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1998 Dodge Dakota Transmission Question

DakotaSLT1998 — Tue, 12 May 2026 23:51:14 GMT

I am replacing some parts due to an odd issue with my truck. It has been idle through the Winter but I would start it to keep it charged. Recently, when I put the truck into gear, either reverse or forward, the engine stops abruptly and the truck does not move. It will start right back up but it will stall every time. I am unable to move the truck, although I can put it in neutral and push it without any problem. Fluid looks good. I am running out of ideas for a repair. Have you ever heard of this issue before? I am going to replace the trans sensors to see if this resolves the issue. Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

I have a question where a vacuum hose goes

Daniellovejoy420 — Sat, 09 May 2026 10:52:08 GMT

My truck is a 2003 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Slt RWD and I have this idle problem where its only a problem if I do small distances and when I gas it real quick and let off but I have changed sensors and actually a power steering leak and it's actually getting worse snd the only last thing that i think it is, is a disconnected vacuum line that's goes from the brake booster up and across the back of the engine bay to the air filter area and every o go and look where the internet and ai tells me, there is no where ro put it and I'm pretty sure it the cruise control vacuum hose because it randomly stopped working after it showed up.

Where to get "good "parts, other than Rock Auto

DakotaVI — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:24:43 GMT

I have an 02 4x4 Dakota Quad cab with the V8
Love the truck, Bot it used with 33K miles.Pristine, drove it to 98K but motor was shot by then due to my lack of care
got rebuil motor and now has 188K miles BUT i cant find a radiator that doesnt leak within 6 months, Could that mean i am overpressurring Radiator with an exhaust leak in head gaskek????
Oil is changed everey 4Km and is clean
also need a water pump, which is should probably buy with the fan clutch attached
are there any OEM parts left for this fine vehicle?
and dodge dealers here wont sevice a truck of my age

1997 Dakota Air conditioner service ports

Bbohica — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:57:23 GMT

I just replaced all my ac components except the evaporator and the low side line from the dryer to the condenser because I couldn't find a new one. The line set that comes off of the top of the compressor had a high side service port, the new line set looks identical except it now has a low side service port. So I now have 2 low side ports and no high side ports.

I assume this is just something that changed over the years, so where is the high side port on later Dakota?

Functionally I can live without the high side port assuming it is all working right but debugging will be hard without it.

Sport bar/ roll bar

03dokatr — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:14:39 GMT

I have a 2003 dodge dakota with the 6.5ft bed and i recently picked up what is meant to be a 01 sport bar/ roll bar and i assumed it would fit just fine but its not working properly so I was just wondering if anyone had any information on them or preferably pictures of what the oem ones look like

Mopar 52029011AB OEM Mopar Fan Shroud

Sombitch99 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:08:25 GMT

Needing to replace the fan shroud on my 1999 Dodge Dakota Sport V6 3.9L - and all the parts manufactures I've looked at say this part is discontinued. What options do you have to replace the shroud? I've looked at junk yards, Dorman, Crown, LMT Truck, etc and cant find a damn thing. Has anyone ran into this problem and what was the solution? Are their Jeep parts that match up with this same engine, dimension, etc? If so, does anyone have the part number?

Thanks,

SonB.

Replacement ignition help

Keri — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:34:33 GMT

Hi everyone.
This is my first post here. I was given a 2000 Dodge Dakota with a 5.9L engine

from a friend. It hasn't run in many years and the keys were lost. I purchased a new ignition and keys but I'm having trouble removing the ignition from the housing. The few things I've come across instruction wise have said you need to turn the key in the ignition in order to remove but since there is no key, I can't do that. So can someone help me figure out if there's a way to remove it without turning the key or should I purchase a new ignition switch also? I've attached pictures but if I need to add some additional ones, let me know. Thanks in advance. I hope someone out there can help.

Exhaust Manifold Flange retaining clips?

CompSyn — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:05:33 GMT

So I'm not familiar with these black retaining clips and how to install them. The originals where long gone. Anyone?