Re: Timing Chain

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Mon Jan 26 1998 - 12:28:28 EST


At 08:53 PM 1/25/98 , you wrote:
>
>
> Timing chain wear? Are you saying that because your timing
> chain is going bad, that your distributor cap is suffering too? Cause'
> I have already had to replace 2 chains. And it is making this loud
> pinging sound at around 65 mph in 5th gear. It started giving me a
> code 12(btw, what does the code 12 stand for?) and it makes a sound
> like one of the valves is sticking when I first turn the truck over
>sometimes.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan

A 12 indicates that power was lost to the computer. This will go away after
a certain number of start ups. See
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/9636/obd2.html for info about codes.

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Mike Crumley  mcrumley@airmail.net
97 Dakota  Regular Cab  Short Bed
3.9L V6   3.55 Auto
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