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98 Dakota No Power

Tiny
MATTIE_BOI
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  • 1998 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 208,000 MILES
My 98 Dakota 2.5L has no power when going up hills and I think the compression is really low. What do I need to do?
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 AT 6:09 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Start by checking the exhaust system for restriction-could be the catalytic converter clogging up-
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Sunday, April 17th, 2011 AT 6:24 AM
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It doesn't have a CAT cut it off about a year ago and put a glass pack in its place
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Monday, April 18th, 2011 AT 5:34 PM

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