Well, my first suggestion is to check the belly pan gasket. You can do that
by looking down the throttle bores to the bottom of the manifold. Shine a
light down there and see if you can see a layer of oil down there. That's a
sure sign and that will cause the pinging. Jack's right, it will foul the
plugs. The pinging actually happens because there's a vacuum leak (gasket)
and your engine's running lean. If you don't find a problem with the belly
pan gasket, I would change your plugs to Autolite 3923's and your t-stat to
180. Gap your plugs at whatever it calls for under the hood of your Dak.
For the t-stat get a Robertshaw 755-180.
Good luck,
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Noah Boehm
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 6:53 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: RE: Belly-Pan Gasket 3 : JAck 0 + spark knock
its the 3.9L 6 banger...
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Ronald Wong
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 9:48 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: Belly-Pan Gasket 3 : JAck 0 + spark knock
What engine, Noah?
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Noah Boehm
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 6:37 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Belly-Pan Gasket 3 : JAck 0 + spark knock
Hmmm, I am not even sure what it is, but I know the feeling of having to
complain numerous times to the dealer for repairs...My truck spark knocks
like crazy...I have no idea why, I run 87 gas, no weight in it at all, not
towing...Knocks like crazy, good gas, bad gas all the same....
Noah Boehm
theark1@mediaone.net
89 5.slo
00 Dakota
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/theark1/index.html
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of W. Jack Hilton III
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 9:24 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Belly-Pan Gasket 3 : JAck 0
Nah, too many miles, besides I want the truck, I just think that these
people don't know what the hell they're doing.
At 09:16 PM 4/22/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Lemon Law?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of W. Jack Hilton III
>Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 8:53 PM
>To: dakotart-exec@yahoogroups.com; dakotart@egroups.com;
>carolina-dakotart@yahoogroups.com; dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Belly-Pan Gasket 3 : JAck 0
>
>
>
>Well, I confirmed this week that my belly pan gasket is leaking *AGAIN*.
>This is the third time it will be replaced since I bought it with 12K miles
>on it. It has 28K on it now.
>
>I have had it done at two different dealerships already.
>
>Any advice ?
>
>
>
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>Jack 3
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>Dakota R/T Club
>Division 2 Representative
>Newnan, GA
>
>www.DakotaRT.com
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>www.Dakota-Truck.com
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>www.CyberMopar.com
>
>www.HellaUSA.com
>
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Jack 3
Dakota R/T Club
Division 2 Representative
Newnan, GA
www.DakotaRT.com
www.Dakota-Truck.com
www.CyberMopar.com
www.HellaUSA.com
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