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| just not on mine - & that's with extra oomph on the dipstick just to make sure. It takes 5.50 quarts, & I have the extra duty cooling stuff. Maybe I've got a short 'line' in there somewhere. I do use the Mobil 1 filter, maybe it doesn't hold as much as the oem job?! Who knows... anyway, I've seen several people here post similar fill results. Could be a 'build' issue, as mine was 'very early' in the 2000 run. I'd MUCH rather have the 6 quart fill. :'-( | |
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Greetings! Quick questions from a newbie to this group. I'm looking at a 1997 Dakota Sport (V8 Automatic) for my son. There is a problem with though. The vehicle was wrecked (drivers side door, fender, etc). Looks very good now. I will have it checked carefully before I purchase it. Anyway, to the remaining problem with it. According to the owner, it is very sluggish when you first start to roll. After you get to five to ten MPH, everythings fine. He said that he did a tranny oil and filter change and found a ton of sludge. What are my options as far as rebuilding this goes? Will a rebuilt tranny work OK? While I'm doing this, should I get heavy duty torque converter and other parts? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Any other problems with this model that I should know about? Thanks in advance Eric
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Man was that fun today!I really like the "HUGE" hole I had to put my arm through to get at that filter.Can hardly wait till my next Oil and filter change,only because I'll be sitting watching it happen.Oh well.. Anyway I put all 6 quarts in,live on hilly ground.Next parking lot I'll double check it.The book does say 6 quarts not 5.1/2. "Jack" I hope it is not a build issue,that would mean they gave me the wrong manual.. Allen- |
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Saw your post about the coffee stains. One thing I have used with excellent success is a product called Quick -n- Brite. I have had this stuff remove: Black "permanent" marker ink (a sharpie marker) from white jeans Axle grease from our lite beige living room floor. It has save 8 - 10 pairs of dress pants for me - I think it's the best. The URL for it is: http://www.quicknbrite.com/ for 25 - 35 bucks, I think it may be worth a shot for you. I have used it on lite gray auto carpet in my 92 van for years (red Kool-aid & a 3 yr old back when). For anyonelse also - this is one product I really like & has paid for itself many times over! Let me know if it works for you. PDS |
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I've got the stain so that's it's pretty light in color now, but it's still there. She-who-must-be-obeyed gave the go ahead to purchase the molded cargo tray from the Dodge Accessory catalog. Out of sight, out of mind. 
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I found a major problem with my Quad Cab. Not only does it catch the eye of auto enthusiasts, it also caught the eye of a local constable. He claims I was going 61 in a 45 zone. I really wasn't, really! In fact, I was on my way to play golf and I had just turned onto the road leading to the golf course. The cop was coming from the other way. He made a quick u-turn, pulled behind the truck ahead of me and on went the lights. The first truck pulled into the enterance to the golf course to get out of the way. I pulled in also, to go to the clubhouse, when the constable signals me to pull over as well. After the traditional license and registration bit, I lamented that I could not being doing 61 since I just entered the road about 200 yards back. Obviously, he didn't believe me. To add insult to injury, my boss, with whom I had the pleasure of sharing a golf cart with for the next two hours, passes us as I am sitting there. Finally, as I am paying for the round, the person working the counter states that they were right behind me and had me pegged at 45 mph. But, they have expired tags and don't want to get involved (yeah, sure). Needless to say, the golf game was a disaster. Well, to sum it up: Ticket: $97; Golf round: $62.50, Loosing to your boss: $36, having to tell your wife: Priceless. |
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Take pictures and fight the ticket. colbates: I'm not familiar with the other products mentioned, but I use one of two cleaners to eliminate stains: PRO 409 (any store) or Oil Eater (I get it at BJ's Warehouse). |
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After suffering over 1000 miles of the obnoxious chirping noise coming from newly replaced "lifetime" front pads installed at TIRE KINGDOM I took the offending Dakota to the offending TIRE KINGDOM shop and parked it in front of the door and informed the manager that it will remain there until it is fixed. Imagine how much scurrying took place! The, quote, "Natural Chirping til' the pads seat to the rotor", end quote, noise miraculously turns out to be a stripped caliper bolt. And of course they do not take responsibility for it!! Imagine that! When they have been the only people to touch the brakes the last two brake jobs! Brake GREMILINS, obviously... Is there a reputable auto shop on this earth??????
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| Yes there are reputable auto shops but they seem to be getting scarce pttaylor. where do you live pttaylor? I have a great mech. but I live in the KC area. | |
| gbilhimer-What a coincidence I was born and raised in KCMO! Grew up on the East side in the 50s & 60s. I reside on the gulf coast of Florida now, near Tampa Bay. | |
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