clutch ? for 95 Dakota V8 4WD

From : arold al green

Q: yup but the price seems a little high to me!! hi group truck 95 dakota 5 speed manual 4wd v8 with 81000 miles symptoms clutch pedal felt same as usual but would not disengage tranny. could start in gear and move truck - drove home in 1st gear 1 mile that way. shop said clutch was shot and they replaced it. cost $910.32 my question is - does that make sense thanks al arold al green .

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From : lorne guess noguess net

well the only thing someone hasnt suggested is to rebuild the engine .. so ill throw that out there to make sure weve covered all the bases. im thinking its a carb or timing problem so looking for a vacuum leak is the first step. take a can of wd40 and spray it around the carb and hoses see if the idle changes .. if it does then youve found a leak. it could be a hose or the gasket between carb and intake manifold etc. if you have a timing light .. throw it on there and see whats up. there should be some tuning specs on a sticker under the hood or get a book from the library to tell you what to set the idle rpm at and the idle timing advance. good luck. i have a 1985 dodge ramcharger prospect that runs like s#!t. i have cleaned the carb disconnected the exhaust changed all the plugs and wires cap and rotor did an oil change. when it sits and idles it runs good and i push the gas and no loss of power. the problem is when i put it in gear it losses power and starts chugging. any suggestions .