I haven't been keeping up with all of this thread so forgive me if I am
being repetitive here. Have they tried swapping in a different computer?
Mike S.
93 Dak
Steve Preston wrote:
> Well,I had the Dakster back into the dealer today. (Remember last week`s
> fiasco with the dead co-pilot recorder? Now we`re doing guess work.)
> Again,they said no codes were stored in the computer.This time,they
> replaced the plug wires.No help.Lessee,we`re up to new TPS,new fuel
> pump,new plug wires.Still runs the same.Actually,power-wise,it didn`t do
> too bad on the trip down there.Even though I could feel the "bumpiness"
> in the drivetrain,like it was missing severely,I cruised up and over
> some big hills on the highway at 70 mph without downshifting.RARE!!! But
> on the way back home (after the plug wire replacement),it was a
> dog.We`re talkin` Pekinese here.I was back to mashin` the pedal to the
> floor to regain my speed on hills.It almost had me concerned that
> perhaps they made it worse.........until I got to within a mile of my
> house.There is a place where I have turn from a dead stop,and drive
> uphill to merge onto a 70 mph interstate.Normally that REALLY kills my
> truck.Not this time.I don`t know where the power came from,but I drive
> this road several times a week,and normally I have to STAND on it just
> to break 50 mph at the end of the merge lane on this hill.Today,I hit 75
> mph so quickly,that a car which had moved over to let me in got BEHIND
> me! That never happens!! Unfortunately,now I`m starting to believe that
> my problem must be the torque converter or transmission,like a friend of
> mine suggested.I watched my tach very closely as I drove today,and every
> time I felt the sagging,jerky.....well,BUMPY sensation from the truck,I
> only saw minute changes in the tach.I would expect to see larger changes
> if it was an engine misfire or stumble.Perhaps the problem is in the
> tranny,causing small load variations on the motor,which I am seeing on
> the tach? Or could it be that at 70 mph,even with a bad engine
> stumble,the tach cannot respond that fast and is simply "averaging" all
> the misses,and making the rpm`s look "smoother" than they are? Am I
> making any kind of sense here? I can hardly hold my eyes
> open.......zzzzzzz. Please take another stab at this problem,guys.Any
> way to determine if the tranny is really my problem? (Hope not) Steve P.
>
> 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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