Re: Re: hoping someone can help out with this problem, racing engine in a 99 dakota

From: Jim Miller WB5OXQ (wb5oxq@grandecom.net)
Date: Thu Jun 05 2003 - 00:30:30 EDT


Throttle plates or shaft sticking?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:44 PM
Subject: DML: Re: hoping someone can help out with this problem, racing
engine in a 99 dakota

>
> I might be a little late... I'd venture that your IAT solenoid sent bad
and
> that's what's causing the problem. I'd start there.
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
>
>
> "mark janke" <sftvboy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:20030604220632.65820.qmail@web9604.mail.yahoo.com...
> >
> > Hi I always turn here in my time of need and someone
> > has always been kind enough to bail me out with a
> > problem. Here is my situation, I have a 99 Dodge
> > Dakota with a 3.9 liter engine. I have the F&B
> > throttle body. It's been on the truck for a few years
> > and never a problem. Lately my truck has been
> > 'pulling' while I'm driving down the road. Almost
> > like it sets a speed and sticks at it. Sometimes I
> > can rev the engine and it will kick back down to where
> > it should be. Sometimes while driving it will slowly
> > accelerate. Now it's pulling more and more to the
> > point where it's almost scary to drive. I go to rev
> > it now and it will stick at 3,000 or 4,000 wherever I
> > revved it to. At a stoplight I've got all my weight
> > down on the brakes and if I have to I drop it in
> > neutral and shut down. I have a scanner but it shows
> > no pending or set trouble codes and there is no MIL
> > illuminated. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mark
> >
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