20 Most Recent 1998 Dodge Dakota - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Pick a multi meter and start measuring some voltages. I'm afraid some ground points are not grounded anymore. (floating) I hope you don't have any shortage, but check the cabling and all points where the chassis is used as a return. An oxidised point can cause strange errors.

splice a vac hose onto broken plastic hose works

Change your starter as it sounds to me like the Solenoid is gone inside the starter.

Sounds like the crank shaft bearings on the piston rod shafts wore out just a guess. Good luck have a mech look at it as I don't want to tell you wrong as I am not there.

Sounds like one of the hydraulic lifter may be week dose the sound go away at higher rpms or get louder

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Ok go ahead if it belongs to you....;-)

Check the Hydraulic oil level?

You pull the dash cluster and send it to the dealer, however they may can reset without at the dealer

Your shifter cable broke, replace it

Timing chain and gasket would be my first check then the front main crank seal after that hole in the block

When an engine gets hot, you must shut it off before it gets so hot that it begins to lose power. Sometimes this simply can't be done safely. Once the engine gets so hot that it shuts down, permanent damage may have be done. Bearing can gall, piston rings can break, piston crowns melt, but usually the oil breaks down and the main damage is to bearings and perhaps the crankshaft. Diagnostics would include changing the oil, attaching a good mechanical oil pressure gauge then spin the engine with the spark plugs removed to see how bad the damage is. If oil pressure is adequate, run a compression test. This should give you enough information to decide if the engine can be saved without a major overhaul. Low compression can mean blown head gaskets, warpped heads, broken piston rings, warpped valves, etc.

Gages wont cause your truck to jerk back and forth. You have a mechanical problem.

have you tried removing the idle speed motor and cleaning it with throttle body cleaner, as well as port it is removed from?

Do you know which cylinder is affected ? any of the injectors shorted to ground ?

The black wire with yellow tracer is voltage for tail lamps. With the headlamp switch on, any voltage on that wire? Use a test light to check. Also check fuse 14--15amp.

Check your engine cooling system for leeks, Radiator, Pipes, Pump. Don't trust the level of water in the plastic container!

Even though I am really curious about why you would want to do this, likely the only way to do it would be to find the buzzer and disable it.

I believe 95 to 99. Look at them. Bolt pateerns will match.

I'd get your brakes checked out. Check for abs trouble codes. I know some of the national brand auto stores will check po codes for free, not sure about abs codes? That sounds dangerous to me, get it checked out. Till you get it fixed, set your parking brake when you stop, that should help.