Re: Forthcoming TSB??V6 fluctuating idle reflash

From: Jason (jason.myatt@Sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 23:17:33 EDT


HEY ....Try a throttlebody spacer mine idles fine now.....hehehehe

Steve Preston wrote:

> I heard this today when talking to the general manager of the C-P-D lot
> where I bought my truck.He said that he himself had a Dak V6 with an
> erratic idle(especially when cold),and had dealt with Chrysler in
> troubleshooting it.They told him to monitor his coolant temperature
> sensor,and note the onset of his problem.He told me that once the
> coolant reached about 130 degrees,the idle would improve,and he said it
> also involved a couple other sensors that reacted to each other and
> caused the computer to "search" for correct idle speed.They are
> apparently going to come out with a flash for it.He called the issue
> "idle fluff".This interests me,because my truck has always had this
> fluctuating idle of around a 200-300 RPM variance.The reason I called
> this dealership,which is about an hour away from me,was to see if they
> had a co-pilot scan tool that I could use to record my hesitation
> problem,which no one has been able to fix yet.They said they do have one
> (YAY) that I can use.I`m impressed so far (shoulda` called them months
> ago,since I did buy it there).Perhaps my little sixer will have it`s
> normal amount of muscle in the near future.I`m hopeful :>)
>
> 99 Dakota Sport Intense Blue RC 4X4 V6 42RE 3.92 Anti-Spin w/Infinity CD
> system and optional hand-crank windows (2) 3923 Autolite spark plugs
> Big Blue Ram sticker in the slider window that intimidates people into
> establishing a safe following distance



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