Re: Re: Dead Truck (No fire)

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Feb 15 2003 - 17:14:05 EST


Is the battery new? A borderline battery will cause all sorts of issues.
Try swapping in a known good battery as a test, if you haven't already.

Could be that simple.
TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: branning sung <brannings@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Dead Truck (No fire)

>
>Hey David,
>
> Any luck with this one. Went out on the valentines date last night
>came back to the truck and it did the exact same thing you are talking
>about. Cranked fine till the battery went out...tried a jump, same thing
>cranked but wouldn't catch...swapped some fuses around, (specifically fuel
>pump) in the box...reseated all the wires...end up getting towed home!!!!
>I'll be checking for spark and fuel today. Almost catches and then dies
>out. Just wondering if you had any luck solving yours, mines probably
>similar.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Branning
>http://branning.tripod.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "kevin reimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>Subject: DML: Re: Dead Truck (No fire)
>>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:56:41 -0800
>>
>>
>>If the motor cranks over, with no probs I would say, no spark to the spark
>>plugs, and or no fuel is being delivered.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: David McKittrick <sysop1@rogers.com>
>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:36 PM
>>Subject: DML: Dead Truck (No fire)
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Got into my truck tonight and tryed to start it but would not fire up.
>>The
>> > starter worked ok. No MIL codes. I tryed reseting the computer. Tryed
>> > boosting with my friends Dakota but would just not fire up.
>> > Last week I posted about my lights flickering. Havn't had a chance to
>>look
>> > into it.
>> > Any ideas.
>> > Need to make a delivery 1000km on Saturday so if I can't get it running
>>by
>> > tomorow afternoon I guess I will get a tow to the shop.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > David McKittrick - London, Ont.
>> > 98' CC Sport. 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto
>> > 171300 km
>> >
>> >
>
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