Get a 180 or 160 Tstat.......... Make you dealer look at it......I now have
a 180 Tstat in my R/T, but even with the stock one, she enver overheated in
any way with the AC on full blast all the way to 100MPH and 70MPH........
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Soon to be bottlefed......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 12:51 AM
Subject: DML: 4.7L Problems!!
> I have two problems with my 4.7L truck as of my trip today.I was driving
> home from college and I have about 2-2.5 hrs drive time.I was driving 50
mph
> @ 1800 rpm's with the heater running full blast to keep the motor under
190.
> I observed an average mpg figure of 28.6 mpg on this past tank of fuel,and
> was getting 28-30 on the trip today.My engine is still running hot and I
got
> an engineer for a 4.7L on the phone today at DC after throwing an absolute
> shit-fit over my new truck running too hot for me to drive without the
> heater.He said that the 4.7L has a 195 thermostat in it, as we all know.He
> then told me that if the temp guage ever reads higher than 195, that
> something is abnormal or bad wrong, i.e.-idling with the a/c on with the
> grille close to a wall,towing a trailer that is bigger than the dakota is
> rated for up an abnormally large grade,etc. I am going to pour in the
> radiator relief and hope that helps.2ND problem-I was going to pick up my
> brother after the truck had been shut off for 1.5 hrs and I used a 2nd
gear
> start like I usually do, and I had the valves to float on me for the first
> time ever.Anybod else's valves rattle/float on takeoff? DC has declared
both
> of these issues to be serious problems and asked me to take it to the
> nearest dealership before I drove it ANYWHERE else and that somebody from
DC
> engineering would be in touch with all their service people trying to
figure
> out what the hell is wrong with brand-new f^&*ing 5800-mile truck!!! I
wish
> they would buy the SOB back and let me be on my way!! Sorry for the long
> post, but I had to tell somebody about this shit, thought ya'll might be
> interested,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> forest green sport plus/mods:upper&lower speed grille,checkmate flush
> fiberglass tonneau,carpeted bed,2-chamber flow w/duals at corners of
> bumper,lowered 2" in rear,R/T fender flares,chromed interior a/c
vents,side
> windows tinted to 5%,back glass to 2.5% with chrome ram head decal,hidden
> hitch,pwr tailgate lock,K&N drop-in
>
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