Re: Dakota won't idle

From: mark beck (beckmab@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 19:48:53 EST


>From: "$pook" <richardfiser@mchsi.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: Dakota won't idle
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:18:09 -0600
>
>
>1998 Dakota Sport 3.9 auto transmission.
>It started ok this afternoon, drove it 4 blocks and all of a sudden it
>wouldn't idle. If I depressed the pedal, I was able to get it to run like
>it should if idling. Smooth. I'll probably have to take it to my mechanic
>but does anyone know what kind of things I should look for? It's about 45
>deg outside and the truck hadn't even begun to warm up. After sitting for
>an hour, it still won't idle. Could this be a sensor?
>
>After warming up to normal operating temp, it will idle but surges from
>time to time.
>Thanks.
>
>I have a 3.9 automatic and my truck did the same thing. It turned out to be
>the battery... I got the battery checked out and that was the problem....
>

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