Good luck Kyle. I know how frustrating this kinda stuff gets sometimes!
Let us know how things work out. Let me know about replacing the cat
too....where you get it, how much...etc. Mines got about 80,000 on it and I
think it's on it's way out.
--Aaron--
95 DSRC 4x4 V6
www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: My Plan Of Action
>Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:35:53 -0600
>
>Well my dad and I finally got my brother's girlfriends car put back
>together, and ended up needing to return a part which we thought we would
>need to replace. I ended up exchanging this part and paying $20 additional
>for a Bosch oxygen sensor for my truck. I figured what the heck, may as
>well
>get a new one and rule one more variable out! As soon as I get off the
>puter
>I am going to order a Air/Fuel Ratio Guage(still unsure which one!) and a
>Holley Air Cleaner Gasket(the .200 thick model, PN#108-62) from Summit, and
>those should be in Monday.
>
>I also checked my maintenance records, and I have had my current catalytic
>converter on for 65,000 miles and the first converter lasted 70,000 miles;
>so I am just going to replace it! Plain and simple. We actually just had a
>new converter put on my brother's girlfriends car and that car runs 150%
>better(I also put a new 02 sensor on right after the new converter got put
>on).
>
>I did do the carb cleaner test today, and nothing happened, just made a
>mess
>of my engine compartment! :)
>Pep Boys has Exide Select Orbital batteries on sale; $129 on sale for $109
>after core. This battery is rated 1000CA/800CCA and it is virtually an
>Optima clone. I am going to pick one up Saturday and install
>it.....probably
>in the lot and get my core charge back right away. I am going to put the
>stock injector cleaning/balancing on hold for now. If the rich running
>condition still continues, then I will go ahead and send them in for this
>service. A new set of Autolite Coppers will be put in when the
>converter/02
>sensor/Air Fuel Monitor are installed. Well this is the plan atleast! Wish
>me luck and keep your fingers crossed.
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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