I know I have the belly pan gasket problem myself. I also have the
whistling with a cold engine. Kind of sounds like a supercharger for a few
seconds. I am not sure if it the belly pan or my Quick D intake.
Chris Oertell
Arcadia, Ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Doug Myers
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 11:41 PM
To: Dakota Mailing List
Subject: DML: belly pan gasket
Hey guys,
I've got a film of oil on the bottom of my intake (not a puddle, just a
light film), and I'm only pulling 17" of vacuum at idle. The engine also
uses roughly 1qt of oil every 2,000-3,000 miles. It also makes a nice
whistling sound when I first start it up in cold weather. This goes away
when the truck warms up. Could this be a belly pan gasket leak?
I tried the "test", and if I plug both the breather hose and the PCV
hole, then I get pressure. If I leave the breather hose open and just plug
the pcv hole, then I feel suction.
Doug Myers
'99 Dakota 318/5-speed
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