RE:  Ping Report & R/T Owners

From: Stlaurent Mr Steven (STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 15:42:52 EST


Those who are R/T owners- if you have an R/T that supposed to the cheapest
gas (87 version) and it pings. Then using the 93 version and the pinging
stops, you have every right to take it back to the dealer to either fix the
problem or buy the car back. Misleading statement (which may cause an class
action law-suit from consumers) from DC will not go far and I am sure that
they will correct the problem.

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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
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-----Original Message-----
From: GS- [mailto:GSWillhite@ualr.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 12:16 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Ping Report

Odd, My Dak has never pinged until I a few months ago I tried
some 87 octane from Texaco. Just bad gas because I never noticed
it until then. No pings at all with 89 or better octane.

GS -

State - Arkansas
Year - 98
Engine - 5.2L
Tranny - 5 speed

Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
> What state, engine size (360 I take it), 4x4, 4x2, transmission, etc.
>
> - Bernd
>
> At 09:11 AM 01/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >Add me to the list. After a fill-up of some Texaco 87 octane I gunned it
on
> >the on ramp and started to ping towards the shift. I'm going to put some
93
> >octane in the tank as soon as its 1/2 empty and see if that helps.
> >
> >'00 R/T CC
> >3500 miles
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >George Hernandez
> >Tocquigny Advertising + Design
> >512.329.8065 ext.135
> >Fax: 512.328.5645
> >



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