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midnightdak
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7/21/2003
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Well i just got through reading a post about dodge trannys being sh!ty and this is my opinion on this,2001 dakota 4.7 cc with 92,*** miles on it and hotroding it ever sense i got it,and i mean hard driving like street racing and the rev limiter kicking in at least 5 times a week,and being up to speeds so fast when i let off it takes 5 or 6 seconds for it to start reading 120 and then droping,i change the oil every 3 thousand and the tranny fliud has never been changed but needs to because its low i got to do that 2morrow though.With all these miles the tranny is not sliping or is it using any oil at all,its been a good 90 thousand miles and i'm still not afriad of geting in it at 5am and go to work,i've taken good care of her and shes taken good care of me just thought you guys might wanna know about this sh!ty tranny sh!t,and for these dodge motors they have a 250,000 mile possible lifetime,and ford has like 25,000...lol...just had to get that in there.
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whoa
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7/21/2003
07:49:07
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slow down and take a breath!
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Turkeyhead
Dodge Dakota
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7/21/2003
10:31:51
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Very true. Take care of your vehicle, and it will take care of you. Dodge engines are made to stand up to all kinds of abuse and keep going; if you take care of them properly, they will run forever.
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ZenDak
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7/21/2003
10:57:52
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I'll roll over 70k miles on mine pretty soon - '01 CC 4.7 auto.
Runs like a champ - never so much as a hiccup from her. Always maintain her too. Hopefully hold up long enough to stuff a new crate motor and tranny in eventually - just dream'n there.....
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CThomp
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7/21/2003
11:06:04
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I must drive alot less than the average driver. I bought my '00 4.7L in Feb '00. 45K and no problems (except those crappy rotors had replaced at 23K). Just had my first transmission and rear diff. fluid change done. Used all mopar fluids. Mechanic said they didn't even look like they needed it but i'm paranoid.
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maynardh
Dodge Dakota
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7/21/2003
14:32:45
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Just rolled up on 120,000.
No problems with tranny yet. Still shift like the day it was new.
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xplikt
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7/21/2003
14:37:50
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Nice. My 2002 4.7 just hit 16K miles (two year old truck though). 6K of those are trips to Spokane and Missoula. I rev it hard all the damn time and I change the oil every 3K miles.
Your good news pleases I.
-Mike
http://www.dodgetruckworld.com/xplikt/
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out | straight piped 3rd cat | turndown tip
Full Hotchkis and RAS
Shaved emblems and antennae
150BM fan | removed clutch | HD Radiator
R/T wheels on 275/40/17 Dunlop 9000s
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ryan
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7/21/2003
17:04:46
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Midnightdak, How did you get rid of that speed limiter? Ihave a 2002 4.7 QC auto. 100 mph is driving me crazy!!!
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midnightdak
Dodge Dakota
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7/23/2003
01:31:36
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lol...140 is pretty fast i would have hated to blow a tire or 2,i was going 140 because i was racing a late 90's cobra mustang and he was going 140 and i was right beside him...lol...not bad for a dakota against a supercharged car.Its easy when you get up to 98 just turned the key over like your starting the truck and hold it there,all your gauges will drop but your rpm's will work.
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midnightdak
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7/23/2003
01:34:33
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Oh yea,and be carefull thats very fast with only one hand on the wheel i would hate for someone to spend 10 to 20 or more for vehicular homiside.
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Hammers
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7/25/2003
12:49:25
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Bought mine 6 mos. ago used. 74,000 on her. I drive her everyday ( work truck) all day long, 6 days aweek.(not to mention just driving for the fun of it!) Cleaned her up, keep her lubed an have no problems so far. just turned 85,000 and she still runs primo. Maybee I can get 200,000.
minor mods:
Flowmasters 1 to 2 dumped.
Lakewood trac bars.
K&N homebrew
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RadioMan
Dodge Dakota
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7/25/2003
12:57:34
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I see it this way.. It's all in the guy who put
the tranny together.. Was he on drugs that day.
Was it a Monday or Friday? Lots of reasons a
tranny will keep on running or fail early in life.
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dakdakdak
Dodge Dakota
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7/30/2003
18:37:16
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How 297,000 miles on a 1987 v6 stick and its still turn'in and burn'in.
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CHISEL
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7/30/2003
19:21:10
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MY DAK HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND RUNS LIKE A CHAMP, AND I DOG IT FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT, AND IT IS AN ATOMATIC. IT STILL RUNS GREAT.
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JOELS RIDE
Dodge Dakota
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7/30/2003
19:39:11
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My 95 has 157,000 miles , on motor work , no trans work , 5 speed, no rearend work , 392, has 5.2L , I'm the only owner, It has never not seen the red line, one time I found a hose broke on the evap system, it was full of dirt, and the truck still runs good.
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eric
Dodge Dakota
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8/02/2003
20:02:16
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like the other fellow said, maintain your vehicle and all that other stuff is irrelevent! all these people that talk about that car was a piece of junk & that car i had was a piece of junk probably bought it from someone that didn't properly take care of it before they had it! IGNORANCE!
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