Re: Re: Rotten Egg Smell

From: kwreimer (kwreimer@msn.com)
Date: Thu Nov 08 2001 - 19:03:17 EST


Out on a date? forget that, leave em alone, keeps your wallet fatter for
toys for the Dak.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Asuncion" <dakotaguy1999@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Rotten Egg Smell

> Hiya there!
>
> I've had the same problem w/ my Dakota since it was new! I notice its
worse
> when the vehicle is under a load, like going up a long hill. That rotten
> egg smell just has to go! The dealer here claims its the winter fuel
> (somehow I dont' believe that, it does it during the summer too!) One time
I
> pulled over when the smell got too intense to ignore, and looked at my
> exhaust manifolds (this was at night) they were glowing red! Of course I
> tried to replicate this w/ the dealer, and it didn't do it. Ugh, its so
> embarassing that I won't take my Dakota when I have a date! I may have
> posted about this in the past, but if anyone has ideas as to what could
> cause this, I'd greatly appreciate it!
>
> Darren Asuncion
> '99 Intense Blue, CC, 4x4, Sport +, 44RE auto, 5.2 V8, 3.55lsd (8.25"),
> 4wheel ABS, BFG All-terrain KO
> http://www.geocities.com/dakotaguy1999
>
> > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:25:16 -0800
> > From: "kwreimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
> > Subject: DML: Re: Rotten Egg Smell
> >
> > Sometimes the smell is created by the cat. but if it does not go away,
by
> > all means take it to the dealer. could be a chemical break down in cat.
> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JP" <palsijon@rcn.com>
> > To: "Dakota Mailing List" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:00 AM
> > Subject: DML: Rotten Egg Smell
> >
> >
> > > Ok, before the jokes start here is my problem. I'm starting to get a
> > rotten
> > > egg smell coming from my 01 3.9L. I first noticed it yesterday after
I
> > got
> > > out of the truck and today after I got to work. The truck has less
than
> > > 1000 miles on it and I don't drive it hard at all. I've got a bad
> feeling
> > > that there might be something wrong with the catalytic convertor. Any
> > ideas
> > > or thoughts?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > JP
> > > '01 Intense Blue CC 4x2
>
>
>
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