Does it sound like a high pitch whinning noise of air maybe???
TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:33 PM
Subject: DML: Dak is Grounded
> Well after an interesting drive both to and from work today, I am parking
> the Dak until I can figure out what is up with it, what I need to do to
fix
> it, or how much I can get for it on a trade in! :)
> It made a god aweful noise(briefly) twice when accelerating from a
stoplight
> on my way to work this morning. When it made this noise, it lost alot of
> power, and acted like it wanteed to stall out. Coming home from work, the
> god aweful noise happened 4-5 times during acceleration, lasting until I
let
> up off the gas. This noise is very erratic and I cant even begin to
describe
> it. At various stoplights, my truck also died about 4 times, but
thankfully
> started right up. I would slow down to a red light, sit and wait till it
> turned green. During this time, the idle was a tad rough(as if it were
> missing) and all of a sudden the god aweful noise would happen very
> briefly(2-3 seconds), the rpms on the tach would go from a nice 600rpms at
> idle up to 1000-1200, give this high tone whine(sounds like a bearing
> failing under load?), and die. The battery guage never moved, oil pressure
> was fine, and no lights ever appeared on the dash. Every time it started
> right up. I just cant trust it to take to work tomorrow nor to drive
around,
> so like I said, it will stay put until I can figure out what to do with
it.
> I am going to call a local shop which I trust, (the only place I have ever
> really taken my Dak to) and see about getting in for a diagnoses on what
it
> could be. Once they figure out what it could be, I will then determine if
I
> can fix it myself, if I want them to fix it, or what other options I
should
> start looking at.
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>
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