Mark,
One thing I just remembered on checking the battery. If you have acces or
own a voltmeter put it on the battery. First start the truck and test the
voltage. Mine is a little over 13. Now turn off the truck. Sometimes when
the cell starts to go bad the voltage will drop down to right at or just
below 12 volts. On my good batteries the voltage always stays above 12.3
volts. I know there isn't much of a difference but that computer is really
picky about the voltage to run right. Usually 12 volts will get it to start
and idle but just below it will sometimes not start or if it does will die
again. Funny thing is there is enough voltage to turn the starter just fine
so it tries to crank strong. For some reason I usually have to replace the
battery every two years due to the cell going bad. BTW, mines a '96.
Jeff Durling
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Smith" <gtv684@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:58 PM
Subject: DML: 95 Dakota Trouble....update
>
>
> >DML: 95 Dakota Trouble
>
> > My normally reliable 95 CC 4X4 with 3.9 is about to drive me nuts! >It
> >will cut out and die and not restart. Sometimes. It will run great >for
an
> >hour and when you stop for gas it won't start. Sometimes.
> > Whole story...the truck has been cutting out and dieing for the past
> > >week, wait about an hour and it'll start right up. I found a burnt
>coil
> >wire where it had been touching the manifold so I thought HA! I >found
it!
> >Replaced the wire and it ran fine the rest of the day. Next >day drove 65
> >miles to work no problem. Went to lunch and stopped for >gas and it
> >wouldn't re-start, spins over just fine, plenty of fuel at the fuel
rails,
> >pushed it to the >side and came back for it an hour later and it started
> >right up and I >drove 60 miles home. Went out about an hour later and it
> >wouldn't >start. Called my father-in-law to pick me up and went back
> >outside and >it started (of course!). Drove it 20 miles to the in-laws
and
> >no >problem. Went out 30 minutes later and no start, put a timing light
on
> > >it and no signal. AHA! Swapped coils and she fired right up! Next
morning
> >jumped in and drove >60 miles to work no problem, went to lunch and after
> >about 30 minutes >it just died, wouldn't re-start back so I left it on
the
> >side of the >road and hitched a ride back to work. That's where I am now.
>
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>
> UPDATE:
>
> Of course after work I had a co-worker drop me off on the side of the road
> with my Dak, told him not to wait cuz she fired right up and I drove 65
> miles home without a problem! Looks like I'll be checking some wiring,
coil
> pick-up and stealing the new battery outta the wifes mini-van soon!!!
> Meanwhile the Dak will sit it out this week....
> Thanks Ken, Jeff, Josh, Rick, and everyone else. I'll be checking those
> things tomorrow or this weekend when I get time.
>
> Mark - with a Dak in "timeout"!
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