dude, that sucks. you'll probably lose some time when you get the headers
and intake on.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L<kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message news:20030417165357.UCU24359.lakemtao02.cox.net@smtp.east.cox.net... > > hehe, well, I got ya beat so far.. I put the truck in a ditch in January. That ran me about $700 (replace entire front bumper, radiator, fan shroud, support for AC condensor, AC condensor which didn't fit and ended up not needing). While I was at it, decided if I was going to spend that much on the Dakota, I might as well put on some performance parts. So then I bought Mopar Chrome valve covers (hey, at least 30 hp there!!!), 1.7 Crower Rockers and headers (still waiting to install). That was about $1000 there. Plus guesstimate $300 for the header install, that's $2000 total in the last 3 months. Now my belly pan gasket? Ok, $400 for the intake, plus couple hundred for the labor (I'm just guessing here), getting pretty close to $3k here.. eeek!! And with my luck, at the end, I'll still be running 15.8 :P > > Ken Allgood > 97 CC SLT 5.2L > > > > > From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> > > Date: 2003/04/17 Thu PM 12:24:31 EDT > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > Subject: Re: Re: DML: Re: missing oil?? maybe belly pan > > > > > > Don't feel bad Ken, this spring has been pretty pricey for me too. The Dak > > got a bunch of attention. Lowered, new tires, new fiel cap (old one was > > leaking, setting mil codes), plugs/wires/cap/rotor, trans service, diff > > service, oil changes, lightbulbs... well, you get the idea. It's been > > almost $1000 so far, and I'm still working on my stereo revamp and window > > tint... Probably another $1000 if nothing new "pops" up. > > > > -- > > - Josh > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message > > news:20030417161205.XBUZ8337.lakemtao01.cox.net@smtp.east.cox.net... > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > Let me know if that fixes your problem or not (if it looks like it was > > the belly pan gasket). Like I said, my symptoms are simliar to yours, and > > I'm probably losing more oil than you are. Intake looks fairly clean, so > > don't know where I'm losing mine either. Don't think I'm adventerous enough > > to do the belly pan gasket myself, but if it's got to be done, I may have to > > bite the bullet to add on an M1 intake. Still gotta pay $250-$300 to get my > > headers intalled :( Man oh man this is getting to be an expensive spring!!! > > > > > > Ken Allgood > > > 97 CC SLT 5.2L > > > > > > > > > > > From: "mike kulczycki" <dakota1994@hotmail.com> > > > > Date: 2003/04/17 Thu AM 11:36:06 EDT > > > > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > > > Subject: Re: DML: Re: missing oil?? maybe belly pan > > > > > > > > > > > > i'm planning on doing it on saturday. this is my regular driver, so i > > need > > > > it fixed right away. that better be the only problem... > > > > > > > > Mike K > > > > 94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto > > > > 95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed > > > > http://www.hornok.com/zig > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> > > > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > > > >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > > > >Subject: Re: DML: Re: missing oil?? maybe belly pan > > > > >Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 10:10:52 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Mike, > > > > > > > > > >At 10:50 AM 4/16/03 -0400, you wrote: > > > > >>thanks for the info. so did you end up having to replace the gasket?? > > > > >>Mike K > > > > > > > > > >No. I had the oil loss symptoms near the end of a racing season. I > > did > > > > >the test for a leaked gasket but did not come up with anything. I also > > > > >did a compression test and that came up negative as well. The only > > > > >time that I knew that oil was coming out of the exhaust was at start-up > > > > >on my driveway and when the sun was low enough behind the rear. > > > > >Even then, the exhaust was such a faint "blue" that I wasn't really > > sure. > > > > >After about 2-3 weeks, I did not get anymore oil loss. > > > > > > > > > >I had planned to put the M1 on over the winter. It was only when we > > did > > > > >the install that we discovered that the gasket had gone "wavy" in a few > > > > >locations > > > > >and had resealed itself. HTH. > > > > > > > > > >Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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