I took my '98 in for service for a similar problem - started, but died when
my foot came off the gas. Turned out to be a dead cell i the battery.
Apparantly the computer will shut down if you don't have a certain voltage.
Same thing for me - after a drive around the block, it would stay running,
but would resurface again when the truck was cold started again.
The battery was replaced under warranty, free of charge.
Hope this helps.
Marc
http://contagious-racing.8m.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: truck doesn't stay started when cold HELP!
>
>
>Has any of you guys expereinced truck won't start or doesn't stay started.
>if
>i put my foot on the gas a little it stays started but as soon as i let off
>the gas it dies. Also the last time my truck did this (yesterday) i held
>my foot on the gas for a while to get my truck warm and that seemed to do
>the
>trick and it stayed started without me on the gas. when it dies my tach
>goes down, when i hold on the gas i try to stay bewteen 2000 & 4000 rpm...
>I replaced my factory spark plugs with champion truck plugs around 10,000
>miles ago, i have a msd setup with 8.5mm wires and i have a cold air
>airraid intake... after my truck stays runin ( after it gets warm) it
>run
>perfect flawlessly. Please help....
>
>I have a 99 dak with v8 318 4x4
>many mods...
>Brent Jones
>newark, DE
>
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