Mike, I read somewhere, that on the Gen II models, that the battery to
starter wire would get some kind of break in it and would do as you are
describing. I'm not for sure if it's the the connectors at the starter or if
it's the wire with the fuse in it going to the alternator. You might check
on one of those "used vehicle" and "blue book" type sites and you might come
up with the problem. I do know that I ran across it once(don't remember
which one) and it wasn't in the TSB bulletins.
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Clark <magnumv8@wtez.net>
To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 11:56 PM
Subject: DML: Starter Problems
>
> Several weeks back I had some problems starting my Dak. I would turn
> the key and get a single click (like a relay opening or something) but
> the motor wouldn't turn over. After repeatedly engaging the ignition
> it would finaly kick over and start up just as strong as ever. I had
> it checked out at a Sears center and they checked everything. They
> cleaned the terminals and tightened them, checked the starter, the
> battery and couldn't find anything wrong (the problem was/is
> intermitent). But the terminal cleaning and tightening seemed to fix
> it, problem went away ....... until tonight. I just left a friends
> house and it didn't want to start again. I just keyed the ignition 7
> or 8 times and finally it kicked right over nice and strong. Anyone
> know what might be going on here? I don't *think* it's the battery,
> because when it does start it's nice and strong.
>
> --Mike
>
>
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