Can't speak for the timing chain, but I just had the water pump go bad at
56,000 miles. Dealer charged me $210 Canadian (works out to $140 US) for
the part.
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Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 2:21 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: to swap timing chain or not????
>
>
> OK, this'll be my last post for the evening :)
>
> I picked up the new intake gaskets to fix my leaking
> stock one today, along with a new EGR valve.. Whilst
> I have the motor half apart, do yall think it would be
> prudent to also change the ($95) waterpump and the
> ($65) timing chain? 72,000 on the ticker and I've
> seen more than one timing chain go with near 100,000
> miles so I'm debating whether or not to spend the
> extra $150 and do the whole shooting match...
>
>
> ===
> Jon Smith -- Raleigh, NC
> '95 CC SLT 4x4 318 auto (15.653@89.12)
> MP comp, JBA headers, 8.5mm MSD wires, 14x3 FABM & SBBS, dual
> cat-back glasspacks, 180 degree thermo, spectre wire dividers,
> ASP underdrive crank pulley, Hayden 16" elec. fan
> http://come.to/killbilly
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