Odd looking 1988 Dodge pickup
From : nosey
Q: hess gas this just started happening. 1998 dodge dakota v8 5.2l auto 98k miles driving along then let off the gas. rpms drop to near zero then come back to life engine stalls. also random stalling at stop lights/signs or during low speeds with next to no acceleration. no codes showing. also noticed that the right side pcv valve rattles and/or it sounds like a rattling or a little motor winding down towards the rear of the engine. i felt the pcv valve when the engine was turned off and it did rattle. i replaced the pcv valve today and the same thing is happening- rattling when motor is revved up then let go of throttle or shutting the engine off. i cant seem to make it happen either. it does it at random. clues suggestions .
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From : midlant
when did daimler buy john deer i totally missed that one. i found this odd looking dodge truck for sale. its only $1200. i wonder if the plow is included. http//www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jspcarid=232544386 -- ken i wish i was witty enough to come up with something good but alas im not. john .
From : denny
on oct 28 1216 pm denny wddo...@woh.rr.com wrote on oct 28 953 am denny wddo...@woh.rr.com wrote on oct 28 851 am rick505 lott1...@aol.com wrote over pressures and poped the plug outyour nuts snowman how can a threaded plug pop out the only way it can come out is if the threads were gone or was not tight and it would unscrew and fall off not pop out under pressure also if it built up too much pressure it would blow the axle seals or pinion seal first not blow the plug. -- message posted more information athttp//www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html come on the answer came from snoman it must be right! snoman is this answer based off your vast technical abilities the same abilities that you told roy he lacked the same abilities that led you to tell a poster to trade in a truck due to a bad $30 sensor god i hate to do this but in snoidiots defence it is a rubber plug that just pops in. but i do think hes full of shit about the vent plugged and the heat and the resulting pressure forced it out. that is stuff for grimms fairy tales. somebody just forgot to put it back in when they checked the level. to the original poster get a quart or two of fluid fill it up and put and new plug in it. drive on and be happy. if there was any damage you would have heard the noise. denny- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i was not refering to the pop off valve denny. neither was i. im fairly sure the fill hole just has a rubber plug stuck in it. but thats ok larry i know you and the snoidiot are like brothers..... gbmfg last i checked the fill plug was a threaded plug. thanks for causing me to chuck my lunch f#$%ing wabbit! bg larry dont forget that the friggin rabbit and the idiot are neighbors. iirc the wide ride spent a few days of his vacation sorta shacked up with the idiot and the machine. ya gotta expect that after the serious bonding that took place there is lot of admiration flowing between them. gbmfg roy .
From : azwiley1
on oct 28 953 am denny wddo...@woh.rr.com wrote on oct 28 851 am rick505 lott1...@aol.com wrote over pressures and poped the plug outyour nuts snowman how can a threaded plug pop out the only way it can come out is if the threads were gone or was not tight and it would unscrew and fall off not pop out under pressure also if it built up too much pressure it would blow the axle seals or pinion seal first not blow the plug. -- message posted more information athttp//www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html come on the answer came from snoman it must be right! snoman is this answer based off your vast technical abilities the same abilities that you told roy he lacked the same abilities that led you to tell a poster to trade in a truck due to a bad $30 sensor god i hate to do this but in snoidiots defence it is a rubber plug that just pops in. but i do think hes full of shit about the vent plugged and the heat and the resulting pressure forced it out. that is stuff for grimms fairy tales. somebody just forgot to put it back in when they checked the level. to the original poster get a quart or two of fluid fill it up and put and new plug in it. drive on and be happy. if there was any damage you would have heard the noise. denny- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i was not refering to the pop off valve denny. neither was i. im fairly sure the fill hole just has a rubber plug stuck in it. but thats ok larry i know you and the snoidiot are like brothers..... gbmfg denny but yes if the only thing in question or debate here was the vent valve then yes all said would be logically correct. however from what has been indicated it sounds like the fill plug was what was/is missing. sorry but the amount of force read pressure that would need to be created to blow out a properly inserted threaded fill plug would have likely damaged the diff housing. so like you and others have indicated the op should buy some diff lube making sure he gets the correct type as he may or may not have an lsd fill it to the proper level and put in a new fill plug. however at this point the locigal thing to do would be to pop the diff cover off and inspect it as there is no indication how long it has been like this. but all is forgiven denny since you and snoball are such great friends. i wont hold this against you. bg .
