Yep, I'll second the battery theory... I took my '98 into the dealer 'cause it
was stalling in extremely cold weather. They checked everything (IAC, TPS,
Stored Codes, Battery load tested, etc) and it all checked out great. What they
did find (as folks from the RI meet will recall :-) was a lot of corrosion on
the battery terminals. They cleaned them up nice and put some of that red
protective goop on 'em... It got real cold one day after and I didn't have any
problem at all with stalling.
It seems the corrosion was just enough to lower the voltage output and the tech.
told me the same thing, I.E. the IAC sensor is extremely sensitive and requires
a specific voltage to function properly.
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: 95 Dying
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: 2/3/00 11:19 PM
Had the same problem twice.....always has been the battery. It seems that the
computer needs at least 11.5 volts going to it steady or the truck will keep
dying or will start up as tho it doesn't have any juice in the battery. Always
seems to be a short and the battery lasts about 15K. I know why mine kills
batteries is because the alternator puts out to much voltage (14.3 at idle and
14.6-7 under load) Just don't want to bother having it replaced. I wonder if
this is a good candidate for the ASP pulleys? Anyways, hope this helps.
Jeff Durling
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