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Old May 16, 2018 | 01:31 PM
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More news the shop working on my Dakota wanted to be sure it was the fuel pump so the last two days kept testing I guess the signal from the pump and the psi of the pump over and over again. Sure enough at times the pump just refused to work a very on off kind of problem thats exactly whats been going on an intermittent problem he said he video taped it to show me.

At $800 they better be correct.
 
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Old May 16, 2018 | 01:50 PM
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Sucks that they're charging so much. I'd want to negotiate that. I keep wondering when mine will go out. It's almost at 300K now. I never let the tank run low, to keep it cool. Not sure how hard it is on these quad cabs, as I believe the gas tank is mostly (or all) below the cab.
 
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Old May 16, 2018 | 02:28 PM
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Believe me I called around that’s the going rate $750 to $800.

I had a bad flu in February even today I'm having my own fluctuations with my heart and very low blood counts that drain my strength and I need two days bed rest to feel good with breathing difficulty thats up down.

I just cant do this hard physical stuff now until I get better.
 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 10:50 AM
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I feel for ya, bud. Well for that price, make sure they are putting in a Mopar pump and not some Airtex junk. You don't want to be doing it again in a few years. Check here. Put in your VIN and make sure you know your fuel tank size.

https://www.moparwholesaleparts.com/auto-parts/1998/dodge/dakota/base-trim/2-5l-l4-gas-engine/fuel-system-cat/fuel-system-components-scat
 

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