I have a 95 Dodge Dakota v6 3.9l magnum 4x4 slt auto ...


I have done a full tune up and replaced the trans ... There are 112.00 miles on the truck..

Problems:

Truck is down alot of power and the trans seems like its starting in high.. What could be my problem?

 

Well, I'll start with the obvious. Is the transmission full of fluid? Sometimes it can take time for the fluid to get in all the valves and passageways. Is the shifter linkage adjusted properly? In other words, are you sure its in "D" and not "2." Is the TV cable adjusted properly? (does it seem to shift at normal points)

Then there are some less obvious problems, like is the radiator fan clutch still good? I've heard a few people on this forum describe their truck as missing a lot of power and feel like its starting in a high gear when the radiator fan clutch fails to disengage. Also, do you have proper fuel pressure? When you did the tune up, what kind of spark plugs did you use? You should avoid using the mutiple electrode plugs in these engines. The best plugs for performance to use on these engines are Autolite 3923s, although they won't be listed in the autoparts store as being for our engines.

Those are good places to start. Hopefully someone else will have a few more ideas for you.

 

yes tranny fluid is full, linkage has been adjusted but right i dunno.. It seems it does not want to line up on the p r n d correctly but its not horribly off. Its been adjusted twice is their some sort of a bushing that could of gone bad that would cause it not to want to stay in place? No the truck seems to skip low gears n start off in like 3.. I have no idea how i can tell the fan clutch is still good.. Im new to the dakota's

 

For the shifter linkage, read what I posted on this thread for how to adjust it...

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...lp-needed.html.

For the fan clutch, the fan should spin free when the truck is cold, so if its bound up, it will be very hard to turn. Just go out and try to spin it with the truck off.

 

checked the fan and thats fine... im going to pull the spark plugs and see what i have in their, then adjust the shifter linkage..

 

i replaced the plugs with the recomended autolite you told me to put in with new wires and my truck is worse..

 

define worse. Down on power when? During driving? Idling in park? If you rev it in park does the power curve match what you get during acceleration?

 

down on power during drive esp initial starts up hill or when their is a load on the truck... also i keep blowing 5 amp ignition fuses under the hood which some how shuts my radio off???

 

If I didn't know any better, the symptoms not withstanding, I'd say you have a clogged catalytic converter. Does the truck backfire when it loses power going up hills or when there is a load on the engine?

 

I agree with the idea of a clogged cat. Just out of curiosity, did you gap all the plugs to .035"?

Also, if the fuse was F2, it is unrelated to the engine issue. You could have a short somewhere in the wiring.