Nice lookin truck Don! Congrats on the new purchase, Jon should be
jealous... I think with all the talk about 4x4 convertables at the BBQ....
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Don Rey"" <don.rey@uconn.edu> wrote in message news:005101c358ad$a83a37c0$0200a8c0@radon... > > Hey, I'm now a proud newbie to Dakota ownership; last weekend I bought an 89 > Convertible 4x4. This isn't my first Mopar... I also have a 74 Dart Sport > with a 340. I absolutely love my "new" truck, though! The day I picked it > up, I took a 12-hr bus ride to Pittsburg and 4 hours later I started my 550 > mile drive back. The trusty Dakota made the whole trip without a hitch... > and she's already got 216,000 miles on her! Oh yeah.. and I drove the entire > 10 hours with the top down :) Great fun! The truck's a 3.9L 4x4 automatic in > red. With 216,000 miles on that V6 it lacks terribly in horsepower, but > thats okay. When I get the funds, I'll look into a swap. For now its good > enough... and with the top down, I quickly forget about its lack in power. I > do have a question though: are siezed air pump pulley bearings a common > problem? The previous owner (a good guy, he's a friend of mine) replaced it > three times, then gave up and just threw out the belt. Eventually I'll have > to pass emissions here in CT, so I'm wondering what other people have done. > Anyway, I have one picture of the truck online at: > http://www.pbase.com/image/19458648/ I'll upload more in about a month when > I have a faster connection. For now, if you want to see my Dart Sport, > there's a link to those pictures below. This list seems like a great > resource and a great place to talk about the best trucks ever made! > > Don > 74 Dart Sport 340 > 89 Dakota Convertible 4X4 > www.pbase.com/radon220/my_dodge_dart > Connecticut >
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