From : abby normal
i purchased a 2004 dakota 4x4 about a year ago. put about 11000 km on it since then. currently has about 48000 km. noticed today that the plug/stopper from my rear axle differential was missing. dont know where it went or how long its been missing. the truck is always road driven. i cannot touch any fluid when i put my finger into it but a piece of wire comes back with some oil on it. i havent noticed any excessive noise but then again i havent really been listening for it. the truck still has power train warranty for a couple of years. i made a couple of anonymous calls to dealers today explaining the situation and asking if warranty would cover it if anything was wrong. both service departments said i would have to talk to the manager. both also said they have never heard of a plug falling out. im freaking out and terrified that this may somehow void my warranty. i purposely bought this truck because it had warranty. what the hell do i do now .
From : abby normal
do this go buy a new or used plug and a quart of synthetic 75/90w gear lube. fill the differentials to where it just starts to over flow both front and rear if required - they both take the same weight. install the new or used plug and drive it for a week or so. then take it to a dealership you trust or any place you trust that can honor the warranty and have them do a fluid change on it. the differential fluids are supposed to be changed every 15k miles anyway. and while you are there have them do the transmission as well automatics are done at 15k as well. i dont know what the schedule is for manual transmissions but it is probably the same. this will make them responsible if anything happens after that. yep this is the honest way to do it... i bet your mom would be proud of you huh....cover up the problem and then take it to a place you trust and then screw them to death.... denny i would not go in there without a plug in the hole though. they will look at that as a real bad thing and may work harder to figure out what to tell you as to why your warranty is void than actually doing any real work on the vehicle. get a plug from a wrecking yard. there has to be a dodge in one of them somewhere. you may find a lot more fords than anything else then a few chevys. im certain there is a dodge in one though. in the mean time put some grease in there and plug that damn hole with something. use a wine cork or something - just get it plugged now. i purchased a 2004 dakota 4x4 about a year ago. put about 11000 km on it since then. currently has about 48000 km. noticed today that the plug/stopper from my rear axle differential was missing. dont know where it went or how long its been missing. the truck is always road driven. i cannot touch any fluid when i put my finger into it but a piece of wire comes back with some oil on it. i havent noticed any excessive noise but then again i havent really been listening for it. the truck still has power train warranty for a couple of years. i made a couple of anonymous calls to dealers today explaining the situation and asking if warranty would cover it if anything was wrong. both service departments said i would have to talk to the manager. both also said they have never heard of a plug falling out. im freaking out and terrified that this may somehow void my warranty. i purposely bought this truck because it had warranty. what the hell do i do now .
From : picasso
now thats funny! -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins 07 800efi polaris sportsman http//www.rubberdowncustoms.ca/ .
From : mac davis
on sun 28 oct 2007 104551 -0400 nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote snoman wrote nobody got this right. i would check for a damaged or plugged vent for rear axle as it may have plugged up and over pressured when it warmed up and popped the plug out. i think it would pop the vent hose off before it blew out a threaded solid steel pipe plug. i could be wrong but i just dont see it happening. logic seems to tell me that if there was pressure on the plug it wouldnt vibrate loose because there was pressure against the threads bro are you out of your mind you attempt to introduce logic here vbg oh heres a bit of info i came across. seems that there have been more suicids of viet nam vets since that deal ended than were killed during it. i read 59k. of course gb cuts the vas budget and closes hospitals. roy mac please remove splinters before emailing .