Hello Dodge Forum,

How's everyone doing? I'm Merea (pronounced like Maria) from Muncie, Indiana, USA. I was recently given a 2001 Dodge Dakota because it belonged to a relative that passed away and his son didn't want to deal with it. As a lot of you may be, I'm a self-taught mechanic (YouTube Certified). I got tired of sounding like a dumb blonde (no offense to blondes btw) when talking about what was wrong with my car so I got a Haynes Manual and started reading and tearing things apart. Since then I've successfully (without videos or books) changed the coolant elbows, replaced the valve cover gaskets, redone the brakes, replaced the water pump (in the middle of winter, in the middle of the night, in an empty parking lot) and changed the oil in my mom's 08 Buick Lucerne CXL. And I've completely redone the front end suspension on an 07 Ford Fusion. I know I've still got a lot to learn though, so here I am.

 

Welcome to DF! Be sure to check out the 2nd gen Dakota section!

 

Thank u. I've kinda skimmed over it but I'll definitely be looking at it a little closer later on.

 

Welcome to the forum