No. The splice is too far away, it is definitely leakage down the harness
from the fusebox. If you take the bottom off that fusebox, you will see what
I mean.
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)
----- Original Message -----
From: "tmfu" <tmfu@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:33 PM
Subject: DML: RE: 92-95 Dakota's Dying--MUST READ FOR GEN II's
>
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> Had the same thing happen to my 95 a year ago! The mech said that it was
> because of spillage from the washer reservoir or a leaking one. Could be
> right...
>
> Greg
> 2K1 Neon ES
> Rahway, NJ
> http://24.6.89.18/Neon
> 24.6.89.18:6667 (IRC)
> ICQ:283886
>
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