Re: Dakota running crappy (here we go AGAIN)

From: tmfu (tmfu@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 22:08:32 EDT


Wes Weems wrote:
>
> Ok,
> I don't know if I got a lemmon or what, but gosh damn I cant get this
> thing running half decent for the life of me... Lately it seems like my
> dakota has been sluggish, and slow throttle response...
>
> Around 3000-3500 rpms it has a tad of a rattling noise, however not
> audible at idle or WOT...
>
> Also, seems like it takes a while to get started when its cold, and
> really seems to be bogging down. I've been through god only knows how
> many o2 sensors... And it never really seems to do anything for me...
>
> My question, what on earth could be causing this poor performance? I
> don't know what other sensors to check. I've more or less done the
> typical tune up stuff to it.. (sparkplug wires, cap/rotor, sparkplugs)
> plus a new pcv valve and the sparkplug wire re-route. Seems to be
> something computer/sensor related... But I don't know.
>
> Any advice at this point would be wonderfull!
>
> WEs

Sounds like your cat is plugged...

Greg
2k1 Dodge Neon ES
Rahway,NJ



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