Hey Marty,
Check your plugs first. See if they tell you anything important. Since
they're 3923's and you have them out anyway, change 'em. Reset your PCM
while you have one of those objects you scratched (LOL ;-P) under the hood.
Yes, the Snug Top will make a difference. Write back and let us know what
you found out.
HTH,
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 Marty Galyean
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:29 PM
To: DML
Subject: DML: 4.7L more guts from standstill
It sure seems my 4.7 Dak auto has lost some gusto from a standstill. When
I put the pedal down 1/3, which used to really get up and go, easily
spinning the tires, it now just jumps forward well enough, then begins to
kick in about halfway across the intersection. If I am cornering I can get
wheel spin. Not that I want to spin all the time, but it was nice to know
I could. And I have to wonder if performance has gone down overall so
slowly I didn't notice until now. This all makes a not happy camper.
Things I have done in lazy and futile attempts at a quick solution:
Cleaned K&N drop in; hardly dirty since 2 months ago.
Run a couple of bottles of injector cleaner through over the last 10
tanks.
Scratched my head.
Scratched my butt (this is not a duplicate).
None of the above gave the dak its 'schwing' back, though I could tell a
slight improvement.
Things I've wondered about:
Throttle position sensor not at optimum setting now that things are
wearing in.
Throttle cable stretched over time.
Autolites I put in 5 months ago are fading.
I have put on a snugtop shell which does put a bit more weight on the
backend I suppose (but would it really make that much difference?)
Need a supercharger+NO2.
What are some things I should look into el gurus del dak?
If you respond with multiple ideas please order your ideas based on The
Principle of Least Effort. I want to try the easy stuff first.
I have some ideas of my own but am too lazy to type anymore.
regards,
marty
*bright*white* 4.7l cc auto 2wd w/snugtop
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