At 10:10 PM 1/27/01 -0600, you wrote:
>OK now onto another question. What would cause 'bucking' while driving at
>highways speeds? The truck acted today(and other times as well) like it
>wanted to stall/die two times, because it briefly lost power, but never
>died. Almost like a backfire jerking situation, without the backfiring
>noise. Would a failing ignition coil cause any of this? How about a failing
>battery? I am going to test the battery tomorrow and see what I find out. I
>really have no clue what else to look for or do. No fault codes are stored
>also. Hopefully by mid week I will have my hands on a Auto Xray scanner to
>tell me more. I can only hope the scanner finds something, or off the
>mechanic to truck goes. Kyle 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
Kyle
When you say driving a hiway speeds, is the bucking happening when the
truck is travelling at a constant speed or when you try to accelerate a little
at hiway speeds? Have you pulled all the plugs to see if there are any
tell-tale signs?
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, auto., 3.92SG
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