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New Dak
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9/19/2002
08:36:37
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My factory order 2003 Dak will be arriving in a couple of weeks. Can you tell me what I should do to "break it in"??
Thanks for your input!
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greengiant13
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9/19/2002
08:45:26
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not to be mean or anything. Drive it.
Catch me come later!!
Eddie
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
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yates-in-DE
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9/19/2002
09:18:09
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Drive it like you stole it. Thats how I break every thing in and if it come apart....... it's under warranty.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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dan
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9/19/2002
15:37:23
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Read the Owners Manual thoroughly. It will tell you how to break it in properly.
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2kPatriotBlue
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9/19/2002
16:30:19
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I always heard to break it in the same way your going to drive it any other time. Don't worry if it breaks - it's under warranty! Better now than when the warranty expires.
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MikeD
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9/19/2002
17:02:24
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Nitrous
~Mike~
Get In...Sit Down...Shutup...& Hangon
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tinybaum
GenIII
9/19/2002
20:52:55
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Read the manual because breaking it in right will benefit you when the truck has 100,000 on it. What kinds dak you getting??
I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?
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New Dak
Dodge Dakota
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9/20/2002
07:25:28
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Ordered a QC 2WD 4.7 5-speed. Patriot blue with silver.
I agree that if you drive it hard from the start, and it breaks, then it's under warranty. However, I also want it to last a LONG time without problems AFTER warranty!
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yates-in-DE
GenIII
9/20/2002
07:38:35
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Almost tried and true if it makes that first 36,000 miles it will make the rest. I'm not saying drive it like you stole it till the # 3 connecting rod comes through the hood or 100,000 miles which ever comes first, just till you have a couple thousand miles on it and its broke in without coming apart.
Good Luck with the New Truck,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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Double J
GenIII
9/20/2002
10:34:30
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Read the owners manual. Says to drive it with moderate acceleration or something like that. The part I do remember is the "periods of wide open acceleration where local laws permit". Lucky for Yates and I that meant hauling butt on the autobahn passing every thing in our way.
"My cats' breath smells like catfood" - Ralph Wiggum
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Dak03ta
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9/20/2002
11:35:20
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I read the manual on mine, I remember that it said the 4.7 has no extensive break in period, but to avoid full throttle acceleration in first gear for XXX miles. For some reason i thought it mentioned 300 miles, maybe 500. I think newer engines are requiring less break in time.
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street guy
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9/21/2002
03:20:59
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break in period what a joke, Nascar teams build em and run em full out in less then 20 miles. so does irl and indy cars. years ago saw a guy set a shorttrack record for qualifying in a car a bunch of kids in auto shop built, it had 6 laps in it at the time, and ran all year without breaking.
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ok Street guy
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9/21/2002
18:57:56
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Right, then they take them back into the shop for a rebuild. Do'H
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Test Driver
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9/21/2002
19:33:18
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I think if you look on the first page of the owners book it will till you to deliver it to my house for a couple of weeks.
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