A List Of Everything Wrong With My 1996 Dodge Dakota

"19JRC99" (19jrc99) 01/26/2018 at 11:40 • Filed to: Dakota, Kipper, Junk

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Time for another post about Kipper, showing that it has gone from decent beater to complete garbage.

-Frame is still cracked. Oh, I took this picture back in August. That leaking brake line has long since been fixed.

-Bed is even rustier now (and the panel’s bulged out behind the RL tire), as are rockers.

-Unless I let it run for like 20 minutes, it’s guaranteed to stall- and won’t start unless I hold the pedal to the floor while cranking, and THEN rev the shit out of it. If I don’t rev it, it’ll sputter and die again.

-It’s still got an unexplained leak. Power steering’s never gone out, brakes work, oil’s good, coolant’s good, clutch reservoir is full....

-Motor mount is still garbage

-Heater’s gone from working after running for a while to not working at all, blowing ice cubes at me even after an hour of driving. Which is why I drove my mom’s Explorer when it was really cold.

On the plus side, I do have a fresh chrome front bumper sitting in my room right now.

EDIT: It’s pretty much done for. I guess it’s time to start saving. I always wanted to keep my first car, but I guess that’s not going to happen now.

diplodicus > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 11:53

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Is that brake line leaking?

crowmolly > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 11:54

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For what it’s worth, your fuel (or is that brake?) lines are not in great shape either. That looks like an active leak.

19JRC99 > diplodicus 01/26/2018 at 11:54

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It was. I took that back in August. It’s been fixed.

Nibbles > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 11:55

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Idle Air Control valve. That’ll likely resolve your cold run problems

My 5.2 had the same problem

Also you should cut your losses ‘cause that thing is gonna snap in two some day soon

19JRC99 > crowmolly 01/26/2018 at 11:55

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I should’ve explained that I took that picture in August, right after that line went out. It’s fixed now.

19JRC99 > Nibbles 01/26/2018 at 11:57

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Nahhhhhhh..... It can be fixed, from what I’ve been told.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 12:02

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I don’t know where you are, but I don’t think I’ll move there.

19JRC99 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/26/2018 at 12:03

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Michigan. Freakin’ hate it.

Nibbles > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 12:05

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I understand the love for your Dak, I really do

I put a metric shit-ton of work into mine and loved every minute of it

But if age has taught me anything, “can be fixed” means a LOT of time, effort and money and does not always equate to “should be fixed”

At least look into getting something you can drive while you put the ol’ girl under the knife. That’s a lot of rust to repair

19JRC99 > Nibbles 01/26/2018 at 12:08

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Yeah, if nothing else, I want to park it for a while.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > 19JRC99 01/26/2018 at 12:30

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That’s some pretty bad frame rust...I don’t know that I would drive it. My ‘93 F150 is getting pretty rough as far as the body goes but the frame is surprisingly solid.

19JRC99 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/26/2018 at 12:33

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I don’t even know if I have much of a choice on driving it. I don’t have enough money to get anything else yet. Back to my mother’s Explorer, I guess.