Well, last year when I slapped the valve, I really didn't have the time to
work on the truck so I took it to a local garage to have them do the work.
The sent the heads down to the machine shop to have the valves replaced.
The machine shop magnafluxed them and found both heads had cracks in them.
I don't know where the shop had gotten the heads but it took them 2 weeks to
find them and they had to be shipped here (Connecticut) from the west coast.
They were supposable a set of remanufactured heads. The one thing is that
the truck never seemed to have the power it had before the new heads were
put on and I've never really been happy with the way the truck has run
since. I took the truck back and they said that I had to give the valves
time to seat. I complained about excessive oil use and was told that new
heads with old piston and ring, some blow by was to be expected. I must of
had it back there 20 times and was always given an excuse. The truck ran
well, just not like it used to. I figured, what the hell, I'll just live
with it until next year when I plan on installing the 5.9 crate motor I have
for it sitting in the garage. I was just trying to put off any major
rebuild of the truck until after my wedding next June.
Walter_Felix@MSN.COM
88' Dakota Sport 4x4
WWW.GeoCities.Com/MotorCity/Downs/9219
-----Original Message-----
From: STRICKLAND, Tate <tstricklan@shl.com>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 8:34 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: My 88 is p---in' me off!!!!
>Send that cylinder to detention - - BAD CYLINDER!!!!!
>
>Where did you get those heads?
>
>Tate
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walter_Felix [SMTP:Walter_Felix@email.msn.com]
>Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 8:03 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Re: My 88 is p---in' me off!!!!
>
>Hopefully your Fwa, Fwa Fwa noise isn't as bad as mine. I just found a
>burnt valve in my Dakota. I put new heads on the truck last year after
>slapping a valve. After that, the truck never really seemed to have the
>power it had before. Last week the truck starting running really rough,
and
>had a bad skip. First I checked the easy stuff. I pulled the plugs and
>found one that was really fouled out. The same cylinder that had slapped
>the valve last year. I put new plugs in and no improvement. Then I change
>Cap, Rotor, wires etc. Finally I did a compression test. Only 10 lbs.. in
>that cylinder. I figured that the piston had a hole since I had replaced
>the heads 20,000 miles ago. I pulled the head and found the exhaust valve
>had a half inch V shaped chip missing from the edge. I pulled the valve
out
>of the head. First off, it looks like the valve never seated from the
>start. It also had a very slight bend. I had the head checked and it
looks
>like the seat was ground crooked when the head was originally machined.
>Hopefully I'll have all the pieces back together this weekend.
>
>Walter_Felix@MSN.COM
>88' Dakota Sport 4x4
>WWW.GeoCities.Com/MotorCity/Downs/9219
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Z-Sykes <msykes@su.edu>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 9:47 PM
>Subject: DML: My 88 is p---in' me off!!!!
>
>
>>Hey gangsta's
>>Check this out, to all who are curious =) My 88' makes more noise than
>>any truck I have ever heard. FIRST, I get valve noise. Not just any valve
>>noise, Loud valve noise, Embarassing valve noise. This is louder than my
>>exhaust! It's not a stuck valve, just noise. I can hear it with my windows
>>up at 70+MPH. What do you guys think would cuase exessive valve
>>noise? Should I ivest in getting my valve train rebuilt, or can it be a
>more
>>simple (and cheaper) fix. I thought about using a heavier motor oil, but
I
>>figure 10W30 Havoline Synthetic is heavy enough. This is annoying!!! It
>>completely shoots down my "rumbling at the light intimidation factor" to
>>about 2 out of 10. Any sugg.'s? Another noise. I'm getting a rubbing
>>sound. It's comin' from either my Fan or belts. It's a steady fwa, fwa,
fwa
>>that is louder than my exhaust and valve noise puit together. HEEEELPPP!!
>>I think I may just need new belts. How often should they be changed? I
>>had them done at 70k now I'm at 120k. Any sugg.'s? You guys rule!
>>thanks ya'll
>>
>>-mike d.
>>
>>88V6
>>
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