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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kuzia" <flyboy01@mediaone.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:35 PM
Subject: DML: 92-95 Dakota's Dying--MUST READ FOR GEN II's
> >----- Original Message -----
> >Re: My Dead Dakota
> >From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
> > Hey Mark,
> > Where's this splice you're talking about?
>
>
> Right below the underhood fusebox, about 8" down the harness is a splice
> (#115), from that splice, it powers the PCM, Fuel Pump, and Coil. All four
> wires are Red/white, one comes from the fusebox, two go right back up to
the
> relays, and the fourth goes the opposite direction to the PCM. You will
have
> to unbolt the fusebox, pull it out of the way, and cut open the tape on
the
> harness to find the splice.
>
> I guess what happens is that water gets into the fusebox, drains down the
> harness, and eventually corrodes the splice into green powder (oxidized
> copper). You cannot tell if it is bad by looking at it, you will have to
cut
> the tape off of the splice and inspect the connection. If you see and
green
> or white residue on the connection under the tape, it has started to go
bad
> and needs to be re-done (preferably by soldering).
>
> This problem can be very intermittent, sometimes just a single miss while
> cruising down the highway, sometimes just a long cranking time, mine was
> even sensitive to temperature (28-40F) and high humidity. The problem in
my
> 94 Dak occurred intermittently 30+ times and over $1000 in parts over a
> year. Finally one day it just died in Toledo, luckily I was walking
distance
> from Vin Devers Dodge. When I got there, they were closing in 5 minutes,
one
> of the mechanics there said he new exactly what the problem was, grabbed
> some tools and drove me back to my truck to fix it, AFTER CLOSING TIME!
This
> guy earned every penny CryCo pays him. Never had the problem since, 80,000
> miles later.
>
> My 95 Dak just refused to start one day after I replaced my 14x3 K&N with
a
> 14x4 filter. When I was done it would not start! It was just a
coincidence,
> as it turns out, but I sure was confused at the time. I checked the splice
> as a hunch after I could not get a voltage reading at the PCM. Sure
enough,
> after I cut the harness to get a better look at I thought that the splice
> looked fine, but I gave it a little tug to get a closer look, and IT
SNAPPED
> IN HALF! Up until that time, I never had it die, it never stumbled,
nothing.
> I even drove the truck the night before and never even a stumble.
>
> A guy I work with also has a 93 Dak that had the exact same problems.
>
> The point I'm tying to make is that this is a big problem on 92-95 Daks
and
> you need to check it if you own one. Chances are if you ever drove in the
> rain, yours has already started corroding.
>
> Mark Kuzia
> flyboy01@mediaone.net
> http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
> 1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
> ~360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS (8 3/4 [3.90 SG] coming soon)
> 1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
> ~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
>
>
>
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