For those of you who missed it, I'm reposting this from the Dodge trucks
newsgroup. Take it for what it's worth.
'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
'84 GoldWing Interstate
----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN MASTRIANO <JOHN1974@webtv.net>
Newsgroups: alt.autos.dodge.trucks
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 1999 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: Durango pinging
> I am an ASE certified master technician and shop foreman of a five-star
> rated chrysler dealership . I have encountered pinging problems with a
> few of the 96-99 model chrysler and have found only a couple of common
> problems . First ; chrysler recomends only mid-grade fuel . Both regular
> and super can cause pinging . There is a T.S.B. that covers rerouting
> the spark plug wires but I have found this is more for skipping and
> rough running than pinging . There are updates available for the
> computer but your dealer has probably tried that and failed . The most
> common and most overlooked problem is distributor indexing which can
> only be done with the D.R.B.III scan tool . In my own personal
> experience , indexing the distributor to "0" does the trick and does not
> effect performance since the timing is electronicaly adjusted . John
> Mastriano
>
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