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I've been pretty happy with my Dakota, until Saturday, Apr 5, 1998 when =
my engine connecting rod came apart. This happened with no warning =
signals whatsoever. It's only got 102,000 miles on it and I've =
religiously maintained it, plus I still have 3 payments left. My family =
accuses me of underutilizing the truck; I've never redlined or even come =
close, I drive the speed limit, never towed anything and probably got =
less than 100 hours in 4wd (never have the time). I just got the report =
from the local dealer - $5400.00 for the long block.
There is no good reason for this to have happened to a well maintained =
truck engine. I've been a faithful Dodge truck owner for 25 years; all =
318s (a Magnum 5.2 is a fuel injected 318). Three of my 318s have lasted =
over 200,000 before I sold them. I've got another 318 in my '87 =
Ramcharger which is right at 150,000 and I still own (that's how I drove =
to the dealer this a.m.). The point is, that I never had major problems =
with my truck engines. I had a '77 D100 that sat in the driveway for 18 =
months. After I cleaned the shellac out of the carburetor and changed =
the oil; it kicked over on the second try.=20
In any case, the service manager told me that the oil pump gave out on =
my Dakota.
Since I've been taking my Dakota into the dealer for oil changes at the =
QLube, I've never seen the telltale signs in the oil pan, apparently =
they don't look for it either. It seems to me Chrysler should help me =
out (yeah, I know good luck).
Thanks for listening; now I'll start a letter writing campaign to =
Chrysler.
Miss my truck in Texas,
Sean=20
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I've been pretty happy with my =
Dakota, until=20
Saturday, Apr 5, 1998 when my engine connecting rod came apart. This =
happened=20
with no warning signals whatsoever. It's only got 102,000 miles on it =
and I've=20
religiously maintained it, plus I still have 3 payments left. My family =
accuses=20
me of underutilizing the truck; I've never redlined or even come close, =
I drive=20
the speed limit, never towed anything and probably got less than 100 =
hours in=20
4wd (never have the time). I just got the report from the local dealer - =
$5400.00 for the long block.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>There is no good reason for this to have happened to a =
well=20
maintained truck engine. I've been a faithful Dodge truck owner for 25 =
years;=20
all 318s (a Magnum 5.2 is a fuel injected 318). Three of my 318s have =
lasted=20
over 200,000 before I sold them. I've got another 318 in my '87 =
Ramcharger=20
which is right at 150,000 and I still own (that's how I drove to the =
dealer this=20
a.m.). The point is, that I never had major problems with my truck =
engines. I=20
had a '77 D100 that sat in the driveway for 18 months. After I cleaned =
the=20
shellac out of the carburetor and changed the oil; it kicked over on the =
second=20
try. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff>In=20
any case, the service manager told me that the oil pump gave out on my=20
Dakota.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Since I've been taking my Dakota into the dealer for oil =
changes=20
at the QLube, I've never seen the telltale signs in the oil pan, =
apparently they=20
don't look for it either. It seems to me Chrysler should help me out =
(yeah, I=20
know good luck).</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Thanks for listening; now I'll start =
a letter=20
writing campaign to Chrysler.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Miss my truck in =
Texas,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Sean =
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