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In article <007101c16ba0$40afffa0$7fa39fce@scott>, schang@netsync.net
("Scott Schang") wrote:
> I put the MOPAR skidplates on myself after I bought my '01 CC. There are
> three skidplates, engine, transmission/transfer case, and fuel tank. The
> installation is pretty straightforward on all three, the fuel tank being the
> most difficult due to tight quarters on some of the bolts. The engine and
> transmission/transfer case plates are very easy to install, they supply the
> bolts that go into nuts in the frame.
>
> The engine and transmission/transfer case are some sort of composite
> (plastic). They seem very robust, with molded gussets and support ridges.
> The fuel tank skid plate is metal (as I remember) and seems the flimsiest of
> the three.
>
> I would recommend enlarging the oil drain hole in the engine skid plate
> before you install it. It's located too far toward the front of the truck,
> and the oil stream coming out of the pan runs onto the skid plate instead of
> through the hole. Mopar has drain holes molded in the plate, so the oil is
> dispersed across your garage floor over a 2'X3' area. My wife was
> impressed, she never saw me move so fast to grab a bunch of rags.
>
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Parker, Jon" <jparker@grci.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:53 AM
> Subject: DML: Skid Plates
>
>
>> Does anyone know (and recommend) a place to get skid plates for a Dak? I
>> did not get the skid plates with my Dak and have decided I would like to
> add
>> them. I'd like to put them on myself if possible - don't know how hard or
>> easy that might be. But if anyone has added skid plates to a Dak that did
>> not have them, I would be interested in hearing where you got them (Mopar
> or
>> aftermarket) and how the installation went. Thanks.
>>
>> Jon
>> '99 CC 5.2L 4x4 Auto
>>
>
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