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Derk
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2007
15:25:07
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I have been visiting several junk yarks in Washington State, looking for parts to put rebuild the engine and tranny for a friend of mine. Low and behold I came across a 93 dakota that been totaled due collision with a dear. This truck has a lot of performance goodies. I found out through a friend of the truck owner that the truck had a custom built stroker put in the truck with JBA ceramic coated headers, F and B throttle body MSD igniton. The junkyard had the truck sitting there in the yard, I offered them a 1000.00 dollars for the truck, they hadn't fully checked it out. The truck was damaged pretty bad due to a the collision and roll over. The junk was glad to take my offer. The engine and tranny only has about 20,000 miles on it. I figure I got the steal of a life time. My grandpa gave a 92 dodge dakota for free, it has loud knock in the engine. I have access to my uncle's shop, he knows alot about Mopar and he knows alot about Dodge trucks mainly Rams. He will help in his spare time when I'm out of college. I should have a scream'in dakota when all is said and done. I figure by time I get done with the transplanted drive train into my grandpa truck I should have less than 3000 dollars into it. I will keep you posted.
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modain
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8/24/2007
20:38:02
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He shoots! He scores! Sounds like one of those "in the right place at the right time" (with enough cash) moments.
What's your left foot doing?
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2002 Graphite QC SLT Plus, 4.7L, NV3500, Superchips 3715, 3.92 LSD, R/T rear swaybar, no chrome, loads o'fun...
2001 Patriot Blue Durango SLT, 4.7L, 45RFE, Superchips 3715, 3.55 Open (for now)
1999 Forest Green Dakota RC Sport, 2.5L, NV1500, 3.55 Open
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b1llyw
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8/25/2007
06:39:53
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Good deal.
Bill White - KRC Performance
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Forseti
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2007
15:21:14
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Hey bill .... what machine shop are you and marty using? I'm looking for a decent shop and I cant find one in the Orlando area for a 408 build ....
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b1llyw
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8/25/2007
15:54:18
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Give Marty a call at the shop. We can take care of that for you. :)
Bill White - KRC Performance
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dakota49
Dodge Dakota
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8/28/2007
20:49:07
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Derk, congradulations!!! sounds like you got a very good deal. You will need to keep us posted on how things are going, and when you get it all together.
Dakota49
88 3.9 4X4 5 speed
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derk
Dodge Dakota
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9/04/2007
00:34:31
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dakota49,
Engine installed, tranny issues at this time.
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parts for dak
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9/05/2007
18:56:36
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toms junk yard in terryville ct has all the parts you want for any dodge dakota
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dakota49
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2007
20:59:04
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Derk, glad to hear you got the engine in, if its not one thing, its always something.
Good luck,
Dakota49
88 3.9 4X4 5speed
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derk
Dodge Dakota
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9/19/2007
18:01:54
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Finally got the tranny problem solved by installing a rebuild kit with upgraded clutches. Had the truck dyno'ed recently, it putting out 247rwhp. I guess this is good for a stoker v6, not sure what components were used in the engine so far it running good.
derk
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dakota49
Dodge Dakota
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9/19/2007
20:52:38
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Derk, congrats on getting your Dak running, 247 rwh is nothing to sneeze at. That sure sounds good to me. Glad you are having some good luck now.
Dakota49
1988 3.9 4X4 5speed
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Toby WD40
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2007
00:56:35
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Hey Derk, I think that was my stolen truck. Was it silver, looked like s#&* and had peeling paint.
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chet
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2007
21:18:15
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derk,
Wow 247 rwhp at the wheels, you must be put'tin out close to 300 hp at at the crank, congradulations
chet
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xmr2
Dodge Dakota
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9/30/2007
14:10:48
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Great story with a happy ending
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derk
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10/07/2007
20:33:40
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Update on the truck:
18 mpg city and 23mpg freeway, the way the transmission is set, accelerating at half throttle will cause the truck to chirp the tires when shifting to 2nd gear. If I floor it the tires will lay down quite a long double strip of rubber and it will chirp during shifting in second and into 3rd gear. Man do I love the way this truck runs.
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TobyWD40
Dodge Dakota
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10/08/2007
09:08:38
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If you can do that with yours I can surely get mine going . Thanks for the encouraging post, TobyWD40
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dakota49
Dodge Dakota
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10/10/2007
10:16:54
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derk, again congrates on your truck and thanks for keeping us informed on how its doing.
Sounds like you have a great truck there.
Good Luck
Dakota49
1988 3.9 4X4 5speed
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wadak
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10/12/2007
01:26:24
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derk,
Thats good power and mileage from a stoker, your making me envious.
Wadak
92 and 97 Daks both with many mods.
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Todd
Dodge Dakota
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1/01/2009
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I just bought a 1988 dodge dakota 3.9 4x4 longbed for 500 dollars. The paint looks like crap but i thought i got a good deal. It has been parked and not ran since 2006. I put a new battery in the truck it fired right up and i drove it around the neighborhood before i bought it and it ran great. I drove it home about ten miles and when i got to the 8 mile mark it lost oil pressure and started knocking. I towed it two miles home. The oil pressure goes to 50psi or no pressure at all. Sometimes when you start it no pressure at all. Sometimes it runs for 5 mins and runs 50 psi and drops to zero and starts knocking from the right valve cover. There is no bearing knock that i can hear just knocking from the right valve cover. It has even went from having oil pressure to not having oil pressure and back to having oil pressure all in a minutes time of running. Any ideas i am about to take the valve cover off now and see if anything is loose. Any idea on how the oil pump is driven on these trucks? I know chevorelts are driven off the distributor. I dont know anything about dodges
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Dakota49
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1/01/2009
19:55:23
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Todd, the oil pump and dist. are driven off the cam. Just like a Chevy. The 88 you have has a rocker shaft to hold the rockers, it sounds to me like you may had a bad lifter, or rocker, should be an easy fix for the noise, as for the low oil pressure, that may take a bit more work to track down. It could be just about anything from a bad "Pressure relief valve" to bad bearings, but if it was bad bearings, I would think it would do it all the time. I did have a Dodge that lost oil pressure and I changed the oil and filter and it was fine after that. Maybe you could just change the oil filter and see what that does.
Good Luck
Dakota49
1988 3.9 4X4 5speed
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cha ching
Dodge Dakota
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1/02/2009
21:28:55
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way to go....post any extra parts you want to sell ....i need some stock heads to port out..
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