I would just figure logically if the truck is cold and it does it... then
its not the stat right?
Wes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Steiger" <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 5.42 P
Subject: Re: DML: Pings revisited
> wweems@fix.net ("Wes Weems") wrote in
> <002801c0541d$d9232dc0$30a872cf@THYME>:
>
> >Ok.... let me just verfiy all my info on the dak ping problem to make
> >sure I can eliminate them from my list
> >
> >We got the belly pan - (causes a vacuum leak?)
> >we have plug wire reroute - (?????)
> >Higher octane gas - (just cause)
> >
> >
> >I dont know what to do next!! I did the belly pan, not a drop of oil in
> >the bottom, so its clean as a whistle, I run up to 92 octane, and I
> >rerouted the plug wires... but still have pinging... un noticeable
> >unless you have the window down... but thats quite often for me. Any
> >more ideas? (oh yeah, and I am running 3923 autolites!)
> >
>
>
> Dropping down to a 180 degree thermostat may help. (It cured my
> pinging problem when I switched to the MP computer on my '96 318.)
> Also, exhaust headers can help to reduce pinging by drawing heat
> out of the heads. (I'd try the t-stat first though, seeing as how
> its 100 times less expensive.) ;-)
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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