My Dak (99 RC V6 auto)also has poor idle.Fluctuates
quite a bit.But the only time mine stalls is
occasionally,when I come to a stop and put it in
park.The idle shoots up,then down (too much). Steve P.
--- Kenneth Eng <keng@novadigm.com> wrote:
> When my dealer attempted to fix my stalling problem
> upon restart the first
> time, they replaced the IAC with a new one. This
> did not correct the
> problem as I had to take it back in for the
> "mysterious reprogramming of the
> computer".
>
> Looks like I spoke too soon on my dealer's latest
> attempt to fix this
> problem as my Dak would fail to hold an idle after I
> attempted to restart it
> last night after parking it for a half an hour. I
> had just driven the truck
> over 30 miles on the highway and parked it to do
> some shopping. When I came
> back to restart it, it would crank up but would fail
> to idle as it would
> just die off when I release the key from the start
> position to the run
> position. I had to use the right foot on gas pedal
> and left foot on brake
> method to keep the engine from stalling in order to
> shift into gear. After
> putting the truck in drive the engine would stay on.
> This morning the Dak
> started right up with no problem. So far these are
> my symptoms:
>
> - when the engine is cold, the engine will start and
> stay on with no problem
> - restarting a warm engine, the engine would start
> and die when letting go
> of the key.
>
> Is the normal idle for the 98 Dak V6 at 600RPM?
> Should the stock fan be spinning when a cold engine
> is started? I thought
> there was a clutch mechanism to turn the fan on and
> off. I know that the
> electric fans get cycled on and off.
>
> My engine mods are a QuickD intake and TB, 180
> T-stat, and 3923's. It still
> has the stock distributor cap, rotor and plug wires.
> The truck has 11k
> miles on it.
>
> Ken
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:10 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: 97 Dakota problems again -
> kinda long, but we are
> shooting in the Dark now
>
>
> I was going to say the same thing Ron. Sounds like
> a bad IAC.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> Ronald Wong
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 9:03 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: RE: 97 Dakota problems again - kinda
> long, but we are
> shooting in the Dark now
>
>
> Sure sounds like the IAC. Did you guys twist that
> around or take it out of
> the TB or anything?
>
> Ron
> 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
>
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
>
>
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Steve Preston 1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
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