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YOYO
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1/11/2004
15:09:03
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 Subject: 98 dak 318 v8 trouble
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This truck has been perfectly maintained it has 98k miles on it but just recently it has started getting bad milage and Idle very rough and it also feels funky shifting from first the stick feels like it is wobblig its really wierd any ideas ? sorry to bother you guys but I dont know jack about dodge :(
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hemi kota
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1/11/2004
15:44:18
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your truck is just breaking in. sounds to me you need a good tune up. did you try to do the onboard diagnostics to see if the computer gives you a code? thats the beauty of new technology. we don't have to buy $300 worth of parts to make a repair to try to guess whats wrong by proccess of elimination. almost sounds like you have a bad wire or distributor cap though. well thats my 2 cents hope it helps
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EBL
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1/11/2004
16:38:04
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While you are doing the tune up, peer down the TB to see if the Belly Pan gasket is letting oil onto the intake. If the bad milage has come on all at once this may be your culpret.
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yoyo
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1/11/2004
16:46:07
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well I appreciate all of your guyses input I am definatly going to have to check this baby out and just curious if any one else has a 2wd dakota club cab 5.2 2wd and what problems at what amount of miles they had run into :)
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CASDAK
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1/11/2004
17:12:24
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I had a '98 and around that mileage I encountered a clogged catalytic converter. I spend several dollars on new "tune-up" components only to find that it was the cat. My milage suffered and lost power, so that's another direction to go.
As far as the shifter is concerned, that's just wear on the shifter causing the vibration. Mine did the same thing, even after replacing the transmission. If it would make you feel better check the fluid in the tranny and see if it's in need of changing or if there is debris in the fluid.
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yoyo
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1/11/2004
17:36:23
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I was actually going to drain the rearend tranny and coolant and put all fresh in spark plugs wires all that tune up stuff I hope that does me some good :)
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Wadak
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1/11/2004
22:58:53
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YOYO: Check your O2 sensor or sensors if their is more than one. They start causing the exact symptoms you describe, loss of power, poor gas mileage and ruff idle. The ruff idle could be IAT sensor on the back side of the Throttle-body as you face the engine compartment.
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J-Rod
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1/12/2004
08:11:28
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I had similiar problems with my 98 and it turned out I needed a tune up. The problems were very bad when it was wet... a new distributor, wires and plugs and everything was cool.
Problems I've had thus far:
3 sets of ball joints (2 sets replaced by dealer under warrenty)
fuel pump failure @ 32,000
needed tune up @ 55,000
clogged cat @ 61,000
anti-freeze leaking @ 67,000 (this is as of yesterday)
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NeverDie
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1/13/2004
13:16:18
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i also had your problem yoyo. same symptoms as rough idle, too high idle, bad mileage. mine turned out to be $168 solenoid(IAC motor). some technology is good, some technology can rape your wallet. also replace 02 sensor(that gave me over 100 extra miles on gas), and other sensors, as well as tune-up.
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yoyo
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1/13/2004
15:12:41
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Cool I guess o2 sensors all fluids plugs wires etc and Ill be happy again :)
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D-lock
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1/13/2004
18:50:04
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I've got a '99 with a little over 80k on it - Rear wheel cylinders around 65K - a water pump around 77K - an intake manifold gasket (under warrenty) - and a couple of sensors at aound 40K.
Right now I've got leaky valve covers, and I need to replace the ball joints - Anyone else have a 318 that runs dirty? I'm pretty good about coolent flushes, but I've never had anything that ran this dirty
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RealTruth
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1/15/2004
12:54:32
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Good thread....
Where should I start....97 Club Cab SLT V8 5.2 (bought new) 80.4K
Power Steering high pressure hose clamp failed (87 mi)
Oil pan leak (100mi)
Bed bolts replaced (187mi) tech bulletin
rt upper arm replaced (187mi) destroyed bushing
Rough idle (300mi) throttle body cleaning
Seat belt wouldn't retract ..start to forget the mileage now?)
A/C compressor
#1 cyl (lost compression)
Cat
heater core
4 batteries since new
Tires (Eagle LS SUCK)
Plugs
Wires
Distrib
Thermostat gasket
Front Brakes
water pump (that failed the other day)
I think there's more, but I'm trying to forget all the problems I've had
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yoyo
Dodge Dakota
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1/15/2004
13:02:20
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dang when I bought this thing I was told it has never had anything but oil brakes and dealer tune ups as per Owners manual but nothing out of the way .... think I was lied to ?
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