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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/18/2002
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the truck is a 99 r/t. i friend of mine is working on it and with the ignition on all the sensors is reading real eratic. his scanner wiil show every sensor jumping around from like 0-4.96 volts. it will start like this but will only stay running if you are giving it gas. the iac motor is doing nothing but with his scanner he can open the iac motor up and make it idle. as soon as you give it gas it wants to fall on its face and will only rev to about 2000 rpms. i know i have had problems with the computers before so were thinking i have another bad computer. going to take 2 of them to the dealer tomorrow and see if they can flash the factory program back in them. anyone have any other ideas as to what it could be? any help would be appreciated, bout to just run it in a pond or something. beginning think that dodges are only good for a boat anchor.
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kota on 20s
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8/18/2002
23:13:51
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whatever happend to your engine? last i heard, you had a cracked cylender wall.
dont think that all dodges are bad because you got a bad one.
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
00:19:22
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it wasn't cracks but grooves. compression is fine on that cylinder so hopefully it will be ok. it just doesn't want to run now. don't know what i'm going to do now. it just isn't me having problems. there are alot of people on here conplaining about problems that dodge won't fix. rear axle housings warping, rotors warping, intake manifold plenum leaking, rear transmission housing bushing spinning causing seals to go, blowing head gaskets, reving in first gear till it hits the rev limiter, etc. i think you get the point. i know i will never own another dodge product. just for the heck of it i went to a ford lightning page. you don't hear them griping about hardly any problems at all with there trucks. they don't have near the problems that we have with these dodges. i know as soon as i get it fixed it is definately gone. going to get a real truck
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kota on 20s
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8/19/2002
01:56:11
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have you ever worked on one of thoes REAL trucks? have fun dude!
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
02:31:25
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i know a lightning isn't going to be as easy to work on as the 360 but i would rather have something that is more reliable and harder to work on than something that is easy to work on and breaks down all the time.
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CW
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8/19/2002
09:26:07
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Take it to someone who knows what they are doing. It is probably something simple like a plugged cat.
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Toadmobile
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
23:35:01
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The truck is probobly having all the problems cuz of the bonehead that owns it and in a few years down the line you will be hearing lots of lightning owners haveing more problems than us and have you ever had to do long term maintinace on a crapy truck like that?
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
23:54:58
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the guy that is working on it now is a certified mechanic. i doubt it if you could ever have anymore problems than what you have out of a dodge. just read all of the post on here that people post all day long, this problem that problem, never ending problems, then go on a ford forum. they are a cheap piece of junk that is only good for a boat anchor, aint no wonder dodge had to up there warranty, hell nobody wants to buy the pieces of junk.
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kota on 20s
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8/20/2002
01:35:24
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here are some people that i know with dodges and there problems
me= 98 dakota 84k miles with only a bad cat
uncle=94 360 ram 170k had a cat go out and i think a water pump
he also bought a 2002 ram with no problems
friend=96 360 ram. 175k with a bad water pump,
friend #2 99 360 durango. 40k no problems
im glad i didnt get your truck!!! and it sucks that you got it, but dont base a entire company on one experience.
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-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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Dak Nut
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
02:25:28
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I've got a 2001 w/4.7 and 40,000 miles and no problems.
I also get 19mpg at 75 mph w/air on.
Good luck getting passed a gas station with your new lightning.
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
07:07:14
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i'm not basing it off of just my experience. a friend of mine has a 99 dakota 4X4 with a v6. he has had nothing but problems out of his also. just look at how many posts get posted here each day from people having problems with there trucks.
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John Cassell
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
08:08:57
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It sounds like you have had a real bad experience with your truck. The Dakotas do have some, let's say shortcomings. But having once owned a Datsun truck and an S10, I'll take the Dak any day. The reason you see so many problems on the web site is that it is here to help people with their problems and promote fellowship. I don't know if any the other manufactures have such a site. Good luck on your next truck. I hope you get a winner.
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kota on 20s
GenIII
8/20/2002
10:01:57
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a lot of people post for help. do you think that the people who's truck is running good will post "i went out and my truck started for the 100,000 time today!"
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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EyeTrip
R/T
8/21/2002
01:13:27
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LOL kota!
And Hey! I loved my pumped up L18 sss 72 Datsun pickup! But I cannot defend the S10 they do suck.
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Todd W
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8/21/2002
01:58:00
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I went out and started my truck for the 100,000 time today! It fired right up and took me to class! I passed probally 50 cars in the 2-mile drive!
'00 RC Sport Forest Green, 3.9L, 5-speed 3.55, Hurst Comp-Plus Shifter, Clear-Corners, Speed-Glo gauges, Airaid Intake with relocated IAT, Autolite 3923s, Ported Throttle Body, Borg & Warner Cap/Rotor, Accel Coil, JBA 9mm Wires, JET Stage II, 185 T-stat, Flowmaster 40 w/dual out
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kota on 20s
GenIII
8/21/2002
02:02:45
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hahahahaha
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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Todd W
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8/21/2002
17:11:32
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Well, I -did-... of course, they were all trying to make a left and were stuck at the stoplight... but... :0)
'00 RC Sport Forest Green, 3.9L, 5-speed 3.55, Hurst Comp-Plus Shifter, Clear-Corners, Speed-Glo gauges, Airaid Intake with relocated IAT, Autolite 3923s, Ported Throttle Body, Borg & Warner Cap/Rotor, Accel Coil, JBA 9mm Wires, JET Stage II, 185 T-stat, Flowmaster 40 w/dual out
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/21/2002
18:35:31
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i don't think they are going to be posting about there trcuks starting up but just go on a ford lightning page and read some of the posta. all they talk about is what can i do to make this thing faster or talking about running at the track. hardly ever do they talk about problems with their trucks, seems like that is all that people talk about on here.
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kota on 20s
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8/21/2002
21:20:39
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sounds like the delphi R/T board. all they talk about is how much nitrious they can shoot, who is going to the track, what heads work with what cam, new time slips, ect. no one ever talks about problems
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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