RE: aaaarrghh!! Dak STILL not fixed! (long)

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 22:45:10 EST


Just a dumb question...are you leaving your defroster on? (In the Top and
Bottom vent location?)

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: aaaarrghh!! Dak STILL not fixed! (long)

>OK,NOW I`m gettin` pissed. They just put a new fuel pump on my truck and
>it still runs like crap.I drove it for one hour after leaving the
>dealer,and it ran like a 2.5 pulling a house (no offence,2.5ers,you have
>more power than I do,at this point).It runs just like it did when I
>dropped it off last week.They did replace a ball joint,so I have no more
>"clunk".But that`s overshadowed by the fact that this sag/hesitation
>persists after about 10 months of fighting with it,and I`ve only had my
>Dak for 13 months,I think.Again,I will post my problem in detail (it
>helps to share my pain with others,if nothing else).My truck(99 V6 auto
>3.92 gears) just loses power and feels like it`s missing.Some days it`s
>like this constantly,other days it comes and goes at random.The surging
>and power loss occur during takeoff,at W.O.T,and at steady highway
>driving.The severity of it changes constantly.It may climb a large hill
>fine,without losing any power,and not even have to downshift.But a mile
>down the road,when a very small hill comes up (or no hill at all) it
>will start sagging really bad,and MPH will drop off so fast,it`s like
>taking my foot clear off the gas,and I have to floor it.Then it
>downshifts,hits the rev limiter,makes a lot of noise,and slowly I will
>gain some MPH until I reach the speed limit.Then it will start kickin`
>ass again a few minutes later,and I can click along up steep
>grades,easily maintaining 65 mph in overdrive.There you have it.That`s
>what it does.And the TPS was replaced,the fuel pump has now been
>changed,and the TSB on the plug wire reroute has been done.I`m at 12,000
>miles.Ignition problem? Fuel delivery problem?(regulator,injectors,etc.)
>No trouble code has ever been set by the computer,BTW. Map sensor? I`ll
>bet no one on this list is smart enough to figure this out!! hehe. (Jedi
>mind trick) Steve P.
>



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