Sounds like the infamous Wiring Harness problem. Check the archives on www.dakota-truck.net for Wiring Harness, and that'll show you messages on where the wiring harness is, etc. What it boils down to is a wiring harness getting corroded over time, likely due to water trickling down to it (that's my understanding anyway)...
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
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> From: "M Smith" <gtv684@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/03/25 Tue PM 12:42:36 EST
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: 95 Dakota Trouble
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> 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 rode and
> hitched a ride back to work. That's where I am now.
> I'm in digest mode so if you have any "hey, it's the________" please
> e-mail it direct also.
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> Thanks in advance.....
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> Mark with a dead Dak!
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