My truck cut off yesterday at my friends house right after I started it...
It amost sounded like it forgot to idle... Died kinda slow, just watched the
RPM's fall.. started it again, and it was fine.... My bro's 99 Trans Am,
is having a bad problem with stalling too (took it in this morning)... maybe
the eastern oil CO's are givin us some weird gas =/
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual's w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 2 Electric Fans
180 T-stat, MSD 8.5 wires, Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1, Mod'd intake
Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, MP Puter
Edelbrock Headers/Y-pipe, Exhaust cutout B4 cat
BEST 1/4 15.488 @ 86.2 MPH
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather M" <heathernlonestar@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 1:05 Bright
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Rough Cold Idle/Coolant Sensor
> My little baby 4cyl has this problem...whenever I start it in the
> morning...it kinda hesitates staying at a high enough idle to not choke
and
> kill the engine. :( I changed the plugs thinking they were dirty and not
> connecting and nada...used a fuel injector treatment and nada...now what?
>
> Heather
>
> http://dakotatruck.tripod.com
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-wts.com>
> Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Subject: DML: RE: Rough Cold Idle/Coolant Sensor
> Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:13:29 -0400
>
> Kyle,
> Before spending any money on sensors, take off the TB and clean it. Make
> sure you clean the IAT sensor and where it seats. Let me know how it runs
> afterward.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Kozubal [mailto:grndak4x4@home.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:57 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Rough Cold Idle/Coolant Sensor
>
>
> First, what could/would cause my truck to run rough, only on cold
start-ups?
> Once the truck warms up and is started things are fine, and it doesn't
idle
> like I have a 440 under the hood with a wild & nasty cam stuck in it. My
> truck has done this for a while now, and even though it doesn't bother be
> 'that' much, I still would like to fix it. I am leaning towards the
coolant
> sensor, which is about $15 or so.
>
> Has anyone ever replaced this coolant sensor on their Dakota? My
> understanding is that there are 2 types:
> *One is located close to the thermostat on the manifold which sends the
> computer how warm/cold/hot the coolant actually is. Could false readings
or
> a bad sensor could cause a rough idle at start ups(both cold and warm
> startups)?
> *The other is used for the temp gauge on the dash. This would obviously
> cause a poor or inaccurate reading on the temp gauge on the dash. Where is
> this one located?
>
> I have read alot online concerning the coolant sensor and have found a bad
> coolant sensor has the potential to cause excessive fuel consumption, poor
> cold idle, and even stalling. Like I stated in the beginning, the cold
start
> ups are nasty and rough, and there are NO fault codes coming up when I do
> the key on/off cycle. Oxygen sensor was replaced about 23,000 miles ago;
the
> cold idle problem did not change and was present beforehand. Any ideas?
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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