Had the exact same problem. 97 V6 5 speed. It turned out to be the Catalytic
converter and was replaced under warranty by the dealer. Hurry up and get it
checked out. They had to order the part and it took a couple of weeks. Which
turned into a month. During that month, the performance of the truck
degraded. It felt like a slug and once I got the new cat on there, I could
feel a difference. What other TSB's are they looking at? How many miles on
your truck?
Steven 2me
http://www.smokindakota.com
AOL IM = SmknDakTrk
ICQ = 42763370
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
dak@mama.indstate.edu
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 8:37 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: *Rattle Ring Rattle* (help, please!)
Hey all,
Here in the past couple of weeks or so, I've noticed that
the Dak has developed a "ringing rattle" which sounds like
it is coming from under the cab. It only seems real
noticeable after the truck has warmed up a bit (after about
a couple of minutes or so) when driving around in first
and second gear at around 1000-1500 rpm. My guesses:
- cat converter has developed a rattle somehow
- transmission/drivetrain (urk! hope not...)
I have the '97 v6 5speed flavor of Dak - anybody know
what I should be looking for? Anyone else have this
happen to them? If I could get some tips I can have
the dealer take a look at it when I take it in to
have the steering column replaced - hell, I already
have them looking at two TSBs on top of that, might as
well get it all over with now...
Thanks in advance for the help,
-- dak '97 SLT+ CC v6 5spd 3.55lsd
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