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Kota Kid
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9/17/2007
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5.2 wasn't offered in 01 had to be a 3.9, or a 5.9.
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Shoe
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9/17/2007
11:08:33
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I would say that he probably has the 5.9. Because I thought that the Intake on the 4.7s did not have a gasket? I thought that they just had like some o-rings.
Finally... a V8. '01 Dodge Dakota RC, 4.7, 5-speed, 3.92 LSD. = R/T Killer.
well at least a stock one
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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9/17/2007
11:08:41
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5.9.....replaced @ 85000 miles......using nearly 2 qts per 3k...now 134000 and using about 1 qt per 3k change.
but after reading all these posts and researching....at least i dont have a car payment!!
Bryan in va.
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Kota Kid
Dodge Dakota
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9/17/2007
19:25:33
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You are right Shoe the 4.7s do have rubber o-ring type seals for the intake.
And moparornocar if you think 85,000 was bad for the intake gaskets to go bad, you would hate mine. I had to replace mine at 59,000 because it had a horrible spark knock it was leaking so bad. Also the intake gaskets aren't the only thing that could cause some oil loss over 3k miles, could be rings or valve stem seals.
At any rate don't blame Dodge, sorry to say its just bad luck and could happen to any car. Like novaDAK said earlier what other car company will sell you a compact truck with a V8! You should get a 4.7 Dakota they don't have the same type intake gasket setup. I love mine.:)
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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9/17/2007
22:18:03
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Well i am thinking about, before cats, getting the dealer to tell me whats eating my oil...and fixing that problem first.
Bryan in Va.
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Kota Kid
Dodge Dakota
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9/18/2007
18:36:37
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Good luck! Hope its not major.
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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9/18/2007
23:07:26
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Could it be any more major than a $685 PCM ordeal?
uhggggggggggggg
Bryan
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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11/25/2007
22:20:03
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hey again.....
update.....after leaving truck with dealer for a day he has come to a reccomendation of the valve stem seals.......uhgggggg...he says the intake gasket apppears to be still holding up according to there suction tests etc etc....and after it sat overnight and then was started it did puff a bit of blueish smoke on initial startup...i saw that....he feels that its not the rings let alone if it was they reccomend trading it in...uhggggg........he did say that that some places could charge me for the rings and that would replace all the above anyways but he feels its the valve stem seals......wish me luck!!
Thanks for alll the help ....
Bryan in Va.
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Kowalski
GenIII
11/26/2007
17:10:43
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You should be happy it's just the valve seals and not the rings ! That's the classic symptom, smoke on start up - properly diagnosed, there's no need to rely on luck. That's not a Dodge problem either, worst valve seals I ever had were on a '69 Pontiac. Can happen with anything.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Kota Kid
Dodge Dakota
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11/27/2007
19:44:22
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Yeah thats a big prob with the Mitsubishi 3.0 V6 that chrysler used to use in the vans and cars of the late 80s and early 90s. I had a LeBaron that had seals that were on their way out every morning I had a blue cloud follow me around for a mile or so.
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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11/28/2007
20:12:32
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well guys got an update.....
got the valve stem seals replaced and went ahead and got brake fluid flushed...the new fluid dont look much clearer than the old but it is what it is.....the dealer cleared the cat codes and they arent back on ....yet.....but i have 2 questions....i checked my oil and it appears thye added oil???...my oil is like a 1/2 inch above top of crosshair mark on dipstick....wtf?
and they overfilled the brake fluid...its way above full mark...its almost to the top....wtf?
any thoughts?????!!
Bryan in Va.
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MOPARornoCAR
Dodge Dakota
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11/29/2007
10:44:28
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bump for some thoughts on the above>>
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