New dakota owner questions - need help!
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New dakota owner questions - need help!
Hello,
Just purchased a 1998 Dakota (3.9L/V6) with 79k miles! It took some time to find one with low miles!! I have a few questions that I could use some assistance with: (1) Prior to buying this truck, I had researched the vehicle and found out that a lot of owners were replacing trannys. Why is this? I plan to tow a small boat (about 1600-1800 pounds). Will this be okay without having to buy a heavy duty tranny or installing trans cooler? (2) I noticed that the truck has a really good set-up for an after market K&N Filter intake kit. If you agree, what model do I need and how much will that set me back? Will it require a lot of mods to install? (3) It came with a sunroof! Is this nromal or was it an aftermarket add-on? The owner I bought it from didn't know. He said he got it that way from the prior owner before him. Are there any water leak problems associated with this sunroof that I should know about? Thanks for all you help. kotaman!
Just purchased a 1998 Dakota (3.9L/V6) with 79k miles! It took some time to find one with low miles!! I have a few questions that I could use some assistance with: (1) Prior to buying this truck, I had researched the vehicle and found out that a lot of owners were replacing trannys. Why is this? I plan to tow a small boat (about 1600-1800 pounds). Will this be okay without having to buy a heavy duty tranny or installing trans cooler? (2) I noticed that the truck has a really good set-up for an after market K&N Filter intake kit. If you agree, what model do I need and how much will that set me back? Will it require a lot of mods to install? (3) It came with a sunroof! Is this nromal or was it an aftermarket add-on? The owner I bought it from didn't know. He said he got it that way from the prior owner before him. Are there any water leak problems associated with this sunroof that I should know about? Thanks for all you help. kotaman!
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RE: New dakota owner questions - need help!
umm i would guess that the sunroof was aftermarket, and if u wait long enough, alot of the guys on here have bolt on cai and the tranny probs are mostly w/ v8s which are used for towing and equipped w/ the 42re tranny, the v6s dont really put out enough power to destroy them, at least not that ive heard
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