Like the Silverado trucks, those who have pinging should return the truck
back to the dealer for a buy back. I think the customer should be totally
satisfied with the purchase.
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Steve St.Laurent
2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2, 3:55 (soon 330HP)
2000 Roush Mustang Stage I (awaiting the new SC)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of A B
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 7:00 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: 98 Dakota stops pinging with 30% 93 octane and 70% 89
octance....Is this a solution??
After the dealer tried (they say) every possible
solution to stop the
pinging, I find that it will stop with the above
formula. It still pinged
on 89 octane, so I added just enough 93 octane to make
it stop.
Well, it still may be pinging, but I can't hear it.
All Dakotas are
pretty loud (mainly wind on the windshield), so maybe
it's still
pinging but it's hard to tell.
My question is, would you bother going to arbitration
or lemon law over this,
if I can get the pinging to stop with the above "gas
formula"? How screwed
up is this truck if it pingins with 89 but not with
the above formula (which
basically is equal to about 90 octane). If I had to
use 100% of 93 octane,
I'd be really pissed, but it doesn't seem that bad
with only having to put
a fraction (about one-quarter) of 93 in.
Then again, maybe it's still pinging but i don't know
it. Doesn't seem to be.
How pissed would you be if you had to use an average
of 90 octane.
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