RE: Pinging Dakota fixes

From: Smith, Don W, SITS (donwsmith@att.com)
Date: Thu Jul 29 1999 - 15:28:35 EDT


I have been back to 3 dealerships a total of 9 times. They flashed the
computer, reran the wires,
upgraded the software and still I continue to sound like a diesel. Since I
have 20K miles I was thinking to change the plugs anyway.
Don S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 2:56 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Pinging Dakota fixes

If your '99 Dakota is pinging, i'd take it back to the dealer and have them
take a look before you start changing parts around. It's better to get to
the root of the problem rather than just hiding it (in this case with
colder plugs).

At 02:44 PM 07/29/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>I have read an article that installing a "cooler" spark plug helps the
>annoying ping problem in 318 Dakotas. Does anyone have the part number for
>this plug?
>Don S.
>99 Dakota 4X4 pinger

Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC (V6)



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