Like Jon stated....open the TB plates and check the bottom of the Intake
Manifold. If there's a black coating on it, that's a leaking belly-pan
gasket. At 15K miles, it's warranty work without a question...and YES, it's
a common problem.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Air Intake/Runnin rich/heavy foot -
It was mostly the inside of the plates.
If it is indeed the belly pan gasket - even though my truck is only a year
old with about 15k on it - what should I do? Is this a common "Dak" problem.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Air Intake/Runnin rich/heavy foot
>The inside of the TB plates (engine side) or the outside (filter/intake
>side)? When I put on my QuickD intake I removed the air hat. The top
>of the TB was clean as a whistle, and I didn't notice any moisture
>anywhere. But no, I didn't remove the TB or dig that far down.
>
>hoegen wrote:
>>
>> Got a tech question:
>> When I was removing my stock air hat to install a Quick-D TB I noticed
the
>> main vaccum line (to the rear of the TB) was wet with what appears to be
>> fuel. I also noticed upon removing the TB that the plates were black with
>> "soot".
>> Are these "normal" conditions, or signs that my dak is running too rich
(or
>> that I've got a heavy foot)?
>>
>> Kevin Hoegen
>> http://www.kersur.net/~hoegen
>> 99 Dakota Sport 2WD V6 CC Solar Yellow
>> S/T Graphics/20% "removable" Tint
>> K&N "home-depot Black PVC" air intake/Quick-D TB (installed today)
>> Black AR-767s with 255/60s
>
>--
>-andy
>
>http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
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