also heard of the same problem on a Ram, turned out to be a BAD PLUG WIRE!
the dealer could not find anything on it either, until the owner INSISTED on
them replacing all the plug wires, cap, rotor & plugs... took care of it
right away...
Gary Shook
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kuzia <flyboy01@worldnet.att.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 5:57 PM
Subject: DML: Re: DML Help with pinging!
>This guy e-mailed me and I answered him best I could. Has anyone else heard
>of this problem? The original message and reply are below:
>
>
>
>>Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 4:33 PM
>>Subject: Your Website
>>
>>
>>I am new to the DML, and saw your pages. Very nice job.
>>
>>I have a stock '98 5.2L 5-spd Dak CC, and starting at about 8K miles
>>it began pinging under load, especially when hot. I started to use
>>Plus gas in it, and it was OK for awhile, but now with 16K or so, and
>>running high-test, it pings like an old Vega. I cannot get Dodge to
>>fix it, so I guess I'll have to sue them for a new one.
>>
>>Have you ever heard of anything like this before?
>>
>>Good Luck,
>>and TIA,
>>Brian
>>
>>
>>YES!
>>I,ve heard about the bottom pan of the intake blowing it's gasket and
>>sucking in oil vapors (it can not be seen without removing the intake).
>This
>>can cause pinging under load or poor performance with a black sooty
deposit
>>inside the t-body. This problem is listed in the book "Magnum Engines" by
>>Mopar performance. There is a way to check it, but I'm not completely sure
>>how. I noticed a black deposit on my old t-body when I removed it, my
truck
>>had about 3000 miles on it. When it was new (2 days) it was stalling and i
>>suspected a problem. the dealer replaced the t-body and told me if he
>>problem remains, I will have to live with it. It has not stalled since but
>I
>>still believe that I have a small leak. E-mail me by sunday and I'll tell
>>you how to check it out yourself.
>>
>>Mark
>>http://home.att.net/~flyboy01/
>
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