Re: Re: 95 Dakota Trouble

From: kenallgood@cox.net
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 10:00:40 EST


Umm... wow, that email was 2 days old.......

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> From: <kenallgood@cox.net>
> Date: 2003/03/25 Tue PM 12:55:45 EST
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> CC: gtv684@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: DML: 95 Dakota Trouble
>
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> 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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> >
> >
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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.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.....
> >
> > Mark with a dead Dak!
> >
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