Careful steve! DOn't want to loose a Dak owner to a Ram J/K!! <ducks flack from
any Ram owners out there> heheh -
steve preston wrote:
> Let`s make sure we`re all on the same page.My Dak is
> the one that has had the bad hesitation for 10 months
> or so,and has not been fixed yet by any Dodge
> dealer.My sister`s boyfriend is a good mechanic,and he
> checked it out.He said the O2 sensor after the cat
> read near .8 volts constantly,and that it and the
> converter were probably bad.Set up another appointment
> at the Dodge place,and basically told them to keep it
> until it`s fixed,but just give me a front-wheel drive
> or 4x4 to use in the meantime.I also told them what I
> was told was wrong with my truck.I took my Dak to
> them,rode around in it with the service manager for a
> while,and he took me to Enterprise car rental.They
> gave me a 2001 Ram Quad Cab with a 360 to drive around
> in!!!(I know I said in an earlier post that it was a
> Ram 2500 with a 318.Not so.Don`t know where I got
> that.)I would have been happy with an old 4x4 Dak,as
> long as it ran! My impressions of the 5.9L brute? The
> first thing I noticed was the starter.It has a very
> high rpm starter,sounds funny.Not at all like the
> Dak.Do all 5.9s use that starter? The Ram rides
> good,but just feels massive.The transmission seems to
> shift very early and very softly.You take off at light
> throttle,and it downshifts unexpectedly at a certain
> speed,like 30mph or so,then winds out and upshifts
> again.I test-drove a 99 318 Dak that shifted just like
> it.My V6 Dak shifts seemingly late and harsh by
> comparison.Especially harsh when it loses
> power.Another thing with the Ram,I was driving it
> today and heard a woooooooooo sound at highway speed.I
> asked my wife to get the window sticker out of the
> glovebox,and tell me what the axle ratio was.Sure
> enough,it has 3.55s in it.This truck has only 9000
> miles on it,BTW.The Ram seems to accelerate well,but
> not as much as I would expect.Probably compares to a
> 3.9 Dak as far as power-to-weight ratio.That`s just a
> guess,but I`m sure a 318 or 287 Dak would blow the
> doors off it.I don`t think the gearing and the tranny
> throttle cable adjustment are fully optimized for such
> a big vehicle.Anyway,I called to check on my Dak
> today,and guess what was on order for it? A new
> cat,and O2 sensor!! I might be able to get it
> tomorrow.I`m going to miss the spaciousness of the
> Ram,but I`m missing MY truck even more! Steve P.
>
> =====
> 1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
--"Its no joke Tuco, its a rope..."
Tom http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine Site Updated - on 12/7/00 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x2
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