It appears the timing on the 92 Dakota (3.9 L) is set by the ECM.  My
timing seems to be off.  My timing light shows it set at TDC while
idling.  If I rev up engine (while in park) it backfires thru throttle
body.  The timing chain is new.  The truck seems to run ok but burns a

We're 200 miles from home tonight with an erratic low oil pressure light
on our '95 Voyager, 3.0L, with 110,000 miles.  The repair manual and
virtually all of my tools are 200 miles away :-(.  The light goes on and
out.  I do not hear any clattering or ticking like I'd expect to ...

Anybody figured out a good quick way to find a particular ng other than
go to Advanced Search and enter the name?  I liked the old drill-down
system better.
Bill Putney

I was trying to shoot grease into the lower ball joints today and the
grease wasn't going in. I unscrewed the grease fitting and found out
that it didn't have a hole in it. In fact, it really didn't look like
a normal fitting.  Are these ball joints maintenance free or do I have

Not on a regular basis.  My wife does take the van from time to time
but I drive it 95% of the time.  Even so, she doesn't drive that
differently from me, at least in my opinion not enough to cause a
vehicle to have such problems.

The dipstick showed the fluid level (hot) was a tad below the top two holes.
Can someone tell me the fluid capacity it takes between these two; a cup,
pint, quart? I don't want to overfill and I don't want add too little at a
time.

Read in this newsgroup about a Dakota SUV, made in Mexico and sold only in
Mexico, not available in the states.
An intensive Google search for a picture of this vehicle produced only one
site.

I just had to re-charge the battery on my '97 Cirrus (6-cyl size 75
battery).  My question is if the car's charging system will charge the
battery while idling or does the car have to be running at cruising rpms for
the alternator to kick in.

My '97 Concorde has 80,000 miles on it, problems started at 74,000 miles
with check engine light, but no shifting problems.  Code showed bad torque
converter, which was replaced.  6,000 miles later and now having problems
intermittently with car stuck in "limp mode".  TCM was ...

hi all,hoping someone can help i have a 1998 breeze with the 2.4 dohc
91000 miles went out to start it and it just keeps turning over but
won't start if i give it gas while tryingto start it,it will backfire,
the car sat for about a month i got it to run once but when i shut it

How offen should you replace the crank and or the camshaft sensors?
i had mind replaced at around 60k mi. when it went out and would not start.
so i'm wondering should i replace them again at 106k and not take the chance on
one or both of them going out again? 97' GV 3.3

When I go over a bump or a speed bump I hear a clunking or knocking from the
front. I think it comes from the steering column. It is more evident when
you go over the speed bump with the steering wheel turned a little and this
makes the van rock more to the sides and you hear the ...

I have a 90 dodge spirit with a 2.5L (non-turbo) where the fuel pump is having
troubles.  First of all, I can't hear the pump.  Most of the time, when the car
is turned on, the voltage going to the fuel  reads .005V.  When the engine is
cranked, it reads a steady 10.4V.  Once when ...

This is kinda strange.  I am beginning to think it is a "Ghost In The
Machine" issue.  :D
Anyways, I have posted about my error codes.  If I recall correctly, the
sequence of error codes was:

OK, the wife was complaining about stuttering at high speeds.  I figured I
must have installed the TPS wrong.
The HAYNES manual states
"the throttle plate should close and the TPS unit should be rotated