Re: Dakota won't go above 800 rpm : Update

From: WP (puzlist@mn.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 17:25:36 EDT


No abnormal sounds, other than the engine stumbling at it reaches 800 RPM.

I put a fuel pressure tester on it and I get 35-40 lbs as it's idling.
 Here's a weird thing: I can monitor the sensor output as the engine is
running, but I can only 'scan' the computer once, then I get 'Vehicle is
not responding'. In order to get another scan, I have to re-initialize
the scanner.

I'm using an Auto X-ray EZ Link scanner.

Bob Tom wrote:

>
> At 11:15 AM 7/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> I put a scanner on it, and most thing look ok as far as the sensors
>> are concerned.
>> There's nothing stuck at one setting, and the readings look ok.
>> Except maybe for
>> the O2 sensor. That reading swings around quite a bit. Anywhere
>> from .19v to .80v.
>
>
> A functioning O2 sensor is supposed to be that so you're okay there.
>
>> As I step on the throttle, I can see the vacuum drop, and the timing
>> advance drops to
>> 0, but no power.
>
>
> As throttle opens, vacuum dropping aok, timing advance dropping to 0
> is not AOK.
> Need to try and find out why. Need to find if crank position sensor
> and/or cam position
> sensor are performing properly or that their circuits are aok. Do you
> get any abnormal
> sounds when trying to go above 800 rpm?
>
> HTH. Bob.
>
>
>



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