Flat spots on the tires, huh? Sounds like you'll just have to loosen
them up a bit. ;-)
I'd like to know where your dad found a 90 Dak CC Longbed! (there were
only 2 different wheelbase lengths)
One quick thing to check regarding that oil leak - feel around the oil
pressure sensor. I had one start to leak... then it started to gush...
and before I realized the actual problem I thought I blew a rear main
seal. I was happy to find out it was the $20 switch instead. Leaky
valve cover gaskets are not uncommon either though.
That toggle switch could have been for an old alarm system. Maybe.
Follow the wires.
Oh and I think 95s only had RWAL brakes, correct? (That was a
different thread, I know, but related.) My frankendak doesn't have
antilock brakes... RWAL is a huge improvement over non-antilock brakes
in a pickup whereas 4-wheel antilock brakes is a much lesser
improvement over RWAL. RWAL keeps your tail behind you :) DAMHIK
Don in CT
89/94 Dak Vert 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
98 JeepGC
On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Matt Beazer <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
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> Seems fine so far, good power. Agreed on the turning radius, but not NEARLY as bad as my father in law's '90 club cab with the 8 foot bed! Talk about a parking garage disaster.
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> I'm now noticing little things, though, like I think the tires might have a flat spot (sat at the dealer since October from the looks of the Carfax). The steering feels "loose" (has about 1/6th of a turn slop either direction off center) so I'm suspecting it'll need a pitman arm and/or some tierod ends soon unless this is "normal" (this is the first vehicle I've owned without rack and pinion steering). The gas pedal has to be totally mashed to the floor to get it to kick down, so I suspect the cables need adjusted. It has a slow "ooze" oil leak from the valve covers, not unusual on a car of this age and a cheap easy fix.
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> My main concern is when I caught a whiff of antifreeze when I was running it after I left the lights on by accident (no idiot buzzer like my Neon). Hopefully it's just a hose that needs replaced, but with my luck it'll be a bad head gasket. Of the last 4 cars I've purchased, 2 of them had bad head gaskets that didn't display themselves until I got a hold of them. Doh.
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> Then there's the two mystery switches on the lower left dash... one must be the driving lights but oddly it's a 3 position switch, and the second is one little metal toggle switch... who knows what that does!
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> Factory service manual was just ordered... gotta love old Mopars. ;)
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> MattB
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> SandMan wrote:
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>> Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:34:50 -0700
>> Matt, I had a 92' Dakota 4x4 CC about 10 years ago, was only 4 things wrong with it:
>> 1. It was only the V-6, great on gas but piss poor on torque, transmission was always "hunting".
>> 2. The turning radius was awful!!! My old full-size F@rd would turn circles inside what the Dak could do.
>> 3. I drove a 99' Dak... I wanted the V-8 plus full time 4x4, then the gas prices went up... Ouch... 10-12mpg. Maybe I should have kept the V-6 after all???
>> 4. 92' was one of the years w/ bad paint...
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>> Don't get me wrong here, I loved that truck at the time, despite its flaws. Had 125K on it at the point of purchase, I had to put a waterpump on it (pain in the butt) & new shocks. So & spent $200 bucks in repairs plus normal expenses (gas & oil changes) for 2 years, that ol' truck did good by me. You'll enjoy the Dak, plus where else do you find a brotherhood of ownership like this?
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>> SandMan
>> 99' Dakota CC, 318cid, 4x4 mostly stock ;-(
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