Sounds like you have some serious issues with your motor. I would give that
thing back to DC so quick and I'd tell 'em I don't want it back until they
fix it.....to my satisfaction. Just keep taking it back if it isn't fixed.
About the fifth time, get your lawyer to write the letter.
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Will Coughlin
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 12:44 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Fan Clutch Problems
Ronald, This is just my problem, My engine fan doesn't engage at all in
driving or in traffic, the only time I have my engine fan to engage is on
cooler mornings.I would go out and crank up my truck and leave it for 10-12
minutes idling to warm up.When I would pull out of my drive, I would wind
the motor up to 2000 rpm and shift.At that point, the engine fan disengaged
and I never heard it again.Since it has been real hot, I don't even get it
first thing in the morning.
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
>From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: "DML" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Fan Clutch Problems
>Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:03:27 -0700
>
>I don't know if this is just symptomatic on the 5.9's or it goes through
>the
>entire range of Dak engines but there is a TSB on it. The TSB doesn't fix
>anything. It just makes dealers and ultimately, customers aware that the
>fan does sound pretty loud when the clutch engages and that there is a
>feeling of a loss of power when the clutch engages. When I first felt it
>in
>my Dak, I thought I was losing my tranny. Now, I've grown accustomed to
>it.
>When does it happen? It doesn't happen on a cold morning, however, it does
>happen after I have driven somewhere, shut the truck off, come back out
>several hours later, and start the truck again. Why? During the period
>that the engine was cooling down, the ambient temperature under the hood
>went high enough to cause the fan to engage as soon as I started the truck.
>As soon as I started moving and the ambient temperature went down the fan
>shut off and I was fine. The other time the fan engages is the obvious
>time, when you're moving in stop-and-go traffic and the temperature is very
>hot outside. The thing I hate the most about this fan is the amount drag
>it
>causes on the engine. It feels like I'm losing about 30 hp and when
>starting from a dead stop almost feels like I'm starting in second. If you
>get up in the morning and it's cold out, but your fan engages it could mean
>that the temperature under your hood got warm enough when you shut it down
>the night before that the switch connected. As soon as you start moving in
>the morning your fan should disengage.
>
>
>HTH,
>Ron
>00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
>For modifications see my DML Profile
>
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