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My truck has no drive power

Sent to Car Experts July 11 2006 at 10:15 AM
   

I have a 1997 Dodge Dakota 4x4 3.9 v6. 104k Miles. I was cruising at about 60 mph when it lost all power. The truck idels ok, a little rough. When the truck is in neutral it will rev when I accellerate, but when it is in gear there is very little power, it will only go about 10 - 15 mph. I've been told that this could be a timing belt or timing chain problem. Is this accurate? Could it be a transmission problem? Suggestions?

 

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July 11 2006 at 11:44 AM (1 hour and 29 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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Yes, it could be a transmission, but a clogged catalytic converter can also cause a loss of power.
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July 11 2006 at 12:17 PM (32 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to Bryan's Post: What about a timing problem? Could that also be the case? Do you think that a clogged catalytic converter could cause that much problem all of a sudden or would have it progressed over the last several months? What should I check first?
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July 12 2006 at 7:30 AM (19 hours and 12 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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Timing could cause such a problem. Now, depending on the type of failure of the catalytic converter, would determine whether it comes on suddenly or not. If I remember correctly, this was a problem occurring when the engine was at operating temperatures. Timing would not normally affect power according to temp.
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July 13 2006 at 5:27 AM (21 hours and 57 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
Reply to Bryan's Post: I don't feel like my question has really been answered.
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July 14 2006 at 11:13 AM (1 day and 5 hours later)
         
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