys. I'm also kinda concerned! I drove to Orlando,FL from Houston,TX over spring break. My recently bought 99 dakota SLT 3.9L 2wd manual was parked in the parking lot at the mall, while i was inside, someone backed into my truck with something and hit it hard! I got in from behind the truck so i didnt notice but I only got a block down the road when steam started rolling from under the hood. I cut it off, pulled to the side, the thermometer said about 260"redline". Turns out, what had happened is whatever hit me, went just under the front bumper, bent my a/c condenser(no leak), and bent the cross-member under the radiator about 2-3 inches back which pushed the plastic shroud around the fan back. The water pump pulley melted an inch into the shroud, the shroud also bent a blade of the fan and stopped it causing it to overheat. We towed it to a friends house where we were staying, stripped down the front end, replaced the x-member, bent back the fan blade with a vice, and drove it back to Houston. It was pulling to the right a little but an allignment fixed that. It seems back to normal but now if im driving and i let off the clutch, it wont die, it will just chill aroud 700rpm. before the trip, it would bog down till it died. No complaints but its wierd. the guy didnt even leave his insurance or anything. if i would have taken it to a shop it would have been about $1000 to fix but done myself, it was like $200 and a lot of sweat. I was wondering if I forgot anything or if you guys knew of anything I should check. I gotta take care of my baby! Thanks
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