Age gets to all things Mike. Just one of those things.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of mike kulczycki
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 6:10 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Truck won't start when warm.... Update!!
thanks... i am happy... that better be the only problem... i was looking
forward to several more years with the old dakota....
Mike K
94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto
95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed
http://www.hornok.com/zig
>From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: RE: Truck won't start when warm.... Update!!
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:05:25 -0500
>
>
>Good stuff Mike, you did fine, glad you found out the problem.
>
>Rascal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of mike
>kulczycki
>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 5:18 PM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: Truck won't start when warm.... Update!!
>
>
>well i ended up bringing the truck back home... the shop found the
>computer
>
>to be bad. so i went over there and the guy showed me. it would start
>when
>
>the check engine light came on initially. but wouldn't start when it did
>not come on. thus it not a getting a signal from the pcm. so now that it
>is warm the stuff in the pcm gets hotter and gives it more problems... so
>instead of them having to buy the part and labor and such, i paid the $90
>for diagnosing and bought the computer myself from the dealer for $250 with
>employee discount. so not the cheapest thing... but as long as it
>works...
>
> i would have never replaced the computer first off, so i'm glad i paid
>the
>
>money to have them tell me it was that. so another day with the minvan...
>the computer should be in tomorrow... thanks for the input..
>
>
>
>Mike K
>94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto
>95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed
>http://www.hornok.com/zig
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Brett Forehand" <brett4hand@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >Subject: DML: re: Re: Truck won't start when warm....
> >Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:40:48 +0000
> >
> >
> >Hey Mike,
> >my '94 Dak had very similar problems last year. You could dig through
>the
> >archives to find it around April '02. My advice is to keep it simple.
>I'd
>
> >check the coil harness first (that's what was wrong with mine). Then I'd
> >replace the coil. A new coil should only run you about 35 bucks for a
> >stocker, or you could pony up for an Accel or MSD.
> >
> >I spent a lot of time and money to fix mine (egr valve/solenoid, new plug
> >wires, cap, rotor, crank position sensor, distributor pick-up plate),
>also
> >checked the infamous "bad-splice-under-the-fuse-box" area.
> >Damned thing didn't throw ANY codes, so it was a real bear to figure out.
> >It ended up being the coil harness (the little plug on the bottom of the
> >coil). So again, I'd check the harness first, then the coil. Good luck!
> >
> >Later,
> >Brett Forehand
> >'94 Dakota CC Sport 5.2 Auto NEW bumper goes on tomorrow!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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