RE: 95 Dakota cutting out

From: M Smith (gtv684@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 17 2003 - 13:19:04 EST


I know it has good pressure because I hooked a fuel pressure gauge to it and
checked! Maybe the built in "filter" is clogged, if that's even possible.
That's about what it feels like anyway. Anything else?

Mark

How did you know you had good fuel pressure while running, (of course it
>likely does then). One way to tell if the pump is coming up...turn the
key
>to "on", but do not start and listen for the fuel pump, it will run for a
>couple of seconds just before you start the engine.
>If it is a heat thing, it could be the coil. (Are there a lot of these
>similar symptoms lately or what?)
>
>Rascal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of M Smith
>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:33 AM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: 95 Dakota cutting out
>
>
>
>
>Driving along in my 95 CC 4X4 with the 3.9 with a bit over 100,000 miles,
>3/4 tank of gas, and she just sputters and dies! Pull off the road and
start
>
>it back up and go about 1/4 mile and does it again, just sputtered but
kept
>running. Stop at the store and when I come back out it will not start,
just
>cranks around but no start. Call the wife and leave the truck for about an
>hour, come back with tools and she fires right up. Drive home no problem.
>Next day it starts fine, drive into town no problem, on the way home it
>dies, pop it in Neutral and starts back up, drive home and it sputters one
>more time but keeps running. Is this the start of a dieing fuel pump?
Plenty
>
>of fuel pressure while running........
>
>Maybe something electrical?
>
>Thanks-
>
>Mark in KY
>95 CC 4X4 3.9

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