my truck 98, is in the shop today for front right exhaust manifold!!! $600
job, thank god for extended warranties!
Punch,
Alive and well.....
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Bowen" <shawn@bowen.com>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Ball joints and exhaust leaks..
> I know on my 98 5.2L I thought the same thing about the exhaust, turns out
> it's my injectors. You can feel them or use a wooden stick (short broom
> handle) as a stethoscope to pin point the ticks.
>
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Miles D. Oliver
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:49 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: Ball joints and exhaust leaks..
>
> Glad I came across this list. I've been looking for other Dakota owners
to
> converse with. Hopefully someone else has come across some info that they
> can pass along to me.
>
> I have a '98 Dakota 2x4 SLT extended cab with a the V6 and auto, purchased
> in Virginia.
>
> So far I have 57,000 trouble-free miles on the vehicle but need to ask a
few
> questions.
>
> 1. I have read from the archive about front ball joints going bad, most
> before 50,000 miles. Im now starting to hear a little 'clunking' noise
> coming from the left front in turns. The front wheel assembly seems tight
> and when I jack up the front I cannot feel any 'shimmy' or looseness in
the
> front end.
>
> Could someone offer some easy advice to check on the ball joints for wear
> and possible replacement?
>
> 2. I've noticed when I start the vehicle up that I head what appears to
be
> an exhaust leak coming from the right front manifold (I do not have
headers
> on the truck) . I 've had exhaust leaks and cracked manifolds from other
> vehicles I've owned and the sound I hear is that tell tale 'ticking sound'
> that tells me that this is what I've got. I place a rag over the exhaust
> pipe when I start the truck to see of the leak is more pronounced and I
can
> hear no exhaust escaping from the system. When the truck gets warm the
> 'ticking' is less pronounced but I can still hear it a little at idle.
>
> Do the manifold bolts on the V6 'back out' a little, causing this
> somewhat and the heat expansion is closing the 'gap' ??
>
> Any and all help on these matters would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Miles D. Oliver
> "Bluegrass, Finger Pickin' good"
> http://www.mmoliver.org
>
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