At 05:06 PM 11/13/00 -0800, you wrote:
>OK, here's what I've done. I'm at a total loss at
>this point. I removed the Accel coil from the loop
>and went back to the stock coil. No change. I
>bypassed the MSD box (courtesy of the universal wiring
>harness) and tried it again. A little better, but the
>roughness is still there. I pulled each wired and
>made sure that it was well seated and that there was a
>click when it clipped over the plug. No change. I
>pulled each wire off the distributor cap and snapped
>it back on. No change. I pulled the distributor cap
>off and checked to make sure the rotor was fully
>seated and that no damage had been done to the cap or
>the rotor. Seemed fine put it back together and get
>the same results. I plugged the MSD box back in and
>it just seems worse. It's like it just amplifies the
>stutter/stumble/miss. I would kill for a scan tool to
>see if I am getting misfires and on what plug. I have
>AutoTap for my Pontiac, and it tells you all of this
>stuff. Of course it isn't available for Mopars yet
>:-(
>Any more thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
If you can, try to run your Dak without connecting to the MSD
box i.e. use the stock coil only and see how it runs.
Do the same but with the Accel coil. If the Dak runs well
in either case, then the trouble is with the MSD box or its
hookup. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Bob. Burlington, Ont., Canada.
'97 Dakota CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 3.92 SG, auto., 4265 lb.
Dyno: 231.2 rwhp 340.0 lb-ft rw torque
PB: 14.737 @ 91.75 9.364 @ 72.95
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