You don't have to keep taking it to the same dealer. And if you listen
closely you will still hear the knocking even on really good gas. This will
eventually mess up your computer. I would go to another dealership.
Interesting how yours was low on fluid too. Think we have twin trucks?
Erika
>From: nc-ghost@geocities.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: '99 Dakota with Spark Knock, advise needed!! - UPDATE
>Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:07:30 -0400
>
>Just got back my '99 back for the 3rd time from the dealer for pinging.
>Well, it's still there. Took parts of some messages from all of your
>comments and showed it to him, he did not even look at them or even listen
>to them. Only I complained he did keep it and stop trying to hand it back
>to me, after I left it most likely when in the trash. He kept insisting
>that the TSB is what they use, these people are like a cult, if it's not
>written or told from those above them they are deaf and dumb about it.
>They
>did retard the timing by one, but did not make a difference. For now I
>have
>changed back to plus gas and it went away again.
>
>---QUESTION---
>The question I have for all now is, if I just keep using plus gas rather
>than regular, what are the odds it will start pinging on plus?
>
>
>FYI
>for those that remember me previous post about transmission slipping, it
>was
>low on fluid. Will watch and see if it happens again.
>
>Thanks to all.
>
>
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