Ok...one question here:
In Overdrive, at what RPMs does it ping when you're trying to accelerate?
Is the pinging there when COLD? Or just when it's at normal temperature?
Most Non-Knock Sensor cars will ping if you try to accelerate in a high gear
(4th or 5th) and at low RPM's (1200-1500). The tranny (if automatic) should
shift to a lower gear to allow better acceleration. If it's a manual,
obviously you'd have to downshift.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone done a compression check on ALL cylinders
on their Dak? What are the readings? What's the actual compression ratio
(converted from PSI) that you're getting?
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Ping and Rattle problems
>They already tried that....that didn't help for me either. I thought it
>might work. They said they don't know what is wrong with it. It pings
>really bad with 87 octane. I use 93 octane, and still get pinging at low
>rpms, in overdrive, but I don't think I should have to buy 93 octane all
>the
>time. I think it is rediculous.
>
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