Jack,
I long to hear the ping, but at 87 CA octane gas its quiet, even with the
JETII... I got all the othe TSB issues covered though!...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Hilton III [mailto:HEMI@charter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 5:04 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: pinging:used to be DML: MPG
Well , guess what ?
I have noticed that with increasing regularity that when my R/T is hot and
I get on the throttle hard that I can hear it starting to ping !
Yes , I am running 87 octane , but I don't have my JET chip on the truck
right now and basically all I have is the 180 stat and the FABM .
I did notice a TSB on this listed ;
Service Bulletin Number: 971231183497
Bulletin Sequence Number: 488
Date of Bulletin: 9805
NHTSA Item Number: SB600487
Make: DODGE TRUCK
Model: DAKOTA
Year: 1998
Component: ENGINE
Summary: CONDITION WITH ENGINE MAY SPARK KNOCK WHEN WARM UNDER
MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. *YC
This is exactly what mine is doing .
Anyone else with or without an R/T having this problem ?
Mine has almost 9k on it now .
At 06:14 PM 10/26/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>I have noticed recently that alot of people are complaining about
>pinging. Just to let everyone know if you use 87 octane fuel in a car
>with a bunch of mods you are probably HURTING your gas milage. The
>higher the octane the better the fuel burns in the combustion chamber
>and thus better performance. There are alot of people that are
>complaining about pinging. If you have done some performance mods and
>you are still using 87 octance fuel try 92 for a while and see if it
>goes away. I know from personal exsperience that it helps with pinging
>and performance. Well thats just my $.02.
>
>--
>Michael D.
>
>Wants a 99R/T RC
>Got a 84 Chrysler LaserXE
>
>
>
>
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Jack Hilton III
Black 1998 Dodge Dakota R/T Club Cab
Charter Pipeline......the Next Wave.....
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