I look at it this way, Go to a junk yard and try to find parts for a dakota.
Good luck. I had looked for a few pieces and couldn't find one junked dakota.
Ended up buying new parts.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/9219
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net On Behalf Of Bruce Aaron Hefner
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 1:06 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: "Breaking in" a factory engine
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> One other note was i did find and talk with the original owner of my '92 =
> Dak. According to his records, and the ones he left in the glove box, =
> he bought the truck new with about 4/10 ths of a mile on it. Drove to =
> California for an on-the-jobsite inspection with another one in Salem, =
> Oregon later that week. Five days after getting to CA, he had it =
> serviced at a local Dodge Dealer since he ran up over 3000mi on it =
> getting to CA then proceeded to drive to Salem for another inspection. =
> He was a project foreman and once got to CA, state hopped all over until =
> he came back to NC where he traded it in and I wound up with it. Having =
> had 45K on it when I got it, and learning of the owner's trek across the =
> country, I figured the engine would be ok and due for a rebuild sometime =
> around 70K-75K. Well. I rolled 91K this week and no smoke on startup, =
> run, or drive. Compression test has yet to be done but there is no =
> blow-by. She feels strong and I won't trade her in for nothin'. I =
> think that says a lot about Dodge quality.
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> My two bits worth.
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> Smitty Nash
> '92 Dak 3.9L Magnum
> 91K+
Hey Smitty,
I have to agree with you there about Dodge quality, as my cousin
said (Who has a '93 Dakk with 233,000 miles on it, and still drives it
every day, and hasn't had to replace anything on it) about the only way
to get rid of a Dodge truck is to wreck it, because they don't wear out
very easily.
Later-
Bruce
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