I think there's a TSB on the belly pan gasket as well (a leaky one will
cause pinging). Pop your air hat off and open the vanes of the throttle
body. Shine a flashlight down into the intake manifold. If you see oil
in there, the gasket's shot.
Have you tried a different dealer? This is well beyond the "normal"
pinging problem that our V8s have.
Wes Weems wrote:
>
> <sigh>
> Ok, I am new to this list, I have tried nearly everything I've seen to fix
> this problem. Dodge dealer says "...every dakota hes seen had that
> problem..." and "... if it breaks within 1000 miles hell fix it for free.."
> which is good, but I am pretty faithfulll in the truck, I just am
> embarassed, that at idle, one would think I have a cummings deisel in it.
> Here is a list of things I've tried, I realize some dont have anythign to do
> witht he prob... just to let you know...
>
> dodge dealer - no help
> higher octane fuel - (at one point tried 108 racing fuel, still was pinging)
> colder firing plugs - (no difference)
> re-reouting wires - (no difference at all)
>
> Its a beautifull truck, but the simple fact of the matter is, its DAMN
> embarassing to drive through a drive through, or stop next to somone at the
> stop light... This used to be a after warming up only problem, however now I
> cant start the car, and within 1 minute its pinging away.
>
> The truck is a '97 dakota sport 4x4. I just need ideas, or directions to go
> in... I know theres got to be SOMETHING I can do =)
>
> Danke,
> Wes
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