Listen to the man. Jack knows from where he speaks.
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:39:27 -0400 "W. Jack Hilton III"
<HEMI@charter.net> writes:
>
> Gee, that might bve a good theory if the Dakota R/T actually called
> for
> high-octane gas. The R/T calls for 87 Octane, check the Owner's
> Manual.
> The 5.9 in the Dakota is the SAME engine that has been used in other
> 5.9
> applications. The same as the 5.9 in the Ram, the same as the 5.9 in
> the
> B-Van, the same as in the 5.9 Grand Cherokee Unlimited. The only way
> you
> get 250HP versus the normal 245 in all other 5.9 engines is one
> reason:
> unique exhaust.
> The R/T Dakota is lowered compared to regular Dakotas 1" overall.
> This
> combined with the larger than normal diameter rearend housing makes
> the
> travel from the frame bump-stop to the axle tube a 1.5" difference.
> THAT is
> the problem.
> The information I got on the rear suspension travel being the
> culprit came
> from a very trusted source at DaimlerChrysler.
> Of course we can speculate all we want, and yes, I will admit that I
> could
> be way off base, because DC will *never* let slip exactly what the
> problem
> was/is.
>
>
>
> W. Jack Hilton III
>
> Newnan , GA
>
> HEMI@charter.net
>
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>
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>
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>
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