Re: 97 Dakota, problems continue...

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:11:58 EST


Check your MAP and Fuel pressure....
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Tim Berry (97 Dakota Club Cab)
Chesapeake, VA
Best 1/4: 13.50@101.91
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> ok, re-cap... My friends Dak was acting up in the following manner: crank
it
> up and it would run about 2 seconds and die, crank again and die, <get
pissed
> off> crank again and give it some gas and it would finally keep running.
Ok
> this started when the temps around here went from 70's day/50's night to
> upper 20's night/mid-30's day. Now for the catch.... His truck did this
the
> whole time it was cold, but now that it has warmed back up, it is not
doing
> this. We are afraid it will start back when it drops again outside. Oh
> yeah, we could reset the computer and it would crank fine for about 1/2 a
> day. The codes we got when we put an OBD-II comp on it and we were
getting
> codes that were supposed to come from a V-10?? We have by-passed the MSD,
so
> that is out of the question. We took the jet chip off, that wasn't it.
Any
> ideas? We are thinking either the comp or possibly the fuel pump.
Help?!?!?
>
> Will
> 96 Paxton huffed 408 Dakota
> Look out Lightnings! Here comes a MOPAR!!!



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