Replace the battery!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:31 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Poor Start and Erratic Behaviour
>
> A dead cat possibly? That will keep rpms down.
> TonyC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Vanditmars <kylevan@telus.net>
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Date: Thursday, May 01, 2003 11:15 PM
> Subject: DML: Poor Start and Erratic Behaviour
>
>
> >
> >Argh...
> >
> >Damn truck is acting up on me. For a while now the starting hasn't been
> >particularly strong. It will crank over kinda weak, and run, but often
the
> >first start in the morning will end with it stalling out. I then restart
> >and tickle the throttle just a little to keep things fired, and it will
> stay
> >going. What on earth is causing this? I was thinking a dying battery
> would
> >be the cause of the weak crank, but why the stalling? Shouldn't the
> >alternator have picked up the slack in the juice supply, especially
because
> >it doesn't stall until at least a few seconds after the initial cranking.
> >
> >Second, this morning when I fired it up, and I got everything running
> >properly (it stalled out the first shot,) it did something REALLY
strange.
> >I backed out of the driveway, and took off down the road, but it wouldn't
> >rev past ~2000RPM. I didn't notice it at first, because the road is
kinda
> >downhill and I take it easy on the throttle until things are warmed up,
but
> >then I have to climb a short but fairly steep hill out of my
neighbourhood,
> >and the thing had absolutely NO power. I noticed that it wouldn't rev
any
> >further than 2000, and I had it floored. I stopped to turn back to my
> house
> >and call in to work and tell them I was probably going to be late, if
there
> >at all. After I turned around, and headed back down the hill, the thing
> >sprang to life, and everything was normal. I whipped back around and
went
> >to work. After work, the problem did not arise.
> >
> >Anyway, I don't know what the hell to do. Some suggestions would be much
> >appreciated. One thing that sprang through my head was the words "fuel
> >pump" but I dunno.
> >
> >
> >
>
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