Did not know they fixed that! I dislike Mitsu motors
because of my wife`s early engine mangling with a 2.0
(broken timing belt at 48,000 miles.) Now we have
timing CHAINS in both vehicles. Steve P.
--- Scott Drega <sdrega@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I could not resist adding my $0.02 on this thread as
> I
> am pretty involved with FWD mopars as well.
>
> The 3.0 V6 is well known for the fact that its valve
> guides tend to drop, causing a great deal of
> smoking.
> The early ones are especially problematic. I
> believe
> they remedied this problem around 94 or so, but not
> certain on the year they made changes.
>
> My family's own 3.0V6 91 Daytona ES lost the engine
> at
> around 131k. This car was driven easy and regularly
> maintained. The A604 trans also went around 110k
> and
> those transmissions are known to be problematic. In
> my opinion the 3.0V6/A604 ultradrive combo is
> probably
> the least desirable drivetrain you could get in an
> 89-95 FWD mopar.
>
> As for the 3.9, my understanding is that this engine
> is basically a 5.2 (318) with two less cylinders.
> The
> 318 has proven to be a great engine, I would think
> the
> same holds for the 3.9 since it is based on the 318
> design. I almost bought a new 96 Dakota Sport 3.9 5
> speed in 1996 when I decided to buy my Shelby
> Dakota.
>
> Scott
> 89 Shelby Dakota #894 (For Sale)
>
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=====
Steve Preston 1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
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