got a 97 dakota cc slt with 5.2L.. I don't have any problems whatsoever
with it cranking after being cold.. Coldest it's been here is about 10
degrees.. probably about 15 degrees when I cranked it up.. Started right up
no problem
-----Original Message-----
From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu <fawcett@uism.bu.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:37 PM
Subject: DML: Cleaning the IAC/Truck Dies in the Cold
>For anyone that's done this, a few dumb questions if you don't mind...
>
>1.) Just want to confirm the IAC is attached to the back of the TB and the
TPS
>is attached to the side, right?
>2.) Do I need to remove it to clean it or just spray some Gummout down the
>idle air "valley" on the TB base?
>
>I'm trying to cure the dying condition my 5.2L '98 has just developed in
the
>cold... I'm not convinced this is the problem as the TB and bores are
>absolutely spotless to the naked eye but I'd thought I'd give it a try
anyway.
>
>Thinking ahead that this may be more of a bad battery or TSB problem that
was
>posted before, do any of you Canadian's or state's folks in cold climates
find
>your trucks hard to crank when it's sat overnight in the cold??? My truck
will
>fire up and run on the first crank but it cranks really, really slow...
>
>TIA!
>Tom
>
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