Yeah, the truck will move a tiny bit when you start it if your
foot is off the brake and the clutch is all the way down.
This bites, but thanks, atleast I have another car.
G3.
http://www.g3-systems.com/avenger
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From: Crit Bennett <crit@engineer.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 01:37:48 -0500 (EST)
>Sounds like it could well be the master cylinder, slave cylinder,
or throwout
>fork/bearing. When you depress the clutch to start the truck,
does the starter
>pull the truck or does it idle like it's in neutral? Definitely
take it to the
>dealer and maybe call Chrysler's Roadside program. They'll have
the truck for
>a while, so I'd angle for a loaner. Bad luck, but great choice
on the truck.
>
>Crit
>
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>
>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 23:48:46 -0500
>From: "Guy DeMaio III" <G3D@mail.g3-systems.com>
>Subject: DML: New truck, won't go in gear.
>
>I just bought a new 2001 Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 4.7 V8, Manual
>Tranny, 3 days ago.
>
>I have already put it to good use,
>
>I drove it home 250 miles from where I bought it in PA, I live in
>CT. It was the only place I could find this model.
>
>I then drove the next day up to Old Forge, New York for a
>snowmobiling Trip. I drove back Saturday since the snow was
ruined
>from the rain.
>
>On the way back, with 900 miles on the truck, and a 1/4 mile away
>from my house. The Truck won't go into gear. The clutch pedal
lost
>it's firmness and I cannot move the shifter into any gear unless
>the truck is off. When I start it back up in gear and let go of
>the brake it seems to go a little bit even with the clutch down,
>With the clutch up it goes a little better but still not like it
>was normally fully engaged.
>
>So It feels like the master cylinder is screwed up or something,
>The clutch fluid is fine, and full.
>
>Any ideas before I bring it to my local dealer?
>
>Thanks!
>
>G3.
>http://www.g3-systems.com/avenger
>
>
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