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24/04/2021 3:58 pm
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I have a 99 Dakota with 3.9 v6 and so does one of my buddies. His gets 20 mpg and I only get around 10 mpg. But both of ours have a terrible ticking sound coming from the engine. How do I get better mileage?
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24/04/2021 5:39 pm
Check air filter. Clean your throttle body. Change your plugs, look at ignition wires if you have them.
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24/04/2021 8:22 pm
Is the ticking coming from the engine or the exhaust? My buddy had a dakota like that and it had an exhaust leak that ticked.
I would change the filters - fuel and air. See if that helps anything. Then try more expensive things.
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25/04/2021 7:02 pm
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I’ve thought that it could have been a leak in the manifold but if you accelerate you can still hear it at the same volume.
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26/04/2021 12:49 pm
Sounds like an exhaust leak or could be a collapsed lifter.
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